मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-129, verse-20
गावो वस्त्राण्यलङ्कारं धान्यागारादिकं तथा ।
प्रत्येकमददात्तेषां सर्वपृथ्वीनिवासिनाम् ॥२०॥
प्रत्येकमददात्तेषां सर्वपृथ्वीनिवासिनाम् ॥२०॥
20. gāvo vastrāṇyalaṅkāraṃ dhānyāgārādikaṃ tathā .
pratyekamadadātteṣāṃ sarvapṛthvīnivāsinām.
pratyekamadadātteṣāṃ sarvapṛthvīnivāsinām.
20.
gāvaḥ vastrāṇi alaṅkāram dhānyāgārādikam tathā
pratyekam adadāt teṣām sarvapṛthvīnivāsinām
pratyekam adadāt teṣām sarvapṛthvīnivāsinām
20.
He individually gave cows, clothes, ornaments, granaries, and similar provisions to each of those (priests) who resided throughout the entire earth.
Words meanings summery:
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- गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows, cattle
- वस्त्राणि (vastrāṇi) - clothes, garments
- अलङ्कारम् (alaṅkāram) - ornament, decoration
- धान्यागारादिकम् (dhānyāgārādikam) - granaries and so on, granaries etc.
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, also, and
- प्रत्येकम् (pratyekam) - individually, each one
- अददात् (adadāt) - gave
- तेषाम् (teṣām) - to the dvija priests (to them, of them)
- सर्वपृथ्वीनिवासिनाम् (sarvapṛthvīnivāsinām) - of the priests dwelling on the entire earth (of those dwelling on the entire earth)
Words meanings and morphology
गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows, cattle
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of go
go - cow, ox, cattle, earth, ray of light
Note: The nominative plural gāvaḥ functions as an accusative due to common usage in lists of objects.
वस्त्राणि (vastrāṇi) - clothes, garments
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of vastra
vastra - cloth, garment, clothes
Note: Object of adadāt
अलङ्कारम् (alaṅkāram) - ornament, decoration
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of alaṅkāra
alaṅkāra - ornament, decoration, embellishment
From alam (sufficient) + kṛ (to make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Object of adadāt
धान्यागारादिकम् (dhānyāgārādikam) - granaries and so on, granaries etc.
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhānyāgārādika
dhānyāgārādika - granaries and the like
Compound type : tatpurusha (dhānya+āgāra+ādika)
- dhānya – grain, corn
noun (neuter) - āgāra – house, dwelling, storehouse
noun (neuter) - ādika – and so on, beginning with, etc.
adjective (neuter)
Note: Object of adadāt
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, also, and
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
प्रत्येकम् (pratyekam) - individually, each one
(indeclinable)
Compound type : avyayibhava (prati+eka)
- prati – towards, against, each
indeclinable - eka – one, single, unique, sole
numeral (masculine)
Note: Adverbial accusative.
अददात् (adadāt) - gave
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (luṅ) of dā
Imperfect Indicative
From root dā (to give), reduplicated, aorist-like imperfect
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Reduplicated aorist form (lun).
तेषाम् (teṣām) - to the dvija priests (to them, of them)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Often used with a dative sense (to them) in this context.
सर्वपृथ्वीनिवासिनाम् (sarvapṛthvīnivāsinām) - of the priests dwelling on the entire earth (of those dwelling on the entire earth)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvapṛthvīnivāsin
sarvapṛthvīnivāsin - dweller on the entire earth
Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+pṛthvī+nivāsin)
- sarva – all, every, entire
adjective (masculine) - pṛthvī – earth, ground
noun (feminine) - nivāsin – dweller, inhabitant
noun (masculine)
Agent noun
From root vas (to dwell) with ni- prefix and suffix -in
Prefix: ni
Root: vas (class 1)
Note: Agrees with teṣām.