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मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्       mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-46, verse-38

चतुर्दशगुणो ह्येष कालो ब्रह्म्यमहः स्मृतम् ।
तस्यान्ते प्रलयः प्रोक्तो ब्रह्मन् नैमित्तिको बुधैः ॥३८॥
38. caturdaśaguṇo hyeṣa kālo brahmyamahaḥ smṛtam .
tasyānte pralayaḥ prokto brahman naimittiko budhaiḥ.
38. caturdaśaguṇaḥ hi eṣaḥ kālaḥ brāhmam ahaḥ smṛtam |
tasya ante pralayaḥ proktaḥ brahman naimittikaḥ budhaiḥ
38. Indeed, this period (kāla), when multiplied by fourteen, is considered a day of Brahmā (brahman). At its conclusion, O Brahmin (brahman), an incidental dissolution (pralaya) is declared by the wise.

Words meanings summery:

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  • चतुर्दशगुणः (caturdaśaguṇaḥ) - fourteen times, multiplied by fourteen
  • हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because
  • एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine)
  • कालः (kālaḥ) - time, period
  • ब्राह्मम् (brāhmam) - pertaining to Brahmā, divine
  • अहः (ahaḥ) - day
  • स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - remembered, considered, declared
  • तस्य (tasya) - of it, its
  • अन्ते (ante) - at the end, at the conclusion
  • प्रलयः (pralayaḥ) - dissolution, destruction, cosmic dissolution (pralaya)
  • प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - declared, stated, said
  • ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin, O sage
  • नैमित्तिकः (naimittikaḥ) - occasional, incidental
  • बुधैः (budhaiḥ) - by the wise, by the intelligent ones

Words meanings and morphology

चतुर्दशगुणः (caturdaśaguṇaḥ) - fourteen times, multiplied by fourteen
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of caturdaśaguṇa
caturdaśaguṇa - fourteen times, multiplied by fourteen
Compound of caturdaśan (fourteen) and guṇa (multiplied by, quality)
Compound type : tatpurusha (caturdaśan+guṇa)
  • caturdaśan – fourteen
    numeral
  • guṇa – multiple, quality, string
    noun (masculine)
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because
(indeclinable)
एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (masculine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this
कालः (kālaḥ) - time, period
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla
kāla - time, period, black, death
ब्राह्मम् (brāhmam) - pertaining to Brahmā, divine
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brāhmya
brāhmya - relating to Brahmā, divine, sacred
Derived from brahman (Brahma) + ya (taddhita suffix)
अहः (ahaḥ) - day
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ahan
ahan - day
स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - remembered, considered, declared
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, recollected, traditional, declared, considered
Past Passive Participle
Derived from √smṛ (to remember)
Root: smṛ (class 1)
तस्य (tasya) - of it, its
(pronoun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
अन्ते (ante) - at the end, at the conclusion
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of anta
anta - end, conclusion, limit, vicinity
प्रलयः (pralayaḥ) - dissolution, destruction, cosmic dissolution (pralaya)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pralaya
pralaya - dissolution, destruction, absorption, cosmic dissolution (pralaya)
Derived from √lī (to dissolve) with prefix pra-
Prefix: pra
Root: lī (class 4)
प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - declared, stated, said
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prokta
prokta - declared, stated, said
Past Passive Participle
Derived from √vac (to speak) with prefix pra- (and vocalic change)
Prefix: pra
Root: vac (class 2)
ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin, O sage
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman
brahman - a Brahmin, a sage, the Absolute (brahman), Brahmā (deity)
नैमित्तिकः (naimittikaḥ) - occasional, incidental
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of naimittika
naimittika - occasional, incidental, caused by an occasion or special circumstance
Derived from nimitta (cause, occasion) with taddhita suffix
बुधैः (budhaiḥ) - by the wise, by the intelligent ones
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of budha
budha - wise, intelligent, learned, a wise man, the planet Mercury
Derived from √budh (to know)
Root: budh (class 1)