मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-29, verse-7
ऋक्पृष्ठासौ यजुर्मध्या सामवक्त्रशिरोधरा ।
इष्टापूर्तविषाणा च साधुसूक्ततनूरुहा ॥७॥
इष्टापूर्तविषाणा च साधुसूक्ततनूरुहा ॥७॥
7. ṛkpṛṣṭhāsau yajurmadhyā sāmavaktraśirodharā .
iṣṭāpūrtaviṣāṇā ca sādhusūktatanūruhā.
iṣṭāpūrtaviṣāṇā ca sādhusūktatanūruhā.
7.
ṛk pṛṣṭhā asau yajurmadhyā sāmavaktraśirodharā
iṣṭāpūrtaviṣāṇā ca sādhusūktatanūruhā
iṣṭāpūrtaviṣāṇā ca sādhusūktatanūruhā
7.
Her back is the Ṛgveda, her middle is the Yajurveda, and her mouth and head are the Sāmaveda. Her horns represent the Vedic sacrifices (iṣṭa) and public welfare deeds (pūrta), and her body hair is composed of virtuous hymns.
Words meanings summery:
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- ऋक् (ṛk) - Ṛgveda, sacred verse
- पृष्ठा (pṛṣṭhā) - back
- असौ (asau) - the cow being described (she, this one)
- यजुर्मध्या (yajurmadhyā) - the cow whose middle is the Yajurveda (whose middle is the Yajurveda)
- सामवक्त्रशिरोधरा (sāmavaktraśirodharā) - the cow whose mouth and head are the Sāmaveda (whose mouth and head/neck are the Sāmaveda)
- इष्टापूर्तविषाणा (iṣṭāpūrtaviṣāṇā) - the cow whose horns represent Vedic sacrifices and welfare deeds (whose horns are `iṣṭa` (Vedic sacrifices) and `pūrta` (public welfare works))
- च (ca) - and
- साधुसूक्ततनूरुहा (sādhusūktatanūruhā) - the cow whose body-hair consists of virtuous hymns (whose body-hair are virtuous hymns)
Words meanings and morphology
ऋक् (ṛk) - Ṛgveda, sacred verse
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ṛc
ṛc - sacred verse, hymn, the Ṛgveda
Note: Nominative singular feminine of 'ṛc'.
पृष्ठा (pṛṣṭhā) - back
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛṣṭha
pṛṣṭha - back, surface, top
Root: pṛṣ (class 6)
Note: Nominative singular feminine, agreeing with 'asau' and forming a descriptive phrase with 'ṛk'.
असौ (asau) - the cow being described (she, this one)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of adas
adas - this one, that one, she, he, it
Note: Nominative singular feminine of 'adas'.
यजुर्मध्या (yajurmadhyā) - the cow whose middle is the Yajurveda (whose middle is the Yajurveda)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yajurmadhyā
yajurmadhyā - whose middle is the Yajurveda
Bahuvrīhi compound.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yajus+madhya)
- yajus – sacred formula, the Yajurveda
noun (neuter) - madhya – middle, center
noun (neuter)
Note: Nominative singular feminine.
सामवक्त्रशिरोधरा (sāmavaktraśirodharā) - the cow whose mouth and head are the Sāmaveda (whose mouth and head/neck are the Sāmaveda)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sāmavaktraśirodharā
sāmavaktraśirodharā - whose mouth and head/neck are the Sāmaveda
Bahuvrīhi compound.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sāma+vaktra+śirodharā)
- sāma – Sāmaveda, chant
noun (neuter) - vaktra – mouth, face
noun (neuter) - śirodharā – neck, head-bearer
noun (feminine)
Upapada Tatpuruṣa compound: śiras (head) + dharā (bearing).
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Nominative singular feminine.
इष्टापूर्तविषाणा (iṣṭāpūrtaviṣāṇā) - the cow whose horns represent Vedic sacrifices and welfare deeds (whose horns are `iṣṭa` (Vedic sacrifices) and `pūrta` (public welfare works))
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of iṣṭāpūrtaviṣāṇā
iṣṭāpūrtaviṣāṇā - whose horns are `iṣṭa` (Vedic sacrifices) and `pūrta` (public welfare works)
Bahuvrīhi compound.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (iṣṭāpūrta+viṣāṇa)
- iṣṭāpūrta – sacrifices and pious acts, Vedic rites and charitable works
noun (neuter)
Dvanda compound of 'iṣṭa' and 'pūrta'. - viṣāṇa – horn
noun (neuter)
Note: Nominative singular feminine.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
साधुसूक्ततनूरुहा (sādhusūktatanūruhā) - the cow whose body-hair consists of virtuous hymns (whose body-hair are virtuous hymns)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sādhusūktatanūruhā
sādhusūktatanūruhā - whose body-hair are virtuous hymns
Bahuvrīhi compound.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sādhu+sūkta+tanūruhā)
- sādhu – good, virtuous, righteous
adjective (neuter) - sūkta – well-spoken, hymn, praise
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From √vac with su- prefix.
Prefix: su
Root: vac (class 2) - tanūruhā – body-hair
noun (feminine)
Compound: tanū (body) + ruhā (growing).
Root: ruh (class 1)
Note: Nominative singular feminine.