मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-124, verse-21
भक्ष्यानुलेपनं वस्त्रं स्रक्पानादिकमुत्तमम् ।
उपाजह्रुस्तयोस्तत्र मुनिगन्धर्वकिन्नराः ॥२१॥
उपाजह्रुस्तयोस्तत्र मुनिगन्धर्वकिन्नराः ॥२१॥
21. bhakṣyānulepanaṃ vastraṃ srakpānādikamuttamam .
upājahrustayostatra munigandharvakinnarāḥ.
upājahrustayostatra munigandharvakinnarāḥ.
21.
bhakṣyānulepanam vastram srakpānādikam uttamam
upājahruḥ tayoḥ tatra munigandharvakinnarāḥ
upājahruḥ tayoḥ tatra munigandharvakinnarāḥ
21.
There, sages, Gandharvas, and Kinnaras brought for the two of them excellent provisions like food, unguents, clothes, garlands, and drinks.
Words meanings summery:
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- भक्ष्यानुलेपनम् (bhakṣyānulepanam) - food and unguents, edibles and ointments
- वस्त्रम् (vastram) - clothes, garment
- स्रक्पानादिकम् (srakpānādikam) - garlands, drinks, and so on; the like of garlands and drinks
- उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme
- उपाजह्रुः (upājahruḥ) - they brought, they offered
- तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them two, for them two
- तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
- मुनिगन्धर्वकिन्नराः (munigandharvakinnarāḥ) - sages, Gandharvas, and Kinnaras
Words meanings and morphology
भक्ष्यानुलेपनम् (bhakṣyānulepanam) - food and unguents, edibles and ointments
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhakṣyānulepana
bhakṣyānulepana - food and unguents/anointing, edibles and ointments
Dvandva compound of bhakṣya (food) and anulepana (unguent, anointing).
Compound type : dvandva (bhakṣya+anulepana)
- bhakṣya – edible, food, what is to be eaten
noun (neuter)
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
Derived from root √bhakṣ (to eat)
Root: √bhakṣ (class 1) - anulepana – anointing, unguent, ointment
noun (neuter)
Derived from root √lip with prefix anu-
Prefix: anu
Root: √lip (class 6)
Note: The singular form of a dvandva compound often signifies 'the collection of X and Y'.
वस्त्रम् (vastram) - clothes, garment
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vastra
vastra - cloth, garment, clothing
स्रक्पानादिकम् (srakpānādikam) - garlands, drinks, and so on; the like of garlands and drinks
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of srakpānādika
srakpānādika - the like of garlands and drinks, garlands, drinks, etc.
Compound of srak (garland), pāna (drink), and ādika (etc., beginning with).
Compound type : dvandva (sraj+pāna+ādika)
- sraj – garland, wreath, chain
noun (feminine) - pāna – drinking, drink, beverage
noun (neuter)
Derived from root √pā (to drink)
Root: √pā (class 1) - ādika – and the like, etcetera, beginning with
adjective
Derived from ādi (beginning, etc.) with suffix -ka.
Note: Acts as a collective noun here.
उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama
uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme, chief
Superlative of 'ud' (up).
Note: Agrees with the preceding collective nominative neuter nouns.
उपाजह्रुः (upājahruḥ) - they brought, they offered
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of √hṛ
Perfect tense (liṭ), parasmaipada, 3rd person plural, with upasargas upa- and ā-.
Prefixes: upa+ā
Root: √hṛ (class 1)
तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them two, for them two
(pronoun)
Genitive, dual of tad
tad - that, he/she/it
Pronominal dual form, genitive or locative.
Note: Genitive is often used to express purpose or 'for'. Refers to the male and female protagonists.
तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
(indeclinable)
Derived from tad with suffix -tra.
Note: Refers to the various pleasure spots mentioned in the previous verse.
मुनिगन्धर्वकिन्नराः (munigandharvakinnarāḥ) - sages, Gandharvas, and Kinnaras
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of munigandharvakinnara
munigandharvakinnara - sages, Gandharvas, and Kinnaras (a collective term for these divine and semi-divine beings)
Dvandva compound of muni (sage), gandharva (celestial musician), and kinnara (mythical half-human, half-horse musician).
Compound type : dvandva (muni+gandharva+kinnara)
- muni – sage, ascetic, holy man
noun (masculine) - gandharva – celestial musician, a class of semi-divine beings
noun (masculine) - kinnara – a mythical being, half-human, half-horse, known for music
noun (masculine)
Note: Acts as the subject of `upājahruḥ`.