मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-101, verse-4
दक्षस्य तनया ब्रह्मंस्तस्य भार्यास्त्रयोदश ।
बहवस्तत्सुताश्चासन्देवदैत्योरगादयः ॥४॥
बहवस्तत्सुताश्चासन्देवदैत्योरगादयः ॥४॥
4. dakṣasya tanayā brahmaṃstasya bhāryāstrayodaśa .
bahavastatsutāścāsandevadaityoragādayaḥ.
bahavastatsutāścāsandevadaityoragādayaḥ.
4.
dakṣasya tanayāḥ brahmaḥ tasya bhāryāḥ trayodaśa
bahavaḥ tat-sutāḥ ca āsan deva-daitya-uraga-ādayaḥ
bahavaḥ tat-sutāḥ ca āsan deva-daitya-uraga-ādayaḥ
4.
O (brahman) Brahmā, thirteen daughters of Dakṣa became his wives. Many were their sons, including the Devas, Daityas, Uragas, and others.
Words meanings summery:
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- दक्षस्य (dakṣasya) - of Dakṣa (Prajāpati) (of Dakṣa; of skillful)
- तनयाः (tanayāḥ) - daughters
- ब्रह्मः (brahmaḥ) - O (brahman) Brahmā (O Brahmā; O Absolute)
- तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Kaśyapa) (his, its)
- भार्याः (bhāryāḥ) - wives (wives, women to be supported)
- त्रयोदश (trayodaśa) - thirteen
- बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many (many, numerous)
- तत्-सुताः (tat-sutāḥ) - their (Kaśyapa's from those wives) sons (their sons, his sons)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- आसन् (āsan) - were (were, they were)
- देव-दैत्य-उरग-आदयः (deva-daitya-uraga-ādayaḥ) - (including) the Devas (gods), Daityas (demons), Uragas (serpents), and others (gods, demons, serpents, and others)
Words meanings and morphology
दक्षस्य (dakṣasya) - of Dakṣa (Prajāpati) (of Dakṣa; of skillful)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of dakṣa
dakṣa - skillful, capable; name of a Prajāpati (son of Brahmā)
तनयाः (tanayāḥ) - daughters
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of tanayā
tanayā - daughter, female offspring
Feminine form of `tanaya`.
Root: tan (class 8)
ब्रह्मः (brahmaḥ) - O (brahman) Brahmā (O Brahmā; O Absolute)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman
brahman - the Absolute reality; the cosmic principle; the creator god Brahmā; a brahmin priest
तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Kaśyapa) (his, its)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
भार्याः (bhāryāḥ) - wives (wives, women to be supported)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of bhāryā
bhāryā - wife, woman to be supported
Gerundive
Feminine form of the future passive participle (gerundive) of root `bhṛ` (to bear, support).
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
त्रयोदश (trayodaśa) - thirteen
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of trayodaśa
trayodaśa - thirteen
बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many (many, numerous)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu
bahu - much, many, numerous, abundant
तत्-सुताः (tat-sutāḥ) - their (Kaśyapa's from those wives) sons (their sons, his sons)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tat-suta
tat-suta - his/her/their son
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+suta)
- tad – that, he, she, it
pronoun - suta – son, offspring
noun (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root `sū` (to give birth).
Root: sū (class 2)
Note: Refers to the sons of Kaśyapa born from Dakṣa's daughters.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
आसन् (āsan) - were (were, they were)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as
Imperfect
Root `as`, 3rd plural imperfect (laṅ), parasmaipada.
Root: as (class 2)
देव-दैत्य-उरग-आदयः (deva-daitya-uraga-ādayaḥ) - (including) the Devas (gods), Daityas (demons), Uragas (serpents), and others (gods, demons, serpents, and others)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of deva-daitya-uraga-ādi
deva-daitya-uraga-ādi - gods, demons, serpents, and so on
Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (deva+daitya+uraga+ādi)
- deva – god, deity, divine being
noun (masculine) - daitya – descendant of Diti, a demon
noun (masculine)
Patronymic from Diti. - uraga – serpent, snake (lit. 'moving on the breast')
noun (masculine) - ādi – beginning, first; et cetera, and so on
noun (masculine)
Note: Refers to different classes of beings.