मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-12, verse-4
योजनानां सहस्राणि सप्त पञ्च समन्ततः ।
तत्र ताम्रमयी भूमिरधस्तस्य हुताशनः ॥४॥
तत्र ताम्रमयी भूमिरधस्तस्य हुताशनः ॥४॥
4. yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi sapta pañca samantataḥ .
tatra tāmramayī bhūmiradhastasya hutāśanaḥ.
tatra tāmramayī bhūmiradhastasya hutāśanaḥ.
4.
yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi sapta pañca samantataḥ
tatra tāmramayī bhūmiḥ adhas tasya hutāśanaḥ
tatra tāmramayī bhūmiḥ adhas tasya hutāśanaḥ
4.
Its extent is twelve thousand yojanas (a measure of distance) in every direction. There, the ground is made of copper, and beneath it is fire.
Words meanings summery:
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- योजनानां (yojanānāṁ) - of yojanas (a unit of distance)
- सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
- सप्त (sapta) - seven
- पञ्च (pañca) - five
- समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, on all sides
- तत्र (tatra) - In that hell. (there, in that place)
- ताम्रमयी (tāmramayī) - made of copper, copper-colored
- भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth, ground, land
- अधस् (adhas) - below, beneath
- तस्य (tasya) - of the copper ground (implied) (of it, its)
- हुताशनः (hutāśanaḥ) - fire, god of fire (Agni)
Words meanings and morphology
योजनानां (yojanānāṁ) - of yojanas (a unit of distance)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of yojana
yojana - yojana (a measure of distance, approx. 8-10 miles); linking, joining
From root yuj (to join) with suffix ana.
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Dependent on 'sahasrāṇi'.
सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of sahasra
sahasra - thousand
Note: Subject of implied verb 'are'.
सप्त (sapta) - seven
(numeral)
Note: Adjective modifying 'sahasrāṇi' (part of the compound numeral 'twelve thousand').
पञ्च (pañca) - five
(numeral)
Note: Adjective modifying 'sahasrāṇi' (part of the compound numeral 'twelve thousand', summing with 'sapta').
समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around, on all sides
(indeclinable)
From samanta (all-surrounding) with suffix tas.
तत्र (tatra) - In that hell. (there, in that place)
(indeclinable)
Adverbial suffix tral from tad.
ताम्रमयी (tāmramayī) - made of copper, copper-colored
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tāmramaya
tāmramaya - made of copper, consisting of copper
From tāmra (copper) with suffix mayaṭ (made of).
Note: Adjective modifying 'bhūmiḥ'.
भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth, ground, land
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmi
bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil
From root bhū (to be, to become).
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Subject of implied verb 'is'.
अधस् (adhas) - below, beneath
(indeclinable)
Adverb derived from root adh.
तस्य (tasya) - of the copper ground (implied) (of it, its)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Genitive of 'tad', referring to the hell or its ground.
हुताशनः (hutāśanaḥ) - fire, god of fire (Agni)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hutāśana
hutāśana - fire, Agni (literally 'eater of offerings')
Compound: 'huta' (offered) + 'aśana' (eating). One who eats (consumes) what is offered (in sacrifice).
Compound type : tatpurusha (huta+aśana)
- huta – offered, sacrificed
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root hu (to sacrifice) with suffix kta.
Root: hu (class 3) - aśana – eating, food, eater
noun (masculine)
From root aś (to eat) with suffix ana.
Root: aś (class 9)
Note: Subject of implied verb 'is'.