मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-42, verse-9
विष्णुर्-ब्रह्मा-हरश्चैव ऋक्सामानि यजूंषि च ।
मात्राः सार्धाश्च तिस्त्रश्च विज्ञेयाः परमार्थतः ॥९॥
मात्राः सार्धाश्च तिस्त्रश्च विज्ञेयाः परमार्थतः ॥९॥
9. viṣṇur-brahmā-haraścaiva ṛksāmāni yajūṃṣi ca .
mātrāḥ sārdhāśca tistraśca vijñeyāḥ paramārthataḥ.
mātrāḥ sārdhāśca tistraśca vijñeyāḥ paramārthataḥ.
9.
viṣṇuḥ brahmā haraḥ ca eva ṛk sāmāni yajūṃṣi ca
mātrāḥ sārdhāḥ ca tisraḥ ca vijñeyāḥ paramārthataḥ
mātrāḥ sārdhāḥ ca tisraḥ ca vijñeyāḥ paramārthataḥ
9.
Vishnu, Brahma, and Hara (Shiva), along with the Ṛg, Sāma, and Yajur Vedas, as well as the three measures (mātrā) of Om and its half-measure, are truly to be understood in their supreme sense (paramārthataḥ).
Words meanings summery:
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- विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu
- ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma, the creator god
- हरः (haraḥ) - Hara (Shiva), the destroyer god
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, also
- ऋक् (ṛk) - Ṛg Veda (Rig Veda, a hymn, a verse)
- सामानि (sāmāni) - Sāma Veda (Sāmans (songs/chants of the Sama Veda), the Sāma Veda)
- यजूंषि (yajūṁṣi) - Yajur Veda (Yajus (sacrificial formulas of the Yajur Veda), the Yajur Veda)
- च (ca) - and
- मात्राः (mātrāḥ) - the measures (mātrā) of Om (measures, quantities, parts, constituents)
- सार्धाः (sārdhāḥ) - including the half-measure (the anunāsika/nada) (with half, including the half)
- च (ca) - and
- तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three
- च (ca) - and
- विज्ञेयाः (vijñeyāḥ) - are to be known, are to be understood
- परमार्थतः (paramārthataḥ) - in their supreme sense (paramārthataḥ) (truly, in the highest sense, essentially, from the supreme reality)
Words meanings and morphology
विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu
viṣṇu - Vishnu, the preserver god
Root: viṣ (class 6)
ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma, the creator god
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahma (the creator god), sacred word, Brahman (brahman)
Root: bṛh (class 1)
हरः (haraḥ) - Hara (Shiva), the destroyer god
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hara
hara - Hara (Shiva), a remover, a destroyer
from root hṛ (to seize, destroy)
Root: hṛ (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, also
(indeclinable)
ऋक् (ṛk) - Ṛg Veda (Rig Veda, a hymn, a verse)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ṛc
ṛc - Rig Veda, a hymn, a verse, praise
Root: arc (class 1)
सामानि (sāmāni) - Sāma Veda (Sāmans (songs/chants of the Sama Veda), the Sāma Veda)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of sāman
sāman - Sāman (chant), Sāma Veda, song
Root: sā (class 4)
यजूंषि (yajūṁṣi) - Yajur Veda (Yajus (sacrificial formulas of the Yajur Veda), the Yajur Veda)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of yajus
yajus - Yajus (sacrificial formula), Yajur Veda
Root: yaj (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
मात्राः (mātrāḥ) - the measures (mātrā) of Om (measures, quantities, parts, constituents)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of mātrā
mātrā - measure, quantity, part, constituent, phonetic length
Root: mā (class 2)
Note: Refers to the 'a', 'u', 'm' parts of Om.
सार्धाः (sārdhāḥ) - including the half-measure (the anunāsika/nada) (with half, including the half)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of sārdha
sārdha - with a half, half-full, including half
'sa' (with) + 'ardha' (half)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ardha)
- sa – with, together with
indeclinable
prefix - ardha – half
noun (neuter)
Note: Refers to the fourth, inaudible half-measure (ardhamātrā).
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three
(numeral)
Note: Agrees with 'mātrāḥ'.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
विज्ञेयाः (vijñeyāḥ) - are to be known, are to be understood
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of vijñeya
vijñeya - to be known, knowable, to be understood
Gerundive
from root jñā (to know) with prefix vi + 'eya' suffix
Prefix: vi
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Gerundive.
परमार्थतः (paramārthataḥ) - in their supreme sense (paramārthataḥ) (truly, in the highest sense, essentially, from the supreme reality)
(indeclinable)
derived from "paramārtha" + "tas" suffix
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parama+artha)
- parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
adjective (neuter) - artha – meaning, purpose, reality, object
noun (masculine)
Root: arth (class 10)