मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-93, verse-18
नमस्येऽहं पितॄन्विप्रैरर्च्यन्ते भुवि ये सदा ।
वाञ्छिताभीष्टालाभाय प्राजापत्यप्रदायिनः ॥१८॥
वाञ्छिताभीष्टालाभाय प्राजापत्यप्रदायिनः ॥१८॥
18. namasye'haṃ pitṝnviprairarcyante bhuvi ye sadā .
vāñchitābhīṣṭālābhāya prājāpatyapradāyinaḥ.
vāñchitābhīṣṭālābhāya prājāpatyapradāyinaḥ.
18.
namasye aham pitṝn vipraiḥ arcyante bhuvi ye
sadā vāñchitābhīṣṭālābhāya prājāpatyapradāyinaḥ
sadā vāñchitābhīṣṭālābhāya prājāpatyapradāyinaḥ
18.
I bow to the ancestors (pitṛ) who are always worshipped on Earth by Brahmins, and who bestow the attainment of desired wishes and the realm of Prajāpati.
Words meanings summery:
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- नमस्ये (namasye) - I bow, I salute
- अहम् (aham) - I
- पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors, forefathers
- विप्रैः (vipraiḥ) - by Brahmins, by wise ones
- अर्च्यन्ते (arcyante) - are worshipped, are honored
- भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world
- ये (ye) - who, those who
- सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly
- वाञ्छिताभीष्टालाभाय (vāñchitābhīṣṭālābhāya) - for the attainment of desired wishes
- प्राजापत्यप्रदायिनः (prājāpatyapradāyinaḥ) - bestowers of Prajāpati's realm, those who grant the state of Prajāpati
Words meanings and morphology
नमस्ये (namasye) - I bow, I salute
(verb)
1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of namas
Present tense, middle voice, 1st person singular
From root nam (1st class, parasmāi/ātmanepada), present middle namasye
Root: nam (class 1)
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors, forefathers
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pitṛ
pitṛ - father, ancestor, forefather
विप्रैः (vipraiḥ) - by Brahmins, by wise ones
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of vipra
vipra - Brahmin, wise man, inspired
अर्च्यन्ते (arcyante) - are worshipped, are honored
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of arc
Present tense, passive voice, 3rd person plural
From root arc (1st class, parasmāipada), passive arcyate
Root: arc (class 1)
भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of bhū
bhū - earth, land, world
ये (ye) - who, those who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, what
सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly
(indeclinable)
वाञ्छिताभीष्टालाभाय (vāñchitābhīṣṭālābhāya) - for the attainment of desired wishes
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of vāñchitābhīṣṭālābha
vāñchitābhīṣṭālābha - the attainment of desired and wished-for objects
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāñchita+abhīṣṭa+ālābha)
- vāñchita – desired, wished
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root vāñch ('to wish, desire') with suffix -ita
Root: vāñch (class 1) - abhīṣṭa – desired, wished-for, beloved
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root iṣ ('to wish, desire') with prefix abhi- and suffix -ta
Prefix: abhi
Root: iṣ (class 4) - ālābha – attainment, acquisition, gain
noun (masculine)
From root labh ('to obtain') with prefix ā- and nominal suffix
Prefix: ā
Root: labh (class 1)
Note: Refers to the purpose of worship
प्राजापत्यप्रदायिनः (prājāpatyapradāyinaḥ) - bestowers of Prajāpati's realm, those who grant the state of Prajāpati
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of prājāpatyapradāyin
prājāpatyapradāyin - giver of the realm of Prajāpati
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prājāpatya+pradāyin)
- prājāpatya – relating to Prajāpati, the office or realm of Prajāpati
noun (neuter)
Derived from Prajāpati ('lord of creatures') with suffix -ya - pradāyin – giver, bestower, granting
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun
From pra-dā ('to give') with suffix -in
Prefix: pra
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Refers to the Pitṛs