मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-100, verse-7
त्वां सर्वहेतुं परमं च वेद्यमाद्यं परं ज्योतिरवेद्यरूपम् ।
स्थूलं च देवात्मतया नमस्ते भास्वन्तमाद्यं परमं परेभ्यः ॥७॥
स्थूलं च देवात्मतया नमस्ते भास्वन्तमाद्यं परमं परेभ्यः ॥७॥
7. tvāṃ sarvahetuṃ paramaṃ ca vedyamādyaṃ paraṃ jyotiravedyarūpam .
sthūlaṃ ca devātmatayā namaste bhāsvantamādyaṃ paramaṃ parebhyaḥ.
sthūlaṃ ca devātmatayā namaste bhāsvantamādyaṃ paramaṃ parebhyaḥ.
7.
tvām sarvahetum paramam ca vedyam
ādyam param jyotiḥ avedyarūpam
sthūlam ca devātmatayā namaḥ te
bhāsvantam ādyam paramam parebhyaḥ
ādyam param jyotiḥ avedyarūpam
sthūlam ca devātmatayā namaḥ te
bhāsvantam ādyam paramam parebhyaḥ
7.
Salutations to you, who are the cause of all, the supreme and knowable reality, the primordial and ultimate light, whose form is unknowable, and who, in your divine (ātman) form, are also gross. Salutations to you, the shining, primordial, and supreme one among all others.
Words meanings summery:
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- त्वाम् (tvām) - you
- सर्वहेतुम् (sarvahetum) - the cause of all
- परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, ultimate
- च (ca) - and
- वेद्यम् (vedyam) - knowable, to be known
- आद्यम् (ādyam) - primordial, first, original
- परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate
- ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - light, radiance, splendor
- अवेद्यरूपम् (avedyarūpam) - whose form is unknowable, having an unknowable form
- स्थूलम् (sthūlam) - gross, material, thick
- च (ca) - and
- देवात्मतया (devātmatayā) - by means of divine self, in your divine (ātman) form
- नमः (namaḥ) - salutations, homage, obeisance
- ते (te) - to you
- भास्वन्तम् (bhāsvantam) - shining, radiant
- आद्यम् (ādyam) - primordial, first, original
- परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, ultimate
- परेभ्यः (parebhyaḥ) - than others (implying comparison with 'supreme') (to others, from others, than others)
Words meanings and morphology
त्वाम् (tvām) - you
(pronoun)
Accusative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
सर्वहेतुम् (sarvahetum) - the cause of all
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sarvahetu
sarvahetu - cause of all, universal cause
Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+hetu)
- sarva – all, every, entire
adjective - hetu – cause, reason, motive
noun (masculine)
परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, ultimate
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of parama
parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
वेद्यम् (vedyam) - knowable, to be known
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vedya
vedya - knowable, to be known, comprehensible
Gerundive
root vid (to know) + ya suffix
Root: vid (class 2)
आद्यम् (ādyam) - primordial, first, original
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ādya
ādya - primordial, first, original, earliest
derived from ādi (beginning)
परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of parama
parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent
ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - light, radiance, splendor
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jyotis
jyotis - light, radiance, splendor, inner light
अवेद्यरूपम् (avedyarūpam) - whose form is unknowable, having an unknowable form
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of avedyarūpa
avedyarūpa - whose form is unknowable, having an unknowable form
Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+vedya+rūpa)
- a – not, non-, un- (negative prefix)
indeclinable - vedya – knowable, to be known
adjective
Gerundive
root vid (to know) + ya suffix
Root: vid (class 2) - rūpa – form, shape, nature, appearance
noun (neuter)
स्थूलम् (sthūlam) - gross, material, thick
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sthūla
sthūla - gross, material, thick, bulky
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
देवात्मतया (devātmatayā) - by means of divine self, in your divine (ātman) form
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of devātmatā
devātmatā - divine selfhood, divinity
root tā (suffix forming feminine abstract nouns)
Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+ātman+tā)
- deva – god, divine, celestial
noun (masculine) - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
noun (masculine) - tā – suffix forming abstract feminine nouns (e.g., devatā for godhood)
suffix/noun (feminine)
नमः (namaḥ) - salutations, homage, obeisance
(indeclinable)
Root: nam (class 1)
ते (te) - to you
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
भास्वन्तम् (bhāsvantam) - shining, radiant
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāsvant
bhāsvant - shining, radiant, brilliant
Present Active Participle
root bhā (to shine) + śatṛ suffix (or vant suffix for possession)
Root: bhā (class 2)
आद्यम् (ādyam) - primordial, first, original
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ādya
ādya - primordial, first, original, earliest
derived from ādi (beginning)
परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, ultimate
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of parama
parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent
परेभ्यः (parebhyaḥ) - than others (implying comparison with 'supreme') (to others, from others, than others)
(pronoun)
Ablative, masculine, plural of para
para - other, another, supreme, highest
Note: Can also be Dative plural, but Ablative fits better with 'paramam' (supreme *among* others).