मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-40, verse-16
सूक्ष्मास्तु धारणाः सप्त भूराद्या मूर्घ्नि धारयेत् ।
धरित्रीं धारयेद्योगी तत् सौक्ष्म्यं प्रतिपद्यते ॥१६॥
धरित्रीं धारयेद्योगी तत् सौक्ष्म्यं प्रतिपद्यते ॥१६॥
16. sūkṣmāstu dhāraṇāḥ sapta bhūrādyā mūrghni dhārayet .
dharitrīṃ dhārayedyogī tat saukṣmyaṃ pratipadyate.
dharitrīṃ dhārayedyogī tat saukṣmyaṃ pratipadyate.
16.
sūkṣmāḥ tu dhāraṇāḥ sapta bhūrādyāḥ mūrdhani dhārayet
dharitrīm dhārayet yogī tat saukṣmyam pratipadyate
dharitrīm dhārayet yogī tat saukṣmyam pratipadyate
16.
Indeed, one should fix the seven subtle concentrations (dhāraṇā), beginning with the earth (bhū), on the crown of the head. The yogi (yogī) who concentrates on the earth (dharitrī) attains its subtlety.
Words meanings summery:
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- सूक्ष्माः (sūkṣmāḥ) - subtle (subtle, minute, delicate, fine)
- तु (tu) - indeed (indeed, but, however, on the other hand)
- धारणाः (dhāraṇāḥ) - concentrations (dhāraṇā) (concentration, fixation, retention, specific yogic practice)
- सप्त (sapta) - seven
- भूराद्याः (bhūrādyāḥ) - beginning with the earth (bhū) (beginning with Bhūḥ (earth), and others (like it))
- मूर्धनि (mūrdhani) - on the crown of the head (on the head, in the crown, at the top)
- धारयेत् (dhārayet) - one should fix/concentrate (one should hold, one should bear, one should concentrate)
- धरित्रीम् (dharitrīm) - the earth (dharitrī) (the earth, the supporter, the land)
- धारयेत् (dhārayet) - who concentrates (one should hold, one should bear, one should concentrate)
- योगी (yogī) - a yogi (a practitioner of yoga, an ascetic, a mystic)
- तत् (tat) - its (referring to the earth's) (that, its)
- सौक्ष्म्यम् (saukṣmyam) - its subtlety (subtlety, minuteness, fineness)
- प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - he attains (he obtains, he attains, he understands, he enters)
Words meanings and morphology
सूक्ष्माः (sūkṣmāḥ) - subtle (subtle, minute, delicate, fine)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of sūkṣma
sūkṣma - subtle, minute, delicate, fine, acute
from su + kṣaṇ
Note: Agrees with dhāraṇāḥ.
तु (tu) - indeed (indeed, but, however, on the other hand)
(indeclinable)
धारणाः (dhāraṇāḥ) - concentrations (dhāraṇā) (concentration, fixation, retention, specific yogic practice)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of dhāraṇā
dhāraṇā - concentration, fixation, retention, specific yogic practice (one of the aṣṭāṅga yoga limbs)
From root 'dhṛ'.
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Subject of dhārayet (in the first line).
सप्त (sapta) - seven
(numeral)
भूराद्याः (bhūrādyāḥ) - beginning with the earth (bhū) (beginning with Bhūḥ (earth), and others (like it))
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of bhūrādya
bhūrādya - beginning with Bhūḥ (earth), earth and the like, etc.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+ādya)
- bhū – earth, ground, existence
noun (feminine)
Root: bhū (class 1) - ādya – first, beginning with, primordial
adjective
from ādi
मूर्धनि (mūrdhani) - on the crown of the head (on the head, in the crown, at the top)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan
mūrdhan - head, crown, top
Note: Location for dhārayet.
धारयेत् (dhārayet) - one should fix/concentrate (one should hold, one should bear, one should concentrate)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of dhṛ
Optative (Causative)
Causative form of root 'dhṛ' (dhārayati), used here in optative mood.
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Acts on dhāraṇāḥ.
धरित्रीम् (dharitrīm) - the earth (dharitrī) (the earth, the supporter, the land)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of dharitrī
dharitrī - the earth, the supporter, the land
From root 'dhṛ'.
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Object of dhārayet.
धारयेत् (dhārayet) - who concentrates (one should hold, one should bear, one should concentrate)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of dhṛ
Optative (Causative)
Causative form of root 'dhṛ' (dhārayati), used here in optative mood.
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
योगी (yogī) - a yogi (a practitioner of yoga, an ascetic, a mystic)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yogin
yogin - a practitioner of yoga (yoga), an ascetic, a mystic
suffix -in
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Subject of the second dhārayet.
तत् (tat) - its (referring to the earth's) (that, its)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it, its
Genitive singular neuter or nominative/accusative singular neuter. Here as possessive adjective 'its' or demonstrative 'that'.
सौक्ष्म्यम् (saukṣmyam) - its subtlety (subtlety, minuteness, fineness)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of saukṣmya
saukṣmya - subtlety, minuteness, fineness, delicacy
From 'sūkṣma' + suffix -ya.
Note: Object of pratipadyate.
प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - he attains (he obtains, he attains, he understands, he enters)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pratipad
Present Middle
From root 'pad' with prefix 'prati'. Atmanepada.
Prefix: prati
Root: pad (class 4)