मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-45, verse-50
एकादशं मनस्तत्र देवा वैकारिकाः स्मृताः ।
श्रोतं त्वक्चक्षुषी जिह्वा नासिका चैव पञ्चमी ॥५०॥
श्रोतं त्वक्चक्षुषी जिह्वा नासिका चैव पञ्चमी ॥५०॥
50. ekādaśaṃ manastatra devā vaikārikāḥ smṛtāḥ .
śrotaṃ tvakcakṣuṣī jihvā nāsikā caiva pañcamī.
śrotaṃ tvakcakṣuṣī jihvā nāsikā caiva pañcamī.
50.
ekādaśam manas tatra devā vaikārikāḥ smṛtāḥ
śrotam tvak cakṣuṣī jihvā nāsikā ca eva pañcamī
śrotam tvak cakṣuṣī jihvā nāsikā ca eva pañcamī
50.
There, the mind (manas) is the eleventh (organ), and the deities (presiding over these organs) are remembered as vaikārika. The ear, skin, eyes (dual), tongue, and indeed the nose as the fifth, constitute (the cognitive senses).
Words meanings summery:
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- एकादशम् (ekādaśam) - the eleventh (organ) (eleventh)
- मनस् (manas) - the mind (manas), the internal sense organ (mind, intellect, internal organ)
- तत्र (tatra) - there, in this context of enumerating principles (there, in that case, then)
- देवा (devā) - the deities presiding over the senses (including the mind) (gods, deities)
- वैकारिकाः (vaikārikāḥ) - vaikārika, originating from the sāttvika ego (transformed, modified)
- स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - are remembered/considered (as such) (remembered, considered, called)
- श्रोतम् (śrotam) - the sense of hearing (ear, sense of hearing)
- त्वक् (tvak) - the skin (as a sense organ) (skin, sense of touch)
- चक्षुषी (cakṣuṣī) - the two eyes, the sense of sight (eyes (dual), sense of sight (dual))
- जिह्वा (jihvā) - the tongue (as a sense organ) (tongue, sense of taste)
- नासिका (nāsikā) - the nose (as a sense organ) (nose, sense of smell)
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - indeed, emphasizing the list (only, just, indeed, precisely)
- पञ्चमी (pañcamī) - the fifth (cognitive sense) (fifth)
Words meanings and morphology
एकादशम् (ekādaśam) - the eleventh (organ) (eleventh)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ekādaśa
ekādaśa - eleventh
compound eka (one) + daśan (ten)
Compound type : dvigu (eka+daśan)
- eka – one, single, unique
pronoun (masculine/feminine/neuter) - daśan – ten
indeclinable
Note: Modifies manas
मनस् (manas) - the mind (manas), the internal sense organ (mind, intellect, internal organ)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, understanding, conscience
from root man (to think)
Root: man (class 4)
तत्र (tatra) - there, in this context of enumerating principles (there, in that case, then)
(indeclinable)
from tad (that) + tral suffix
देवा (devā) - the deities presiding over the senses (including the mind) (gods, deities)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity, divine being
from root div (to shine)
Root: div (class 4)
वैकारिकाः (vaikārikāḥ) - vaikārika, originating from the sāttvika ego (transformed, modified)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vaikārika
vaikārika - pertaining to vikṛti (transformation), derived from modification, transformed
derived from vikāra (transformation) + ika suffix
Note: Modifies devā
स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - are remembered/considered (as such) (remembered, considered, called)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, recollected, taught, known
Past Passive Participle
from root smṛ (to remember) + kta suffix
Root: smṛ (class 1)
Note: Acts as a predicate adjective with an implied 'are'.
श्रोतम् (śrotam) - the sense of hearing (ear, sense of hearing)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śrotra
śrotra - ear, the sense of hearing
from root śru (to hear) + tra suffix
Root: śru (class 1)
त्वक् (tvak) - the skin (as a sense organ) (skin, sense of touch)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tvac
tvac - skin, hide, sense of touch
चक्षुषी (cakṣuṣī) - the two eyes, the sense of sight (eyes (dual), sense of sight (dual))
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, dual of cakṣus
cakṣus - eye, sight, vision
from root cakṣ (to see)
Root: cakṣ (class 2)
जिह्वा (jihvā) - the tongue (as a sense organ) (tongue, sense of taste)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jihvā
jihvā - tongue, speech, sense of taste
नासिका (nāsikā) - the nose (as a sense organ) (nose, sense of smell)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nāsikā
nāsikā - nose, nostril, sense of smell
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, emphasizing the list (only, just, indeed, precisely)
(indeclinable)
पञ्चमी (pañcamī) - the fifth (cognitive sense) (fifth)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pañcamī
pañcama - fifth
from pañcan (five) + ma suffix; pañcamī is the feminine form
Note: Modifies nāsikā