मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-46, verse-26
दिव्यैर्वर्षसहस्रैस्तु कृतत्रेतादिसंज्ञितम् ।
चतुर्युगं द्वादशभिस्तद्विभागं शृणुष्व मे ॥२६॥
चतुर्युगं द्वादशभिस्तद्विभागं शृणुष्व मे ॥२६॥
26. divyairvarṣasahasraistu kṛtatretādisaṃjñitam .
caturyugaṃ dvādaśabhistadvibhāgaṃ śṛṇuṣva me.
caturyugaṃ dvādaśabhistadvibhāgaṃ śṛṇuṣva me.
26.
divyaiḥ varṣa-sahasraiḥ tu kṛta-tretā-ādi-saṃjñitam
catur-yugam dvādaśabhiḥ tat vibhāgam śṛṇuṣva me
catur-yugam dvādaśabhiḥ tat vibhāgam śṛṇuṣva me
26.
A caturyuga (cycle of four ages), known as Kṛta, Tretā, and so on, consists of twelve thousand divine years. Now, listen to me about the division of that (caturyuga).
Words meanings summery:
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- दिव्यैः (divyaiḥ) - by divine (years) (by divine, celestial)
- वर्ष-सहस्रैः (varṣa-sahasraiḥ) - by thousands of divine years (by thousands of years)
- तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, indeed, however)
- कृत-त्रेता-आदि-संज्ञितम् (kṛta-tretā-ādi-saṁjñitam) - named Kṛta, Tretā, and so on (known as Kṛta, Tretā, etc.)
- चतुर्-युगम् (catur-yugam) - a caturyuga (cycle of four ages) (a group of four ages, a caturyuga)
- द्वादशभिः (dvādaśabhiḥ) - by twelve (thousands of years) (by twelve)
- तत् (tat) - its (caturyuga's) (that, its)
- विभागम् (vibhāgam) - division (division, part)
- शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - listen (to me) (listen, hear)
- मे (me) - to me (to me, my)
Words meanings and morphology
दिव्यैः (divyaiḥ) - by divine (years) (by divine, celestial)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of divya
divya - divine, celestial, heavenly
Root: div (class 4)
Note: Agrees with varṣasahasraiḥ.
वर्ष-सहस्रैः (varṣa-sahasraiḥ) - by thousands of divine years (by thousands of years)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of varṣasahasra
varṣasahasra - thousands of years
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (varṣa+sahasra)
- varṣa – year
noun (neuter)
Root: vṛṣ (class 1) - sahasra – thousand
numeral (neuter)
तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, indeed, however)
(indeclinable)
कृत-त्रेता-आदि-संज्ञितम् (kṛta-tretā-ādi-saṁjñitam) - named Kṛta, Tretā, and so on (known as Kṛta, Tretā, etc.)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛtatretādisaṃjñita
kṛtatretādisaṁjñita - named Kṛta, Tretā, etc.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+tretā+ādi+saṃjñita)
- kṛta – Kṛta (first of the four yugas), done
proper noun (neuter)
Root: kṛ (class 8) - tretā – Tretā (second of the four yugas)
proper noun (feminine) - ādi – beginning, etcetera
noun (masculine) - saṃjñita – named, called, designated
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From root jñā with prefix sam
Prefix: sam
Root: jñā (class 9)
चतुर्-युगम् (catur-yugam) - a caturyuga (cycle of four ages) (a group of four ages, a caturyuga)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of caturyuga
caturyuga - a cycle of four ages (Yugas)
Compound type : dvigu (catur+yuga)
- catur – four
numeral - yuga – age, epoch
noun (neuter)
Root: yuj (class 7)
द्वादशभिः (dvādaśabhiḥ) - by twelve (thousands of years) (by twelve)
(numeral)
Note: Implied sahasraiḥ (thousands) or varṣasahasraiḥ (thousands of years).
तत् (tat) - its (caturyuga's) (that, its)
(pronoun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, its
Note: Acts as a possessive for vibhāgam.
विभागम् (vibhāgam) - division (division, part)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vibhāga
vibhāga - division, distribution, portion
Prefix: vi
Root: bhāg (class 1)
Note: Object of śṛṇuṣva.
शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - listen (to me) (listen, hear)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of śru
Imperative Middle Voice
From root śru, second person singular imperative, middle voice
Root: śru (class 5)
मे (me) - to me (to me, my)
(pronoun)
singular of aham
aham - I
Note: Here used in dative sense, 'listen to me'.