मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-47, verse-13
निषक्ता यत्र यत्रासंस्तत्र तत्राचलाभवन् ।
भूविभागन्ततः कृत्वा सप्तद्वीपोपशोभितम् ॥१३॥
भूविभागन्ततः कृत्वा सप्तद्वीपोपशोभितम् ॥१३॥
13. niṣaktā yatra yatrāsaṃstatra tatrācalābhavan .
bhūvibhāgantataḥ kṛtvā saptadvīpopaśobhitam.
bhūvibhāgantataḥ kṛtvā saptadvīpopaśobhitam.
13.
niṣaktāḥ yatra yatra āsan tatra tatra acalāḥ
abhavan bhūvibhāgam tataḥ kṛtvā saptadvīpopaśobhitam
abhavan bhūvibhāgam tataḥ kṛtvā saptadvīpopaśobhitam
13.
Wherever they had settled, there they became immovable mountains. Then, having thus formed the earth's divisions, which were adorned with seven continents.
Words meanings summery:
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- निषक्ताः (niṣaktāḥ) - having settled and become fixed in place (attached, deposited, fixed)
- यत्र (yatra) - wherever (these elements were located) (where, wherever)
- यत्र (yatra) - repetition emphasizes 'wherever' (where, wherever)
- आसन् (āsan) - they existed (in the past) (they were, there were)
- तत्र (tatra) - in those very specific places (there, in that place)
- तत्र (tatra) - repetition emphasizes 'there' (there, in that place)
- अचलाः (acalāḥ) - immovable entities, i.e., mountains (immovable, mountains)
- अभवन् (abhavan) - they were transformed into (mountains) (they became, they existed)
- भूविभागम् (bhūvibhāgam) - the distinct parts or regions of the earth (the division of the earth, earth's region)
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, indicating a sequence of events after the mountains were formed (then, thereupon, from that)
- कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having created or formed (having made, having done)
- सप्तद्वीपोपशोभितम् (saptadvīpopaśobhitam) - made beautiful by having seven distinct island-continents (adorned with seven islands/continents)
Words meanings and morphology
निषक्ताः (niṣaktāḥ) - having settled and become fixed in place (attached, deposited, fixed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of niṣakta
niṣakta - attached, fixed, clinging to, deposited
Past Passive Participle
past passive participle of root 'sañj' (to cling, to attach) with prefix 'ni-'
Prefix: ni
Root: sañj (class 1)
Note: refers to implied 'deposits' or 'mountains' from previous verse's context
यत्र (yatra) - wherever (these elements were located) (where, wherever)
(indeclinable)
derived from pronominal stem 'ya' with suffix '-tra'
यत्र (yatra) - repetition emphasizes 'wherever' (where, wherever)
(indeclinable)
derived from pronominal stem 'ya' with suffix '-tra'
आसन् (āsan) - they existed (in the past) (they were, there were)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
तत्र (tatra) - in those very specific places (there, in that place)
(indeclinable)
derived from pronominal stem 'tad' with suffix '-tra'
तत्र (tatra) - repetition emphasizes 'there' (there, in that place)
(indeclinable)
derived from pronominal stem 'tad' with suffix '-tra'
अचलाः (acalāḥ) - immovable entities, i.e., mountains (immovable, mountains)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of acala
acala - immovable, steady; a mountain (as an immovable object)
compound of 'a-' (negation) and 'cala' (movable)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cala)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
negative prefix - cala – moving, movable, unsteady
adjective (masculine)
Agent Noun/Derivative Adjective
from root cal (to move)
Root: cal (class 1)
अभवन् (abhavan) - they were transformed into (mountains) (they became, they existed)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
भूविभागम् (bhūvibhāgam) - the distinct parts or regions of the earth (the division of the earth, earth's region)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bhūvibhāga
bhūvibhāga - division of the earth, earthly region
compound of 'bhū' (earth) and 'vibhāga' (division)
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhū+vibhāga)
- bhū – earth, ground
noun (feminine) - vibhāga – division, portion, part
noun (masculine)
from root bhaj (to divide) with prefix vi-
Prefix: vi
Root: bhaj (class 1)
ततः (tataḥ) - then, indicating a sequence of events after the mountains were formed (then, thereupon, from that)
(indeclinable)
derived from the pronominal stem 'tad' with the suffix '-tas', indicating source or temporal sequence
कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having created or formed (having made, having done)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
absolutive of the root 'kṛ' (to do, to make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
सप्तद्वीपोपशोभितम् (saptadvīpopaśobhitam) - made beautiful by having seven distinct island-continents (adorned with seven islands/continents)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of saptadvīpopaśobhita
saptadvīpopaśobhita - adorned with seven islands/continents
bahuvrīhi compound: 'adorned with (upaśobhita) seven (sapta) islands (dvīpa)'
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sapta+dvīpa+upaśobhita)
- sapta – seven
numeral - dvīpa – island, continent, region
noun (masculine) - upaśobhita – adorned, graced, made beautiful
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
past passive participle of root śubh (to shine, be beautiful) with prefix upa-
Prefix: upa
Root: śubh (class 1)
Note: agrees with 'bhūvibhāgam'