मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-15, verse-54
अश्वमेधादयो यज्ञास्त्वयेष्टा विधिवद्यतः ।
ततस्त्वद्दर्शनाद्याम्या यन्त्रशस्त्राग्निवायसाः ॥५४॥
ततस्त्वद्दर्शनाद्याम्या यन्त्रशस्त्राग्निवायसाः ॥५४॥
54. aśvamedhādayo yajñāstvayeṣṭā vidhivadyataḥ .
tatastvaddarśanādyāmyā yantraśastrāgnivāyasāḥ.
tatastvaddarśanādyāmyā yantraśastrāgnivāyasāḥ.
54.
aśvamedhādayaḥ yajñāḥ tvayā iṣṭāḥ vidhivat yataḥ
tataḥ tvaddarśanāt yāmyāḥ yantraśastrāgnivāyasāḥ
tataḥ tvaddarśanāt yāmyāḥ yantraśastrāgnivāyasāḥ
54.
yataḥ tvayā aśvamedhādayaḥ yajñāḥ vidhivat iṣṭāḥ
tataḥ tvaddarśanāt yāmyāḥ yantraśastrāgnivāyasāḥ
tataḥ tvaddarśanāt yāmyāḥ yantraśastrāgnivāyasāḥ
54.
Since you have duly performed great Vedic rituals (yajñas) like the Aśvamedha, therefore, at your sight, the instruments, weapons, fire, and crows associated with Yama (the god of death) flee.
Words meanings summery:
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- अश्वमेधादयः (aśvamedhādayaḥ) - Aśvamedha (Vedic ritual) and others, beginning with Aśvamedha
- यज्ञाः (yajñāḥ) - Vedic rituals, ceremonies, offerings
- त्वया (tvayā) - by you
- इष्टाः (iṣṭāḥ) - performed, worshipped, desired, offered
- विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly, ritually, lawfully
- यतः (yataḥ) - from which, because, since
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore, from that
- त्वद्दर्शनात् (tvaddarśanāt) - from your sight, by seeing you
- याम्याः (yāmyāḥ) - belonging to Yama, relating to Yama (the god of death)
- यन्त्रशस्त्राग्निवायसाः (yantraśastrāgnivāyasāḥ) - belonging to Yama (instruments, weapons, fire, and crows (collectively))
Words meanings and morphology
अश्वमेधादयः (aśvamedhādayaḥ) - Aśvamedha (Vedic ritual) and others, beginning with Aśvamedha
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of aśvamedhādi
aśvamedhādi - starting with Aśvamedha, Aśvamedha and the like
Compound type : tatpurusha (aśvamedha+ādi)
- aśvamedha – horse-Vedic ritual, a specific ancient Vedic ritual performed by kings to assert imperial sovereignty
noun (masculine) - ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on, beginning with
indeclinable (masculine)
यज्ञाः (yajñāḥ) - Vedic rituals, ceremonies, offerings
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yajña
yajña - Vedic ritual, worship, devotion, offering, sacrifice
From root yaj (to worship, sacrifice)
Root: yaj (class 1)
त्वया (tvayā) - by you
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
इष्टाः (iṣṭāḥ) - performed, worshipped, desired, offered
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of iṣṭa
iṣṭa - performed, worshipped, sacrificed, desired, dear
Past Passive Participle
From root yaj, which undergoes an irregular change to iṣṭa.
Root: yaj (class 1)
Note: Qualifies yajñāḥ.
विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly, ritually, lawfully
(indeclinable)
Suffix -vat (like, according to)
यतः (yataḥ) - from which, because, since
(indeclinable)
Ablative suffix -tas
Root: yad
ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefore, from that
(indeclinable)
Ablative suffix -tas
Root: tad
त्वद्दर्शनात् (tvaddarśanāt) - from your sight, by seeing you
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of tvaddarśana
tvaddarśana - sight of you, seeing you
Compound type : tatpurusha (tvad+darśana)
- tvad – you (stem form)
pronoun
Alternate stem of yuṣmad in compounds - darśana – seeing, sight, vision, appearance, perception
noun (neuter)
action noun
Suffix -ana added to the root dṛś
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Denotes cause or origin.
याम्याः (yāmyāḥ) - belonging to Yama, relating to Yama (the god of death)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yāmya
yāmya - relating to Yama, southern, proper, fit
Derivative from Yama
Note: Qualifies yantraśastrāgnivāyasāḥ.
यन्त्रशस्त्राग्निवायसाः (yantraśastrāgnivāyasāḥ) - belonging to Yama (instruments, weapons, fire, and crows (collectively))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yantraśastrāgnivāyasa
yantraśastrāgnivāyasa - instruments, weapons, fire, and crows (collectively)
Compound type : dvandva (yantra+śastra+agni+vāyasa)
- yantra – instrument, machine, device, restraint
noun (neuter)
From root yam (to restrain, control)
Root: yam (class 1) - śastra – weapon, sword, instrument
noun (neuter)
From root śas (to cut, kill)
Root: śas (class 2) - agni – fire, the god of fire
noun (masculine) - vāyasa – crow (a bird associated with Yama)
noun (masculine)
From vayas (bird)
Note: The objects are personified as Yama's retinue or implements that are affected by the king's virtue.