मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-45, verse-60
नाशक्नुवन् प्रजाः स्त्रष्टुमसमागम्य कृत्स्नशः ।
समेत्यान्योन्यसंयोगमन्योन्याश्रयिणश्च ते ॥६०॥
समेत्यान्योन्यसंयोगमन्योन्याश्रयिणश्च ते ॥६०॥
60. nāśaknuvan prajāḥ straṣṭumasamāgamya kṛtsnaśaḥ .
sametyānyonyasaṃyogamanyonyāśrayiṇaśca te.
sametyānyonyasaṃyogamanyonyāśrayiṇaśca te.
60.
na aśaknuvan prajāḥ sraṣṭum asamāgamya kṛtsnaśaḥ
sametya anyonyasaṃyogam anyonyāśrayiṇaḥ ca te
sametya anyonyasaṃyogam anyonyāśrayiṇaḥ ca te
60.
Without completely uniting, they were unable to create beings. Only after coming together and achieving mutual union did they become mutually dependent.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no
- अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - they were unable, they could not
- प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - beings, creatures, progeny
- स्रष्टुम् (sraṣṭum) - to create, to emit
- असमागम्य (asamāgamya) - without uniting, without coming together
- कृत्स्नशः (kṛtsnaśaḥ) - entirely, completely, wholly
- समेत्य (sametya) - having united, having come together
- अन्योन्यसंयोगम् (anyonyasaṁyogam) - mutual union, mutual conjunction
- अन्योन्याश्रयिणः (anyonyāśrayiṇaḥ) - mutually dependent
- च (ca) - and, also
- ते (te) - they
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - they were unable, they could not
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of śak
Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd person plural, active voice
Root śak, 5th class, -nu- suffix, with a-augment for imperfect. Denotes past inability.
Root: śak (class 5)
प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - beings, creatures, progeny
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā
prajā - progeny, offspring, creatures, subjects
Prefix: pra
Root: jan
Note: Functions as the object of 'to create'.
स्रष्टुम् (sraṣṭum) - to create, to emit
(indeclinable)
infinitive
Infinitive form from root sṛj (6th class).
Root: sṛj (class 6)
असमागम्य (asamāgamya) - without uniting, without coming together
(indeclinable)
gerund/absolutive
Gerund of sam-ā-gam (to come together), negated by 'a'.
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: A compound with a negative prefix 'a'.
कृत्स्नशः (kṛtsnaśaḥ) - entirely, completely, wholly
(indeclinable)
Adverbial suffix -śaḥ meaning 'by way of, completely', derived from kṛtsna (whole, entire).
समेत्य (sametya) - having united, having come together
(indeclinable)
gerund/absolutive
Gerund of sam-i (to come together). The root 'i' (to go) combines with 'sam' (together).
Prefix: sam
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Formed from sam + i.
अन्योन्यसंयोगम् (anyonyasaṁyogam) - mutual union, mutual conjunction
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of anyonyasaṃyoga
anyonyasaṁyoga - mutual union, conjunction with each other
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anyonya+saṃyoga)
- anyonya – mutual, one another
pronoun (masculine) - saṃyoga – union, conjunction, connection
noun (masculine)
Derived from sam-yuj (to join together).
Prefix: sam
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: Object of 'having achieved' (sametya).
अन्योन्याश्रयिणः (anyonyāśrayiṇaḥ) - mutually dependent
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of anyonyāśrayin
anyonyāśrayin - mutually dependent, relying on each other
Derived from anyonya-āśraya (mutual support/dependence).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (anyonya+āśraya)
- anyonya – mutual, one another
pronoun (masculine) - āśraya – support, refuge, dependence
noun (masculine)
Derived from ā-śrī (to resort to, depend on).
Prefix: ā
Root: śrī (class 1)
Note: Refers to 'te' (they).
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
ते (te) - they
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it, they
Note: Refers to the primordial elements/entities mentioned previously in the text.