मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-46, verse-17
ब्रह्मत्वे सृजते लोकान् रुद्रत्वे संहरत्यपि ।
विष्णुत्वे चाप्युदासीनस्तिस्त्रोऽवस्थाः स्वयम्भुवः ॥१७॥
विष्णुत्वे चाप्युदासीनस्तिस्त्रोऽवस्थाः स्वयम्भुवः ॥१७॥
17. brahmatve sṛjate lokān rudratve saṃharatyapi .
viṣṇutve cāpyudāsīnastistro'vasthāḥ svayambhuvaḥ.
viṣṇutve cāpyudāsīnastistro'vasthāḥ svayambhuvaḥ.
17.
brahmatve sṛjate lokān rudratve saṃharati api |
viṣṇutve ca api udāsīnaḥ tisraḥ avasthāḥ svayambhuvaḥ
viṣṇutve ca api udāsīnaḥ tisraḥ avasthāḥ svayambhuvaḥ
17.
As Brahmā, He creates the worlds; as Rudra, He also reabsorbs them. And as Viṣṇu, He remains unconcerned. These are the three states (avasthās) of the Self-existent One (svayambhū).
Words meanings summery:
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- ब्रह्मत्वे (brahmatve) - as Brahmā (in the state of Brahmā, as Brahmā)
- सृजते (sṛjate) - He creates (creates, emits, produces)
- लोकान् (lokān) - the worlds (worlds, realms, people)
- रुद्रत्वे (rudratve) - as Rudra (in the state of Rudra, as Rudra)
- संहरति (saṁharati) - He reabsorbs (reabsorbs, destroys, collects)
- अपि (api) - also (also, even, moreover)
- विष्णुत्वे (viṣṇutve) - as Viṣṇu (in the state of Viṣṇu, as Viṣṇu)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- अपि (api) - also (also, even, moreover)
- उदासीनः (udāsīnaḥ) - unconcerned (indifferent, unconcerned, neutral)
- तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three
- अवस्थाः (avasthāḥ) - states (avasthās) (states, conditions, phases)
- स्वयम्भुवः (svayambhuvaḥ) - of the Self-existent One (svayambhū) (of the Self-existent One, of Brahmā)
Words meanings and morphology
ब्रह्मत्वे (brahmatve) - as Brahmā (in the state of Brahmā, as Brahmā)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of brahmatva
brahmatva - the state of being Brahmā, Brahmā-ness
derived from brahman + -tva
सृजते (sṛjate) - He creates (creates, emits, produces)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √sṛj
Present Indicative
Root: √sṛj (class 6)
लोकान् (lokān) - the worlds (worlds, realms, people)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of loka
loka - world, realm, people
रुद्रत्वे (rudratve) - as Rudra (in the state of Rudra, as Rudra)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of rudratva
rudratva - the state of being Rudra, Rudra-ness
derived from Rudra + -tva
संहरति (saṁharati) - He reabsorbs (reabsorbs, destroys, collects)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of saṃ-√hṛ
Present Indicative
Prefix: sam
Root: √hṛ (class 1)
अपि (api) - also (also, even, moreover)
(indeclinable)
particle
विष्णुत्वे (viṣṇutve) - as Viṣṇu (in the state of Viṣṇu, as Viṣṇu)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of viṣṇutva
viṣṇutva - the state of being Viṣṇu, Viṣṇu-ness
derived from Viṣṇu + -tva
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
conjunction
अपि (api) - also (also, even, moreover)
(indeclinable)
particle
उदासीनः (udāsīnaḥ) - unconcerned (indifferent, unconcerned, neutral)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of udāsīna
udāsīna - indifferent, unconcerned, detached
Past Active Participle
derived from ud-ā-√ās (to sit idly, to be indifferent)
Prefixes: ud+ā
Root: √ās (class 2)
तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three
(numeral)
अवस्थाः (avasthāḥ) - states (avasthās) (states, conditions, phases)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of avasthā
avasthā - state, condition, situation, phase
from ava-√sthā (to stand down, to exist)
Prefix: ava
Root: √sthā (class 1)
स्वयम्भुवः (svayambhuvaḥ) - of the Self-existent One (svayambhū) (of the Self-existent One, of Brahmā)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of svayambhū
svayambhū - self-existent, self-born, Brahmā
svayam (by oneself) + bhū (being)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svayam+bhū)
- svayam – by oneself, spontaneously
indeclinable - bhū – being, existence, earth
noun (feminine)
from √bhū (to be, to become)
Root: √bhū (class 1)