मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-2, verse-57
क्वाणाडानां पतनं विप्राः क्व घण्टापतनं समम् ।
क्व च मांस-वसा-रक्तैर्भूमेरास्तरणक्रियाः ॥५७॥
क्व च मांस-वसा-रक्तैर्भूमेरास्तरणक्रियाः ॥५७॥
57. kvāṇāḍānāṃ patanaṃ viprāḥ kva ghaṇṭāpatanaṃ samam .
kva ca māṃsa-vasā-raktairbhūmerāstaraṇakriyāḥ.
kva ca māṃsa-vasā-raktairbhūmerāstaraṇakriyāḥ.
57.
kva āṇāḍānām patanam viprāḥ kva ghaṇṭāpatanam
samam kva ca māṃsavasāraktaiḥ bhūmeḥ āstaraṇakriyāḥ
samam kva ca māṃsavasāraktaiḥ bhūmeḥ āstaraṇakriyāḥ
57.
O Brahmins, what comparison is there between the descent of the `āṇāḍa` birds and the falling of bells? And what comparison can be made with the acts of covering the earth with flesh, fat, and blood?
Words meanings summery:
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- क्व (kva) - what comparison (where, how, what comparison)
- आणाडानाम् (āṇāḍānām) - of the āṇāḍa birds (a type of ravenous bird)
- पतनम् (patanam) - descent (e.g., upon corpses or during attack) (falling, descent, attack)
- विप्राः (viprāḥ) - O Brahmins, wise ones
- क्व (kva) - what comparison (where, how, what comparison)
- घण्टापतनम् (ghaṇṭāpatanam) - the falling of bells, clang of bells
- समम् (samam) - equal, similar, comparable
- क्व (kva) - what comparison (where, how, what comparison)
- च (ca) - and, also
- मांसवसारक्तैः (māṁsavasāraktaiḥ) - with flesh, fat, and blood
- भूमेः (bhūmeḥ) - of the earth, ground
- आस्तरणक्रियाः (āstaraṇakriyāḥ) - acts of covering, spreading actions
Words meanings and morphology
क्व (kva) - what comparison (where, how, what comparison)
(indeclinable)
आणाडानाम् (āṇāḍānām) - of the āṇāḍa birds (a type of ravenous bird)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of āṇāḍa
āṇāḍa - a kind of ravenous bird, a vulture
पतनम् (patanam) - descent (e.g., upon corpses or during attack) (falling, descent, attack)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of patana
patana - falling, flying, descending, alighting, attack
From root pat (to fall, fly)
Root: pat (class 1)
विप्राः (viprāḥ) - O Brahmins, wise ones
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, plural of vipra
vipra - Brahmin, priest, wise man, inspired, learned
क्व (kva) - what comparison (where, how, what comparison)
(indeclinable)
घण्टापतनम् (ghaṇṭāpatanam) - the falling of bells, clang of bells
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ghaṇṭāpatana
ghaṇṭāpatana - the falling of bells; a clang
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ghaṇṭā+patana)
- ghaṇṭā – bell, gong
noun (feminine) - patana – falling, descent, flying
noun (neuter)
From root pat (to fall, fly)
Root: pat (class 1)
समम् (samam) - equal, similar, comparable
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sama
sama - equal, same, similar, common, even
क्व (kva) - what comparison (where, how, what comparison)
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
मांसवसारक्तैः (māṁsavasāraktaiḥ) - with flesh, fat, and blood
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of māṃsavasārakta
māṁsavasārakta - flesh, fat, and blood
Compound type : dvandva (māṃsa+vasā+rakta)
- māṃsa – flesh, meat
noun (neuter) - vasā – fat, marrow, grease
noun (feminine) - rakta – blood, red, impassioned
noun (neuter)
Past passive participle of rañj (to color), here used as a noun.
Root: rañj (class 1)
भूमेः (bhūmeḥ) - of the earth, ground
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of bhūmi
bhūmi - earth, ground, soil, land
आस्तरणक्रियाः (āstaraṇakriyāḥ) - acts of covering, spreading actions
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of āstaraṇakriyā
āstaraṇakriyā - act of covering, spreading action
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āstaraṇa+kriyā)
- āstaraṇa – spreading, covering, a cover, mat
noun (neuter)
From root stṛ (to spread) with prefix ā-
Prefix: ā
Root: stṛ (class 5) - kriyā – action, act, performance, ritual
noun (feminine)
From root kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)