मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-1, verse-33
रम्भा वा कर्कशा वाथ उर्वश्यथ तिलोत्तमा ।
घृताची मेनका वापि यत्र वा भवतो रुचिः ॥३३॥
घृताची मेनका वापि यत्र वा भवतो रुचिः ॥३३॥
33. rambhā vā karkaśā vātha urvaśyatha tilottamā .
ghṛtācī menakā vāpi yatra vā bhavato ruciḥ.
ghṛtācī menakā vāpi yatra vā bhavato ruciḥ.
33.
rambhā vā karkaśā vā atha urvaśī atha tilottamā
| ghṛtācī menakā vā api yatra vā bhavataḥ ruciḥ
| ghṛtācī menakā vā api yatra vā bhavataḥ ruciḥ
33.
Rambhā, Karkaśā, Urvaśī, Tilottamā, Ghṛtācī, or Menakā – or indeed, whichever of them you (bhavat) prefer.
Words meanings summery:
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- रम्भा (rambhā) - Rambhā (Rambhā (name of an Apsaras))
- वा (vā) - or
- कर्कशा (karkaśā) - Karkaśā (Karkaśā (name of an Apsaras))
- वा (vā) - or
- अथ (atha) - or (or, and, then)
- उर्वशी (urvaśī) - Urvaśī (Urvaśī (name of an Apsaras))
- अथ (atha) - or (or, and, then)
- तिलोत्तमा (tilottamā) - Tilottamā (Tilottamā (name of an Apsaras))
- घृताची (ghṛtācī) - Ghṛtācī (Ghṛtācī (name of an Apsaras))
- मेनका (menakā) - Menakā (Menakā (name of an Apsaras))
- वा (vā) - or
- अपि (api) - or even (even, also)
- यत्र (yatra) - in whichever (dancer) (where, in which)
- वा (vā) - or
- भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of you (Nārada) (of you, of your honor)
- रुचिः (ruciḥ) - preference, liking (liking, preference, taste, splendor)
Words meanings and morphology
रम्भा (rambhā) - Rambhā (Rambhā (name of an Apsaras))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of rambhā
rambhā - Rambhā (a celebrated Apsaras, chief of Indra's dancers)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
कर्कशा (karkaśā) - Karkaśā (Karkaśā (name of an Apsaras))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of karkaśā
karkaśā - Karkaśā (name of an Apsaras)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
अथ (atha) - or (or, and, then)
(indeclinable)
उर्वशी (urvaśī) - Urvaśī (Urvaśī (name of an Apsaras))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of urvaśī
urvaśī - Urvaśī (a celestial nymph, wife of Purūravas)
अथ (atha) - or (or, and, then)
(indeclinable)
तिलोत्तमा (tilottamā) - Tilottamā (Tilottamā (name of an Apsaras))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tilottamā
tilottamā - Tilottamā (a celestial nymph, created by Brahmā)
घृताची (ghṛtācī) - Ghṛtācī (Ghṛtācī (name of an Apsaras))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ghṛtācī
ghṛtācī - Ghṛtācī (a celestial nymph)
मेनका (menakā) - Menakā (Menakā (name of an Apsaras))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of menakā
menakā - Menakā (a celestial nymph, mother of Śakuntalā)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - or even (even, also)
(indeclinable)
यत्र (yatra) - in whichever (dancer) (where, in which)
(indeclinable)
Adverbial form of `yad`.
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of you (Nārada) (of you, of your honor)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of bhavat
bhavat - your honor, sir (respectful pronoun/adjective)
Present Active Participle (acting as polite pronoun)
From root bhū, acting as a polite pronoun.
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Polite form of address, referring to Nārada.
रुचिः (ruciḥ) - preference, liking (liking, preference, taste, splendor)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ruci
ruci - liking, preference, taste, splendor, light
Root: ruc (class 1)
Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.