मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-19, verse-32
इत्येतत् तस्य माहात्म्यं दत्तात्रेयस्य धीमतः ।
विष्णोश्चराचरगुरोरनन्तस्य महात्मनः ॥३२॥
विष्णोश्चराचरगुरोरनन्तस्य महात्मनः ॥३२॥
32. ityetat tasya māhātmyaṃ dattātreyasya dhīmataḥ .
viṣṇoścarācaraguroranantasya mahātmanaḥ.
viṣṇoścarācaraguroranantasya mahātmanaḥ.
32.
iti etat tasya māhātmyam dattātreyasya dhīmataḥ
viṣṇoḥ ca carācaraguroḥ anantasya mahātmanaḥ
viṣṇoḥ ca carācaraguroḥ anantasya mahātmanaḥ
32.
Thus, this is the glory of that wise Dattātreya, who is Viṣṇu, the infinite and great-souled spiritual teacher (guru) of all animate and inanimate beings.
Words meanings summery:
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- इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, in this manner)
- एतत् (etat) - this (this, this one)
- तस्य (tasya) - of that (his, of him, of that)
- माहात्म्यम् (māhātmyam) - glory (greatness, glory, majesty)
- दत्तात्रेयस्य (dattātreyasya) - of Dattātreya
- धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the wise (of the wise, of the intelligent, of the thoughtful)
- विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- चराचरगुरोः (carācaraguroḥ) - of the spiritual teacher (guru) of all animate and inanimate beings (of the teacher of animate and inanimate beings, of the guru of all creation)
- अनन्तस्य (anantasya) - of the infinite one (of the infinite, of Ananta)
- महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one (of the great-souled, of the magnanimous)
Words meanings and morphology
इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, in this manner)
(indeclinable)
एतत् (etat) - this (this, this one)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, this one, that which is near
तस्य (tasya) - of that (his, of him, of that)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to Dattātreya
माहात्म्यम् (māhātmyam) - glory (greatness, glory, majesty)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of māhātmya
māhātmya - greatness, glory, magnanimity, majesty, dignity
Derived from mahātman + yaT suffix
दत्तात्रेयस्य (dattātreyasya) - of Dattātreya
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of Dattātreya
Dattātreya - A Vedic sage, son of Atri and Anasuya; an incarnation of the divine trinity (Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva)
धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the wise (of the wise, of the intelligent, of the thoughtful)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of dhīmat
dhīmat - wise, intelligent, thoughtful, endowed with intellect
Possessive suffix -mat applied to dhī (intellect)
Note: Qualifies 'Dattātreyasya'
विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of Viṣṇu
Viṣṇu - A principal deity in Hinduism, the Preserver in the Trimūrti
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
चराचरगुरोः (carācaraguroḥ) - of the spiritual teacher (guru) of all animate and inanimate beings (of the teacher of animate and inanimate beings, of the guru of all creation)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of carācaraguru
carācaraguru - teacher of moving and unmoving (creation), spiritual guide of all beings
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (carācara+guru)
- carācara – moving and unmoving, animate and inanimate (creation)
adjective (neuter)
Dvandva compound of cara (moving) and acara (unmoving) - guru – teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide (guru)
noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies Viṣṇu
अनन्तस्य (anantasya) - of the infinite one (of the infinite, of Ananta)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ananta
ananta - endless, infinite, boundless; a name for Viṣṇu or Śeṣa
Negation of anta (end)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (an+anta)
- an – not, un-, without
indeclinable - anta – end, limit, boundary, edge
noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies Viṣṇu
महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one (of the great-souled, of the magnanimous)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman
mahātman - great-souled, magnanimous, noble, of high spirit
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective (feminine) - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies Viṣṇu