मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-8, verse-21
सप्ताश्वमेधानाहृत्य राजसूयं च पार्थिवः ।
कृतिर्नाम च्युतः स्वर्गादसत्यवचनात् सकृत् ॥२१॥
कृतिर्नाम च्युतः स्वर्गादसत्यवचनात् सकृत् ॥२१॥
21. saptāśvamedhānāhṛtya rājasūyaṃ ca pārthivaḥ .
kṛtirnāma cyutaḥ svargādasatyavacanāt sakṛt.
kṛtirnāma cyutaḥ svargādasatyavacanāt sakṛt.
21.
sapta aśvamedhān āhṛtya rājasūyam ca pārthivaḥ
kṛtiḥ nāma cyutaḥ svargāt asatyavacanāt sakṛt
kṛtiḥ nāma cyutaḥ svargāt asatyavacanāt sakṛt
21.
King Kṛti (Kṛti), having performed seven horse sacrifices (aśvamedha) and a rājasūya (rājasūya) ceremony, once fell from heaven because of a single false statement.
Words meanings summery:
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- सप्त (sapta) - seven
- अश्वमेधान् (aśvamedhān) - horse sacrifices
- आहृत्य (āhṛtya) - having performed (having performed, having brought)
- राजसूयम् (rājasūyam) - royal consecration sacrifice (rājasūya)
- च (ca) - and
- पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - a king (king, earthly)
- कृतिः (kṛtiḥ) - Kṛti (proper noun)
- नाम (nāma) - named (named, by name, indeed)
- च्युतः (cyutaḥ) - fell (fallen, expelled, removed)
- स्वर्गात् (svargāt) - from heaven
- असत्यवचनात् (asatyavacanāt) - due to a false statement (from untruthful speech, due to a false statement)
- सकृत् (sakṛt) - once, a single time
Words meanings and morphology
सप्त (sapta) - seven
(indeclinable)
Note: Numeral adjective modifying `aśvamedhān`.
अश्वमेधान् (aśvamedhān) - horse sacrifices
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of aśvamedha
aśvamedha - horse sacrifice (aśvamedha), a Vedic ritual performed by kings to assert imperial sovereignty
Compound of aśva (horse) and medha (sacrifice).
Compound type : tatpurusha (aśva+medha)
- aśva – horse
noun (masculine) - medha – sacrifice, sacrificial victim
noun (masculine)
Root: medh (class 1)
Note: Object of `āhṛtya`.
आहृत्य (āhṛtya) - having performed (having performed, having brought)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From prefix ā + root hṛ (to carry, to take). In context of sacrifices, means 'to perform'.
Prefix: ā
Root: hṛ (class 1)
राजसूयम् (rājasūyam) - royal consecration sacrifice (rājasūya)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of rājasūya
rājasūya - the royal consecration ceremony (rājasūya), a complex Vedic ritual performed by a king to assert his imperial authority
Compound related to rājan (king) and sū (to press, to generate, referring to soma).
Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+sūya)
- rājan – king, ruler
noun (masculine)
Root: rāj (class 1) - sūya – pressing (soma); generating
noun (neuter)
From root sū (to press out soma, to generate).
Root: sū (class 4)
Note: Object of `āhṛtya`.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - a king (king, earthly)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pārthiva
pārthiva - earthly, royal, a king, a prince, a ruler
Derived from pṛthivī (earth) with suffix -a.
Note: Subject.
कृतिः (kṛtiḥ) - Kṛti (proper noun)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛti
kṛti - Kṛti (a proper name, often of a king or sage); deed, creation, action
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Subject.
नाम (nāma) - named (named, by name, indeed)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic or indicating a name.
च्युतः (cyutaḥ) - fell (fallen, expelled, removed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of cyuta
cyuta - fallen, dropped, deviated, expelled, separated
Past Passive Participle
From root cyu (to move, to fall).
Root: cyu (class 1)
स्वर्गात् (svargāt) - from heaven
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of svarga
svarga - heaven, paradise, celestial abode
Compound of su (good) and ga (going).
Compound type : tatpurusha (su+ga)
- su – good, well, excellent
indeclinable
Prefix. - ga – going, moving
adjective (masculine)
From root gam (to go).
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Indicates separation from `svarga`.
असत्यवचनात् (asatyavacanāt) - due to a false statement (from untruthful speech, due to a false statement)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of asatyavacana
asatyavacana - false speech, untruthful statement, lie
Compound of asatya (untruth) and vacana (speech).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (asatya+vacana)
- asatya – untruth, false, untrue
adjective (neuter)
Compound of a (negation) and satya (truth). - vacana – speech, word, statement
noun (neuter)
From root vac (to speak).
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Indicates cause.
सकृत् (sakṛt) - once, a single time
(indeclinable)
From sa (one) and kṛt (time).
Note: Adverb of frequency.