मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-134, verse-12
अष्टादशपुराणानां नामधेयानि यः पठेत् ।
त्रिसन्ध्यं जपते नित्यं सोऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत् ॥१२॥
त्रिसन्ध्यं जपते नित्यं सोऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत् ॥१२॥
12. aṣṭādaśapurāṇānāṃ nāmadheyāni yaḥ paṭhet .
trisandhyaṃ japate nityaṃ so'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet.
trisandhyaṃ japate nityaṃ so'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet.
12.
aṣṭādaśapurāṇānām nāmadheyāni yaḥ paṭhet
trisandhyam japate nityam saḥ aśvamedhaphalam labhet
trisandhyam japate nityam saḥ aśvamedhaphalam labhet
12.
Anyone who recites the names of the eighteen Purāṇas, chanting them daily at the three junctures of the day, obtains the merit of an aśvamedha (horse sacrifice).
Words meanings summery:
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- अष्टादशपुराणानाम् (aṣṭādaśapurāṇānām) - of the eighteen Purāṇas
- नामधेयानि (nāmadheyāni) - names
- यः (yaḥ) - who, he who
- पठेत् (paṭhet) - would recite, should recite
- त्रिसन्ध्यम् (trisandhyam) - at the three junctures of the day, three times daily
- जपते (japate) - recites, murmurs (to oneself)
- नित्यम् (nityam) - daily, constantly, always
- सः (saḥ) - he
- अश्वमेधफलम् (aśvamedhaphalam) - the fruit/merit of an aśvamedha (horse sacrifice)
- लभेत् (labhet) - would obtain, should obtain
Words meanings and morphology
अष्टादशपुराणानाम् (aṣṭādaśapurāṇānām) - of the eighteen Purāṇas
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of aṣṭādaśapurāṇa
aṣṭādaśapurāṇa - the eighteen Purāṇas
Compound type : karmadhāraya (aṣṭādaśan+purāṇa)
- aṣṭādaśan – eighteen
numeral - purāṇa – ancient tale, old narrative, a specific class of sacred texts (Purāṇa)
noun (neuter)
नामधेयानि (nāmadheyāni) - names
(noun)
neuter, plural of nāmadheya
nāmadheya - name, appellation
यः (yaḥ) - who, he who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
पठेत् (paṭhet) - would recite, should recite
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of paṭh
Root: paṭh (class 1)
त्रिसन्ध्यम् (trisandhyam) - at the three junctures of the day, three times daily
(indeclinable)
Compound type : avyayibhāva (tri+sandhyā)
- tri – three
numeral - sandhyā – juncture, twilight, period of transition (dawn, noon, dusk)
noun (feminine)
Note: Used adverbially in accusative singular neuter, hence treated as indeclinable in this context.
जपते (japate) - recites, murmurs (to oneself)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jap
Root: jap (class 1)
नित्यम् (nityam) - daily, constantly, always
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially in accusative singular neuter, hence treated as indeclinable in this context.
सः (saḥ) - he
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative/personal pronoun)
अश्वमेधफलम् (aśvamedhaphalam) - the fruit/merit of an aśvamedha (horse sacrifice)
(noun)
neuter, singular of aśvamedhaphala
aśvamedhaphala - the fruit or result of a horse sacrifice (aśvamedha)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśvamedha+phala)
- aśvamedha – horse sacrifice (a Vedic ritual)
noun (masculine) - phala – fruit, result, consequence, merit
noun (neuter)
लभेत् (labhet) - would obtain, should obtain
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhi liṅ) of labh
Root: labh (class 1)