मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-46, verse-42
शतं हि तस्य वर्षाणां परमित्यभिधीयते ।
पञ्चाशद्भिस्तथा वर्षैः परार्धमिति कीर्त्यते ॥४२॥
पञ्चाशद्भिस्तथा वर्षैः परार्धमिति कीर्त्यते ॥४२॥
42. śataṃ hi tasya varṣāṇāṃ paramityabhidhīyate .
pañcāśadbhistathā varṣaiḥ parārdhamiti kīrtyate.
pañcāśadbhistathā varṣaiḥ parārdhamiti kīrtyate.
42.
śatam hi tasya varṣāṇām param iti abhidhīyate
pañcāśadbhiḥ tathā varṣaiḥ parārdham iti kīrtyate
pañcāśadbhiḥ tathā varṣaiḥ parārdham iti kīrtyate
42.
His hundred (such Brahma's) years are indeed designated as `para`. And similarly, fifty of those (Brahma's) years are known as `parārdha`.
Words meanings summery:
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- शतम् (śatam) - a hundred
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
- तस्य (tasya) - of Brahma (his, of that)
- वर्षाणाम् (varṣāṇām) - of years
- परम् (param) - the full lifespan of Brahma, known as 'para' (ultimate, supreme, the highest limit (of life/time))
- इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)
- अभिधीयते (abhidhīyate) - is called, is designated, is declared
- पञ्चाशद्भिः (pañcāśadbhiḥ) - by fifty
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so
- वर्षैः (varṣaiḥ) - by years
- परार्धम् (parārdham) - half of the full lifespan of Brahma, known as 'parārdha' (half of para, parārdha (a specific large number))
- इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)
- कीर्त्यते (kīrtyate) - is known, is proclaimed, is celebrated
Words meanings and morphology
शतम् (śatam) - a hundred
(numeral)
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
(indeclinable)
तस्य (tasya) - of Brahma (his, of that)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, his, its
Note: Refers to Brahma.
वर्षाणाम् (varṣāṇām) - of years
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of varṣa
varṣa - year, rain
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
परम् (param) - the full lifespan of Brahma, known as 'para' (ultimate, supreme, the highest limit (of life/time))
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, distant, other, subsequent
इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)
(indeclinable)
Root: i (class 2)
अभिधीयते (abhidhīyate) - is called, is designated, is declared
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of abhi-dhā
Present indicative, 3rd person singular, passive voice of abhi-dhā.
Prefix: abhi
Root: dhā (class 3)
पञ्चाशद्भिः (pañcāśadbhiḥ) - by fifty
(numeral)
तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, so
(indeclinable)
वर्षैः (varṣaiḥ) - by years
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of varṣa
varṣa - year, rain
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
Note: Agrees with pañcāśadbhiḥ.
परार्धम् (parārdham) - half of the full lifespan of Brahma, known as 'parārdha' (half of para, parārdha (a specific large number))
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of parārdha
parārdha - half of the para (Brahma's lifespan), a very high number (10^17 or 10^18)
Tatpurusha compound of para (supreme, ultimate) and ardha (half).
Compound type : tatpurusha (para+ardha)
- para – supreme, ultimate, other
adjective (neuter) - ardha – half, a part
noun (masculine)
इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)
(indeclinable)
Root: i (class 2)
कीर्त्यते (kīrtyate) - is known, is proclaimed, is celebrated
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kīrt
Present indicative, 3rd person singular, passive voice of kīrt.
Root: kīrt (class 10)