मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-48, verse-28

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एवं पश्वोषधीः सृष्ट्वा ह्ययजच्चाध्वरे विभुः ।
तस्मादादौ तु कल्पस्य त्रेतायुगमुखे तदा ॥२८॥

28. evaṃ paśvoṣadhīḥ sṛṣṭvā hyayajaccādhvare vibhuḥ .
tasmādādau tu kalpasya tretāyugamukhe tadā.

28. evam paśu oṣadhīḥ sṛṣṭvā hi ayajat ca adhvare
vibhuḥ tasmāt ādau tu kalpasya tretāyugamukhe tadā

28. evam vibhuḥ paśu oṣadhīḥ sṛṣṭvā hi ca adhvare
ayajat tasmāt tu kalpasya ādau tretāyugamukhe tadā

28. Thus, having created animals and plants, the all-pervading Lord (vibhu) indeed performed Vedic rituals (yajña) in a sacred rite (adhvara). Therefore, at the very beginning of the cosmic cycle (kalpa), at the dawn of the Tretā Yuga, at that time...

Words meanings summery:

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एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

पशु (paśu) - animals (animal, cattle, beast)

ओषधीः (oṣadhīḥ) - plants (plants, herbs, medicinal plants)

सृष्ट्वा (sṛṣṭvā) - having created (having created, having emanated)

हि (hi) - indeed (intensifier) (indeed, surely, for)

अयजत् (ayajat) - he performed Vedic rituals (yajña) (he performed a Vedic ritual, he worshipped)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

अध्वरे (adhvare) - in a sacred rite (adhvara) (in the Vedic ritual, in the sacrifice)

विभुः (vibhuḥ) - the all-pervading Lord (vibhu) (all-pervading, powerful, lord, ruler)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that, hence)

आदौ (ādau) - at the very beginning (at the beginning, primarily)

तु (tu) - indeed (emphasizing the 'beginning') (but, indeed, yet, on the other hand)

कल्पस्य (kalpasya) - of the cosmic cycle (kalpa) (of the eon, of the cosmic cycle)

त्रेतायुगमुखे (tretāyugamukhe) - at the dawn of the Tretā Yuga (at the beginning of the Tretā Yuga)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

पशु (paśu) - animals (animal, cattle, beast)

(noun)

masculine, singular of paśu

paśu - animal, cattle, beast

Note: In paśvoṣadhīḥ, paśu is the first member of the compound. The compound as a whole is acc. pl.

ओषधीः (oṣadhīḥ) - plants (plants, herbs, medicinal plants)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of oṣadhī

oṣadhī - plant, herb, medicinal plant

Note: The compound 'paśvoṣadhīḥ' is accusative plural. For 'oṣadhīḥ' itself, the ending directly corresponds.

सृष्ट्वा (sṛṣṭvā) - having created (having created, having emanated)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from root 'sṛj' with suffix '-tvā'

Root: sṛj (class 6)

हि (hi) - indeed (intensifier) (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

particle

अयजत् (ayajat) - he performed Vedic rituals (yajña) (he performed a Vedic ritual, he worshipped)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of yaj

imperfect

third person singular, active voice, imperfect tense, with augment 'a'

Root: yaj (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

particle

अध्वरे (adhvare) - in a sacred rite (adhvara) (in the Vedic ritual, in the sacrifice)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of adhvara

adhvara - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, religious ceremony (often without killing animals)

from root 'dhvar' (to injure) with negative prefix 'a'

Prefix: a

Root: dhvar (class 1)

विभुः (vibhuḥ) - the all-pervading Lord (vibhu) (all-pervading, powerful, lord, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - all-pervading, powerful, lord, ruler, Brahman

from root 'bhū' (to be) with upasarga 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: bhū (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that, hence)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Functions as an adverbial connective.

आदौ (ādau) - at the very beginning (at the beginning, primarily)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, commencement, source

तु (tu) - indeed (emphasizing the 'beginning') (but, indeed, yet, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

particle

कल्पस्य (kalpasya) - of the cosmic cycle (kalpa) (of the eon, of the cosmic cycle)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kalpa

kalpa - eon, cosmic cycle, a day of Brahmā

from root 'kḷp' (to arrange, to form)

Root: kḷp (class 1)

त्रेतायुगमुखे (tretāyugamukhe) - at the dawn of the Tretā Yuga (at the beginning of the Tretā Yuga)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tretāyugamukha

tretāyugamukha - beginning of the Tretā Yuga

compound of Tretā Yuga + mukha (face, beginning)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tretāyuga+mukha)

tretāyuga – the second of the four Yugas (ages)
noun (masculine)
compound of tretā (three) + yuga (age)
mukha – face, mouth, beginning, front
noun (neuter)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

from pronoun 'tad'