मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-24, verse-41
मायेति दर्शिता तेन मिथ्या मायेति यत्स्फुटम् ।
वाय्वम्बुतेजसां भुमेराकाशस्य च चेष्टया ॥४१॥
वाय्वम्बुतेजसां भुमेराकाशस्य च चेष्टया ॥४१॥
41. māyeti darśitā tena mithyā māyeti yatsphuṭam .
vāyvambutejasāṃ bhumerākāśasya ca ceṣṭayā.
vāyvambutejasāṃ bhumerākāśasya ca ceṣṭayā.
41.
māyā iti darśitā tena mithyā māyā iti yat sphuṭam
vāyvambutejasām bhūmeḥ ākāśasya ca ceṣṭayā
vāyvambutejasām bhūmeḥ ākāśasya ca ceṣṭayā
41.
By him, it was clearly shown that this is an illusion (māyā), a false (mithyā) one, created by the activity (ceṣṭā) of wind (vāyu), water (ambu), fire (tejas), earth (bhūmi), and space (ākāśa).
Words meanings summery:
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- माया (māyā) - illusion (māyā) (illusion, magic, deception)
- इति (iti) - (marks direct speech or concept) (thus, so, (marks direct speech or thought))
- दर्शिता (darśitā) - was shown, revealed (shown, exhibited, revealed)
- तेन (tena) - by him (the king) (by him, by that)
- मिथ्या (mithyā) - false (adjective here) (falsely, incorrectly, unreal, false)
- माया (māyā) - illusion (māyā) (illusion, magic, deception)
- इति (iti) - (marks the nature of something) (thus, so, (marks direct speech or thought))
- यत् (yat) - that (conjunction) (which, that (conjunction))
- स्फुटम् (sphuṭam) - clear, evident (clear, evident, distinct)
- वाय्वम्बुतेजसाम् (vāyvambutejasām) - of wind (vāyu), water (ambu), and fire (tejas) (of wind, water, and fire)
- भूमेः (bhūmeḥ) - of earth (bhūmi) (of the earth, from the earth)
- आकाशस्य (ākāśasya) - of space (ākāśa) (of space, of the sky)
- च (ca) - and
- चेष्टया (ceṣṭayā) - by the activity (by activity, by effort, by motion)
Words meanings and morphology
माया (māyā) - illusion (māyā) (illusion, magic, deception)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of māyā
māyā - illusion, magic, deception, creative power
Note: Predicate nominative.
इति (iti) - (marks direct speech or concept) (thus, so, (marks direct speech or thought))
(indeclinable)
दर्शिता (darśitā) - was shown, revealed (shown, exhibited, revealed)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of darśita
darśita - shown, exhibited, revealed, seen
Past Passive Participle
From root dṛś (to see) in causative form (darśay), past passive participle, nominative feminine singular
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Predicative use.
तेन (tena) - by him (the king) (by him, by that)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Agent of the passive verb 'darśitā'.
मिथ्या (mithyā) - false (adjective here) (falsely, incorrectly, unreal, false)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mithyā
mithyā - falsely, incorrectly, unreal, false, deception
Note: Agrees with māyā.
माया (māyā) - illusion (māyā) (illusion, magic, deception)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of māyā
māyā - illusion, magic, deception, creative power
Note: Subject of the clause 'mithyā māyā iti yat sphuṭam'.
इति (iti) - (marks the nature of something) (thus, so, (marks direct speech or thought))
(indeclinable)
यत् (yat) - that (conjunction) (which, that (conjunction))
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, that, what
Note: Acts as a conjunction here, introducing the subordinate clause.
स्फुटम् (sphuṭam) - clear, evident (clear, evident, distinct)
(adjective)
neuter, singular of sphuṭa
sphuṭa - clear, evident, distinct, expanded, manifest
Past Passive Participle
From root sphuṭ (to burst, open), past passive participle, nominative/accusative neuter singular
Root: sphuṭ (class 6)
Note: Refers to the clarity of the illusion being false.
वाय्वम्बुतेजसाम् (vāyvambutejasām) - of wind (vāyu), water (ambu), and fire (tejas) (of wind, water, and fire)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of vāyvambutejas
vāyvambutejas - wind, water, and fire
Dvandva compound of vāyu (wind), ambu (water), and tejas (fire)
Compound type : dvandva (vāyu+ambu+tejas)
- vāyu – wind, air, vital breath
noun (masculine) - ambu – water
noun (neuter) - tejas – fire, light, energy, splendor
noun (neuter)
Note: Dependent on 'ceṣṭayā'.
भूमेः (bhūmeḥ) - of earth (bhūmi) (of the earth, from the earth)
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of bhūmi
bhūmi - earth, ground, soil
Note: Dependent on 'ceṣṭayā'.
आकाशस्य (ākāśasya) - of space (ākāśa) (of space, of the sky)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ākāśa
ākāśa - space, sky, ether
Note: Dependent on 'ceṣṭayā'.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects ākāśasya to the list of elements.
चेष्टया (ceṣṭayā) - by the activity (by activity, by effort, by motion)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of ceṣṭā
ceṣṭā - activity, action, effort, exertion, movement
From root ceṣṭ (to move, act)
Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)
Note: Instrumental case indicating agency or means.