मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-32, verse-4
शाकुनं पञ्च वै मासान् षण्मासान् शूकरामिषम् ।
छागलं सप्त वै मासानैणेयञ्चाष्टमासिकीम् ॥४॥
छागलं सप्त वै मासानैणेयञ्चाष्टमासिकीम् ॥४॥
4. śākunaṃ pañca vai māsān ṣaṇmāsān śūkarāmiṣam .
chāgalaṃ sapta vai māsānaiṇeyañcāṣṭamāsikīm.
chāgalaṃ sapta vai māsānaiṇeyañcāṣṭamāsikīm.
4.
śākunam pañca vai māsān ṣaṇmāsān śūkarāmiṣam
chāgalam sapta vai māsān aiṇeyam ca aṣṭamāsikīm
chāgalam sapta vai māsān aiṇeyam ca aṣṭamāsikīm
4.
Bird meat provides satisfaction for five months, pork for six months, goat meat for seven months, and deer meat for eight months.
Words meanings summery:
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- शाकुनम् (śākunam) - meat of a bird
- पञ्च (pañca) - five
- वै (vai) - indeed, certainly
- मासान् (māsān) - months
- षण्मासान् (ṣaṇmāsān) - six months
- शूकरामिषम् (śūkarāmiṣam) - pork, meat of a boar
- छागलम् (chāgalam) - goat meat
- सप्त (sapta) - seven
- वै (vai) - indeed, certainly
- मासान् (māsān) - months
- ऐणेयम् (aiṇeyam) - deer meat (specifically of a spotted deer or antelope)
- च (ca) - and
- अष्टमासिकीम् (aṣṭamāsikīm) - lasting for eight months, eight-monthly
Words meanings and morphology
शाकुनम् (śākunam) - meat of a bird
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śākuna
śākuna - relating to birds, bird's flesh
Note: Acts as an object, referring to the meat provided for satisfaction.
पञ्च (pañca) - five
(numeral)
Note: Used adjectivally with 'māsān'.
वै (vai) - indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
मासान् (māsān) - months
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of māsa
māsa - month
Note: Indicates duration.
षण्मासान् (ṣaṇmāsān) - six months
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of ṣaṇmāsa
ṣaṇmāsa - six months
Compound type : dvigu (ṣaṣ+māsa)
- ṣaṣ – six
numeral - māsa – month
noun (masculine)
Note: Compound word, indicating duration.
शूकरामिषम् (śūkarāmiṣam) - pork, meat of a boar
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śūkarāmiṣa
śūkarāmiṣa - boar's flesh, pork
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śūkara+āmiṣa)
- śūkara – boar, pig
noun (masculine) - āmiṣa – flesh, meat
noun (neuter)
Note: Object in the implied clause.
छागलम् (chāgalam) - goat meat
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of chāgala
chāgala - belonging to a goat, goat's flesh
Note: Object in the implied clause.
सप्त (sapta) - seven
(numeral)
Note: Used adjectivally with 'māsān'.
वै (vai) - indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
मासान् (māsān) - months
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of māsa
māsa - month
Note: Indicates duration.
ऐणेयम् (aiṇeyam) - deer meat (specifically of a spotted deer or antelope)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of aiṇeya
aiṇeya - belonging to an antelope/deer, deer flesh
Note: Object in the implied clause.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
अष्टमासिकीम् (aṣṭamāsikīm) - lasting for eight months, eight-monthly
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of aṣṭamāsika
aṣṭamāsika - eight-monthly, lasting for eight months
Taddhita derivation from aṣṭan + māsa + ṭhak
Compound type : dvigu (aṣṭan+māsa)
- aṣṭan – eight
numeral - māsa – month
noun (masculine)
Note: Adjective qualifying an implied 'tṛptim' (satisfaction).