मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-29, verse-4
पितरो मुनयो देवा भूतानि मनुजास्तथा ।
कृमिकीटपतङ्गाश्च वयांसि पशवोऽसुराः ॥४॥
कृमिकीटपतङ्गाश्च वयांसि पशवोऽसुराः ॥४॥
4. pitaro munayo devā bhūtāni manujāstathā .
kṛmikīṭapataṅgāśca vayāṃsi paśavo'surāḥ.
kṛmikīṭapataṅgāśca vayāṃsi paśavo'surāḥ.
4.
pitaraḥ munayaḥ devāḥ bhūtāni manujāḥ tathā
kṛmikīṭapataṅgāḥ ca vayāṃsi paśavaḥ asurāḥ
kṛmikīṭapataṅgāḥ ca vayāṃsi paśavaḥ asurāḥ
4.
Ancestors, sages, gods, all beings, humans, and likewise worms, insects, flying insects, birds, animals, and demons...
Words meanings summery:
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- पितरः (pitaraḥ) - ancestors, forefathers
- मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages, ascetics
- देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities
- भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures, elements
- मनुजाः (manujāḥ) - humans, men
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, and
- कृमिकीटपतङ्गाः (kṛmikīṭapataṅgāḥ) - A collective noun for small creatures including worms, crawling insects, and flying insects. (worms, insects, and flying insects/birds)
- च (ca) - and, also
- वयांसि (vayāṁsi) - birds
- पशवः (paśavaḥ) - animals, beasts, cattle
- असुराः (asurāḥ) - demons, anti-gods
Words meanings and morphology
पितरः (pitaraḥ) - ancestors, forefathers
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pitṛ
pitṛ - father, ancestor, forefathers (plural)
मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages, ascetics
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of muni
muni - sage, ascetic, seer
देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity, divine being
भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures, elements
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta
bhūta - being, creature, element, past
Past Passive Participle (substantivized)
From root bhū (to be, to exist)
Root: bhū (class 1)
मनुजाः (manujāḥ) - humans, men
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of manu-ja
manu-ja - human, born of Manu
Compound of Manu (proper noun) and ja (born)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manu+ja)
- manu – Manu (progenitor of mankind), man
proper noun (masculine) - ja – born, produced from
adjective
Adjective from root jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, and
(indeclinable)
कृमिकीटपतङ्गाः (kṛmikīṭapataṅgāḥ) - A collective noun for small creatures including worms, crawling insects, and flying insects. (worms, insects, and flying insects/birds)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛmikīṭapataṅga
kṛmikīṭapataṅga - worms, insects, and flying insects (collectively)
A dvandva (copulative) compound listing different types of small creatures.
Compound type : dvandva (kṛmi+kīṭa+pataṅga)
- kṛmi – worm, vermin
noun (masculine) - kīṭa – insect, bug
noun (masculine) - pataṅga – flying insect, moth, butterfly, bird
noun (masculine)
Root: pat (class 1)
Note: The final plural inflection applies to the entire dvandva compound.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
वयांसि (vayāṁsi) - birds
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of vayas
vayas - bird, strength, age
पशवः (paśavaḥ) - animals, beasts, cattle
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of paśu
paśu - animal, beast, cattle
असुराः (asurāḥ) - demons, anti-gods
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of asura
asura - demon, anti-god