मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-42, verse-6
पिपीलिकागतिस्पर्शा प्रयुक्ता मूर्ध्नि लक्ष्यते ।
यथा प्रयुक्त ओङ्गारः प्रतिनिर्याति मूर्धनि ॥६॥
यथा प्रयुक्त ओङ्गारः प्रतिनिर्याति मूर्धनि ॥६॥
6. pipīlikāgatisparśā prayuktā mūrdhni lakṣyate .
yathā prayukta oṅgāraḥ pratiniryāti mūrdhani.
yathā prayukta oṅgāraḥ pratiniryāti mūrdhani.
6.
pipīlikāgatisparśā prayuktā mūrdhni lakṣyate
yathā prayuktaḥ oṅkāraḥ pratiniryāti mūrdhni
yathā prayuktaḥ oṅkāraḥ pratiniryāti mūrdhni
6.
When uttered, [its] touch, like the movement of an ant, is perceived at the crown of the head (mūrdhan). Just as the chanted 'Om' (oṅkāra) ascends back to the crown of the head.
Words meanings summery:
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- पिपीलिकागतिस्पर्शा (pipīlikāgatisparśā) - having a touch/sensation like the movement of an ant
- प्रयुक्ता (prayuktā) - when uttered, applied, employed
- मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - at the crown of the head
- लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is perceived, is observed, is aimed at
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as
- प्रयुक्तः (prayuktaḥ) - when uttered, applied, employed
- ओङ्कारः (oṅkāraḥ) - the sacred syllable Om
- प्रतिनिर्याति (pratiniryāti) - returns, ascends
- मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - at the crown of the head
Words meanings and morphology
पिपीलिकागतिस्पर्शा (pipīlikāgatisparśā) - having a touch/sensation like the movement of an ant
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pipīlikāgatisparśa
pipīlikāgatisparśa - ant-like movement or touch
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pipīlikā+gati+sparśa)
- pipīlikā – ant
noun (feminine) - gati – movement, course, path
noun (feminine) - sparśa – touch, contact, sensation
noun (masculine)
प्रयुक्ता (prayuktā) - when uttered, applied, employed
(participle)
Nominative, feminine, singular of prayukta
prayukta - employed, used, uttered, applied
past passive participle
root yuj + pra + kta
Prefix: pra
Root: yuj (class 7)
मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - at the crown of the head
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan
mūrdhan - head, crown of the head
लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is perceived, is observed, is aimed at
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of lakṣ
Root: lakṣ (class 10)
यथा (yathā) - just as, as
(indeclinable)
प्रयुक्तः (prayuktaḥ) - when uttered, applied, employed
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prayukta
prayukta - employed, used, uttered, applied
past passive participle
root yuj + pra + kta
Prefix: pra
Root: yuj (class 7)
ओङ्कारः (oṅkāraḥ) - the sacred syllable Om
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of oṅkāra
oṅkāra - the sacred syllable 'Om'
प्रतिनिर्याति (pratiniryāti) - returns, ascends
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pratiniryā
Prefixes: prati+nir
Root: yā (class 2)
मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - at the crown of the head
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan
mūrdhan - head, crown of the head