मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-10, verse-1

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जैमिनिरुवाच ।
संशयं द्विजशार्दूलाः प्रब्रूत मम पृच्छतः ।
आविर्भाव-तिरोभावौ भूतानां यत्र संस्थितौ ॥१॥

1. jaiminiruvāca .
saṃśayaṃ dvijaśārdūlāḥ prabrūta mama pṛcchataḥ .
āvirbhāva-tirobhāvau bhūtānāṃ yatra saṃsthitau.

1. jaiminiḥ uvāca saṃśayam dvijaśārdūlāḥ prabrūta mama
pṛcchataḥ āvirbhāva-tirobhāvau bhūtānām yatra saṃsthitau

1. Jaimini said: "O best among the twice-born (dvija), please declare to me, who am asking, my doubt concerning that in which the manifestation and disappearance of beings (bhūta) are established."

Words meanings summery:

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जैमिनिः (jaiminiḥ) - The sage Jaimini (Jaimini)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

संशयम् (saṁśayam) - the question or uncertainty Jaimini has (doubt, question, uncertainty)

द्विजशार्दूलाः (dvijaśārdūlāḥ) - O excellent Brahmins (the twice-born dvija) (O tigers among the twice-born; O best among the twice-born)

प्रब्रूत (prabrūta) - declare, explain, tell

मम (mama) - my, to me, for me

पृच्छतः (pṛcchataḥ) - of me, who am asking (of one who asks, asking)

आविर्भाव-तिरोभावौ (āvirbhāva-tirobhāvau) - the processes of coming into being and ceasing to exist (manifestation and disappearance)

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of living beings or creatures (of beings, of creatures, of elements)

यत्र (yatra) - concerning that in which (where, in which, in what respect)

संस्थितौ (saṁsthitau) - situated, established, resting

Words meanings and morphology

जैमिनिः (jaiminiḥ) - The sage Jaimini (Jaimini)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaimini

jaimini - Name of a celebrated ancient sage, pupil of Vyāsa, and founder of the Mīmāṃsā philosophy

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

From root 'vac', perfect tense (liṭ lakāra), 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

संशयम् (saṁśayam) - the question or uncertainty Jaimini has (doubt, question, uncertainty)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion, question

From 'sam' (together, completely) + root 'śī' (to lie down) or 'śiṅ' (to doubt) + 'a' suffix.

Prefix: sam

Root: śī

द्विजशार्दूलाः (dvijaśārdūlāḥ) - O excellent Brahmins (the twice-born dvija) (O tigers among the twice-born; O best among the twice-born)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of dvijaśārdūla

dvijaśārdūla - a tiger among the twice-born, an eminent twice-born person

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+śārdūla)

dvija – twice-born (a Brahmin, Kshatriya, or Vaishya), a bird, a tooth
noun (masculine)
From 'dvi' (twice) and root 'jan' (to be born), with kṛt suffix 'ḍa' (Pāṇini 3.2.14).
Root: jan (class 4)
śārdūla – tiger, an excellent person, a chief, a prominent one
noun (masculine)

प्रब्रूत (prabrūta) - declare, explain, tell

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of pra-brū

Imperative Active

From prefix 'pra' and root 'brū', imperative mood (loṭ lakāra), 2nd person plural.

Prefix: pra

Root: brū (class 2)

मम (mama) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

पृच्छतः (pṛcchataḥ) - of me, who am asking (of one who asks, asking)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pṛcchat

pṛcchat - asking, inquiring

Present Active Participle

Present active participle from root 'prach', declined in genitive singular.

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'mama'.

आविर्भाव-तिरोभावौ (āvirbhāva-tirobhāvau) - the processes of coming into being and ceasing to exist (manifestation and disappearance)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of āvirbhāva-tirobhāva

āvirbhāva-tirobhāva - manifestation and disappearance, appearance and concealment

Compound type : dvandva (āvirbhāva+tirobhāva)

āvirbhāva – manifestation, appearance, coming into existence
noun (masculine)
From 'āvis' (openly, visibly) + root 'bhū' (to be) + ghañ suffix (Pāṇini 3.3.18).
Prefix: āvis
Root: bhū (class 1)
tirobhāva – disappearance, concealment, vanishing
noun (masculine)
From 'tiras' (across, out of sight) + root 'bhū' (to be) + ghañ suffix.
Prefix: tiras
Root: bhū (class 1)

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of living beings or creatures (of beings, of creatures, of elements)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past, existent

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'bhū'. Can function as a noun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

यत्र (yatra) - concerning that in which (where, in which, in what respect)

(indeclinable)

संस्थितौ (saṁsthitau) - situated, established, resting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of saṃsthita