मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-106, verse-51
अपरे मौनिनो भूत्वा ऋग्जापेन तथापरे ।
यजुषामथ साम्नां च तोषयाञ्चक्रिरे रविम् ॥५१॥
यजुषामथ साम्नां च तोषयाञ्चक्रिरे रविम् ॥५१॥
51. apare maunino bhūtvā ṛgjāpena tathāpare .
yajuṣāmatha sāmnāṃ ca toṣayāñcakrire ravim.
yajuṣāmatha sāmnāṃ ca toṣayāñcakrire ravim.
51.
apare mauninaḥ bhūtvā ṛkjāpena tathā apare
yajuṣām atha sāmnām ca toṣayāñcakrire ravim
yajuṣām atha sāmnām ca toṣayāñcakrire ravim
51.
Others, observing a vow of silence, pleased the Sun god (Ravi) by chanting Ṛgveda hymns, while still others did so by chanting hymns from the Yajurveda and Sāmaveda.
Words meanings summery:
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- अपरे (apare) - others, some others
- मौनिनः (mauninaḥ) - silent ones, ascetics observing silence
- भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, having been
- ऋक्जापेन (ṛkjāpena) - by chanting Rigveda hymns, by muttering ṛk verses
- तथा (tathā) - and (to introduce another group) (thus, in that manner, and so, likewise)
- अपरे (apare) - others, still others
- यजुषाम् (yajuṣām) - of the Yajurveda hymns, of the sacrificial formulas
- अथ (atha) - and (and, now, then, moreover)
- साम्नाम् (sāmnām) - of the Samaveda hymns, of the songs
- च (ca) - and, also
- तोषयाञ्चक्रिरे (toṣayāñcakrire) - they pleased, they satisfied
- रविम् (ravim) - the Sun god (the Sun, Ravi (name of the Sun god))
Words meanings and morphology
अपरे (apare) - others, some others
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of apara
apara - other, another, subsequent, inferior
Note: Refers to a group distinct from the kecit in the previous verse.
मौनिनः (mauninaḥ) - silent ones, ascetics observing silence
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of maunin
maunin - observing silence, silent, ascetic
From māuna (silence) with suffix ini.
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Agrees with apare.
भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, having been
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
Derived from root bhū with suffix ktvā.
Root: bhū (class 1)
ऋक्जापेन (ṛkjāpena) - by chanting Rigveda hymns, by muttering ṛk verses
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of ṛkjāpa
ṛkjāpa - recitation of Ṛgveda verses, chanting ṛk mantras
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛc+jāpa)
- ṛc – hymn, verse (especially of the Ṛgveda)
noun (feminine) - jāpa – muttering, recitation (especially of prayers or mantras)
noun (masculine)
Agent noun
From root jap (to mutter, whisper) with suffix ghañ.
Root: jap (class 1)
Note: Means of pleasing the Sun god.
तथा (tathā) - and (to introduce another group) (thus, in that manner, and so, likewise)
(indeclinable)
From demonstrative root tad + suffix thā.
अपरे (apare) - others, still others
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of apara
apara - other, another, subsequent, inferior
Note: Refers to a third group.
यजुषाम् (yajuṣām) - of the Yajurveda hymns, of the sacrificial formulas
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of yajus
yajus - sacrificial prayer/formula (esp. of the Yajurveda), the Yajurveda
From root yaj (to sacrifice, worship).
Root: yaj (class 1)
Note: "by means of the recitation of Yajus". The recitation is implied.
अथ (atha) - and (and, now, then, moreover)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects yajuṣām and sāmnām.
साम्नाम् (sāmnām) - of the Samaveda hymns, of the songs
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of sāman
sāman - song, chant (especially of the Samaveda), the Samaveda
From root sā (to bind, join, appease).
Root: sā (class 2)
Note: "by means of the recitation of Samans".
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects with the preceding item (sāmnām).
तोषयाञ्चक्रिरे (toṣayāñcakrire) - they pleased, they satisfied
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of tuṣ
Causative (from tuṣ + ṇic) + Perfect (liṭ)
toṣaya (causative stem, "to please") + āñcakrire (perfect ending for 3rd plural middle voice of kṛ when forming periphrastic perfect with causative verbs).
Root: tuṣ (class 4)
Note: Formed with causative stem toṣaya + periphrastic auxiliary kṛ (cakrire). The subject is apare.
रविम् (ravim) - the Sun god (the Sun, Ravi (name of the Sun god))
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ravi
ravi - Sun, Sun god, fire
Root: ru (class 2)