मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-33, verse-15
वेदवित्त्वमभिजिति भिषक्सिद्धन्तु वारुणे ।
अजाविकं प्रौष्ठपदे विन्देद् गास्तु तथोत्तरे ॥१५॥
अजाविकं प्रौष्ठपदे विन्देद् गास्तु तथोत्तरे ॥१५॥
15. vedavittvamabhijiti bhiṣaksiddhantu vāruṇe .
ajāvikaṃ prauṣṭhapade vinded gāstu tathottare.
ajāvikaṃ prauṣṭhapade vinded gāstu tathottare.
15.
vedavittvam abhijiti bhiṣak siddham tu vāruṇe |
ajāvikam prauṣṭhapade vindet gāḥ tu tathā uttare
ajāvikam prauṣṭhapade vindet gāḥ tu tathā uttare
15.
Expertise in the Vedas is attained during Abhijit, and success as a physician in Vāruṇa (Śatabhiṣā). In Prauṣṭhapada, one obtains goats and sheep, and similarly, cows in Uttarā (Bhadrapadā).
Words meanings summery:
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- वेदवित्त्वम् (vedavittvam) - expertise in the Vedas (knowledge of the Vedas, expertise in the Vedas)
- अभिजिति (abhijiti) - during Abhijit (lunar mansion) (in Abhijit (nakshatra), in victory)
- भिषक् (bhiṣak) - physician (physician, healer)
- सिद्धम् (siddham) - successful (accomplished, perfected, successful)
- तु (tu) - and (but, indeed, however)
- वारुणे (vāruṇe) - in Vāruṇa (Śatabhiṣā lunar mansion) (in Varuna, in Shatabhisha (nakshatra))
- अजाविकम् (ajāvikam) - goats and sheep
- प्रौष्ठपदे (prauṣṭhapade) - in Prauṣṭhapada (Pūrvābhādrapadā or Uttarābhādrapadā lunar mansion) (in Praushthapada (nakshatra))
- विन्देत् (vindet) - one obtains (one should obtain, one should find)
- गाः (gāḥ) - cows (cows, cattle)
- तु (tu) - and (but, indeed, however)
- तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, likewise, similarly)
- उत्तरे (uttare) - in Uttarā (Bhadrapadā lunar mansion) (in Uttara (nakshatra), in the latter, in the northern)
Words meanings and morphology
वेदवित्त्वम् (vedavittvam) - expertise in the Vedas (knowledge of the Vedas, expertise in the Vedas)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vedavittva
vedavittva - the state of being a knower of the Vedas, knowledge of the Vedas
Derived from vedavit (knower of Vedas) + tva (suffix for abstract noun). vedavit is veda (Veda) + vit (knower, from root vid).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+vit)
- veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
noun (masculine)
Root: vid (class 2) - vit – knower, understanding
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root vid (to know)
Root: vid (class 2)
अभिजिति (abhijiti) - during Abhijit (lunar mansion) (in Abhijit (nakshatra), in victory)
(proper noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of abhijit
abhijit - victory, triumphant; name of a lunar mansion (nakshatra)
Derived from root ji (to conquer) with prefix abhi.
Prefix: abhi
Root: ji (class 1)
भिषक् (bhiṣak) - physician (physician, healer)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhiṣaj
bhiṣaj - physician, healer, medical practitioner
सिद्धम् (siddham) - successful (accomplished, perfected, successful)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of siddha
siddha - accomplished, achieved, perfected, successful, ready
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root sidh (to accomplish) + kta suffix.
Root: sidh (class 4)
Note: Predicative adjective for 'bhiṣak'.
तु (tu) - and (but, indeed, however)
(indeclinable)
वारुणे (vāruṇe) - in Vāruṇa (Śatabhiṣā lunar mansion) (in Varuna, in Shatabhisha (nakshatra))
(proper noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of vāruṇa
vāruṇa - relating to Varuna; name of a lunar mansion (Śatabhiṣā)
Note: Refers to Śatabhiṣā nakshatra.
अजाविकम् (ajāvikam) - goats and sheep
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ajāvika
ajāvika - a collective noun for goats and sheep
From aj (goat) and avi (sheep).
Compound type : dvandva (aja+avi)
- aja – goat
noun (masculine)
Root: aj (class 1) - avi – sheep
noun (masculine)
प्रौष्ठपदे (prauṣṭhapade) - in Prauṣṭhapada (Pūrvābhādrapadā or Uttarābhādrapadā lunar mansion) (in Praushthapada (nakshatra))
(proper noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of prauṣṭhapada
prauṣṭhapada - name of a lunar mansion (nakshatra), refers to Pūrvābhādrapadā and Uttarābhādrapadā
Note: Refers to the Bhādrapadā nakshatras.
विन्देत् (vindet) - one obtains (one should obtain, one should find)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of vid
Root: vid (class 6)
गाः (gāḥ) - cows (cows, cattle)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of go
go - cow, ox, cattle, ray of light
तु (tu) - and (but, indeed, however)
(indeclinable)
तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, likewise, similarly)
(indeclinable)
उत्तरे (uttare) - in Uttarā (Bhadrapadā lunar mansion) (in Uttara (nakshatra), in the latter, in the northern)
(proper noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of uttara
uttara - upper, northern, later, subsequent; refers to the second of the Prauṣṭhapada nakshatras, i.e., Uttarābhādrapadā.
Note: Refers to Uttarābhādrapadā nakshatra.