मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-48, verse-19
तदन्धकारे क्षुत्क्षामानसृजद् भगवानजः ।
विरूपान् श्मश्रुलानत्तुमारब्धास्ते च तां तनुम् ॥१९॥
विरूपान् श्मश्रुलानत्तुमारब्धास्ते च तां तनुम् ॥१९॥
19. tadandhakāre kṣutkṣāmānasṛjad bhagavānajaḥ .
virūpān śmaśrulānattumārabdhāste ca tāṃ tanum.
virūpān śmaśrulānattumārabdhāste ca tāṃ tanum.
19.
tat andhakāre kṣutkṣāmān asṛjat bhagavān ajaḥ
virūpān śmaśrulān attum ārabdhāḥ te ca tām tanum
virūpān śmaśrulān attum ārabdhāḥ te ca tām tanum
19.
In that darkness, the unborn Lord (Bhagavān) created emaciated, hungry, deformed, and bearded beings. And they began to eat that very body.
Words meanings summery:
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- तत् (tat) - In that (darkness) (that, therefore)
- अन्धकारे (andhakāre) - in that darkness (referring to the previous state) (in darkness, in gloom)
- क्षुत्क्षामान् (kṣutkṣāmān) - beings who were weakened and emaciated by hunger (hungry and emaciated, weakened by hunger)
- असृजत् (asṛjat) - the Lord created (created, produced)
- भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable and divine Lord (Prajāpati/Brahmā) (the divine, the worshipful, the Lord)
- अजः (ajaḥ) - the unborn (Lord, referring to Prajāpati or Brahmā) (unborn, perpetual, a he-goat, Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva)
- विरूपान् (virūpān) - beings who were deformed (ill-formed, deformed, ugly)
- श्मश्रुलान् (śmaśrulān) - beings who were bearded (bearded, hairy)
- अत्तुम् (attum) - to eat (the body) (to eat, for eating)
- आरब्धाः (ārabdhāḥ) - they began (to eat) (began, commenced, undertaken)
- ते (te) - those (beings) (they, those)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- ताम् (tām) - that (body) (that, her)
- तनुम् (tanum) - his body (Prajāpati's body, which he discarded) (body, form, person)
Words meanings and morphology
तत् (tat) - In that (darkness) (that, therefore)
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverbial usage.
अन्धकारे (andhakāre) - in that darkness (referring to the previous state) (in darkness, in gloom)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of andhakāra
andhakāra - darkness, gloom
क्षुत्क्षामान् (kṣutkṣāmān) - beings who were weakened and emaciated by hunger (hungry and emaciated, weakened by hunger)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kṣutkṣāma
kṣutkṣāma - emaciated by hunger
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣudh+kṣāma)
- kṣudh – hunger, appetite
noun (feminine) - kṣāma – emaciated, thin, wasted, lean
adjective (masculine)
Root: kṣai (class 1)
Note: Qualifies the beings created.
असृजत् (asṛjat) - the Lord created (created, produced)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of sṛj
7th class verb, root form sṛj.
Root: sṛj (class 7)
भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable and divine Lord (Prajāpati/Brahmā) (the divine, the worshipful, the Lord)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat
bhagavat - divine, glorious, venerable, Lord
Possessive adjective derived from bhaga (fortune, excellence).
Note: Subject of 'asṛjat'.
अजः (ajaḥ) - the unborn (Lord, referring to Prajāpati or Brahmā) (unborn, perpetual, a he-goat, Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aja
aja - unborn, perpetual, primeval, a he-goat
Formed with 'a' (negation) and root 'jan' (to be born).
Note: Epithet for Bhagavān.
विरूपान् (virūpān) - beings who were deformed (ill-formed, deformed, ugly)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of virūpa
virūpa - deformed, ugly, dissimilar
Formed with vi- (negation/bad) + rūpa (form).
Note: Qualifies the beings created.
श्मश्रुलान् (śmaśrulān) - beings who were bearded (bearded, hairy)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of śmaśrula
śmaśrula - bearded, having a beard
From śmaśru (beard) + -la (possessive suffix).
Note: Qualifies the beings created.
अत्तुम् (attum) - to eat (the body) (to eat, for eating)
(indeclinable)
infinitive
Infinitive form of the root 'ad'.
Root: ad (class 2)
Note: Expresses purpose.
आरब्धाः (ārabdhāḥ) - they began (to eat) (began, commenced, undertaken)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ārabdha
ārabdha - begun, started, undertaken
Past Passive Participle
From ā- (prefix) + √rabh (to seize, begin).
Prefix: ā
Root: rabh (class 1)
Note: Ppp.
ते (te) - those (beings) (they, those)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Refers to the created beings.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
ताम् (tām) - that (body) (that, her)
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Refers to 'tanu'.
तनुम् (tanum) - his body (Prajāpati's body, which he discarded) (body, form, person)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tanu
tanu - body, person, form
Root: tan (class 8)
Note: Object of 'attum'.