मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-12, verse-22
यावद्वर्षसहस्राणि न तेषां स्थितिरन्तरा ।
घटीयन्त्रेषु चैवान्यो बद्धस्तोये यथा घटी ॥२२॥
घटीयन्त्रेषु चैवान्यो बद्धस्तोये यथा घटी ॥२२॥
22. yāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi na teṣāṃ sthitirantarā .
ghaṭīyantreṣu caivānyo baddhastoye yathā ghaṭī.
ghaṭīyantreṣu caivānyo baddhastoye yathā ghaṭī.
22.
yāvat varṣa sahasrāṇi na teṣām sthitiḥ antarā |
ghaṭī yantreṣu ca eva anyaḥ baddhaḥ toye yathā ghaṭī
ghaṭī yantreṣu ca eva anyaḥ baddhaḥ toye yathā ghaṭī
22.
For thousands of years, there is no respite for them. And just as a pot (ghaṭī) is bound within the water in a water-lifting machine (ghaṭīyantra), so too are other beings bound.
Words meanings summery:
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- यावत् (yāvat) - for as long as (as long as, as far as, until, as many as)
- वर्ष (varṣa) - year (year, rain, rainy season)
- सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands (of years) (thousands)
- न (na) - not, no
- तेषाम् (teṣām) - for them (of them, for them)
- स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - respite, cessation (of suffering) (state, condition, existence, remaining, steadfastness, cessation, rest, position)
- अन्तरा (antarā) - interval, respite, break (between, within, in the middle, during, meanwhile, interval, respite)
- घटी (ghaṭī) - a pot, specifically as used in a water-lifting device (pot, pitcher, water-pot, a part of a water-lifting machine)
- यन्त्रेषु (yantreṣu) - in water-lifting machines (in machines, in instruments, in devices)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- एव (eva) - just, exactly (indeed, just, only, exactly, verily)
- अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another being (implied) (other, another)
- बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, trapped (bound, tied, restrained, fastened)
- तोये (toye) - in water (in water, on water)
- यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)
- घटी (ghaṭī) - a pot (pot, pitcher, water-pot)
Words meanings and morphology
यावत् (yāvat) - for as long as (as long as, as far as, until, as many as)
(indeclinable)
वर्ष (varṣa) - year (year, rain, rainy season)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of varṣa
varṣa - year, rain, rainy season, cloud
Note: Used here as part of a compound sense 'thousands of years', `yāvat` modifying the quantity.
सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands (of years) (thousands)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of sahasra
sahasra - a thousand, myriad
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
तेषाम् (teṣām) - for them (of them, for them)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it, them
Note: Refers to the beings undergoing suffering.
स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - respite, cessation (of suffering) (state, condition, existence, remaining, steadfastness, cessation, rest, position)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sthiti
sthiti - standing, state, position, condition, existence, permanence, steadfastness, rest, cessation
derived from root √sthā (to stand)
Root: sthā (class 1)
अन्तरा (antarā) - interval, respite, break (between, within, in the middle, during, meanwhile, interval, respite)
(indeclinable)
घटी (ghaṭī) - a pot, specifically as used in a water-lifting device (pot, pitcher, water-pot, a part of a water-lifting machine)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ghaṭī
ghaṭī - pitcher, pot, water-pot, a jar, a bucket in a water-wheel
यन्त्रेषु (yantreṣu) - in water-lifting machines (in machines, in instruments, in devices)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of yantra
yantra - machine, instrument, device, engine, tool
Note: Refers to `ghaṭīyantra` (water-lifting machine).
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - just, exactly (indeed, just, only, exactly, verily)
(indeclinable)
अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another being (implied) (other, another)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different, other than
Note: Refers to a different category of beings suffering, or another person.
बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, trapped (bound, tied, restrained, fastened)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of baddha
baddha - bound, tied, fastened, restrained, captive, captured, fixed, firm
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root √bandh (to bind, tie) with the suffix -ta.
Root: bandh (class 9)
Note: Agrees with `anyaḥ`.
तोये (toye) - in water (in water, on water)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of toya
toya - water
यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)
(indeclinable)
घटी (ghaṭī) - a pot (pot, pitcher, water-pot)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ghaṭī
ghaṭī - pitcher, pot, water-pot, a jar, a bucket in a water-wheel