मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-42, verse-14
तृतीया च प्लुतार्धाख्या वचसः सा न गोचरा ।
इत्येतदक्षरं ब्रह्म परमोङ्कारसंज्ञितम् ॥१४॥
इत्येतदक्षरं ब्रह्म परमोङ्कारसंज्ञितम् ॥१४॥
14. tṛtīyā ca plutārdhākhyā vacasaḥ sā na gocarā .
ityetadakṣaraṃ brahma paramoṅkārasaṃjñitam.
ityetadakṣaraṃ brahma paramoṅkārasaṃjñitam.
14.
tṛtīyā ca plutārdhākhyā vacasaḥ sā na gocarā
iti etat akṣaram brahma paramoṃkāra-saṃjñitam
iti etat akṣaram brahma paramoṃkāra-saṃjñitam
14.
And the third measure (mātrā), known as 'half-pluta' (plutārdhākhyā), is beyond the grasp of speech (vacas). This imperishable (akṣaram) ultimate reality (brahman) is therefore designated as the supreme 'Om' (Oṃkāra).
Words meanings summery:
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- तृतीया (tṛtīyā) - third
- च (ca) - and, also
- प्लुतार्धाख्या (plutārdhākhyā) - called half-pluta, known as half-pluta
- वचसः (vacasaḥ) - of speech, of word
- सा (sā) - Refers to the third mātrā (she, that (feminine))
- न (na) - not
- गोचरा (gocarā) - object of perception, within the range of
- इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quotation or thought
- एतत् (etat) - this
- अक्षरम् (akṣaram) - Referring to Brahman, the imperishable reality. (imperishable, immutable; syllable)
- ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality, Brahman
- परमोंकार-संज्ञितम् (paramoṁkāra-saṁjñitam) - designated as the supreme Om, called the supreme Om
Words meanings and morphology
तृतीया (tṛtīyā) - third
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛtīya
tṛtīya - third
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
प्लुतार्धाख्या (plutārdhākhyā) - called half-pluta, known as half-pluta
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of plutārdhākhya
plutārdhākhya - named half-pluta (a sound having three moras)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pluta+ardha+ākhyā)
- pluta – prolonged (vowel, having three moras)
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root plu (प्लु)
Root: plu (class 1) - ardha – half, part
adjective (masculine) - ākhyā – name, designation, appellation
noun (feminine)
From root khyā (ख्या) with prefix ā (आ)
Prefix: ā
Root: khyā (class 2)
Note: Compound of pluta (prolonged) + ardha (half) + ākhyā (name/called)
वचसः (vacasaḥ) - of speech, of word
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of vacas
vacas - speech, word, voice, language
From root vac (वच्)
Root: vac (class 2)
सा (sā) - Refers to the third mātrā (she, that (feminine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
गोचरा (gocarā) - object of perception, within the range of
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of gocara
gocara - range, scope, object of sense, perceptible
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+cara)
- go – cow, ray, sense-organ
noun (masculine) - cara – moving, going, range
noun (masculine)
From root car (चर्)
Root: car (class 1)
Note: In this context, it refers to 'object of sense/perception (by speech)'
इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quotation or thought
(indeclinable)
एतत् (etat) - this
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of etad
etad - this
अक्षरम् (akṣaram) - Referring to Brahman, the imperishable reality. (imperishable, immutable; syllable)
(adjective)
neuter, singular of akṣara
akṣara - imperishable, undecaying, immutable, everlasting; syllable
Negative prefix 'a' + kṣara (perishable)
Prefix: a
Root: kṣar (class 1)
Note: Agrees with brahma (neuter)
ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality, Brahman
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - the ultimate reality, the absolute, the universal spirit, sacred word/knowledge
Root: bṛh
Note: Often referred to as 'Brahman' in English, but transliterated as 'brahman' per instruction.
परमोंकार-संज्ञितम् (paramoṁkāra-saṁjñitam) - designated as the supreme Om, called the supreme Om
(adjective)
neuter, singular of paramoṃkāra-saṃjñita
paramoṁkāra-saṁjñita - named as the supreme Om, designated as the supreme Om
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parama+oṃkāra+saṃjñita)
- parama – supreme, highest, excellent
adjective (masculine) - oṃkāra – the syllable Om, the sound of Om
noun (masculine)
From om + kāra (making/sound)
Root: kṛ (class 8) - saṃjñita – named, designated, called
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root jñā (ज्ञा) with prefix sam (सम्).
Prefix: sam
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Agrees with brahma (neuter)