मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-37, verse-42

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यथा घटीकुम्भकमण्डलुस्थम् आकाशमेकं बहुधा हि दृष्टम् ।
तथा सुबाहुः स च काशिपोऽहं मल्ये च देहेषु शरीरभेदैः ॥४२॥

42. yathā ghaṭīkumbhakamaṇḍalustham ākāśamekaṃ bahudhā hi dṛṣṭam .
tathā subāhuḥ sa ca kāśipo'haṃ malye ca deheṣu śarīrabhedaiḥ.

42. yathā ghaṭīkumbhakamaṇḍalustham
ākāśam ekam bahudhā hi dṛṣṭam
tathā subāhuḥ saḥ ca kāśipaḥ aham
manye ca deheṣu śarīrabhedaiḥ

42. Just as the one space (ākāśa), contained within pitchers, jars, and ascetics' water pots, is perceived in many forms, similarly, I exist as Subahu, as that King of Kashi, and in various bodies due to the distinctions of physical forms.

Words meanings summery:

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यथा (yathā) - just as, as

घटीकुम्भकमण्डलुस्थम् (ghaṭīkumbhakamaṇḍalustham) - situated in small pots, large pots, and water pots

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - space, ether, sky

एकम् (ekam) - one, single

बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways, manifoldly

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, perceived

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

सुबाहुः (subāhuḥ) - Subahu (a proper name)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

च (ca) - and, also

काशिपः (kāśipaḥ) - ruler of Kashi, King of Kashi

अहम् (aham) - I

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

च (ca) - and, also

देहेषु (deheṣu) - in bodies

शरीरभेदैः (śarīrabhedaiḥ) - by the distinctions of bodies, by bodily differences

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

घटीकुम्भकमण्डलुस्थम् (ghaṭīkumbhakamaṇḍalustham) - situated in small pots, large pots, and water pots

(adjective)

neuter, singular of ghaṭīkumbhakamaṇḍalustha

ghaṭīkumbhakamaṇḍalustha - situated in pitchers, pots, and kamaṇḍalus

Compound type : Tatpurusha (ghaṭī+kumbha+kamaṇḍalu+stha)

ghaṭī – small pot, pitcher
noun (feminine)
kumbha – pot, jar
noun (masculine)
kamaṇḍalu – ascetic's water pot
noun (masculine/neuter)
stha – standing, staying, situated
adjective
Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ākāśam'.

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - space, ether, sky

(noun)

neuter, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - space, ether, sky

एकम् (ekam) - one, single

(adjective)

neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

Note: Agrees with 'ākāśam'.

बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways, manifoldly

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, perceived

(adjective)

neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, viewed

Past Passive Participle

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ākāśam'.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so, thus

(indeclinable)

सुबाहुः (subāhuḥ) - Subahu (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of subāhu

subāhu - having beautiful arms, Subahu (proper name)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

nominative singular masculine of tad

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

काशिपः (kāśipaḥ) - ruler of Kashi, King of Kashi

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāśipa

kāśipa - ruler of Kashi

Compound type : Tatpurusha (kāśī+pa)

kāśī – Kashi (city name)
proper noun (feminine)
pa – protector, ruler
noun (masculine)
Root: pā (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I believe, I consider

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present middle 1st singular

Root: man (class 4)

Note: The Devanagari shows 'malye', which is likely a textual variant or typo for 'manye'. The interpretation assumes 'manye' for contextual coherence.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

देहेषु (deheṣu) - in bodies

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of deha

deha - body

शरीरभेदैः (śarīrabhedaiḥ) - by the distinctions of bodies, by bodily differences

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śarīrabheda

śarīrabheda - distinction of bodies, bodily difference

Compound type : Tatpurusha (śarīra+bheda)