मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-100, verse-9

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वह्निस्त्वमेव जलशोषणतः पृथिव्याः सृष्टिं करोषि जगतां च तथाद्य पाकम् ।
व्यापी त्वमेव भगवन्गगनस्वरूपं त्वं पञ्चधा जगदिदं परिपासि विश्वम् ॥९॥

9. vahnistvameva jalaśoṣaṇataḥ pṛthivyāḥ sṛṣṭiṃ karoṣi jagatāṃ ca tathādya pākam .
vyāpī tvameva bhagavangaganasvarūpaṃ tvaṃ pañcadhā jagadidaṃ paripāsi viśvam.

9. vahniḥ tvam eva jalaśoṣaṇataḥ pṛthivyāḥ
sṛṣṭim karoṣi jagatām ca tathā ādya pākam
vyāpī tvam eva bhagavan gaganasvarūpam
tvam pañcadhā jagat idam paripāsi viśvam

9. Indeed, you are fire; you create the earth by drying up its waters, and likewise, you primarily initiate the cooking (digestion) of all beings. O Lord (bhagavan), you yourself are pervasive, like the form of space (gaganasvarūpa). You alone protect this entire universe in five ways.

Words meanings summery:

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वह्निः (vahniḥ) - fire, Agni

त्वम् (tvam) - you

एव (eva) - indeed, alone, only

जलशोषणतः (jalaśoṣaṇataḥ) - by the drying of water, from the drying of water

पृथिव्याः (pṛthivyāḥ) - of the earth

सृष्टिम् (sṛṣṭim) - creation

करोषि (karoṣi) - you do, you make, you create

जगताम् (jagatām) - of beings, of the world

च (ca) - and

तथा (tathā) - thus, likewise, so

आद्य (ādya) - primarily, first

पाकम् (pākam) - cooking, digestion, maturation

व्यापी (vyāpī) - pervasive, all-pervading, extensive

त्वम् (tvam) - you

एव (eva) - indeed, alone, only

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, possessing fortune

गगनस्वरूपम् (gaganasvarūpam) - having the form of space, whose form is space

त्वम् (tvam) - you

पञ्चधा (pañcadhā) - in five ways, fivefold

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

इदम् (idam) - this

परिपासि (paripāsi) - you protect, you nourish

विश्वम् (viśvam) - all, whole, entire, universe

Words meanings and morphology

वह्निः (vahniḥ) - fire, Agni

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vahni

vahni - fire, Agni (god of fire)

root vah (to carry) + ni suffix

Root: vah (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

एव (eva) - indeed, alone, only

(indeclinable)

जलशोषणतः (jalaśoṣaṇataḥ) - by the drying of water, from the drying of water

(noun)

Ablative, singular of jalaśoṣaṇa

jalaśoṣaṇa - drying of water

ablative suffix -tas appended to jalaśoṣaṇa

Compound type : tatpurusha (jala+śoṣaṇa)

jala – water
noun (neuter)
śoṣaṇa – drying, desiccating, causing to wither
noun (neuter)
agent noun/action noun
root śuṣ (to dry) + ṇa suffix
Root: śuṣ (class 4)

Note: The -tas suffix indicates 'from' or 'by means of'.

पृथिव्याः (pṛthivyāḥ) - of the earth

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, world

सृष्टिम् (sṛṣṭim) - creation

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sṛṣṭi

sṛṣṭi - creation, emanation, world

root sṛj (to emit, create) + ti suffix

Root: sṛj (class 6)

करोषि (karoṣi) - you do, you make, you create

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of kṛ

Present Indicative

Root: kṛ (class 8)

जगताम् (jagatām) - of beings, of the world

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, all beings

root gam (to go) + śatṛ suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - thus, likewise, so

(indeclinable)

आद्य (ādya) - primarily, first

(adjective)

of ādya

ādya - primordial, first, original

derived from ādi (beginning), used adverbially here

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'primarily' or 'first of all'.

पाकम् (pākam) - cooking, digestion, maturation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāka

pāka - cooking, digestion, ripening, maturation, effect, consequence

root pac (to cook, ripen) + a suffix

Root: pac (class 1)

व्यापी (vyāpī) - pervasive, all-pervading, extensive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāpin

vyāpin - pervading, extensive, inclusive, omnipresent

Present Active Participle

root āp (to obtain, pervade) with vi prefix, then ṇin suffix

Prefix: vi

Root: āp (class 5)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

एव (eva) - indeed, alone, only

(indeclinable)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord, possessing fortune

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, illustrious, divine, Lord (bhagavan)

root bhaj (to apportion) + vat suffix

Root: bhaj (class 1)

गगनस्वरूपम् (gaganasvarūpam) - having the form of space, whose form is space

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gaganasvarūpa

gaganasvarūpa - having the form of space, sky-like form

Compound type : tatpurusha (gagana+svarūpa)

gagana – sky, heaven, space, atmosphere
noun (neuter)
root gam (to go) + anan suffix
Root: gam (class 1)
svarūpa – own form, essential nature, identity
noun (neuter)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

पञ्चधा (pañcadhā) - in five ways, fivefold

(indeclinable)

suffix dhā to pañca (five)

जगत् (jagat) - world, universe

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, all beings

root gam (to go) + śatṛ suffix