मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-45, verse-45
आपश्चापि विकुर्वत्यो गन्धमात्रं ससर्जिरे ।
सङ्घातो जायते तस्मात्तस्य गन्धो गुणो मतः ॥४५॥
सङ्घातो जायते तस्मात्तस्य गन्धो गुणो मतः ॥४५॥
45. āpaścāpi vikurvatyo gandhamātraṃ sasarjire .
saṅghāto jāyate tasmāttasya gandho guṇo mataḥ.
saṅghāto jāyate tasmāttasya gandho guṇo mataḥ.
45.
āpaḥ ca api vikurvatyaḥ gandhamātram sasarjire
saṅghātaḥ jāyate tasmāt tasya gandhaḥ guṇaḥ mataḥ
saṅghātaḥ jāyate tasmāt tasya gandhaḥ guṇaḥ mataḥ
45.
Moreover, the waters, undergoing transformation, produced merely the subtle element of smell (gandha). From that (smell), a dense aggregate is formed, and smell is considered its intrinsic quality (guṇa).
Words meanings summery:
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- आपः (āpaḥ) - waters
- च (ca) - and
- अपि (api) - also, even, moreover
- विकुर्वत्यः (vikurvatyaḥ) - undergoing transformation, modifying, changing
- गन्धमात्रम् (gandhamātram) - merely smell, only smell, subtle element of smell
- ससर्जिरे (sasarjire) - they created, they produced
- सङ्घातः (saṅghātaḥ) - aggregation, collection, mass, dense body
- जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, is produced
- तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, therefore
- तस्य (tasya) - of that
- गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - smell, odor
- गुणः (guṇaḥ) - quality, attribute, characteristic
- मतः (mataḥ) - considered, thought, opined
Words meanings and morphology
आपः (āpaḥ) - waters
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of ap
ap - water
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, moreover
(indeclinable)
विकुर्वत्यः (vikurvatyaḥ) - undergoing transformation, modifying, changing
(participle)
Nominative, feminine, plural of vikurvat
vikurvat - transforming, modifying, producing changes
Present Active Participle
From √kṛ (to do, make) with vi-, implying specific or varied action, transformation.
Prefix: vi
Root: kṛ (class 8)
गन्धमात्रम् (gandhamātram) - merely smell, only smell, subtle element of smell
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of gandhamātra
gandhamātra - merely smell; the subtle element of smell (a tanmātra)
Compound of 'gandha' and 'mātra'.
Compound type : karmadhāraya (gandha+mātra)
- gandha – smell, odor, perfume
noun (masculine) - mātra – only, merely, measure, extent
indeclinable (neuter)
Note: Object of `sasarjire`.
ससर्जिरे (sasarjire) - they created, they produced
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, perfect indicative (liṭ) of sṛj
Perfect Middle Indicative
Formed from the root √sṛj.
Root: sṛj (class 6)
Note: Subject is 'āpaḥ'.
सङ्घातः (saṅghātaḥ) - aggregation, collection, mass, dense body
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅghāta
saṅghāta - aggregation, collection, mass, dense body, combination
From √han (to strike, unite) with sam- and ā- (or √ghat). More commonly from sam-han.
Prefix: sam
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Subject of `jāyate`.
जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, is produced
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (lat) of jan
Present Middle Indicative
Root √jan (to be born), Class 4. Always middle voice in this sense.
Root: jan (class 4)
तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, therefore
(indeclinable)
Note: Refers to `gandhamātram` (the subtle element of smell).
तस्य (tasya) - of that
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that
Note: Refers to `saṅghātaḥ`.
गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - smell, odor
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gandha
gandha - smell, odor, perfume, fragrance
Note: Predicate nominative with `mataḥ`.
गुणः (guṇaḥ) - quality, attribute, characteristic
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of guṇa
guṇa - quality, attribute, characteristic, virtue, strand, constituent
Note: Predicate nominative with `mataḥ`.
मतः (mataḥ) - considered, thought, opined
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mata
mata - considered, thought, believed, approved
Past Passive Participle
From root √man (to think, believe).
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Functions as a predicate adjective.