मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-43, verse-10
अनभ्रे विद्युतं दृष्ट्वा दक्षिणां दिशमाश्रिताम् ।
रात्राविन्द्रधनुश्चापि जीवितं द्वित्रिमासिकम् ॥१०॥
रात्राविन्द्रधनुश्चापि जीवितं द्वित्रिमासिकम् ॥१०॥
10. anabhre vidyutaṃ dṛṣṭvā dakṣiṇāṃ diśamāśritām .
rātrāvindradhanuścāpi jīvitaṃ dvitrimāsikam.
rātrāvindradhanuścāpi jīvitaṃ dvitrimāsikam.
10.
anabhre vidyutam dṛṣṭvā dakṣiṇām diśam āśritām
rātrau indradhanuḥ ca api jīvitam dvitrimāsikam
rātrau indradhanuḥ ca api jīvitam dvitrimāsikam
10.
If one sees lightning in a cloudless sky, especially in the southern direction, or observes a rainbow at night, their remaining lifespan is only two or three months.
Words meanings summery:
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- अनभ्रे (anabhre) - in a cloudless sky (in a cloudless (sky))
- विद्युतम् (vidyutam) - lightning
- दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, after seeing)
- दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - southern (southern, right)
- दिशम् (diśam) - direction (direction, quarter)
- आश्रिताम् (āśritām) - located in (resorted to, dwelling in, located in)
- रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night (at night, in the night)
- इन्द्रधनुः (indradhanuḥ) - rainbow
- च (ca) - or (used conjunctively with 'api') (and, also)
- अपि (api) - or (used conjunctively with 'ca') (also, even, too)
- जीवितम् (jīvitam) - lifespan (life, livelihood, lifespan)
- द्वित्रिमासिकम् (dvitrimāsikam) - two or three months (long) (lasting two or three months, of two or three months)
Words meanings and morphology
अनभ्रे (anabhre) - in a cloudless sky (in a cloudless (sky))
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of anabhra
anabhra - cloudless, clear (sky)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nabhra)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
negative particle - nabhra – cloud, sky
noun (neuter)
Note: Used here in locative singular, agreeing with an implied 'sky' (gagane).
विद्युतम् (vidyutam) - lightning
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vidyut
vidyut - lightning, electricity
दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, after seeing)
(indeclinable)
absolutive / gerund
formed from root √dṛś with suffix -tvā
Root: dṛś (class 1)
दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - southern (southern, right)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇā
dakṣiṇā - southern, right, skillful
Note: Agrees with 'diśam'.
दिशम् (diśam) - direction (direction, quarter)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of diś
diś - direction, quarter, region
आश्रिताम् (āśritām) - located in (resorted to, dwelling in, located in)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of āśrita
āśrita - resorted to, dwelling in, dependent on, located in
past passive participle
formed from root √śri with prefix ā-
Prefix: ā
Root: śri (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'vidyutam' (lightning) and 'diśam' (direction).
रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night (at night, in the night)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of rātri
rātri - night
इन्द्रधनुः (indradhanuḥ) - rainbow
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of indradhanus
indradhanus - rainbow (Indra's bow)
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (indra+dhanus)
- indra – Indra (name of a deity)
proper noun (masculine) - dhanus – bow, arc
noun (neuter)
च (ca) - or (used conjunctively with 'api') (and, also)
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - or (used conjunctively with 'ca') (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
जीवितम् (jīvitam) - lifespan (life, livelihood, lifespan)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvita
jīvita - life, livelihood, existence, lifespan
past passive participle (nominalized)
formed from root √jīv with suffix -ita
Root: jīv (class 1)
द्वित्रिमासिकम् (dvitrimāsikam) - two or three months (long) (lasting two or three months, of two or three months)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dvitrimāsika
dvitrimāsika - of two or three months, lasting two or three months
formed from dvi-tri-māsa + ika suffix
Compound type : dvandva + tatpuruṣa + taddhita (dvi+tri+māsa)
- dvi – two
numeral - tri – three
numeral - māsa – month
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'jīvitam'.