मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-46, verse-34
चतुर्युगानां संख्याता साधिका ह्ये कसप्ततिः ।
मन्वन्तरं तस्य संख्यां मानुषाब्दैर्निबोध मे ॥३४॥
मन्वन्तरं तस्य संख्यां मानुषाब्दैर्निबोध मे ॥३४॥
34. caturyugānāṃ saṃkhyātā sādhikā hye kasaptatiḥ .
manvantaraṃ tasya saṃkhyāṃ mānuṣābdairnibodha me.
manvantaraṃ tasya saṃkhyāṃ mānuṣābdairnibodha me.
34.
caturyugānām saṃkhyātā sādhikā hi ekasaptatiḥ
manvantaram tasya saṃkhyām mānuṣābdaiḥ nibodha me
manvantaram tasya saṃkhyām mānuṣābdaiḥ nibodha me
34.
Indeed, seventy-one (with a slight excess) chaturyugas (mahāyugas) are calculated (as the duration). This is the duration of a Manvantara. Learn its measure in human years from me.
Words meanings summery:
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- चतुर्युगानाम् (caturyugānām) - of the chaturyugas, of the mahāyugas
- संख्याता (saṁkhyātā) - calculated, enumerated, measured
- साधिका (sādhikā) - with a slight excess (referring to the transition periods, 'sandhyā' and 'sandhyāṃśa', between Manvantaras) (with an excess, accompanied by a surplus, slightly more than)
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because
- एकसप्ततिः (ekasaptatiḥ) - seventy-one
- मन्वन्तरम् (manvantaram) - an age of Manu, a Manvantara
- तस्य (tasya) - of that (Manvantara's) (of that, its)
- संख्याम् (saṁkhyām) - the number, the duration
- मानुषाब्दैः (mānuṣābdaiḥ) - by human years, in human years
- निबोध (nibodha) - know, understand, learn
- मे (me) - from me (to me, for me, from me)
Words meanings and morphology
चतुर्युगानाम् (caturyugānām) - of the chaturyugas, of the mahāyugas
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of caturyuga
caturyuga - a cycle of four yugas (Satya, Treta, Dvapara, Kali), also known as a Mahāyuga
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (catur+yuga)
- catur – four
numeral - yuga – age, epoch, yuga
noun (neuter)
संख्याता (saṁkhyātā) - calculated, enumerated, measured
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃkhyāta
saṁkhyāta - counted, calculated, enumerated
Past Passive Participle
Prefix: sam
Root: √khyā (class 2)
साधिका (sādhikā) - with a slight excess (referring to the transition periods, 'sandhyā' and 'sandhyāṃśa', between Manvantaras) (with an excess, accompanied by a surplus, slightly more than)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sādhika
sādhika - with a surplus, having an excess, additional
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+adhika)
- sa – with, together with
indeclinable - adhika – additional, excessive, superior
adjective (neuter)
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because
(indeclinable)
एकसप्ततिः (ekasaptatiḥ) - seventy-one
(numeral)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+saptati)
- eka – one
numeral - saptati – seventy
numeral (feminine)
मन्वन्तरम् (manvantaram) - an age of Manu, a Manvantara
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of manvantara
manvantara - an age or period of a Manu (comprising 71.428 Mahayugas)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manu+antara)
- manu – Manu, progenitor of mankind
proper noun (masculine) - antara – interval, period, other
noun (neuter)
तस्य (tasya) - of that (Manvantara's) (of that, its)
(pronoun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, those
संख्याम् (saṁkhyām) - the number, the duration
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃkhyā
saṁkhyā - number, count, calculation, sum
मानुषाब्दैः (mānuṣābdaiḥ) - by human years, in human years
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of mānuṣābda
mānuṣābda - human year
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mānuṣa+abda)
- mānuṣa – human, belonging to humans
adjective (neuter) - abda – year
noun (masculine)
निबोध (nibodha) - know, understand, learn
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of √budh
Prefix: ni
Root: √budh (class 1)
मे (me) - from me (to me, for me, from me)
(pronoun)
singular of mad
mad - I, me