मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-48, verse-24
जज्ञिरे पिबतो वाचं गन्धर्वास्तेन ते स्मृताः ।
अष्टास्वेतासु सृष्टासु देवयोनिषु स प्रभुः ॥२४॥
अष्टास्वेतासु सृष्टासु देवयोनिषु स प्रभुः ॥२४॥
24. jajñire pibato vācaṃ gandharvāstena te smṛtāḥ .
aṣṭāsvetāsu sṛṣṭāsu devayoniṣu sa prabhuḥ.
aṣṭāsvetāsu sṛṣṭāsu devayoniṣu sa prabhuḥ.
24.
jajñire pibataḥ vācam gandharvāḥ tena te smṛtāḥ
| aṣṭāsu etāsu sṛṣṭāsu devayoniṣu sa prabhuḥ
| aṣṭāsu etāsu sṛṣṭāsu devayoniṣu sa prabhuḥ
24.
The Gandharvas were born while he was assimilating speech; therefore, they are known by that name. Having created these eight divine species, that Lord (Brahma) then...
Words meanings summery:
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- जज्ञिरे (jajñire) - were born
- पिबतः (pibataḥ) - while he (Brahma) was drinking/assimilating (of one drinking, while drinking)
- वाचम् (vācam) - speech (speech, word, voice)
- गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - the Gandharvas (Gandharvas (celestial musicians))
- तेन (tena) - therefore, by that (reason) (by that, thereby, therefore)
- ते (te) - they (the Gandharvas) (they)
- स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - are called/remembered (remembered, called, considered)
- अष्टासु (aṣṭāsu) - among these eight (in the eight)
- एतासु (etāsu) - in these
- सृष्टासु (sṛṣṭāsu) - among the created (species) (among the created (ones))
- देवयोनिषु (devayoniṣu) - among the divine species (or origins) (among divine births/species)
- स (sa) - he (Brahma) (he)
- प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the Lord (Brahma) (lord, master, mighty)
Words meanings and morphology
जज्ञिरे (jajñire) - were born
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (liṭ) of jan
Perfect tense, middle voice
From root 'jan' (to be born), Perfect third person plural, middle voice.
Root: jan (class 4)
पिबतः (pibataḥ) - while he (Brahma) was drinking/assimilating (of one drinking, while drinking)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of pibat
pibat - drinking
Present Active Participle
From root 'pā' (to drink), Present participle. Genitive singular, masculine.
Root: pā (class 1)
वाचम् (vācam) - speech (speech, word, voice)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vāc
vāc - speech, word, voice
Note: Object of 'pibataḥ'.
गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - the Gandharvas (Gandharvas (celestial musicians))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gandharva
gandharva - celestial musician, demi-god
तेन (tena) - therefore, by that (reason) (by that, thereby, therefore)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, by that
ते (te) - they (the Gandharvas) (they)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - are called/remembered (remembered, called, considered)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, recalled, called
Past Passive Participle
From root 'smṛ' (to remember), Formed with suffix -ta.
Root: smṛ (class 1)
अष्टासु (aṣṭāsu) - among these eight (in the eight)
(numeral)
Note: Agrees with 'etāsu', 'sṛṣṭāsu', and 'devayoniṣu'.
एतासु (etāsu) - in these
(pronoun)
Locative, feminine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
Note: Agrees with 'aṣṭāsu', 'sṛṣṭāsu', and 'devayoniṣu'.
सृष्टासु (sṛṣṭāsu) - among the created (species) (among the created (ones))
(adjective)
Locative, feminine, plural of sṛṣṭa
sṛṣṭa - created, emanated
Past Passive Participle
From root 'sṛj' (to create, emit), Formed with suffix -ta.
Root: sṛj (class 6)
Note: Agrees with 'devayoniṣu'.
देवयोनिषु (devayoniṣu) - among the divine species (or origins) (among divine births/species)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, plural of devayoni
devayoni - divine origin, species of gods
Compound word
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+yoni)
- deva – god, divine
noun (masculine)
Root: div (class 4) - yoni – origin, source, womb, species
noun (feminine)
स (sa) - he (Brahma) (he)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he
प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the Lord (Brahma) (lord, master, mighty)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu
prabhu - lord, master, mighty
From 'pra' + root 'bhū' (to be, become)
Prefix: pra
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Refers to Brahma.