मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-46, verse-20
एवं ब्रह्मा जगत्पूर्वो देवदेवश्चतुर्मुखः ।
रजोगुणं समाश्रित्य स्त्रष्ट्टत्वे स व्यवस्थितः ॥२०॥
रजोगुणं समाश्रित्य स्त्रष्ट्टत्वे स व्यवस्थितः ॥२०॥
20. evaṃ brahmā jagatpūrvo devadevaścaturmukhaḥ .
rajoguṇaṃ samāśritya straṣṭṭatve sa vyavasthitaḥ.
rajoguṇaṃ samāśritya straṣṭṭatve sa vyavasthitaḥ.
20.
evam brahmā jagatpūrvaḥ devadevaḥ caturmukhaḥ
rajoguṇam samāśritya sraṣṭṛtve sa vyavasthitaḥ
rajoguṇam samāśritya sraṣṭṛtve sa vyavasthitaḥ
20.
Thus, Brahmā, who is prior to the world, the god of gods, the four-faced one, established himself in the role of creator by resorting to the quality of rajas.
Words meanings summery:
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- एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner
- ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā
- जगत्पूर्वः (jagatpūrvaḥ) - prior to the world, primeval creator
- देवदेवः (devadevaḥ) - god of gods
- चतुर्मुखः (caturmukhaḥ) - four-faced
- रजोगुणम् (rajoguṇam) - the quality of rajas
- समाश्रित्य (samāśritya) - having resorted to, having taken recourse to
- स्रष्टृत्वे (sraṣṭṛtve) - in the state of being a creator, for creation
- स (sa) - he
- व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - established, positioned, settled
Words meanings and morphology
एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner
(indeclinable)
ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahmā (the creator god)
जगत्पूर्वः (jagatpūrvaḥ) - prior to the world, primeval creator
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jagatpūrva
jagatpūrva - prior to the world, primeval, ancient
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+pūrva)
- jagat – world, universe; moving, living
noun (neuter)
present active participle
Derived from root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1) - pūrva – prior, former, earlier, first
adjective (masculine)
देवदेवः (devadevaḥ) - god of gods
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of devadeva
devadeva - god of gods, supreme god
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+deva)
- deva – god, deity
noun (masculine) - deva – god, deity
noun (masculine)
चतुर्मुखः (caturmukhaḥ) - four-faced
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of caturmukha
caturmukha - four-faced (epithet of Brahmā)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+mukha)
- catur – four
numeral - mukha – face, mouth, opening
noun (neuter)
रजोगुणम् (rajoguṇam) - the quality of rajas
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of rajoguṇa
rajoguṇa - the quality (guṇa) of rajas (passion, activity)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rajas+guṇa)
- rajas – rajas (one of the three guṇas), passion, activity, dust
noun (neuter) - guṇa – quality, attribute, property
noun (masculine)
समाश्रित्य (samāśritya) - having resorted to, having taken recourse to
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Root śri (to resort, cling to) with upasargas sam- and ā-, forming the absolutive.
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: śri (class 1)
स्रष्टृत्वे (sraṣṭṛtve) - in the state of being a creator, for creation
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of sraṣṭṛtva
sraṣṭṛtva - the state or capacity of being a creator, creatorship
Derived from sraṣṭṛ (creator) + -tva (suffix forming abstract nouns)
स (sa) - he
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - established, positioned, settled
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavasthita
vyavasthita - established, settled, positioned, existing, fixed
Past Passive Participle
Root sthā (to stand) with upasargas vi- and ava-.
Prefixes: vi+ava
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Often functions as a verb in perfect tense sense.