मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-101, verse-11
तेषां कश्यपपुत्राणां प्रधाना देवतागणाः ।
सात्त्विका राजसास्त्वेते तामसाश्च मुने गणाः ॥११॥
सात्त्विका राजसास्त्वेते तामसाश्च मुने गणाः ॥११॥
11. teṣāṃ kaśyapaputrāṇāṃ pradhānā devatāgaṇāḥ .
sāttvikā rājasāstvete tāmasāśca mune gaṇāḥ.
sāttvikā rājasāstvete tāmasāśca mune gaṇāḥ.
11.
teṣām kaśyapaputrāṇām pradhānāḥ devatāgaṇāḥ
sāttvikāḥ rājasāḥ tu ete tāmasāḥ ca mune gaṇāḥ
sāttvikāḥ rājasāḥ tu ete tāmasāḥ ca mune gaṇāḥ
11.
O sage, among the sons of Kaśyapa, the principal groups of deities are these: those embodying goodness (sattva), those embodying passion (rajas), and those embodying ignorance (tamas).
Words meanings summery:
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- तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their
- कश्यपपुत्राणाम् (kaśyapaputrāṇām) - of Kaśyapa's sons
- प्रधानाः (pradhānāḥ) - principal, chief, prominent
- देवतागणाः (devatāgaṇāḥ) - groups of deities, hosts of gods
- सात्त्विकाः (sāttvikāḥ) - those embodying goodness (sattva) (good, pure, relating to goodness)
- राजसाः (rājasāḥ) - those embodying passion (rajas) (passionate, fiery, relating to passion)
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
- एते (ete) - these
- तामसाः (tāmasāḥ) - those embodying ignorance (tamas) (dark, ignorant, relating to ignorance)
- च (ca) - and, also
- मुने (mune) - O sage!
- गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - groups, hosts, classes
Words meanings and morphology
तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Refers to the Kaśyapa's sons, specifically the deities among them.
कश्यपपुत्राणाम् (kaśyapaputrāṇām) - of Kaśyapa's sons
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of kaśyapaputra
kaśyapaputra - son of Kaśyapa
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kaśyapa+putra)
- kaśyapa – Kaśyapa (a sage, progenitor of gods and demons)
proper noun (masculine) - putra – son
noun (masculine)
प्रधानाः (pradhānāḥ) - principal, chief, prominent
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pradhāna
pradhāna - principal, chief, important
Note: Agrees with 'devatāgaṇāḥ'.
देवतागणाः (devatāgaṇāḥ) - groups of deities, hosts of gods
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of devatāgaṇa
devatāgaṇa - group of deities, host of gods
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (devatā+gaṇa)
- devatā – deity, divinity
noun (feminine) - gaṇa – group, host, class
noun (masculine)
सात्त्विकाः (sāttvikāḥ) - those embodying goodness (sattva) (good, pure, relating to goodness)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sāttvika
sāttvika - good, pure, virtuous, relating to sattva (the quality of goodness)
Note: Describes some of the 'gaṇāḥ'.
राजसाः (rājasāḥ) - those embodying passion (rajas) (passionate, fiery, relating to passion)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of rājasa
rājasa - passionate, fiery, relating to rajas (the quality of passion)
Note: Describes some of the 'gaṇāḥ'.
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
एते (ete) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
Note: Refers to the groups of deities mentioned.
तामसाः (tāmasāḥ) - those embodying ignorance (tamas) (dark, ignorant, relating to ignorance)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tāmasa
tāmasa - dark, ignorant, dull, relating to tamas (the quality of ignorance)
Note: Describes some of the 'gaṇāḥ'.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
मुने (mune) - O sage!
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of muni
muni - sage, ascetic
Note: The narrator addressing the listener, a sage.
गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - groups, hosts, classes
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gaṇa
gaṇa - group, host, class