मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-20, verse-32

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यानि रत्नानि तद्गेहे पाताले तानि नः कुतः ।
वाहनासनयानानि भूषणान्यम्बराणि च ॥३२॥

32. yāni ratnāni tadgehe pātāle tāni naḥ kutaḥ .
vāhanāsanayānāni bhūṣaṇānyambarāṇi ca.

32. yāni ratnāni tat gehe pātāle tāni naḥ kutaḥ
vāhana āsana yānāni bhūṣaṇāni ambarāṇi ca

32. "Where would we acquire, from the netherworld (pātāla) itself, the jewels that are present in his house? As for conveyances, seats, vehicles, ornaments, and garments — (where would we get these either?)"

Words meanings summery:

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यानि (yāni) - which (neuter plural)

रत्नानि (ratnāni) - jewels, gems, treasures

तत् (tat) - his (his, that)

गेहे (gehe) - in his house (in the house, at home)

पाताले (pātāle) - in the netherworld, in the underworld

तानि (tāni) - those (neuter plural)

नः (naḥ) - for us (dative) (to us, for us, by us, our)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where? (from where?, why?)

वाहन (vāhana) - vehicle, conveyance

आसन (āsana) - seat, sitting, posture

यानानि (yānāni) - conveyances (different from vāhana, often refers to chariots, carriages, etc.) (vehicles, journeys, courses)

भूषणानि (bhūṣaṇāni) - ornaments, decorations

अम्बराणि (ambarāṇi) - garments, clothes (garments, clothes, skies)

च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

यानि (yāni) - which (neuter plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Refers to ratnāni.

रत्नानि (ratnāni) - jewels, gems, treasures

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ratna

ratna - jewel, gem, treasure, precious thing

Note: Subject.

तत् (tat) - his (his, that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: The 't' becomes 'd' due to sandhi before 'g' in roman_words_separated.

गेहे (gehe) - in his house (in the house, at home)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of geha

geha - house, dwelling, home

पाताले (pātāle) - in the netherworld, in the underworld

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pātāla

pātāla - netherworld, underworld (often depicted as rich in jewels)

Note: Location, implies the source of such rare items.

तानि (tāni) - those (neuter plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नः (naḥ) - for us (dative) (to us, for us, by us, our)

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Here, most likely dative, meaning "for us" or genitive "our" or even instrumental "by us".

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where? (from where?, why?)

(indeclinable)

Formed from kim + tas.

Note: Interrogative.

वाहन (vāhana) - vehicle, conveyance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāhana

vāhana - vehicle, conveyance, carrier, riding

From root vah (to carry) + ana suffix.

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Listed here in its base form as part of a compound later resolved.

आसन (āsana) - seat, sitting, posture

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āsana

āsana - seat, sitting, posture, throne

From root ās (to sit) + ana suffix.

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Listed here in its base form as part of a compound later resolved.

यानानि (yānāni) - conveyances (different from vāhana, often refers to chariots, carriages, etc.) (vehicles, journeys, courses)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vāhanāsanayāna

vāhanāsanayāna - vehicles, seats, and conveyances

Compound type : dvandva (vāhana+āsana+yāna)

vāhana – vehicle, conveyance, carrier
noun (neuter)
From root vah (to carry) + ana
Root: vah (class 1)
āsana – seat, sitting, posture
noun (neuter)
From root ās (to sit) + ana
Root: ās (class 2)
yāna – vehicle, conveyance, journey
noun (neuter)
From root yā (to go) + ana
Root: yā (class 2)

Note: The compound refers to a collection of such items.

भूषणानि (bhūṣaṇāni) - ornaments, decorations

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūṣaṇa

bhūṣaṇa - ornament, decoration, adornment

From root bhūṣ (to adorn) + ana suffix.

Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Part of an implied list.

अम्बराणि (ambarāṇi) - garments, clothes (garments, clothes, skies)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ambara

ambara - garment, cloth, sky, atmosphere