मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-23, verse-96
शान्तमश्वतरं नाम माननीयं दिवौकसाम् ।
रमणीयं ततोऽपस्यत् पातालं स नृपात्मजः ॥९६॥
रमणीयं ततोऽपस्यत् पातालं स नृपात्मजः ॥९६॥
96. śāntamaśvataraṃ nāma mānanīyaṃ divaukasām .
ramaṇīyaṃ tato'pasyat pātālaṃ sa nṛpātmajaḥ.
ramaṇīyaṃ tato'pasyat pātālaṃ sa nṛpātmajaḥ.
96.
śāntam aśvataram nāma mānanīyam divaukasām
ramaṇīyam tataḥ apasyat pātālam saḥ nṛpātmajaḥ
ramaṇīyam tataḥ apasyat pātālam saḥ nṛpātmajaḥ
96.
They told him about their father, named Aśvatara, who was peaceful and revered by the gods. Then the prince (nṛpātmaja) saw the delightful netherworld.
Words meanings summery:
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- शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, calm, tranquil
- अश्वतरम् (aśvataram) - Aśvatara (proper name)
- नाम (nāma) - by name, named, indeed
- माननीयम् (mānanīyam) - revered, honored, worthy of respect
- दिवौकसाम् (divaukasām) - of the dwellers of heaven, of the gods
- रमणीयम् (ramaṇīyam) - delightful, charming, pleasant
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that
- अपस्यत् (apasyat) - he saw
- पातालम् (pātālam) - netherworld, lower world
- सः (saḥ) - he, that
- नृपात्मजः (nṛpātmajaḥ) - prince, son of a king
Words meanings and morphology
शान्तम् (śāntam) - peaceful, calm, tranquil
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śānta
śānta - peaceful, calm, tranquil, appeased
Past Passive Participle
root śam + suffix kta
Root: śam (class 4)
अश्वतरम् (aśvataram) - Aśvatara (proper name)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of aśvatara
aśvatara - Aśvatara (name of a Naga king); a mule
नाम (nāma) - by name, named, indeed
(indeclinable)
माननीयम् (mānanīyam) - revered, honored, worthy of respect
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mānanīya
mānanīya - to be honored, revered, worthy of respect
Gerundive
root man + anīya
Root: man (class 4)
दिवौकसाम् (divaukasām) - of the dwellers of heaven, of the gods
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of divaukas
divaukas - dweller of heaven, god
Compound type : tatpurusha (div+okas)
- div – heaven, sky
noun (feminine) - okas – dwelling, abode
noun (neuter)
रमणीयम् (ramaṇīyam) - delightful, charming, pleasant
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ramaṇīya
ramaṇīya - delightful, charming, pleasant, enjoyable
Gerundive
root ram + anīya
Root: ram (class 1)
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that
(indeclinable)
अपस्यत् (apasyat) - he saw
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś
Root: dṛś (class 1)
पातालम् (pātālam) - netherworld, lower world
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of pātāla
pātāla - netherworld, lower world
सः (saḥ) - he, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
नृपात्मजः (nṛpātmajaḥ) - prince, son of a king
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpātmaja
nṛpātmaja - prince, son of a king
Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛpa+ātmaja)
- nṛpa – king, protector of men
noun (masculine) - ātmaja – son, born of oneself
noun (masculine)
derived from ātman + ja (born)