मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-48, verse-44
यथर्तावृतुलिङ्गानि नानारूपाणि पर्यये ।
दृश्यन्ते तानि तान्येव तथा भावा युगादिषु ॥४४॥
दृश्यन्ते तानि तान्येव तथा भावा युगादिषु ॥४४॥
44. yathartāvṛtuliṅgāni nānārūpāṇi paryaye .
dṛśyante tāni tānyeva tathā bhāvā yugādiṣu.
dṛśyante tāni tānyeva tathā bhāvā yugādiṣu.
44.
yathā ṛtau ṛtuliṅgāni nānārūpāṇi paryaye
dṛśyante tāni tāni eva tathā bhāvāḥ yugādiṣu
dṛśyante tāni tāni eva tathā bhāvāḥ yugādiṣu
44.
Just as the various characteristics of seasons (ṛtul-liṅgāni) are seen repeatedly in their proper turn, so too do the intrinsic natures (bhāvāḥ) of beings manifest at the beginning of each cosmic epoch (yuga).
Words meanings summery:
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- यथा (yathā) - just as, as
- ऋतौ (ṛtau) - in each successive season (in the season, during the season)
- ऋतुलिङ्गानि (ṛtuliṅgāni) - signs/characteristics of seasons
- नानारूपाणि (nānārūpāṇi) - having various forms, of diverse appearances
- पर्यये (paryaye) - in alternation, in succession, in turn
- दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen, appear
- तानि (tāni) - those, those very ones
- तानि (tāni) - those, those very ones
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just
- तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus
- भावाः (bhāvāḥ) - intrinsic natures (dharma) of beings (beings, existences, intrinsic natures)
- युगादिषु (yugādiṣu) - at the beginning of cosmic epochs (yuga) (at the beginnings of ages/epochs)
Words meanings and morphology
यथा (yathā) - just as, as
(indeclinable)
ऋतौ (ṛtau) - in each successive season (in the season, during the season)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ṛtu
ṛtu - season, fixed time
ऋतुलिङ्गानि (ṛtuliṅgāni) - signs/characteristics of seasons
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of ṛtuliṅga
ṛtuliṅga - sign of a season, seasonal characteristic
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛtu+liṅga)
- ṛtu – season, fixed time
noun (masculine) - liṅga – mark, sign, characteristic
noun (neuter)
नानारूपाणि (nānārūpāṇi) - having various forms, of diverse appearances
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of nānārūpa
nānārūpa - multi-formed, diverse
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nānā+rūpa)
- nānā – various, diverse
indeclinable
reduplication - rūpa – form, shape, appearance
noun (neuter)
Root: rūp (class 1)
Note: Qualifies `ṛtuliṅgāni`.
पर्यये (paryaye) - in alternation, in succession, in turn
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of paryaya
paryaya - succession, alternation, change, turn
From pari- + i (to go)
Prefix: pari
Root: i (class 2)
दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen, appear
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś
Present Passive
Root dṛś, passive stem dṛśya, middle ending nte
Root: dṛś (class 1)
तानि (tāni) - those, those very ones
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Refers to `ṛtuliṅgāni`. Repetition `tāni tāni` emphasizes "the very same".
तानि (tāni) - those, those very ones
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Repetition of tāni.
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just
(indeclinable)
particle for emphasis
तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus
(indeclinable)
भावाः (bhāvāḥ) - intrinsic natures (dharma) of beings (beings, existences, intrinsic natures)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhāva
bhāva - state of being, existence, intrinsic nature, sentiment
From root bhū (to be, become)
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: The translation emphasizes "intrinsic nature" (dharma) as per instructions.
युगादिषु (yugādiṣu) - at the beginning of cosmic epochs (yuga) (at the beginnings of ages/epochs)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of yugādi
yugādi - beginning of an age, start of a yuga
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuga+ādi)
- yuga – age, epoch, period
noun (masculine) - ādi – beginning, origin, first
noun (masculine)