मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-42, verse-12
मात्रा तृतीया चिच्छक्तिरर्धमात्रा परं पदम् ।
अनेनैव क्रमेणैता विज्ञेया योगभूमयः ॥१२॥
अनेनैव क्रमेणैता विज्ञेया योगभूमयः ॥१२॥
12. mātrā tṛtīyā cicchaktirardhamātrā paraṃ padam .
anenaiva krameṇaitā vijñeyā yogabhūmayaḥ.
anenaiva krameṇaitā vijñeyā yogabhūmayaḥ.
12.
mātrā tṛtīyā cit-śaktiḥ ardhamātrā param padam
anena eva krameṇa etāḥ vijñeyāḥ yogabhūmayaḥ
anena eva krameṇa etāḥ vijñeyāḥ yogabhūmayaḥ
12.
The third measure (mātrā) is the power of consciousness (cicchakti), and the half-measure (ardhamātrā) is the supreme state (paraṃ padam). These are to be understood as the stages of spiritual practice (yoga) in this very sequence.
Words meanings summery:
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- मात्रा (mātrā) - referring to a constituent part of Om (measure, unit of time, phonetic length)
- तृतीया (tṛtīyā) - third
- चित्-शक्तिः (cit-śaktiḥ) - power of consciousness, consciousness-energy
- अर्धमात्रा (ardhamātrā) - referring to the silent resonance of Om (half-measure)
- परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate
- पदम् (padam) - state, abode, word
- अनेन (anena) - by this
- एव (eva) - indeed, very, only
- क्रमेण (krameṇa) - by sequence, in order
- एताः (etāḥ) - refers to the mātrā and ardhamātrā (these)
- विज्ञेयाः (vijñeyāḥ) - to be known, understandable
- योगभूमयः (yogabhūmayaḥ) - stages of yoga, stages of spiritual practice
Words meanings and morphology
मात्रा (mātrā) - referring to a constituent part of Om (measure, unit of time, phonetic length)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mātrā
mātrā - measure, quantity, unit, element, phonetic length, vowel
Root: mā (class 2)
तृतीया (tṛtīyā) - third
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛtīya
tṛtīya - third
चित्-शक्तिः (cit-śaktiḥ) - power of consciousness, consciousness-energy
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of cit-śakti
cit-śakti - power of consciousness, consciousness-energy, spiritual power
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+śakti)
- cit – consciousness, thought, mind
noun (feminine)
Root: cit (class 1) - śakti – power, energy, capability, divine feminine power
noun (feminine)
From root śak (शक्)
Root: śak (class 5)
अर्धमात्रा (ardhamātrā) - referring to the silent resonance of Om (half-measure)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ardhamātrā
ardhamātrā - half-measure, a semivowel, the nasal sound of Om
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ardha+mātrā)
- ardha – half, part
adjective (masculine) - mātrā – measure, unit, element, phonetic length
noun (feminine)
Root: mā (class 2)
परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate
(adjective)
neuter, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant
पदम् (padam) - state, abode, word
(noun)
neuter, singular of pada
pada - step, foot, abode, state, word, position
Root: pad (class 4)
अनेन (anena) - by this
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this
एव (eva) - indeed, very, only
(indeclinable)
क्रमेण (krameṇa) - by sequence, in order
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of krama
krama - step, order, sequence, method
Root: kram (class 1)
एताः (etāḥ) - refers to the mātrā and ardhamātrā (these)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
विज्ञेयाः (vijñeyāḥ) - to be known, understandable
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of vijñeya
vijñeya - to be known, knowable, comprehensible
Gerundive
From root jñā (ज्ञा) with prefix vi (वि), suffix -eya.
Prefix: vi
Root: jñā (class 9)
योगभूमयः (yogabhūmayaḥ) - stages of yoga, stages of spiritual practice
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of yogabhūmi
yogabhūmi - stages of yoga, spheres of yoga, levels of spiritual practice
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yoga+bhūmi)
- yoga – union, spiritual discipline, method, practice
noun (masculine)
From root yuj (युज्)
Root: yuj (class 7) - bhūmi – earth, ground, stage, state, level
noun (feminine)
Root: bhū (class 1)