मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-107, verse-29
निराहारा कृशा सा च यथासौ पृथिवीपतिः ।
तेपे तपस्तथैवोग्रं शीतवातातपक्षमा ॥२९॥
तेपे तपस्तथैवोग्रं शीतवातातपक्षमा ॥२९॥
29. nirāhārā kṛśā sā ca yathāsau pṛthivīpatiḥ .
tepe tapastathaivograṃ śītavātātapakṣamā.
tepe tapastathaivograṃ śītavātātapakṣamā.
29.
nirāhārā kṛśā sā ca yathā asau pṛthivīpatiḥ
tepe tapaḥ tathā eva ugram śītavātātapakṣamā
tepe tapaḥ tathā eva ugram śītavātātapakṣamā
29.
And she, emaciated and abstaining from food, likewise performed severe austerity (tapas), enduring cold, wind, and sun, just as that king did.
Words meanings summery:
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- निराहारा (nirāhārā) - abstaining from food, without food
- कृशा (kṛśā) - thin, emaciated, lean
- सा (sā) - the king's wife (she, that (feminine))
- च (ca) - and, also
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way
- असौ (asau) - that king (that (masculine/feminine/neuter nominative singular, refers to distant object))
- पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpatiḥ) - the king mentioned previously (lord of the earth, king)
- तेपे (tepe) - performed severe austerity (tapas) (performed penance, heated oneself, suffered)
- तपः (tapaḥ) - spiritual austerity (tapas) (austerity, penance, heat)
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same manner (so, thus, in that way)
- एव (eva) - likewise, similarly (indeed, only, just)
- उग्रम् (ugram) - severe, fierce, terrible
- शीतवातातपक्षमा (śītavātātapakṣamā) - enduring cold, wind, and sun's heat
Words meanings and morphology
निराहारा (nirāhārā) - abstaining from food, without food
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nirāhāra
nirāhāra - without food, abstaining from food, fasting
Compound: nis (without) + āhāra (food)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+āhāra)
- nis – without, out, away
indeclinable - āhāra – food, sustenance
noun (masculine)
From root hṛ- 'to take' with upasarga ā-
Prefix: ā
Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: Refers to 'sā'.
कृशा (kṛśā) - thin, emaciated, lean
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛśa
kṛśa - thin, emaciated, lean, slender
Root: kṛś (class 1)
Note: Refers to 'sā'.
सा (sā) - the king's wife (she, that (feminine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way
(indeclinable)
असौ (asau) - that king (that (masculine/feminine/neuter nominative singular, refers to distant object))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adas
adas - that, yonder
Note: Refers to pṛthivīpatiḥ.
पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpatiḥ) - the king mentioned previously (lord of the earth, king)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpati
pṛthivīpati - king, lord of the earth
Compound: pṛthivī (earth) + pati (lord)
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pṛthivī+pati)
- pṛthivī – earth, land
noun (feminine) - pati – lord, master, husband
noun (masculine)
तेपे (tepe) - performed severe austerity (tapas) (performed penance, heated oneself, suffered)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of tap
Root: tap (class 1)
Note: Atmanepada form.
तपः (tapaḥ) - spiritual austerity (tapas) (austerity, penance, heat)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - religious austerity, penance, heat, fervent devotion
Root: tap (class 1)
Note: Object of 'tepe'.
तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same manner (so, thus, in that way)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used with 'eva' for emphasis.
एव (eva) - likewise, similarly (indeed, only, just)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used with 'tathā' for emphasis, meaning "in just that way".
उग्रम् (ugram) - severe, fierce, terrible
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ugra
ugra - fierce, terrible, violent, severe, mighty
Note: Modifies 'tapaḥ'.
शीतवातातपक्षमा (śītavātātapakṣamā) - enduring cold, wind, and sun's heat
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śītavātātapakṣama
śītavātātapakṣama - enduring cold, wind, and sun's heat
Compound formed from śīta (cold), vāta (wind), ātapa (sun's heat), and kṣama (enduring)
Compound type : dvandva-bahuvrīhi (śīta+vāta+ātapa+kṣama)
- śīta – cold, coolness
noun (neuter) - vāta – wind, air
noun (masculine) - ātapa – sun's heat, sunshine
noun (masculine)
From root tap- 'to heat' with upasarga ā-
Prefix: ā
Root: tap (class 1) - kṣama – able to endure, patient, enduring, capable
adjective (masculine)
From root kṣam- 'to be patient, endure'
Root: kṣam (class 1)
Note: This is a compound word, ending in the feminine nominative singular form kṣamā, referring to 'sā'.