मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-10, verse-5
कथं न जीर्यते तत्र पिण्डीकृत इवाशये ।
स्त्रीकोष्ठे यत्र जीर्यन्ते भुक्तानि सुगुरूण्यपि ।
भक्ष्याणि यत्र नो जन्तुर्जोर्यते कथमल्पकः ॥५॥
स्त्रीकोष्ठे यत्र जीर्यन्ते भुक्तानि सुगुरूण्यपि ।
भक्ष्याणि यत्र नो जन्तुर्जोर्यते कथमल्पकः ॥५॥
5. kathaṃ na jīryate tatra piṇḍīkṛta ivāśaye .
strīkoṣṭhe yatra jīryante bhuktāni sugurūṇyapi .
bhakṣyāṇi yatra no janturjoryate kathamalpakaḥ.
strīkoṣṭhe yatra jīryante bhuktāni sugurūṇyapi .
bhakṣyāṇi yatra no janturjoryate kathamalpakaḥ.
5.
katham na jīryate tatra piṇḍīkṛtaḥ
iva āśaye strīkoṣṭhe yatra jīryante
bhuktāni sugurūṇi api bhakṣyāṇi
yatra naḥ jantuḥ jīryate katham alpakaḥ
iva āśaye strīkoṣṭhe yatra jīryante
bhuktāni sugurūṇi api bhakṣyāṇi
yatra naḥ jantuḥ jīryate katham alpakaḥ
5.
How is it that the embryo, which is like a lump, does not decay in that receptacle (the womb)? In a woman's womb, even very heavy foods that have been consumed are digested. If all eaten items decay there, how is it that such a tiny living being does not decay?
Words meanings summery:
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- कथम् (katham) - how, why
- न (na) - not, no
- जीर्यते (jīryate) - decays, is digested, wastes away
- तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
- पिण्डीकृतः (piṇḍīkṛtaḥ) - the embryo formed into a lump (made into a lump, formed into a mass, conglomerated)
- इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to
- आशये (āśaye) - in the womb (in the receptacle, in the reservoir, in the mind, in the womb)
- स्त्रीकोष्ठे (strīkoṣṭhe) - in a woman's womb, in the female abdomen
- यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place
- जीर्यन्ते (jīryante) - they decay, they are digested, they waste away
- भुक्तानि (bhuktāni) - eaten things, consumed items, food
- सुगुरूणि (sugurūṇi) - very heavy, very difficult (to digest)
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
- भक्ष्याणि (bhakṣyāṇi) - eatable items, food
- यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place
- नः (naḥ) - not
- जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - living being, creature, human being
- जीर्यते (jīryate) - decays, is digested, wastes away
- कथम् (katham) - how, why
- अल्पकः (alpakaḥ) - tiny, small, insignificant
Words meanings and morphology
कथम् (katham) - how, why
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
जीर्यते (jīryate) - decays, is digested, wastes away
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of jīryate
Present Indicative, Ātmanepada
Root √jṝ (4th class)
Root: jṝ (class 4)
तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
(indeclinable)
पिण्डीकृतः (piṇḍīkṛtaḥ) - the embryo formed into a lump (made into a lump, formed into a mass, conglomerated)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of piṇḍīkṛta
piṇḍīkṛta - made into a lump or ball, conglomerated
Past Passive Participle
From piṇḍī-√kṛ (to make into a lump)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to
(indeclinable)
आशये (āśaye) - in the womb (in the receptacle, in the reservoir, in the mind, in the womb)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of āśaya
āśaya - receptacle, abode, container, womb, mind, intention
From ā-√śī (to lie in, to rest in)
Prefix: ā
Root: śī (class 2)
स्त्रीकोष्ठे (strīkoṣṭhe) - in a woman's womb, in the female abdomen
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of strīkoṣṭha
strīkoṣṭha - woman's womb, female abdomen
Compound type : tatpurusha (strī+koṣṭha)
- strī – woman, female
noun (feminine) - koṣṭha – womb, abdomen, interior, cell
noun (masculine)
यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place
(indeclinable)
जीर्यन्ते (jīryante) - they decay, they are digested, they waste away
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of jīryate
Present Indicative, Ātmanepada
Root √jṝ (4th class)
Root: jṝ (class 4)
भुक्तानि (bhuktāni) - eaten things, consumed items, food
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of bhukta
bhukta - eaten, enjoyed, consumed
Past Passive Participle
From root √bhuj (to eat, to enjoy)
Root: bhuj (class 7)
Note: Used substantively to mean 'eaten things'.
सुगुरूणि (sugurūṇi) - very heavy, very difficult (to digest)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of suguru
suguru - very heavy, very difficult, very great
Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+guru)
- su – good, well, very, excellent
indeclinable - guru – heavy, weighty, difficult, important, teacher
adjective (masculine)
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
भक्ष्याणि (bhakṣyāṇi) - eatable items, food
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of bhakṣya
bhakṣya - eatable, fit to be eaten, food
Gerundive
From root √bhakṣ (to eat)
Root: bhakṣ (class 1)
यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place
(indeclinable)
नः (naḥ) - not
(indeclinable)
जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - living being, creature, human being
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jantu
jantu - living being, creature, human being, animal
जीर्यते (jīryate) - decays, is digested, wastes away
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of jīryate
Present Indicative, Ātmanepada
Root √jṝ (4th class)
Root: jṝ (class 4)
कथम् (katham) - how, why
(indeclinable)
अल्पकः (alpakaḥ) - tiny, small, insignificant
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of alpaka
alpaka - small, tiny, little, insignificant