मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-134, verse-38

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पुराणाक्षरसंख्या च प्रख्याता तत्त्वबुद्धिना ।
श्लोकानां षट्सहस्राणि तथा चाष्टशतानि च ॥३८॥

38. purāṇākṣarasaṃkhyā ca prakhyātā tattvabuddhinā .
ślokānāṃ ṣaṭsahasrāṇi tathā cāṣṭaśatāni ca.

38. purāṇākṣarasaṅkhyā ca prakhyātā tattvabuddhinā
ślokānām ṣaṭsahasrāṇi tathā ca aṣṭaśatāni ca

38. The total number of verses (or letters) in the Purāṇa, well-known to those possessing insight into reality (tattva), is six thousand eight hundred.

Words meanings summery:

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पुराणाक्षरसङ्ख्या (purāṇākṣarasaṅkhyā) - the number of verses in the Purāṇa (the number of letters or verses in the Purāṇa)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

प्रख्याता (prakhyātā) - well-known (well-known, famous, declared)

तत्त्वबुद्धिना (tattvabuddhinā) - by those possessing insight into reality (tattva) (by one whose intellect is fixed on reality, by one with knowledge of truth)

श्लोकानाम् (ślokānām) - of verses (of verses, of stanzas)

षट्सहस्राणि (ṣaṭsahasrāṇi) - six thousand

तथा (tathā) - and (thus, so, and, in that manner)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

अष्टशतानि (aṣṭaśatāni) - eight hundred

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

Words meanings and morphology

पुराणाक्षरसङ्ख्या (purāṇākṣarasaṅkhyā) - the number of verses in the Purāṇa (the number of letters or verses in the Purāṇa)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of purāṇākṣarasaṅkhyā

purāṇākṣarasaṅkhyā - the number of letters/verses in the Purāṇa, the count of syllables in an ancient text

Compound type : tatpurusha (purāṇa+akṣarasaṅkhyā)

purāṇa – ancient, old, a class of Hindu religious texts
noun (neuter)
akṣarasaṅkhyā – number of letters, number of verses, syllable count
noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of the sentence, referring to the total count.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

प्रख्याता (prakhyātā) - well-known (well-known, famous, declared)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prakhyāta

prakhyāta - well-known, famous, declared, made manifest

Past Passive Participle

Derived from pra- + √khyā (to tell, relate, show).

Prefix: pra

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'purāṇākṣarasaṅkhyā'.

तत्त्वबुद्धिना (tattvabuddhinā) - by those possessing insight into reality (tattva) (by one whose intellect is fixed on reality, by one with knowledge of truth)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tattvabuddhi

tattvabuddhi - intellect fixed on truth/reality, understanding of reality (tattva), discerning intellect

Compound type : tatpurusha (tattva+buddhi)

tattva – reality, truth, essence, principle, element
noun (neuter)
buddhi – intellect, understanding, discernment, reason
noun (feminine)
From √budh (to know, perceive).
Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Instrumental singular of a masculine agent implied by the feminine noun 'tattvabuddhi' used adjectivally to describe the agent.

श्लोकानाम् (ślokānām) - of verses (of verses, of stanzas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śloka

śloka - verse, stanza, fame, sound

From √śru (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Possessive form, indicating the object being counted.

षट्सहस्राणि (ṣaṭsahasrāṇi) - six thousand

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ṣaṭsahasra

ṣaṭsahasra - six thousand