मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-106, verse-49
सम्यग्ध्यानपरा भूत्वा प्रार्थयामः समाहिताः ।
तपसाराध्य भास्वन्तमायुरस्य महीपतेः ॥४९॥
तपसाराध्य भास्वन्तमायुरस्य महीपतेः ॥४९॥
49. samyagdhyānaparā bhūtvā prārthayāmaḥ samāhitāḥ .
tapasārādhya bhāsvantamāyurasya mahīpateḥ.
tapasārādhya bhāsvantamāyurasya mahīpateḥ.
49.
samyak dhyānaparāḥ bhūtvā prārthayāmaḥ samāhitāḥ
tapasā ārādhya bhāsvantam āyuḥ asya mahīpateḥ
tapasā ārādhya bhāsvantam āyuḥ asya mahīpateḥ
49.
Having become perfectly focused and absorbed in meditation (dhyāna), we pray, after having worshipped the radiant Sun god through severe austerity (tapas), for the prolonged life of this king.
Words meanings summery:
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- सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, well, completely, truly, rightly
- ध्यानपराः (dhyānaparāḥ) - intent on meditation, absorbed in meditation, devoted to meditation
- भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become
- प्रार्थयामः (prārthayāmaḥ) - we pray, we request
- समाहिताः (samāhitāḥ) - concentrated, composed, absorbed
- तपसा (tapasā) - through austerity, by penance, by spiritual fervor
- आराध्य (ārādhya) - having worshipped, having propitiated, having satisfied
- भास्वन्तम् (bhāsvantam) - the Sun god (the radiant one, the brilliant one, the Sun god)
- आयुः (āyuḥ) - life, lifespan, duration of life
- अस्य (asya) - of this, his
- महीपतेः (mahīpateḥ) - of the king, of the ruler of the earth
Words meanings and morphology
सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, well, completely, truly, rightly
(indeclinable)
Adverbial form of samyañc.
ध्यानपराः (dhyānaparāḥ) - intent on meditation, absorbed in meditation, devoted to meditation
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dhyānapara
dhyānapara - devoted to meditation, absorbed in contemplation
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhyāna+para)
- dhyāna – meditation, contemplation, thought
noun (neuter)
Derived from root dhyai (to meditate).
Root: dhyai (class 1) - para – intent on, devoted to, absorbed in, highest, supreme
adjective
Note: The form dhyānaparāḥ can be masculine or feminine plural nominative. Given samāhitāḥ (masc. plural), it's masculine here.
भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
Derived from root bhū with suffix ktvā.
Root: bhū (class 1)
प्रार्थयामः (prārthayāmaḥ) - we pray, we request
(verb)
1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of prārth
Denominative verb from artha (meaning/purpose/object) with prefix pra. Or from ṛth (to go, to move) with pra and causative.
Prefix: pra
Root: ṛth (class 10)
समाहिताः (samāhitāḥ) - concentrated, composed, absorbed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of samāhita
samāhita - concentrated, composed, collected, fixed, attentive
Past Passive Participle
From sam-ā-dhā (to place together, to collect, to fix).
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Agrees with the implied subject (we).
तपसा (tapasā) - through austerity, by penance, by spiritual fervor
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual fervor, heat
Root: tap (class 1)
आराध्य (ārādhya) - having worshipped, having propitiated, having satisfied
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
From root rādh (to accomplish, to propitiate) with prefix ā and suffix lyaP.
Prefix: ā
Root: rādh (class 4)
भास्वन्तम् (bhāsvantam) - the Sun god (the radiant one, the brilliant one, the Sun god)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāsvat
bhāsvat - radiant, brilliant, shining, the Sun
Present Active Participle (secondary suffix matup from bhās)
Derived from bhās (light, splendor) + matup suffix.
Root: bhās (class 1)
Note: Refers to the Sun god, who is the object of worship.
आयुः (āyuḥ) - life, lifespan, duration of life
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of āyus
āyus - life, duration of life, vigor, food
Note: Object of prārthayāmaḥ (we pray for).
अस्य (asya) - of this, his
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
Note: Refers to mahīpateḥ.
महीपतेः (mahīpateḥ) - of the king, of the ruler of the earth
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of mahīpati
mahīpati - king, ruler of the earth
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)
- mahī – earth, ground
noun (feminine) - pati – master, lord, husband, ruler
noun (masculine)