मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-1, verse-52
निजरूपं परित्यज्य पक्षिणीरूपधारिणी ।
चत्वारस्ते च तनया जनिष्यन्तेऽधमाप्सराः ॥५२॥
चत्वारस्ते च तनया जनिष्यन्तेऽधमाप्सराः ॥५२॥
52. nijarūpaṃ parityajya pakṣiṇīrūpadhāriṇī .
catvāraste ca tanayā janiṣyante'dhamāpsarāḥ.
catvāraste ca tanayā janiṣyante'dhamāpsarāḥ.
52.
nijarūpam parityajya pakṣiṇīrūpadhāriṇī
catvāraḥ te ca tanayāḥ janiṣyante adhamāpsarāḥ
catvāraḥ te ca tanayāḥ janiṣyante adhamāpsarāḥ
52.
Abandoning your true form and assuming the form of a bird, four of your children (tanayāḥ) will be born as inferior celestial nymphs (apsarās).
Words meanings summery:
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- निजरूपम् (nijarūpam) - one's own form, your own appearance
- परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having abandoned, having given up
- पक्षिणीरूपधारिणी (pakṣiṇīrūpadhāriṇī) - assuming the form of a bird, wearing a bird's shape
- चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four
- ते (te) - your, of yours
- च (ca) - and
- तनयाः (tanayāḥ) - sons, children, offspring
- जनिष्यन्ते (janiṣyante) - will be born
- अधमाप्सराः (adhamāpsarāḥ) - inferior celestial nymphs, low-class apsarās
Words meanings and morphology
निजरूपम् (nijarūpam) - one's own form, your own appearance
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nijarūpa
nijarūpa - one's own form/appearance
Compound type : tatpurusha (nija+rūpa)
- nija – own, innate
adjective (neuter) - rūpa – form, appearance, image
noun (neuter)
परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having abandoned, having given up
(indeclinable)
Absolutive/Gerund
Derived from root 'tyaj' (to abandon) with prefix 'pari'.
Prefix: pari
Root: tyaj (class 1)
पक्षिणीरूपधारिणी (pakṣiṇīrūpadhāriṇī) - assuming the form of a bird, wearing a bird's shape
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pakṣiṇīrūpadhāriṇī
pakṣiṇīrūpadhāriṇī - assuming the form of a bird
Compound type : tatpurusha (pakṣiṇī+rūpa+dhāriṇī)
- pakṣiṇī – female bird
noun (feminine) - rūpa – form, appearance
noun (neuter) - dhāriṇī – bearer, wearer, possessing
adjective (feminine)
Feminine agent noun derived from root 'dhṛ' (to bear, hold).
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'you'.
चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of catur
catur - four
Note: Agrees with 'tanayāḥ'.
ते (te) - your, of yours
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
तनयाः (tanayāḥ) - sons, children, offspring
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tanaya
tanaya - son, offspring
जनिष्यन्ते (janiṣyante) - will be born
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, future (lṛṭ) of jan
Future tense, 3rd person, plural
Root: jan (class 4)
अधमाप्सराः (adhamāpsarāḥ) - inferior celestial nymphs, low-class apsarās
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of adhamāpsaras
adhamāpsaras - inferior celestial nymph
Compound type : tatpurusha (adhama+apsaras)
- adhama – lowest, inferior, worst
adjective (masculine) - apsaras – celestial nymph
noun (feminine)