मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-10, verse-81
योजनानां सहस्रे द्वे रौरवो हि प्रमाणतः ।
जानुमात्रप्रमाणश्च ततः श्वभ्रः सुदुस्तरः ॥८१॥
जानुमात्रप्रमाणश्च ततः श्वभ्रः सुदुस्तरः ॥८१॥
81. yojanānāṃ sahasre dve rauravo hi pramāṇataḥ .
jānumātrapramāṇaśca tataḥ śvabhraḥ sudustaraḥ.
jānumātrapramāṇaśca tataḥ śvabhraḥ sudustaraḥ.
81.
yojanānām sahasre dve rauravaḥ hi pramāṇataḥ
jānumātrapramāṇaḥ ca tataḥ śvabhraḥ sudustaraḥ
jānumātrapramāṇaḥ ca tataḥ śvabhraḥ sudustaraḥ
81.
The Raurava (hell) is indeed two thousand yojanas in extent. Following that, there is a pit (śvabhra) which, though only knee-deep, is extremely difficult to traverse.
Words meanings summery:
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- योजनानाम् (yojanānām) - of yojanas, of leagues
- सहस्रे (sahasre) - two thousand
- द्वे (dve) - two
- रौरवः (rauravaḥ) - Raurava (a specific hell)
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely
- प्रमाणतः (pramāṇataḥ) - by measure, in extent
- जानुमात्रप्रमाणः (jānumātrapramāṇaḥ) - having the measure of a knee, knee-deep
- च (ca) - and, also
- ततः (tataḥ) - from there, thereafter, then
- श्वभ्रः (śvabhraḥ) - a pit, a chasm, an abyss
- सुदुस्तरः (sudustaraḥ) - very difficult to cross, very difficult to traverse
Words meanings and morphology
योजनानाम् (yojanānām) - of yojanas, of leagues
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of yojana
yojana - a measure of distance (varying, often approximated as 8-10 miles or 13-16 km)
Root: yuj (class 7)
सहस्रे (sahasre) - two thousand
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, dual of sahasra
sahasra - a thousand
Note: Used here in dual with 'dve' (two), signifying 'two thousands'.
द्वे (dve) - two
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, dual of dvi
dvi - two
रौरवः (rauravaḥ) - Raurava (a specific hell)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of raurava
raurava - Raurava (name of a hell where those who torment others are tormented)
हि (hi) - indeed, surely
(indeclinable)
प्रमाणतः (pramāṇataḥ) - by measure, in extent
(indeclinable)
Derived from 'pramāṇa' + suffix '-tas'
जानुमात्रप्रमाणः (jānumātrapramāṇaḥ) - having the measure of a knee, knee-deep
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jānumātrapramāṇa
jānumātrapramāṇa - of the measure of a knee
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jānu+mātra+pramāṇa)
- jānu – knee
noun (neuter) - mātra – measure, only, merely
adjective (neuter) - pramāṇa – measure, standard, authority
noun (neuter)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
ततः (tataḥ) - from there, thereafter, then
(indeclinable)
Derived from 'tad' + suffix '-tas'
श्वभ्रः (śvabhraḥ) - a pit, a chasm, an abyss
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śvabhra
śvabhra - a pit, a chasm, an abyss
सुदुस्तरः (sudustaraḥ) - very difficult to cross, very difficult to traverse
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sudustara
sudustara - very difficult to cross
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dustara)
- su – good, well, easily, very (prefix)
indeclinable - dustara – difficult to cross
adjective (masculine)
Gerundive
Root tṛ (to cross) with prefix dus (difficult)
Prefix: dus
Root: tṛ (class 1)