मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-8, verse-204
यस्याग्रे व्रजतः पूर्वं राजानो भृत्यतां गताः ।
स्वोत्तरीयैरकुर्वन्त नीरजस्कं महीतलम् ॥२०४॥
स्वोत्तरीयैरकुर्वन्त नीरजस्कं महीतलम् ॥२०४॥
204. yasyāgre vrajataḥ pūrvaṃ rājāno bhṛtyatāṃ gatāḥ .
svottarīyairakurvanta nīrajaskaṃ mahītalam.
svottarīyairakurvanta nīrajaskaṃ mahītalam.
204.
yasya agre vrajataḥ pūrvam rājānaḥ bhṛtyatām gatāḥ
| sva uttarīraiḥ akurvanta nīrajaskam mahītalam
| sva uttarīraiḥ akurvanta nīrajaskam mahītalam
204.
Formerly, when he proceeded, kings became his servants, and with their own upper garments, they rendered the ground before him dustless.
Words meanings summery:
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- यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom
- अग्रे (agre) - in front of, before
- व्रजतः (vrajataḥ) - as he was proceeding (of one going, proceeding)
- पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before
- राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings
- भृत्यताम् (bhṛtyatām) - servitude, state of being a servant
- गताः (gatāḥ) - became, attained (servitude) (attained, gone, reached)
- स्व (sva) - one's own
- उत्तरीरैः (uttarīraiḥ) - with upper garments
- अकुर्वन्त (akurvanta) - they made, they did
- नीरजस्कम् (nīrajaskam) - dustless, free from dust
- महीतलम् (mahītalam) - surface of the earth, ground
Words meanings and morphology
यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
अग्रे (agre) - in front of, before
(indeclinable)
Note: Locative singular of 'agra' used adverbially.
व्रजतः (vrajataḥ) - as he was proceeding (of one going, proceeding)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vrajat
vrajat - going, moving, proceeding
Present Active Participle
Derived from the root √vraj (to go) with the śatṛ pratyaya.
Root: vraj (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'yasya', referring to the protagonist of the narrative.
पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before
(indeclinable)
Note: Accusative singular neuter of 'pūrva' used adverbially.
राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan
rājan - king
भृत्यताम् (bhṛtyatām) - servitude, state of being a servant
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of bhṛtyatā
bhṛtyatā - servitude, service, state of being a servant
Derived from 'bhṛtya' (servant) with the feminine abstract noun suffix '-tā'.
गताः (gatāḥ) - became, attained (servitude) (attained, gone, reached)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gata
gata - gone, reached, attained
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root √gam (to go) with the kta pratyaya.
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Functions as a predicate adjective with 'rājānaḥ'.
स्व (sva) - one's own
(pronoun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of sva
sva - one's own, self
Note: Functions as an adjective for 'uttarīraiḥ'.
उत्तरीरैः (uttarīraiḥ) - with upper garments
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of uttarīya
uttarīya - upper garment, mantle
अकुर्वन्त (akurvanta) - they made, they did
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of kṛ
Imperfect Tense, Middle Voice, 3rd Person Plural
Formed with the augment 'a-' and middle voice ending for the imperfect tense (laṅ lakāra).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
नीरजस्कम् (nīrajaskam) - dustless, free from dust
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nīrajaska
nīrajaska - dustless, free from dust
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+rajas)
- nir – without, free from, out of
indeclinable - rajas – dust, pollen, impurity, passion
noun (neuter)
Note: Modifies 'mahītalam'.
महीतलम् (mahītalam) - surface of the earth, ground
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mahītala
mahītala - surface of the earth, ground
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+tala)
- mahī – earth, ground
noun (feminine) - tala – surface, plane, ground
noun (neuter)