मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-46, verse-24
अहोरात्रं मुहूर्तानां नृणां त्रिंशत्तु वै स्मृतम् ।
अहोरात्रैश्च त्रिंशद्भिः पक्षौ द्वौ मास उच्यते ॥२४॥
अहोरात्रैश्च त्रिंशद्भिः पक्षौ द्वौ मास उच्यते ॥२४॥
24. ahorātraṃ muhūrtānāṃ nṛṇāṃ triṃśattu vai smṛtam .
ahorātraiśca triṃśadbhiḥ pakṣau dvau māsa ucyate.
ahorātraiśca triṃśadbhiḥ pakṣau dvau māsa ucyate.
24.
ahorātram muhūrtānām nṛṇām triṃśat tu vai smṛtam
ahorātraiḥ ca triṃśadbhiḥ pakṣau dvau māsaḥ ucyate
ahorātraiḥ ca triṃśadbhiḥ pakṣau dvau māsaḥ ucyate
24.
A day and night (ahorātra) for humans is indeed considered to be thirty muhūrtas. And a month is said to consist of two fortnights (pakṣa), formed by thirty ahorātras.
Words meanings summery:
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- अहोरात्रम् (ahorātram) - a day and night (ahorātra) (a day and night, 24 hours)
- मुहूर्तानाम् (muhūrtānām) - of muhūrtas (of muhūrtas, of moments)
- नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of humans (of men, of humans)
- त्रिंशत् (triṁśat) - thirty
- तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)
- वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly)
- स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - considered (remembered, considered, traditional)
- अहोरात्रैः (ahorātraiḥ) - by 24-hour periods (by days and nights, by 24-hour periods)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- त्रिंशद्भिः (triṁśadbhiḥ) - by thirty (ahorātras) (by thirty)
- पक्षौ (pakṣau) - two fortnights (two fortnights, two sides, two wings)
- द्वौ (dvau) - two
- मासः (māsaḥ) - a month (month)
- उच्यते (ucyate) - is said (to be) (is said, is called, is declared)
Words meanings and morphology
अहोरात्रम् (ahorātram) - a day and night (ahorātra) (a day and night, 24 hours)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ahorātra
ahorātra - a day and night, 24 hours
Compound type : dvandva (ahas+rātra)
- ahas – day
noun (neuter) - rātra – night
noun (neuter)
मुहूर्तानाम् (muhūrtānām) - of muhūrtas (of muhūrtas, of moments)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of muhūrta
muhūrta - instant, moment, a fixed period of time (e.g., 48 minutes)
Note: Used with triṃśat as a partitive genitive.
नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of humans (of men, of humans)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ
nṛ - man, human being
त्रिंशत् (triṁśat) - thirty
(numeral)
तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)
(indeclinable)
वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly)
(indeclinable)
स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - considered (remembered, considered, traditional)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, called, mentioned
Past Passive Participle
From root smṛ
Root: smṛ (class 1)
अहोरात्रैः (ahorātraiḥ) - by 24-hour periods (by days and nights, by 24-hour periods)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of ahorātra
ahorātra - a day and night, 24 hours
Compound type : dvandva (ahas+rātra)
- ahas – day
noun (neuter) - rātra – night
noun (neuter)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
त्रिंशद्भिः (triṁśadbhiḥ) - by thirty (ahorātras) (by thirty)
(numeral)
Note: Agrees with ahorātraiḥ.
पक्षौ (pakṣau) - two fortnights (two fortnights, two sides, two wings)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of pakṣa
pakṣa - fortnight, wing, side, party
द्वौ (dvau) - two
(numeral)
Note: Agrees with pakṣau.
मासः (māsaḥ) - a month (month)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of māsa
māsa - month
Note: Subject of ucyate.
उच्यते (ucyate) - is said (to be) (is said, is called, is declared)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of vac
Passive Present Indicative
From root vac, changed to uc in passive voice
Root: vac (class 2)