मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-8, verse-65

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ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
गृह्यतां वित्तमेतत् ते दीयतां बालको मम ।
स्त्रीपुंसोर्धर्मशास्त्रज्ञैः कृतमेव हि वेतनम् ।
शतं सहस्रं लक्षं च कोटिमूल्यं तथा परैः ॥६५॥

65. brāhmaṇa uvāca .
gṛhyatāṃ vittametat te dīyatāṃ bālako mama .
strīpuṃsordharmaśāstrajñaiḥ kṛtameva hi vetanam .
śataṃ sahasraṃ lakṣaṃ ca koṭimūlyaṃ tathā paraiḥ.

65. brāhmaṇa uvāca | gṛhyatām vittam etat te
dīyatām bālakaḥ mama | strīpuṃsoḥ
dharmaśāstrajñaiḥ kṛtam eva hi vetanam | śatam
sahasram lakṣam ca koṭimūlyam tathā paraiḥ

65. The Brahmin said: Take this wealth, and give me the boy. Indeed, the payment for a man and a woman has been fixed by experts in sacred law (dharmaśāstra). Their value is stated by others (paraiḥ) to be one hundred, one thousand, one hundred thousand, and even a crore.

Words meanings summery:

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ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - the brahmin (who is speaking) (brahmin, priest)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

गृह्यताम् (gṛhyatām) - let it be taken (the wealth) (let it be taken, may it be accepted)

वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth (wealth, property, acquired object)

एतत् (etat) - this (wealth) (this, this one)

ते (te) - for you (to you, for you)

दीयताम् (dīyatām) - let the boy be given (let it be given, may it be granted)

बालकः (bālakaḥ) - the boy (boy, child)

मम (mama) - to me (for the boy) (my, of me)

स्त्रीपुंसोः (strīpuṁsoḥ) - for a woman and a man (of a woman and a man, for a woman and a man)

धर्मशास्त्रज्ञैः (dharmaśāstrajñaiḥ) - by experts in sacred law (dharmaśāstra) (by those who know sacred law, by experts in dharmaśāstra)

कृतम् (kṛtam) - fixed, established (done, made, fixed, established)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, only)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

वेतनम् (vetanam) - payment (wages, payment, remuneration)

शतम् (śatam) - one hundred (units of value) (one hundred)

सहस्रम् (sahasram) - one thousand (units of value) (one thousand)

लक्षम् (lakṣam) - one hundred thousand (units of value) (one hundred thousand, a lac)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

कोटिमूल्यम् (koṭimūlyam) - a value of a crore (ten million) (having a value of a crore (ten million))

तथा (tathā) - and (thus, so, likewise, and)

परैः (paraiḥ) - by other authorities (by others, for others)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - the brahmin (who is speaking) (brahmin, priest)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin, priest, one belonging to the brahmin caste

Root: bṛh

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of vac

Perfect Active

3rd person singular perfect active of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

गृह्यताम् (gṛhyatām) - let it be taken (the wealth) (let it be taken, may it be accepted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (Loṭ) of grah

Imperative Passive

3rd person singular imperative passive of root grah

Root: grah (class 9)

वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth (wealth, property, acquired object)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vitta

vitta - wealth, property, acquired object

Past Passive Participle of √vid

Derived from root vid (to find, to acquire).

Root: vid (class 6)

Note: Object of 'gṛhyatām'.

एतत् (etat) - this (wealth) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with 'vittam'.

ते (te) - for you (to you, for you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

2nd person singular pronoun

दीयताम् (dīyatām) - let the boy be given (let it be given, may it be granted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (Loṭ) of dā

Imperative Passive

3rd person singular imperative passive of root dā

Root: dā (class 3)

बालकः (bālakaḥ) - the boy (boy, child)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bālaka

bālaka - boy, child, young one

Note: Subject of 'dīyatām'.

मम (mama) - to me (for the boy) (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

1st person singular pronoun

Note: Recipient of the boy.

स्त्रीपुंसोः (strīpuṁsoḥ) - for a woman and a man (of a woman and a man, for a woman and a man)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of strīpuṃsa

strīpuṁsa - woman and man, male and female

Dvandva compound of 'strī' (woman) and 'puṃs' (man).

Compound type : dvandva (strī+puṃs)

strī – woman, female
noun (feminine)
puṃs – man, male
noun (masculine)

Note: Genitive dual with meaning 'for' or 'of'.

धर्मशास्त्रज्ञैः (dharmaśāstrajñaiḥ) - by experts in sacred law (dharmaśāstra) (by those who know sacred law, by experts in dharmaśāstra)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dharmaśāstrajña

dharmaśāstrajña - knower of sacred law, expert in dharmaśāstra

Compound from 'dharmaśāstra' (sacred law) and 'jña' (knower).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharmaśāstra+jña)

dharmaśāstra – sacred law, religious treatise
noun (neuter)
Compound 'dharma' (constitution/natural law) + 'śāstra' (treatise)
jña – knower, intelligent
adjective (masculine)
From root jñā, suffix -a
Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agent in passive construction.

कृतम् (kṛtam) - fixed, established (done, made, fixed, established)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, fixed, established

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicative with 'vetanam' (implied 'asti').

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing affirmation or cause

वेतनम् (vetanam) - payment (wages, payment, remuneration)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vetana

vetana - wages, payment, remuneration, hire

Root: vit

Note: Subject (payment is fixed).

शतम् (śatam) - one hundred (units of value) (one hundred)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śata

śata - one hundred, a hundred

Numeral.

Note: Part of a list of values.

सहस्रम् (sahasram) - one thousand (units of value) (one thousand)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sahasra

sahasra - one thousand, a thousand

Numeral.

Note: Part of a list of values.

लक्षम् (lakṣam) - one hundred thousand (units of value) (one hundred thousand, a lac)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lakṣa

lakṣa - one hundred thousand, a lac, target, mark

Numeral.

Root: lakṣ (class 1)

Note: Part of a list of values.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

कोटिमूल्यम् (koṭimūlyam) - a value of a crore (ten million) (having a value of a crore (ten million))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of koṭimūlya

koṭimūlya - having a value of a crore, worth ten million

Compound 'koṭi' (crore/ten million) + 'mūlya' (value).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (koṭi+mūlya)

koṭi – ten million, crore, peak
noun (feminine)
mūlya – value, price
noun (neuter)
Derived from mūla (root)

Note: Part of a list of values.

तथा (tathā) - and (thus, so, likewise, and)

(indeclinable)

Adverb/Conjunction

Note: Conjunction for the last item in the list.

परैः (paraiḥ) - by other authorities (by others, for others)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of para

para - other, different, supreme, next, enemy

Pronoun/adjective used as noun here.

Note: Agent for 'mūlyam' (value is set by others).

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