मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-128, verse-48
तासां पुत्रास्तस्य चासन्भूभृतोऽष्टादश द्विज ।
तेषां प्रधानो ज्येष्ठश्च नरिष्यन्तः सुतोऽभवत् ॥४८॥
तेषां प्रधानो ज्येष्ठश्च नरिष्यन्तः सुतोऽभवत् ॥४८॥
48. tāsāṃ putrāstasya cāsanbhūbhṛto'ṣṭādaśa dvija .
teṣāṃ pradhāno jyeṣṭhaśca nariṣyantaḥ suto'bhavat.
teṣāṃ pradhāno jyeṣṭhaśca nariṣyantaḥ suto'bhavat.
48.
tāsām putrāḥ tasya ca āsan bhūbhṛtaḥ aṣṭādaśa dvija
teṣām pradhānaḥ jyeṣṭhaḥ ca nariṣyantaḥ sutaḥ abhavat
teṣām pradhānaḥ jyeṣṭhaḥ ca nariṣyantaḥ sutaḥ abhavat
48.
O twice-born (dvija), that king had eighteen sons. Among them, Nariṣyanta was the principal and eldest son.
Words meanings summery:
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- तासाम् (tāsām) - of them
- पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons
- तस्य (tasya) - of that king (his, of him, of that)
- च (ca) - and, also
- आसन् (āsan) - they were
- भूभृतः (bhūbhṛtaḥ) - of the king, of the earth-bearer
- अष्टादश (aṣṭādaśa) - eighteen
- द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born, O Brahmin
- तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them
- प्रधानः (pradhānaḥ) - principal, chief, prominent
- ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - eldest, best
- च (ca) - and, also
- नरिष्यन्तः (nariṣyantaḥ) - Nariṣyanta
- सुतः (sutaḥ) - son
- अभवत् (abhavat) - he was, he became
Words meanings and morphology
तासाम् (tāsām) - of them
(pronoun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of putra
putra - son, child
तस्य (tasya) - of that king (his, of him, of that)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
आसन् (āsan) - they were
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as
Imperfect 3rd Plural
root as (second class), laṅ-lakāra, parasmaipada, 3rd person, plural
Root: as (class 2)
भूभृतः (bhūbhṛtaḥ) - of the king, of the earth-bearer
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of bhūbhṛt
bhūbhṛt - king, sovereign, mountain
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+bhṛt)
- bhū – earth, ground
noun (feminine) - bhṛt – bearing, carrying, supporting
adjective
derived from root bhṛ 'to bear, carry'
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
अष्टादश (aṣṭādaśa) - eighteen
(indeclinable)
Note: Often treated as an adjective agreeing with the noun, here with putrāḥ
द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born, O Brahmin
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija
dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya), bird, tooth
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+jan)
- dvi – two
numeral - jan – born
adjective
Past Passive Participle
root jan (4th class) 'to be born'
Root: jan (class 4)
तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
प्रधानः (pradhānaḥ) - principal, chief, prominent
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pradhāna
pradhāna - chief, principal, foremost, excellent
Prefix: pra
Root: dhā (class 3)
ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - eldest, best
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha
jyeṣṭha - eldest, best, chief, most excellent
superlative of vṛddha (old)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
नरिष्यन्तः (nariṣyantaḥ) - Nariṣyanta
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nariṣyanta
nariṣyanta - Nariṣyanta (a proper name, son of Manu Vaivasvata or king Marutta)
सुतः (sutaḥ) - son
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of suta
suta - son, child
अभवत् (abhavat) - he was, he became
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū
Imperfect 3rd Singular
root bhū (first class), laṅ-lakāra, parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular
Root: bhū (class 1)