मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-23, verse-43
अनादिमध्यनिधनं सदसन्न सदेव यत् ।
एकन्त्वनेकं नाप्येकं भवभेदसमाश्रैतम् ॥४३॥
एकन्त्वनेकं नाप्येकं भवभेदसमाश्रैतम् ॥४३॥
43. anādimadhyanidhanaṃ sadasanna sadeva yat .
ekantvanekaṃ nāpyekaṃ bhavabhedasamāśraitam.
ekantvanekaṃ nāpyekaṃ bhavabhedasamāśraitam.
43.
anādimadhyanidhanam sat asat na sat eva yat |
ekam tu anekam na api ekam bhavabhedasamāśraitam
ekam tu anekam na api ekam bhavabhedasamāśraitam
43.
That (supreme form) which has no beginning, middle, or end, which is neither existent nor non-existent, yet is truly existent; and which is one, yet manifold, and not even (simply) one, but which rests upon the diverse forms of existence.
Words meanings summery:
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- अनादिमध्यनिधनम् (anādimadhyanidhanam) - without beginning, middle, or end; eternal
- सत् (sat) - existent, real, good, being
- असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, bad, non-being
- न (na) - not, nor
- सत् (sat) - existent, real, good, being
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- यत् (yat) - which, that
- एकम् (ekam) - one, single
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet
- अनेकम् (anekam) - not one, many, manifold, diverse
- न (na) - not, nor
- अपि (api) - even, also
- एकम् (ekam) - one, single
- भवभेदसमाश्रैतम् (bhavabhedasamāśraitam) - dependent on the distinctions of being/existence; resorting to diverse forms of existence
Words meanings and morphology
अनादिमध्यनिधनम् (anādimadhyanidhanam) - without beginning, middle, or end; eternal
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anādimadhyanidhana
anādimadhyanidhana - without beginning, middle, or end; eternal
Bahuvrīhi compound (nāsti ādiḥ madhyam nidhanam ca yasya tat).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+ādi+madhya+nidhana)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - ādi – beginning, origin
noun (masculine) - madhya – middle, center
noun (neuter) - nidhana – end, destruction, death
noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies the supreme form.
सत् (sat) - existent, real, good, being
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sat
sat - existent, real, good, being, true
Present Active Participle
From √as (to be) with śatṛ suffix.
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Qualifies the supreme form.
असत् (asat) - non-existent, unreal, bad, non-being
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of asat
asat - non-existent, unreal, bad, non-being
Present Active Participle (as part of negation)
From `a-` (negation) and `sat` (existent).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - sat – existent, real, being
adjective (neuter)
Present Active Participle
From √as (to be) with śatṛ suffix.
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Qualifies the supreme form.
न (na) - not, nor
(indeclinable)
Negative particle.
Note: Used as a negative particle with `sat asat`.
सत् (sat) - existent, real, good, being
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sat
sat - existent, real, good, being, true
Present Active Participle
From √as (to be) with śatṛ suffix.
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Qualifies the supreme form.
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle
Note: Emphasizes `sat` (existent).
यत् (yat) - which, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that
Relative pronoun.
Note: Relative pronoun referring to the supreme being/form.
एकम् (ekam) - one, single
(numeral)
Note: Qualifies the supreme form.
तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet
(indeclinable)
Particle expressing contrast or emphasis.
Note: Particle indicating contrast.
अनेकम् (anekam) - not one, many, manifold, diverse
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of aneka
aneka - not one, many, manifold, diverse
From `a-` (negation) and `eka` (one).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+eka)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - eka – one, single
numeral (neuter)
Note: Qualifies the supreme form.
न (na) - not, nor
(indeclinable)
Negative particle.
Note: Used as a negative particle with `api ekam` (not even one).
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle
Note: Emphasizes `ekam` (not even one).
एकम् (ekam) - one, single
(numeral)
Note: Qualifies the supreme form.
भवभेदसमाश्रैतम् (bhavabhedasamāśraitam) - dependent on the distinctions of being/existence; resorting to diverse forms of existence
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhavabhedasamāśraita
bhavabhedasamāśraita - dependent on the distinctions of being/existence; resorting to diverse forms of existence
Past Passive Participle (as part of compound)
Dvitīyā-tatpuruṣa compound (bhavabhedam samāśritaḥ).
Compound type : dvitīyā-tatpuruṣa (bhava+bheda+samāśrita)
- bhava – existence, being, birth, world
noun (masculine)
action noun
From √bhū (to be, exist)
Root: bhū (class 1) - bheda – distinction, difference, division
noun (masculine)
action noun
From √bhid (to break, divide)
Root: bhid (class 7) - samāśrita – resorting to, dependent on, connected with
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From sam-ā-√śri (to resort to, depend on) with kta suffix.
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: śri (class 1)
Note: Qualifies the supreme form.