मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-23, verse-72
पिण्डञ्च मध्यमं तद्वद्यथावदुपभुक्तवान् ।
तञ्चापि ध्यायः कामं ततः सा तनुमध्यमा ॥७२॥
तञ्चापि ध्यायः कामं ततः सा तनुमध्यमा ॥७२॥
72. piṇḍañca madhyamaṃ tadvadyathāvadupabhuktavān .
tañcāpi dhyāyaḥ kāmaṃ tataḥ sā tanumadhyamā.
tañcāpi dhyāyaḥ kāmaṃ tataḥ sā tanumadhyamā.
72.
piṇḍam ca madhyamam tadvat yathāvat upabhuktavān
tam ca api dhyāyaḥ kāmam tataḥ sā tanumadhyamā
tam ca api dhyāyaḥ kāmam tataḥ sā tanumadhyamā
72.
And he properly consumed the middle portion (piṇḍa) of the food, just as before. And meditating on his desire (kāma), from that (act) she, the slender-waisted one...
Words meanings summery:
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- पिण्डम् (piṇḍam) - the middle portion of the food (lump, ball of food, portion)
- च (ca) - and, also
- मध्यमम् (madhyamam) - the middle (portion) (middle, intermediate)
- तद्वत् (tadvat) - just as before (referring to a previous action) (like that, similarly, in that manner)
- यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, duly, according to rule
- उपभुक्तवान् (upabhuktavān) - consumed, enjoyed, eaten
- तम् (tam) - that
- च (ca) - and, also
- अपि (api) - also, even, and
- ध्यायः (dhyāyaḥ) - meditating (the implied subject, serpent-king, meditating) (meditation, meditator)
- कामम् (kāmam) - his desire (for a child) (desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure)
- ततः (tataḥ) - from that (act of consumption and meditation) (then, from that, therefore)
- सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)
- तनुमध्यमा (tanumadhyamā) - slender-waisted, having a delicate waist
Words meanings and morphology
पिण्डम् (piṇḍam) - the middle portion of the food (lump, ball of food, portion)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of piṇḍa
piṇḍa - lump, ball, mass, portion of food, oblation
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
मध्यमम् (madhyamam) - the middle (portion) (middle, intermediate)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of madhyama
madhyama - middle, central, intermediate
Note: Agrees with piṇḍam
तद्वत् (tadvat) - just as before (referring to a previous action) (like that, similarly, in that manner)
(indeclinable)
यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, duly, according to rule
(indeclinable)
उपभुक्तवान् (upabhuktavān) - consumed, enjoyed, eaten
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of upabhuj
upabhuj - to eat, to consume, to enjoy, to experience
Past Active Participle
Suffix -vat applied to the root + upasarga. Masculine nominative singular.
Prefix: upa
Root: bhuj (class 7)
Note: Implied subject: the serpent-king.
तम् (tam) - that
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to kāmam
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, and
(indeclinable)
ध्यायः (dhyāyaḥ) - meditating (the implied subject, serpent-king, meditating) (meditation, meditator)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhyāya
dhyāya - meditation (dhyāna), reflection, a meditator, one who meditates
Root: dhyā (class 1)
कामम् (kāmam) - his desire (for a child) (desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kāma
kāma - desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure, purpose
Root: kam (class 1)
ततः (tataḥ) - from that (act of consumption and meditation) (then, from that, therefore)
(indeclinable)
सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the daughter to be born.
तनुमध्यमा (tanumadhyamā) - slender-waisted, having a delicate waist
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tanumadhyamā
tanumadhyamā - slender-waisted, having a delicate waist
Compound type : bahuvrihi (tanu+madhyamā)
- tanu – thin, slender, delicate, body
adjective (feminine) - madhyamā – middle, central, waist
noun (feminine)