मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
-
chapter-16, verse-34
अहोरात्रव्यवस्थाया विना मासर्तुसंक्षयः ।
तत्संक्षयान्न त्वयने ज्ञायेते दक्षिणोत्तरे ॥३४॥
तत्संक्षयान्न त्वयने ज्ञायेते दक्षिणोत्तरे ॥३४॥
34. ahorātravyavasthāyā vinā māsartusaṃkṣayaḥ .
tatsaṃkṣayānna tvayane jñāyete dakṣiṇottare.
tatsaṃkṣayānna tvayane jñāyete dakṣiṇottare.
34.
ahorātravyavasthāyāḥ vinā māsartusaṃkṣayaḥ
tatsaṃkṣayāt na tu ayane jñāyete dakṣiṇottare
tatsaṃkṣayāt na tu ayane jñāyete dakṣiṇottare
34.
Without the regular system of days and nights, there is a disruption of months and seasons. Consequently, due to this disruption, the southern and northern solstices are not properly determined.
Words meanings summery:
(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)
- अहोरात्रव्यवस्थायाः (ahorātravyavasthāyāḥ) - of the system of days and nights
- विना (vinā) - without, except for
- मासर्तुसंक्षयः (māsartusaṁkṣayaḥ) - destruction of months and seasons, disruption of months and seasons
- तत्संक्षयात् (tatsaṁkṣayāt) - from that destruction, due to that disruption
- न (na) - not
- तु (tu) - but, however, indeed
- अयने (ayane) - the two solstices (southern and northern courses of the sun)
- ज्ञायेते (jñāyete) - are known, are understood, are determined
- दक्षिणोत्तरे (dakṣiṇottare) - southern and northern
Words meanings and morphology
अहोरात्रव्यवस्थायाः (ahorātravyavasthāyāḥ) - of the system of days and nights
(noun)
Ablative, feminine, singular of ahorātravyavasthā
ahorātravyavasthā - the system or arrangement of days and nights
Compound type : tatpurusha (ahorātra+vyavasthā)
- ahorātra – day and night (a day-night cycle)
noun (neuter)
Dvanda compound of 'ahan' (day) and 'rātri' (night). - vyavasthā – system, arrangement, order, disposition
noun (feminine)
Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefixes vi and ava.
Prefixes: vi+ava
Root: sthā (class 1)
विना (vinā) - without, except for
(indeclinable)
मासर्तुसंक्षयः (māsartusaṁkṣayaḥ) - destruction of months and seasons, disruption of months and seasons
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of māsartusaṃkṣaya
māsartusaṁkṣaya - destruction or disruption of months and seasons
Compound type : tatpurusha (māsartu+saṃkṣaya)
- māsartu – months and seasons
noun (masculine)
Dvanda compound of 'māsa' (month) and 'ṛtu' (season), with internal guṇa sandhi (a+ṛ=ar). - saṃkṣaya – destruction, decay, disruption, decline
noun (masculine)
Derived from root kṣi (to waste, destroy) with prefix sam.
Prefix: sam
Root: kṣi (class 1)
तत्संक्षयात् (tatsaṁkṣayāt) - from that destruction, due to that disruption
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of tatsaṃkṣaya
tatsaṁkṣaya - that destruction or disruption
Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+saṃkṣaya)
- tad – that, thereby
pronoun (neuter) - saṃkṣaya – destruction, decay, disruption
noun (masculine)
Derived from root kṣi (to waste, destroy) with prefix sam.
Prefix: sam
Root: kṣi (class 1)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
तु (tu) - but, however, indeed
(indeclinable)
अयने (ayane) - the two solstices (southern and northern courses of the sun)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, dual of ayana
ayana - going, path, course, solstice (northern or southern course of the sun)
Derived from root i (to go).
Root: i (class 2)
ज्ञायेते (jñāyete) - are known, are understood, are determined
(verb)
3rd person , dual, passive, Present (Laṭ) of jñā
Present tense (Laṭ), 3rd person dual, passive voice form of the root jñā.
Root: jñā (class 9)
दक्षिणोत्तरे (dakṣiṇottare) - southern and northern
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, dual of dakṣiṇottara
dakṣiṇottara - southern and northern
Dvanda compound of 'dakṣiṇa' (southern) and 'uttara' (northern).
Compound type : dvandva (dakṣiṇa+uttara)
- dakṣiṇa – southern, right, skillful
adjective (masculine) - uttara – northern, upper, later, higher
adjective (masculine)
Prefix: ud
Note: Agrees with 'ayane'.