मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-8, verse-89
विश्वामित्र उवाच ।
चण्डालोऽयमनल्पं ते दातुं वित्तमुपस्थितः ।
कस्मान्न दीयते मह्यमशेषा यज्ञदक्षिणा ॥८९॥
चण्डालोऽयमनल्पं ते दातुं वित्तमुपस्थितः ।
कस्मान्न दीयते मह्यमशेषा यज्ञदक्षिणा ॥८९॥
89. viśvāmitra uvāca .
caṇḍālo'yamanalpaṃ te dātuṃ vittamupasthitaḥ .
kasmānna dīyate mahyamaśeṣā yajñadakṣiṇā.
caṇḍālo'yamanalpaṃ te dātuṃ vittamupasthitaḥ .
kasmānna dīyate mahyamaśeṣā yajñadakṣiṇā.
89.
viśvāmitra uvāca caṇḍālaḥ ayam analpam te dātum vittam
upasthitaḥ kasmāt na dīyate mahyam aśeṣā yajñadakṣiṇā
upasthitaḥ kasmāt na dīyate mahyam aśeṣā yajñadakṣiṇā
89.
viśvāmitra uvāca.
ayam caṇḍālaḥ analpam vittam te dātum upasthitaḥ.
kasmāt aśeṣā yajñadakṣiṇā mahyam na dīyate?
ayam caṇḍālaḥ analpam vittam te dātum upasthitaḥ.
kasmāt aśeṣā yajñadakṣiṇā mahyam na dīyate?
89.
Viśvāmitra said: "This Caṇḍāla (outcaste) is ready to give you a substantial amount of wealth. Why, then, is the entire remuneration (yajña-dakṣiṇā) for the Vedic ritual not given to me?"
Words meanings summery:
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- विश्वामित्र (viśvāmitra) - The sage Viśvāmitra (Viśvāmitra)
- उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
- चण्डालः (caṇḍālaḥ) - an outcaste, a man of the lowest caste
- अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)
- अनल्पम् (analpam) - not small, considerable, substantial
- ते (te) - to you (singular)
- दातुम् (dātum) - to give
- वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth, property
- उपस्थितः (upasthitaḥ) - ready (to give) (present, standing near, ready)
- कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what
- न (na) - not
- दीयते (dīyate) - is given
- मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me
- अशेषा (aśeṣā) - entire, complete, without remainder
- यज्ञदक्षिणा (yajñadakṣiṇā) - ritual fee, remuneration for a Vedic ritual (yajña)
Words meanings and morphology
विश्वामित्र (viśvāmitra) - The sage Viśvāmitra (Viśvāmitra)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra
viśvāmitra - friend of the universe, a celebrated Vedic sage
उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (lit) of vac
Perfect Active
Irregular perfect formation of root vac
Root: vac (class 2)
चण्डालः (caṇḍālaḥ) - an outcaste, a man of the lowest caste
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of caṇḍāla
caṇḍāla - an outcaste, a person of the lowest social class
अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, he, she, it
अनल्पम् (analpam) - not small, considerable, substantial
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of analpa
analpa - not small, large, considerable
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+alpa)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - alpa – small, little, few
adjective (neuter)
ते (te) - to you (singular)
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
दातुम् (dātum) - to give
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
Infinitive form of root dā
Root: dā (class 3)
वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth, property
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vitta
vitta - wealth, property, found, acquired
Past Passive Participle
From root vid (to find, obtain)
Root: vid (class 2)
उपस्थितः (upasthitaḥ) - ready (to give) (present, standing near, ready)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of upasthita
upasthita - present, standing near, ready, approached
Past Passive Participle
From root sthā (to stand) with prefix upa
Prefix: upa
Root: sthā (class 1)
कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
दीयते (dīyate) - is given
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, Present (lat) of dā
Present Passive
Root dā (to give), class 3, present passive 3rd singular
Root: dā (class 3)
मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
अशेषा (aśeṣā) - entire, complete, without remainder
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of aśeṣa
aśeṣa - entire, complete, all, without remainder
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śeṣa)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - śeṣa – remainder, rest
noun (masculine)
Root: śiṣ (class 7)
यज्ञदक्षिणा (yajñadakṣiṇā) - ritual fee, remuneration for a Vedic ritual (yajña)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yajñadakṣiṇā
yajñadakṣiṇā - fee/remuneration for a Vedic ritual (yajña)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+dakṣiṇā)
- yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship
noun (masculine)
Root: yaj (class 1) - dakṣiṇā – fee, remuneration, offering
noun (feminine)