मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-129, verse-32
प्राच्यां कोट्यस्तु यज्ञानामासन्नष्टादशाधिकाः ।
प्रतीच्यां सप्त वै कोट्यो दक्षिणस्यां चतुर्दश ॥३२॥
प्रतीच्यां सप्त वै कोट्यो दक्षिणस्यां चतुर्दश ॥३२॥
32. prācyāṃ koṭyastu yajñānāmāsannaṣṭādaśādhikāḥ .
pratīcyāṃ sapta vai koṭyo dakṣiṇasyāṃ caturdaśa.
pratīcyāṃ sapta vai koṭyo dakṣiṇasyāṃ caturdaśa.
32.
prācyām koṭyaḥ tu yajñānām āsan aṣṭādaśa-adhikāḥ
| pratīcyām sapta vai koṭyaḥ dakṣiṇasyām caturdaśa
| pratīcyām sapta vai koṭyaḥ dakṣiṇasyām caturdaśa
32.
In the east, there were indeed more than eighteen crores of Vedic rituals (yajña). In the west, there were seven crores, and in the south, fourteen.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्राच्याम् (prācyām) - in the east
- कोट्यः (koṭyaḥ) - crores (ten millions), ten thousands of thousands
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover
- यज्ञानाम् (yajñānām) - of ritual offerings (yajña) (of sacrifices, of ritual offerings)
- आसन् (āsan) - there were, they were
- अष्टादश-अधिकाः (aṣṭādaśa-adhikāḥ) - more than eighteen, exceeding eighteen
- प्रतीच्याम् (pratīcyām) - in the west
- सप्त (sapta) - seven
- वै (vai) - indeed, certainly
- कोट्यः (koṭyaḥ) - crores (ten millions), ten thousands of thousands
- दक्षिणस्याम् (dakṣiṇasyām) - in the south
- चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen
Words meanings and morphology
प्राच्याम् (prācyām) - in the east
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of prācī
prācī - eastern, east (direction)
कोट्यः (koṭyaḥ) - crores (ten millions), ten thousands of thousands
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of koṭi
koṭi - ten million, crore, extremity
तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover
(indeclinable)
यज्ञानाम् (yajñānām) - of ritual offerings (yajña) (of sacrifices, of ritual offerings)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of yajña
yajña - sacrifice, ritual, worship
आसन् (āsan) - there were, they were
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
अष्टादश-अधिकाः (aṣṭādaśa-adhikāḥ) - more than eighteen, exceeding eighteen
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of aṣṭādaśādhika
aṣṭādaśādhika - exceeding eighteen, more than eighteen
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aṣṭādaśa+adhika)
- aṣṭādaśa – eighteen
numeral - adhika – more, additional, exceeding
adjective
प्रतीच्याम् (pratīcyām) - in the west
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of pratīcī
pratīcī - western, west (direction)
सप्त (sapta) - seven
(numeral)
वै (vai) - indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
कोट्यः (koṭyaḥ) - crores (ten millions), ten thousands of thousands
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of koṭi
koṭi - ten million, crore, extremity
दक्षिणस्याम् (dakṣiṇasyām) - in the south
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇā
dakṣiṇā - southern, south (direction)
चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen
(numeral)