मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-16, verse-45
तन्नास्ति सर्वमेवैतद्विनैषां व्युष्टिसंस्थैतम् ।
कथं नु दिनसर्गः स्यादन्योऽन्यमवदन् सुराः ॥४५॥
कथं नु दिनसर्गः स्यादन्योऽन्यमवदन् सुराः ॥४५॥
45. tannāsti sarvamevaitadvinaiṣāṃ vyuṣṭisaṃsthaitam .
kathaṃ nu dinasargaḥ syādanyo'nyamavadan surāḥ.
kathaṃ nu dinasargaḥ syādanyo'nyamavadan surāḥ.
45.
tat na asti sarvam eva etat vinā eṣām vyuṣṭisaṃsthitam
katham nu dinasargaḥ syāt anyaḥ anyam avadan surāḥ
katham nu dinasargaḥ syāt anyaḥ anyam avadan surāḥ
45.
Without these (elements/offerings), this entire universe for the unfolding of prosperity (vyuṣṭi) would not exist. How then could the creation of day (dinasarga) occur? The gods said to one another.
Words meanings summery:
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- तत् (tat) - that
- न (na) - not, no
- अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
- सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- एतत् (etat) - this
- विना (vinā) - without
- एषाम् (eṣām) - of these
- व्युष्टिसंस्थितम् (vyuṣṭisaṁsthitam) - established as daybreak, established for prosperity
- कथम् (katham) - how?
- नु (nu) - indeed, then, now
- दिनसर्गः (dinasargaḥ) - creation of day
- स्यात् (syāt) - would be, may be
- अन्यः (anyaḥ) - one, other, another
- अन्यम् (anyam) - another, one another
- अवदन् (avadan) - they said, they spoke
- सुराः (surāḥ) - the gods
Words meanings and morphology
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, those
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
एतत् (etat) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this
विना (vinā) - without
(indeclinable)
एषाम् (eṣām) - of these
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of idam
idam - this, these
व्युष्टिसंस्थितम् (vyuṣṭisaṁsthitam) - established as daybreak, established for prosperity
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vyuṣṭisaṃsthita
vyuṣṭisaṁsthita - established in prosperity, system of daybreak
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vyuṣṭi+saṃsthita)
- vyuṣṭi – dawn, daybreak, prosperity
noun (feminine) - saṃsthita – established, arranged, existing
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root sthā with upasarga sam
Prefix: sam
Root: sthā (class 1)
कथम् (katham) - how?
(indeclinable)
नु (nu) - indeed, then, now
(indeclinable)
दिनसर्गः (dinasargaḥ) - creation of day
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dinasarga
dinasarga - creation of day
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dina+sarga)
- dina – day
noun (neuter) - sarga – creation, emission
noun (masculine)
Root: sṛj (class 6)
स्यात् (syāt) - would be, may be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
अन्यः (anyaḥ) - one, other, another
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
अन्यम् (anyam) - another, one another
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
अवदन् (avadan) - they said, they spoke
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vad
Root: vad (class 1)
सुराः (surāḥ) - the gods
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sura
sura - god, deity