मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-23, verse-28
जड उवाच ।
एवमुक्त्वा स नागेन्द्रः प्लक्षावतरणं गिरेः ।
तीर्थं हिमवतो गत्वा तपस्तेपे सुदुश्चरम् ॥२८॥
एवमुक्त्वा स नागेन्द्रः प्लक्षावतरणं गिरेः ।
तीर्थं हिमवतो गत्वा तपस्तेपे सुदुश्चरम् ॥२८॥
28. jaḍa uvāca .
evamuktvā sa nāgendraḥ plakṣāvataraṇaṃ gireḥ .
tīrthaṃ himavato gatvā tapastepe suduścaram.
evamuktvā sa nāgendraḥ plakṣāvataraṇaṃ gireḥ .
tīrthaṃ himavato gatvā tapastepe suduścaram.
28.
jaḍaḥ uvāca evam uktvā saḥ nāgendraḥ plakṣāvataraṇam
gireḥ tīrtham himavataḥ gatvā tapaḥ tepe suduścaram
gireḥ tīrtham himavataḥ gatvā tapaḥ tepe suduścaram
28.
Jaḍa said. Having thus spoken, that lord of serpents went to Plakṣāvataraṇa, a sacred bathing place (tīrtha) on the Himavat mountain, and performed extremely difficult asceticism (tapas).
Words meanings summery:
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- जडः (jaḍaḥ) - Jaḍa, the speaker. (Jaḍa (a proper name))
- उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
- एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so
- उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken
- सः (saḥ) - referring to the lord of serpents (he, that)
- नागेन्द्रः (nāgendraḥ) - lord of serpents, king of snakes
- प्लक्षावतरणम् (plakṣāvataraṇam) - Plakṣāvataraṇa (a specific place name)
- गिरेः (gireḥ) - referring to Himavat (the Himalayas) (of the mountain)
- तीर्थम् (tīrtham) - a sacred bathing place, a ford, a holy place
- हिमवतः (himavataḥ) - of Himavat (the Himalayas)
- गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone
- तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance, asceticism
- तेपे (tepe) - he performed, he practiced
- सुदुश्चरम् (suduścaram) - extremely difficult to perform
Words meanings and morphology
जडः (jaḍaḥ) - Jaḍa, the speaker. (Jaḍa (a proper name))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jaḍa
jaḍa - a proper name
उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac
Perfect Active
3rd singular perfect active of √vac
Root: vac (class 2)
एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so
(indeclinable)
उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
Absolutive of √vac
Root: vac (class 2)
सः (saḥ) - referring to the lord of serpents (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
नागेन्द्रः (nāgendraḥ) - lord of serpents, king of snakes
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nāgendra
nāgendra - lord of serpents, king of snakes
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāga+indra)
- nāga – serpent, snake
noun (masculine) - indra – chief, lord, king
noun (masculine)
प्लक्षावतरणम् (plakṣāvataraṇam) - Plakṣāvataraṇa (a specific place name)
(proper noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of plakṣāvataraṇa
plakṣāvataraṇa - name of a place, descent of the plakṣa tree
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (plakṣa+avataraṇa)
- plakṣa – fig tree (Ficus religiosa)
noun (masculine) - avataraṇa – descent, alighting
noun (neuter)
nominalized action from verb
From ava-√tṛ (to cross, descend)
Prefix: ava
Root: tṛ (class 1)
गिरेः (gireḥ) - referring to Himavat (the Himalayas) (of the mountain)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of giri
giri - mountain, hill
तीर्थम् (tīrtham) - a sacred bathing place, a ford, a holy place
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tīrtha
tīrtha - a ford, a landing place, a holy place, a sacred bathing place
हिमवतः (himavataḥ) - of Himavat (the Himalayas)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of himavat
himavat - having snow, snowy, name of the Himalayas
possesses the suffix -mat
गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
Absolutive of √gam
Root: gam (class 1)
तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance, asceticism
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - religious austerity, penance, asceticism
Root: tap (class 1)
तेपे (tepe) - he performed, he practiced
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of tap
Perfect Middle
3rd singular perfect middle of √tap
Root: tap (class 1)
सुदुश्चरम् (suduścaram) - extremely difficult to perform
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of suduścara
suduścara - very difficult to perform
From su- + dus- + √car. Refers to tapas. (-am indicates neuter accusative singular, agreeing with tapas)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dus+cara)
- su – good, well, very
indeclinable - dus – bad, difficult
indeclinable - cara – movable, to be performed/practiced
adjective (neuter)
agent noun/action noun derivative
From √car + -a
Root: car (class 1)