मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-23, verse-97
कुमारैस्तरुणैर्वृद्धैरुरगैरुपशोभितम् ।
तथैव नागकन्याभिः क्रीडन्तीभिरितस्ततः ॥९७॥
तथैव नागकन्याभिः क्रीडन्तीभिरितस्ततः ॥९७॥
97. kumāraistaruṇairvṛddhairuragairupaśobhitam .
tathaiva nāgakanyābhiḥ krīḍantībhiritastataḥ.
tathaiva nāgakanyābhiḥ krīḍantībhiritastataḥ.
97.
kumāraiḥ taruṇaiḥ vṛddhaiḥ uragaiḥ upaśobhitam
| tathaiva nāgakanyābhiḥ krīḍantībhiḥ itastataḥ
| tathaiva nāgakanyābhiḥ krīḍantībhiḥ itastataḥ
97.
It was adorned by boys, young men, and elders, as well as by serpents (uragai); and similarly, by nāga maidens playing here and there.
Words meanings summery:
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- कुमारैः (kumāraiḥ) - by boys, by youths, by princes
- तरुणैः (taruṇaiḥ) - by young men, by young
- वृद्धैः (vṛddhaiḥ) - by old men, by elders, by the old
- उरगैः (uragaiḥ) - by serpents, by nāgas
- उपशोभितम् (upaśobhitam) - adorned, beautified, embellished
- तथैव (tathaiva) - and similarly, in the same way, just so
- नागकन्याभिः (nāgakanyābhiḥ) - by nāga maidens, by serpent-girls
- क्रीडन्तीभिः (krīḍantībhiḥ) - (by the nāga maidens) who are playing (by those playing, by playing ones)
- इतस्ततः (itastataḥ) - here and there, hither and thither
Words meanings and morphology
कुमारैः (kumāraiḥ) - by boys, by youths, by princes
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of kumāra
kumāra - boy, youth, prince, son
तरुणैः (taruṇaiḥ) - by young men, by young
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of taruṇa
taruṇa - young, youthful, new, fresh
Note: Adjective used substantively.
वृद्धैः (vṛddhaiḥ) - by old men, by elders, by the old
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of vṛddha
vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased, developed
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root vṛdh (to grow)
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
उरगैः (uragaiḥ) - by serpents, by nāgas
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of uraga
uraga - serpent, snake, nāga
उपशोभितम् (upaśobhitam) - adorned, beautified, embellished
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of upaśobhita
upaśobhita - adorned, beautified, embellished
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root śubh (to shine, to be beautiful) with upasarga upa
Prefix: upa
Root: śubh (class 1)
Note: Assumed neuter nominative singular, agreeing with an implied subject (like 'this place').
तथैव (tathaiva) - and similarly, in the same way, just so
(indeclinable)
Sandhi of tathā (thus) + eva (indeed, just)
नागकन्याभिः (nāgakanyābhiḥ) - by nāga maidens, by serpent-girls
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of nāgakanyā
nāgakanyā - nāga maiden, serpent-girl
Compound type : tatpurusha (nāga+kanyā)
- nāga – serpent, cobra, nāga (mythological semi-divine serpent being)
noun (masculine) - kanyā – girl, maiden, daughter, virgin
noun (feminine)
क्रीडन्तीभिः (krīḍantībhiḥ) - (by the nāga maidens) who are playing (by those playing, by playing ones)
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of krīḍantī
krīḍantī - playing (feminine)
Present Active Participle
Feminine form of krīḍat, from root krīḍ (to play)
Root: krīḍ (class 1)
इतस्ततः (itastataḥ) - here and there, hither and thither
(indeclinable)
Formed from itaḥ (from here) and tataḥ (from there)