मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-8, verse-169
शवानां मूल्यकरणे पुनर्नष्टस्मृतिर्यथा ।
मलिनो जटिलः कृष्णो लकुटी विह्वलो नृपः ॥१६९॥
मलिनो जटिलः कृष्णो लकुटी विह्वलो नृपः ॥१६९॥
169. śavānāṃ mūlyakaraṇe punarnaṣṭasmṛtiryathā .
malino jaṭilaḥ kṛṣṇo lakuṭī vihvalo nṛpaḥ.
malino jaṭilaḥ kṛṣṇo lakuṭī vihvalo nṛpaḥ.
169.
śavānām mūlyakaraṇe punaḥ naṣṭasmṛtiḥ yathā
malinaḥ jaṭilaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ lakuṭī vihvalaḥ nṛpaḥ
malinaḥ jaṭilaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ lakuṭī vihvalaḥ nṛpaḥ
169.
In assigning prices to corpses, his memory (smṛti) was as if lost again. The king was dirty, with matted hair, dark-skinned, holding a staff, and distressed.
Words meanings summery:
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- शवानाम् (śavānām) - of corpses
- मूल्यकरणे (mūlyakaraṇe) - in assigning prices (in pricing, in the act of valuing)
- पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew
- नष्टस्मृतिः (naṣṭasmṛtiḥ) - one whose memory (smṛti) was lost (one whose memory is lost)
- यथा (yathā) - as if (as, just as, in what manner)
- मलिनः (malinaḥ) - dirty (dirty, impure)
- जटिलः (jaṭilaḥ) - with matted hair (matted-haired, ascetic)
- कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - dark-skinned (black, dark-skinned)
- लकुटी (lakuṭī) - holding a staff (one who has a staff, staff-bearer)
- विह्वलः (vihvalaḥ) - distressed (distressed, agitated, perplexed)
- नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king (king)
Words meanings and morphology
शवानाम् (śavānām) - of corpses
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of śava
śava - corpse, dead body
मूल्यकरणे (mūlyakaraṇe) - in assigning prices (in pricing, in the act of valuing)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of mūlyakaraṇa
mūlyakaraṇa - pricing, valuation, act of making valuable
Compound type : tatpurusha (mūlya+karaṇa)
- mūlya – price, value
noun (neuter) - karaṇa – act of doing, causing, instrument
noun (neuter)
verbal noun
from root kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew
(indeclinable)
नष्टस्मृतिः (naṣṭasmṛtiḥ) - one whose memory (smṛti) was lost (one whose memory is lost)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of naṣṭasmṛti
naṣṭasmṛti - having lost memory
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (naṣṭa+smṛti)
- naṣṭa – lost, destroyed
adjective
Past Passive Participle
from root naś
Root: naś (class 4) - smṛti – memory, recollection (smṛti)
noun (feminine)
Note: Nominative singular masculine, modifying 'nṛpaḥ' implicitly.
यथा (yathā) - as if (as, just as, in what manner)
(indeclinable)
मलिनः (malinaḥ) - dirty (dirty, impure)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of malina
malina - dirty, stained, impure
Note: Nominative singular masculine, referring to the king.
जटिलः (jaṭilaḥ) - with matted hair (matted-haired, ascetic)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jaṭila
jaṭila - having matted hair, ascetic
from jaṭā (matted hair)
Note: Nominative singular masculine.
कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - dark-skinned (black, dark-skinned)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa
kṛṣṇa - black, dark, dark-blue
Note: Nominative singular masculine.
लकुटी (lakuṭī) - holding a staff (one who has a staff, staff-bearer)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of lakuṭin
lakuṭin - having a staff, staff-bearer
from lakuṭa (staff)
Note: Nominative singular masculine.
विह्वलः (vihvalaḥ) - distressed (distressed, agitated, perplexed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vihvala
vihvala - distressed, agitated, perplexed
Note: Nominative singular masculine.
नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king (king)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa
nṛpa - king, ruler