मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-8, verse-195
राजपत्न्युवाच ।
अयं स पुरुषव्याघ्रः स्वरेणैवोपलक्ष्यते ।
विद्वज्जनमनश्चन्द्रो हरिश्चन्द्रो न संशयः ॥१९५॥
अयं स पुरुषव्याघ्रः स्वरेणैवोपलक्ष्यते ।
विद्वज्जनमनश्चन्द्रो हरिश्चन्द्रो न संशयः ॥१९५॥
195. rājapatnyuvāca .
ayaṃ sa puruṣavyāghraḥ svareṇaivopalakṣyate .
vidvajjanamanaścandro hariścandro na saṃśayaḥ.
ayaṃ sa puruṣavyāghraḥ svareṇaivopalakṣyate .
vidvajjanamanaścandro hariścandro na saṃśayaḥ.
195.
rājapatnī uvāca ayam saḥ puruṣavyāghraḥ svareṇa eva
upalakṣyate vidvajjanamanaścandrah hariścandraḥ na saṃśayaḥ
upalakṣyate vidvajjanamanaścandrah hariścandraḥ na saṃśayaḥ
195.
The queen said: 'This foremost of men (puruṣavyāghra) is recognized by his voice alone. There is no doubt, he is Harishchandra, who is like the moon to the minds of the learned!'
Words meanings summery:
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- राजपत्नी (rājapatnī) - queen, king's wife
- उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
- अयम् (ayam) - this, this one (masculine)
- सः (saḥ) - he, that one (masculine)
- पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - tiger among men, foremost of men, excellent man
- स्वरेण (svareṇa) - by voice, by sound
- एव (eva) - alone, only, just, indeed
- उपलक्ष्यते (upalakṣyate) - is recognized, is identified, is observed
- विद्वज्जनमनश्चन्द्रह् (vidvajjanamanaścandrah) - moon for the minds of learned people
- हरिश्चन्द्रः (hariścandraḥ) - Harishchandra (name of a legendary king)
- न (na) - not, no
- संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty
Words meanings and morphology
राजपत्नी (rājapatnī) - queen, king's wife
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of rājapatnī
rājapatnī - queen, king's wife
Compound of rājan (king) and patnī (wife)
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rājan+patnī)
- rājan – king, ruler
noun (masculine)
Root: rāj (class 1) - patnī – wife, mistress
noun (feminine)
Note: Subject of uvāca.
उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac
Perfect Tense
Reduplicated past tense.
Root: vac (class 2)
अयम् (ayam) - this, this one (masculine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one, here
Note: Refers to the subject of the speech, Harishchandra.
सः (saḥ) - he, that one (masculine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to Harishchandra.
पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - tiger among men, foremost of men, excellent man
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣavyāghra
puruṣavyāghra - tiger-man, excellent man, chief among men
Compound.
Compound type : karmadhāraya (puruṣa+vyāghra)
- puruṣa – man, person, male, human being, supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)
noun (masculine)
Root: pṛ - vyāghra – tiger
noun (masculine)
Prefixes: vi+ā
Root: ghrā (class 1)
Note: Predicate nominative for ayam.
स्वरेण (svareṇa) - by voice, by sound
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of svara
svara - voice, sound, tone, accent
Root: svṛ (class 1)
Note: Means of recognition.
एव (eva) - alone, only, just, indeed
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
Note: Emphasizes svareṇa.
उपलक्ष्यते (upalakṣyate) - is recognized, is identified, is observed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of upalakṣ
Present Tense
From root lakṣ with prefix upa.
Prefix: upa
Root: lakṣ (class 10)
Note: The subject ayam is being recognized.
विद्वज्जनमनश्चन्द्रह् (vidvajjanamanaścandrah) - moon for the minds of learned people
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vidvajjanamanaścandra
vidvajjanamanaścandra - moon to the minds of the learned, one who delights the minds of scholars
Complex compound.
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vidvat+jana+manas+candra)
- vidvat – learned, wise, knowing
adjective (masculine)
Present Active Participle
From root vid (to know)
Root: vid (class 2) - jana – person, people, man
noun (masculine)
Root: jan (class 4) - manas – mind, intellect, thought
noun (neuter)
Root: man (class 4) - candra – moon, charming
noun (masculine)
Root: cand (class 1)
Note: Predicate nominative for ayam / saḥ.
हरिश्चन्द्रः (hariścandraḥ) - Harishchandra (name of a legendary king)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hariścandra
hariścandra - Harishchandra (a celebrated legendary king, renowned for his truthfulness)
Compound of hari (indra, sun, lion) and candra (moon), often interpreted as a proper name.
Note: Predicate nominative.
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
negation
Note: Negates saṃśayaḥ.
संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya
saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation
From root śī with prefix sam.
Prefix: sam
Root: śī (class 2)
Note: Subject of implied 'is'.