मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-11, verse-6
नारिकेलफलं यद्वत् सकोषं वृद्धिमृच्छति ।
तद्वत् प्रयात्यसौ वृद्धिं सकोषोऽधोमुखः स्थितः ॥६॥
तद्वत् प्रयात्यसौ वृद्धिं सकोषोऽधोमुखः स्थितः ॥६॥
6. nārikelaphalaṃ yadvat sakoṣaṃ vṛddhimṛcchati .
tadvat prayātyasau vṛddhiṃ sakoṣo'dhomukhaḥ sthitaḥ.
tadvat prayātyasau vṛddhiṃ sakoṣo'dhomukhaḥ sthitaḥ.
6.
nārikelaphalam yadvat sakoṣam vṛddhim ṛcchati tadvat
prayāti asau vṛddhim sakoṣaḥ adhomukhaḥ sthitaḥ
prayāti asau vṛddhim sakoṣaḥ adhomukhaḥ sthitaḥ
6.
Just as a coconut fruit (nārikelaphalam) attains growth while enclosed in its shell, similarly, this (embryo) attains growth, situated enclosed and head downwards.
Words meanings summery:
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- नारिकेलफलम् (nārikelaphalam) - coconut fruit
- यद्वत् (yadvat) - just as, like
- सकोषम् (sakoṣam) - with its shell, enclosed
- वृद्धिम् (vṛddhim) - growth, increase
- ऋच्छति (ṛcchati) - attains, goes to, reaches
- तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, in that manner
- प्रयाति (prayāti) - attains, goes forth, proceeds
- असौ (asau) - this embryo (this one)
- वृद्धिम् (vṛddhim) - growth, increase
- सकोषः (sakoṣaḥ) - with its shell, enclosed
- अधोमुखः (adhomukhaḥ) - head downwards, facing downwards
- स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, placed, standing
Words meanings and morphology
नारिकेलफलम् (nārikelaphalam) - coconut fruit
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nārikelaphala
nārikelaphala - coconut fruit
Compound type : tatpurusha (nārikela+phala)
- nārikela – coconut tree, coconut
noun (masculine) - phala – fruit, result, consequence
noun (neuter)
Root: phal (class 1)
यद्वत् (yadvat) - just as, like
(indeclinable)
सकोषम् (sakoṣam) - with its shell, enclosed
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sakoṣa
sakoṣa - having a sheath/cover/shell, enclosed
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+koṣa)
- sa – with, together with
indeclinable - koṣa – sheath, cover, shell, treasure chest
noun (masculine/neuter)
Note: Used adverbially.
वृद्धिम् (vṛddhim) - growth, increase
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛddhi
vṛddhi - growth, increase, prosperity
from root vṛdh (to grow)
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
Note: Object of ṛcchati.
ऋच्छति (ṛcchati) - attains, goes to, reaches
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ṛcch
present indicative
from root ṛcch, class 6, parasmaipada
Root: ṛcch (class 6)
तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, in that manner
(indeclinable)
प्रयाति (prayāti) - attains, goes forth, proceeds
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā
present indicative
from root yā, class 2, parasmaipada, with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: yā (class 2)
असौ (asau) - this embryo (this one)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adas
adas - this, that
Note: Refers to the embryo, which is masculine (jantuḥ).
वृद्धिम् (vṛddhim) - growth, increase
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛddhi
vṛddhi - growth, increase, prosperity
from root vṛdh (to grow)
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
Note: Object of prayāti.
सकोषः (sakoṣaḥ) - with its shell, enclosed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sakoṣa
sakoṣa - having a sheath/cover/shell, enclosed
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+koṣa)
- sa – with, together with
indeclinable - koṣa – sheath, cover, shell, treasure chest
noun (masculine/neuter)
Note: Qualifies asau (embryo).
अधोमुखः (adhomukhaḥ) - head downwards, facing downwards
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adhomukha
adhomukha - facing downwards, head downwards
Compound type : bahuvrihi (adhas+mukha)
- adhas – downwards, below
indeclinable - mukha – face, mouth, front
noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies asau (embryo).
स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, placed, standing
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita
sthita - situated, standing, abiding, existing
Past Passive Participle
from root sthā (to stand)
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Qualifies asau (embryo).