मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-10, verse-92
प्रगीतगन्धर्वगणाः प्रवृत्ताप्सरसाङ्गणाः ।
हारनूपुरमादुर्य-शोभितान्युत्तमानि च ॥९२॥
हारनूपुरमादुर्य-शोभितान्युत्तमानि च ॥९२॥
92. pragītagandharvagaṇāḥ pravṛttāpsarasāṅgaṇāḥ .
hāranūpuramādurya-śobhitānyuttamāni ca.
hāranūpuramādurya-śobhitānyuttamāni ca.
92.
pragītagandharvagaṇāḥ pravṛttāpsarasāṅgaṇāḥ
hāranūpuramādurya-śobhitāni uttamāni ca
hāranūpuramādurya-śobhitāni uttamāni ca
92.
(These destinations are places) where hosts of gandharvas sing and throngs of apsarases dance. They are excellent and adorned with the sweet sound of necklaces and anklets.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रगीतगन्धर्वगणाः (pragītagandharvagaṇāḥ) - where hosts of gandharvas are singing (hosts of singing gandharvas)
- प्रवृत्ताप्सरसाङ्गणाः (pravṛttāpsarasāṅgaṇāḥ) - where throngs of apsarases are dancing (hosts of dancing apsarases)
- हारनूपुरमादुर्य-शोभितानि (hāranūpuramādurya-śobhitāni) - adorned with the sweet sound of necklaces and anklets (adorned with the sweetness of necklaces and anklets)
- उत्तमानि (uttamāni) - excellent (places/destinations) (excellent, best, highest)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
Words meanings and morphology
प्रगीतगन्धर्वगणाः (pragītagandharvagaṇāḥ) - where hosts of gandharvas are singing (hosts of singing gandharvas)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pragītagandharvagaṇa
pragītagandharvagaṇa - assembly of singing gandharvas
Bahuvrīhi compound, meaning 'having singing gandharva hosts'.
Compound type : bahuvrihi (pragīta+gandharva+gaṇa)
- pragīta – well-sung, praised, melodious
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root `gā` (to sing) with the prefix `pra-` and the `kta` suffix.
Prefix: pra
Root: gā (class 3) - gandharva – a class of celestial musicians
noun (masculine) - gaṇa – troop, host, multitude, assembly
noun (masculine)
प्रवृत्ताप्सरसाङ्गणाः (pravṛttāpsarasāṅgaṇāḥ) - where throngs of apsarases are dancing (hosts of dancing apsarases)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pravṛttāpsarasāṅgaṇa
pravṛttāpsarasāṅgaṇa - assembly of dancing apsarases
Bahuvrīhi compound, meaning 'having dancing apsaras troops'.
Compound type : bahuvrihi (pravṛtta+apsaras+aṅgaṇa)
- pravṛtta – begun, started, engaged in, dancing
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root `vṛt` (to turn, to proceed) with the prefix `pra-` and the `kta` suffix.
Prefix: pra
Root: vṛt (class 1) - apsaras – a celestial nymph, a dancer in Indra's court
noun (feminine) - aṅgaṇa – courtyard, dance-hall, troop, company
noun (neuter)
हारनूपुरमादुर्य-शोभितानि (hāranūpuramādurya-śobhitāni) - adorned with the sweet sound of necklaces and anklets (adorned with the sweetness of necklaces and anklets)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of hāranūpuramādurya-śobhita
hāranūpuramādurya-śobhita - adorned by the sweetness of necklaces and anklets
Tatpurusha compound, where `śobhita` (adorned) is a Past Passive Participle modified by `hāranūpuramādurya` (sweetness of necklaces and anklets).
Compound type : tatpurusha (hāra+nūpura+mādurya+śobhita)
- hāra – necklace, string of pearls
noun (masculine) - nūpura – anklet, foot-ornament
noun (neuter) - mādurya – sweetness, charm, melodiousness
noun (neuter)
Derived from `madhura` (sweet) with the `ya` suffix to form an abstract noun. - śobhita – adorned, decorated, shining, beautiful
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root `śubh` (to shine, to be beautiful) with the `kta` suffix.
Root: śubh (class 1)
Note: Describes `uttamāni` (excellent places).
उत्तमानि (uttamāni) - excellent (places/destinations) (excellent, best, highest)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of uttama
uttama - excellent, best, highest, supreme
Superlative form, often derived from a preposition like `ud` (up, forth).
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)