मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-18, verse-57
प्रणिपत्य ततो देवा दत्तात्रेयं मनीषिणम् ।
नाकपृष्ठमनुप्राप्ता यथापूर्वं गतज्वराः ॥५७॥
नाकपृष्ठमनुप्राप्ता यथापूर्वं गतज्वराः ॥५७॥
57. praṇipatya tato devā dattātreyaṃ manīṣiṇam .
nākapṛṣṭhamanuprāptā yathāpūrvaṃ gatajvarāḥ.
nākapṛṣṭhamanuprāptā yathāpūrvaṃ gatajvarāḥ.
57.
praṇipatya tataḥ devāḥ dattātreyam manīṣiṇam
nākapṛṣṭham anuprāptāḥ yathāpūrvam gatajvarāḥ
nākapṛṣṭham anuprāptāḥ yathāpūrvam gatajvarāḥ
57.
Then, having bowed down to the wise Dattātreya, the gods, their distress gone, returned to the celestial realm (nākapṛṣṭha) as they were before.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रणिपत्य (praṇipatya) - having bowed down, having prostrated
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards
- देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities
- दत्तात्रेयम् (dattātreyam) - to Dattātreya
- मनीषिणम् (manīṣiṇam) - the wise one, the sage, the intelligent one
- नाकपृष्ठम् (nākapṛṣṭham) - the sky, heaven, celestial region
- अनुप्राप्ताः (anuprāptāḥ) - reached, attained
- यथापूर्वम् (yathāpūrvam) - as before, as previously
- गतज्वराः (gatajvarāḥ) - having their fever/distress gone, freed from anxiety
Words meanings and morphology
प्रणिपत्य (praṇipatya) - having bowed down, having prostrated
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Derived from root pat (to fall) with prefixes pra and ni, forming praṇipat, then absolutivized with ya suffix.
Prefixes: pra+ni
Root: pat (class 1)
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards
(indeclinable)
Adverbial derivative from pronominal base tad.
देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity, divine
Root: div
दत्तात्रेयम् (dattātreyam) - to Dattātreya
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dattātreya
dattātreya - Dattātreya (a sage, son of Atri and Anasuyā, an incarnation of Viṣṇu)
मनीषिणम् (manīṣiṇam) - the wise one, the sage, the intelligent one
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of manīṣin
manīṣin - wise, intelligent, sagacious
Derived from manīṣā (intellect) + in suffix.
नाकपृष्ठम् (nākapṛṣṭham) - the sky, heaven, celestial region
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nākapṛṣṭha
nākapṛṣṭha - the highest part of the sky, heaven, firmament
nāka (heaven) + pṛṣṭha (back, surface).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāka+pṛṣṭha)
- nāka – heaven, sky
noun (masculine) - pṛṣṭha – back, surface, top
noun (neuter)
अनुप्राप्ताः (anuprāptāḥ) - reached, attained
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of anuprāpta
anuprāpta - reached, attained, obtained
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root āp (to obtain) with prefixes anu and pra.
Prefixes: anu+pra
Root: āp (class 5)
Note: Agrees with devāḥ.
यथापूर्वम् (yathāpūrvam) - as before, as previously
(indeclinable)
yathā (as) + pūrva (before).
Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+pūrva)
- yathā – as, like, in which manner
indeclinable - pūrva – previous, former, prior
adjective
गतज्वराः (gatajvarāḥ) - having their fever/distress gone, freed from anxiety
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gatajvara
gatajvara - free from fever, free from anxiety/distress
gata (gone) + jvara (fever, distress).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+jvara)
- gata – gone, departed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1) - jvara – fever, distress, anxiety
noun (masculine)
Root: jvṛ (class 1)
Note: Agrees with devāḥ.