मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-23, verse-39
तास्त्वदुच्चारणाद्देवि क्रियन्ते ब्रह्मवादिभिः ।
अनिर्देश्यं तथा चान्यदर्धमात्रान्वितं परम् ॥३९॥
अनिर्देश्यं तथा चान्यदर्धमात्रान्वितं परम् ॥३९॥
39. tāstvaduccāraṇāddevi kriyante brahmavādibhiḥ .
anirdeśyaṃ tathā cānyadardhamātrānvitaṃ param.
anirdeśyaṃ tathā cānyadardhamātrānvitaṃ param.
39.
tāḥ tvat uccāraṇāt devi kriyante brahmavādibhiḥ |
anirdeśyam tathā ca anyat ardhamātrā-anvitam param
anirdeśyam tathā ca anyat ardhamātrā-anvitam param
39.
O Goddess, those (seven sacrificial rites (yajñas)) are performed by the expounders of Brahman (brahmavādins) through your divine utterance. And similarly, there is another, supreme, indescribable reality, accompanied by the half-syllable (ardhamātrā).
Words meanings summery:
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- ताः (tāḥ) - referring to the seven sacrificial rites (yajñas) from the previous verse (those)
- त्वत् (tvat) - your, from you
- उच्चारणात् (uccāraṇāt) - by utterance, from pronouncement
- देवि (devi) - O goddess
- क्रियन्ते (kriyante) - are performed, are made
- ब्रह्मवादिभिः (brahmavādibhiḥ) - by the expounders of Brahman (by those who speak about Brahman (the Absolute))
- अनिर्देश्यम् (anirdeśyam) - refers to the supreme (param) reality (indescribable, indefinable)
- तथा (tathā) - likewise, similarly
- च (ca) - and, also
- अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other
- अर्धमात्रा-अन्वितम् (ardhamātrā-anvitam) - associated with the nasal resonance (anunāsika) of Om, representing the transcendent (accompanied by the half-mātrā/syllable)
- परम् (param) - supreme, ultimate, higher
Words meanings and morphology
ताः (tāḥ) - referring to the seven sacrificial rites (yajñas) from the previous verse (those)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of tad
tad - that, those (demonstrative pronoun)
त्वत् (tvat) - your, from you
(pronoun)
Ablative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)
Note: It's the first part of the compound tvat-uccāraṇāt.
उच्चारणात् (uccāraṇāt) - by utterance, from pronouncement
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of uccāraṇa
uccāraṇa - utterance, pronunciation, articulation, recitation
Derived from root car (to move) with upasargas ut + ā
Prefixes: ut+ā
Root: car (class 1)
Note: It's the second part of the compound tvat-uccāraṇāt.
देवि (devi) - O goddess
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of devī
devī - goddess, divine woman
Feminine form of deva
Root: div (class 4)
क्रियन्ते (kriyante) - are performed, are made
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, present (lat) of kṛ
Present Passive
Present middle voice, 3rd person plural. Passive form of root kṛ.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
ब्रह्मवादिभिः (brahmavādibhiḥ) - by the expounders of Brahman (by those who speak about Brahman (the Absolute))
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of brahmavādin
brahmavādin - one who speaks about Brahman, a theologian, a philosopher, an expounder of sacred texts
Agent noun from vad (to speak) preceded by brahman.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+vādin)
- brahman – the Absolute, the ultimate reality, the sacred word, prayer
noun (neuter)
Root: bṛh (class 1) - vādin – speaking, talking, a speaker, an expounder
noun (masculine)
Agent Noun
Derived from root vad (to speak)
Root: vad (class 1)
अनिर्देश्यम् (anirdeśyam) - refers to the supreme (param) reality (indescribable, indefinable)
(adjective)
neuter, singular of anirdeśya
anirdeśya - indefinable, indescribable, inexpressible
Gerundive / Future Passive Participle
From root diś (to point out) with upasargas nis + nir and negative prefix a(n).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nirdeśya)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - nirdeśya – describable, explainable
adjective
Gerundive
Gerundive of nir-diś
Prefixes: nis+nir
Root: diś (class 6)
तथा (tathā) - likewise, similarly
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
अर्धमात्रा-अन्वितम् (ardhamātrā-anvitam) - associated with the nasal resonance (anunāsika) of Om, representing the transcendent (accompanied by the half-mātrā/syllable)
(adjective)
neuter, singular of ardhamātrā-anvita
ardhamātrā-anvita - endowed with the half-mātrā/syllable
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ardhamātrā+anvita)
- ardhamātrā – half-mātrā, half-syllable
noun (feminine) - anvita – accompanied, endowed with, possessed of
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle of anvi (to go after, to follow)
Prefix: anu
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Agrees with param and anirdeśyam.
परम् (param) - supreme, ultimate, higher
(adjective)
neuter, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest, distant, other, subsequent