मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-103, verse-59
विश्वाची च घृताची च उर्वश्यथ तिलोत्तमा ।
मेनका सहजन्या च रम्भा चाप्सरसां वरा ॥५९॥
मेनका सहजन्या च रम्भा चाप्सरसां वरा ॥५९॥
59. viśvācī ca ghṛtācī ca urvaśyatha tilottamā .
menakā sahajanyā ca rambhā cāpsarasāṃ varā.
menakā sahajanyā ca rambhā cāpsarasāṃ varā.
59.
viśvācī ca ghṛtācī ca urvaśī atha tilottamā
menakā sahajanyā ca rambhā ca apsarasām varā
menakā sahajanyā ca rambhā ca apsarasām varā
59.
Viśvācī and Ghṛtācī, Urvaśī, then Tilottamā, Menakā, Sahajanyā, and Rambhā, who is the foremost among the celestial nymphs (apsarases).
Words meanings summery:
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- विश्वाची (viśvācī) - Viśvācī (a celestial nymph)
- च (ca) - and, also
- घृताची (ghṛtācī) - Ghṛtācī (a celestial nymph)
- च (ca) - and, also
- उर्वशी (urvaśī) - Urvaśī (a celestial nymph)
- अथ (atha) - then, moreover, now
- तिलोत्तमा (tilottamā) - Tilottamā (a celestial nymph)
- मेनका (menakā) - Menakā (a celestial nymph)
- सहजन्या (sahajanyā) - Sahajanyā (a celestial nymph)
- च (ca) - and, also
- रम्भा (rambhā) - Rambhā (a celestial nymph)
- च (ca) - and, also
- अप्सरसाम् (apsarasām) - of the celestial nymphs
- वरा (varā) - the best (nymph) (best, excellent)
Words meanings and morphology
विश्वाची (viśvācī) - Viśvācī (a celestial nymph)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of viśvācī
viśvācī - name of an Apsaras
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
घृताची (ghṛtācī) - Ghṛtācī (a celestial nymph)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ghṛtācī
ghṛtācī - name of an Apsaras
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
उर्वशी (urvaśī) - Urvaśī (a celestial nymph)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of urvaśī
urvaśī - name of an Apsaras
अथ (atha) - then, moreover, now
(indeclinable)
तिलोत्तमा (tilottamā) - Tilottamā (a celestial nymph)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tilottamā
tilottamā - name of an Apsaras (meaning 'best among tilas' or 'sesame seeds')
मेनका (menakā) - Menakā (a celestial nymph)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of menakā
menakā - name of an Apsaras
सहजन्या (sahajanyā) - Sahajanyā (a celestial nymph)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sahajanyā
sahajanyā - name of an Apsaras
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
रम्भा (rambhā) - Rambhā (a celestial nymph)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of rambhā
rambhā - name of an Apsaras; plantain, banana tree
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अप्सरसाम् (apsarasām) - of the celestial nymphs
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of apsaras
apsaras - celestial nymph, Gandharva's wife
वरा (varā) - the best (nymph) (best, excellent)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vara
vara - excellent, best, boon, suitor
From root vṛ (to choose, to cover).
Root: vṛ (class 5)
Note: Qualifies Rambhā as the best.