मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-13, verse-14
पर्वकालेषु पितरस्तिथिकालेषु देवताः ।
पुरुषं स्वयमायान्ति निपानमिव धेनवः ॥१४॥
पुरुषं स्वयमायान्ति निपानमिव धेनवः ॥१४॥
14. parvakāleṣu pitarastithikāleṣu devatāḥ .
puruṣaṃ svayamāyānti nipānamiva dhenavaḥ.
puruṣaṃ svayamāyānti nipānamiva dhenavaḥ.
14.
parvakāleṣu pitaraḥ tithi-kāleṣu devatāḥ
puruṣam svayam āyānti nipānam iva dhenavaḥ
puruṣam svayam āyānti nipānam iva dhenavaḥ
14.
During auspicious times, the ancestors, and during lunar dates (tithi), the deities, spontaneously approach an individual (puruṣa), just as cows come to a watering hole.
Words meanings summery:
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- पर्वकालेषु (parvakāleṣu) - during auspicious times/festival times (on auspicious times, on festival days, at conjunctions (of moon/sun))
- पितरः (pitaraḥ) - ancestors (fathers, ancestors, manes)
- तिथि-कालेषु (tithi-kāleṣu) - during lunar dates (tithi) (on lunar dates, during specific lunar days)
- देवताः (devatāḥ) - deities (deities, gods, divine beings)
- पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - an individual, a person (man, person, human being, the Supreme Being (puruṣa))
- स्वयम् (svayam) - spontaneously, themselves (oneself, by oneself, spontaneously, voluntarily)
- आयान्ति (āyānti) - they approach, they come (they come, they approach)
- निपानम् (nipānam) - a watering hole (a watering place, a drinking trough, a fountain)
- इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if, similar to)
- धेनवः (dhenavaḥ) - cows
Words meanings and morphology
पर्वकालेषु (parvakāleṣu) - during auspicious times/festival times (on auspicious times, on festival days, at conjunctions (of moon/sun))
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of parvakāla
parvakāla - auspicious time, festival time, a conjunction (of sun/moon)
Compound type : tatpurusha (parva+kāla)
- parva – knot, joint, section, festival, auspicious day
noun (neuter) - kāla – time, season
noun (masculine)
पितरः (pitaraḥ) - ancestors (fathers, ancestors, manes)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pitṛ
pitṛ - father, ancestor
Note: Subject of 'āyānti'.
तिथि-कालेषु (tithi-kāleṣu) - during lunar dates (tithi) (on lunar dates, during specific lunar days)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of tithi-kāla
tithi-kāla - lunar date, specific day in a lunar fortnight
Compound type : tatpurusha (tithi+kāla)
- tithi – lunar day, date
noun (feminine) - kāla – time, season
noun (masculine)
देवताः (devatāḥ) - deities (deities, gods, divine beings)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of devatā
devatā - deity, godhead, divinity
Feminine noun derived from deva (god).
Note: Subject of 'āyānti'.
पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - an individual, a person (man, person, human being, the Supreme Being (puruṣa))
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa
puruṣa - man, person, human being, the Supreme Being
Note: Object of the verb 'āyānti'.
स्वयम् (svayam) - spontaneously, themselves (oneself, by oneself, spontaneously, voluntarily)
(indeclinable)
Adverbial form.
Note: Emphasizes the voluntary approach.
आयान्ति (āyānti) - they approach, they come (they come, they approach)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā
Present Active Indicative
Present tense, 3rd person plural, active voice, from root √yā with prefix ā-.
Prefix: ā
Root: yā (class 2)
Note: The verb for both 'pitaraḥ' and 'devatāḥ'.
निपानम् (nipānam) - a watering hole (a watering place, a drinking trough, a fountain)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nipāna
nipāna - a watering place, a drinking trough, a fountain
From prefix ni- and root √pā (to drink).
Prefix: ni
Root: pā (class 1)
Note: Object of implied motion towards.
इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if, similar to)
(indeclinable)
Particle of comparison.
धेनवः (dhenavaḥ) - cows
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of dhenu
dhenu - milch cow, cow
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Subject of the simile. Implied verb of coming.