मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-4, verse-54
भूत्वा पुरा वराहेण तुण्डेनापो निरस्य च ।
एकया दंष्ट्रयोत्खाता नलिनीव वसुन्धरा ॥५४॥
एकया दंष्ट्रयोत्खाता नलिनीव वसुन्धरा ॥५४॥
54. bhūtvā purā varāheṇa tuṇḍenāpo nirasya ca .
ekayā daṃṣṭrayotkhātā nalinīva vasundharā.
ekayā daṃṣṭrayotkhātā nalinīva vasundharā.
54.
bhūtvā purā varāheṇa tuṇḍena āpaḥ nirasya ca
ekayā daṃṣṭrayā utkhātā nalinī iva vasundharā
ekayā daṃṣṭrayā utkhātā nalinī iva vasundharā
54.
Having formerly become a boar (varāha), and having expelled the waters with his snout, the Earth (vasundharā) was lifted by a single tusk, like a lotus stalk.
Words meanings summery:
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- भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, having been
- पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times
- वराहेण (varāheṇa) - by a boar
- तुण्डेन (tuṇḍena) - by the snout, by the trunk
- आपः (āpaḥ) - waters
- निरस्य (nirasya) - having thrown out, having expelled, having cast away
- च (ca) - and, also
- एकया (ekayā) - by one
- दंष्ट्रया (daṁṣṭrayā) - by the tusk
- उत्खाता (utkhātā) - lifted up, dug out, excavated
- नलिनी (nalinī) - lotus plant, lotus stalk
- इव (iva) - like, as, as it were
- वसुन्धरा (vasundharā) - the Earth, bearer of wealth
Words meanings and morphology
भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, having been
(indeclinable)
absolutive (indeclinable past participle)
Derived from the root 'bhū' with the suffix '-tvā'
Root: bhū (class 1)
पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times
(indeclinable)
वराहेण (varāheṇa) - by a boar
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of varāha
varāha - boar; an incarnation of Viṣṇu
तुण्डेन (tuṇḍena) - by the snout, by the trunk
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tuṇḍa
tuṇḍa - snout, beak, trunk (of an elephant)
आपः (āpaḥ) - waters
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of ap
ap - water, waters
निरस्य (nirasya) - having thrown out, having expelled, having cast away
(indeclinable)
absolutive (indeclinable past participle)
Derived from root 'as' (to throw) with prefix 'nir'
Prefix: nir
Root: as (class 4)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
एकया (ekayā) - by one
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of eka
eka - one, a single; unique, principal
दंष्ट्रया (daṁṣṭrayā) - by the tusk
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of daṃṣṭrā
daṁṣṭrā - tusk, fang
उत्खाता (utkhātā) - lifted up, dug out, excavated
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of utkhāta
utkhāta - dug out, excavated, lifted up
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'khan' (to dig) with prefix 'ut'
Prefix: ut
Root: khan (class 1)
नलिनी (nalinī) - lotus plant, lotus stalk
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nalinī
nalinī - lotus plant, lotus stalk
इव (iva) - like, as, as it were
(indeclinable)
वसुन्धरा (vasundharā) - the Earth, bearer of wealth
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vasundharā
vasundharā - the Earth (literally 'bearer of wealth')