मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-48, verse-6
उत्ससर्ज ततस्तान्तु तमोमात्रात्मिकां तनुम् ।
सापविद्धा तनुस्तेन सद्यो रात्रिरजायत ॥६॥
सापविद्धा तनुस्तेन सद्यो रात्रिरजायत ॥६॥
6. utsasarja tatastāntu tamomātrātmikāṃ tanum .
sāpaviddhā tanustena sadyo rātrirajāyata.
sāpaviddhā tanustena sadyo rātrirajāyata.
6.
utsasarja tataḥ tām tu tamaḥmātrātmikām tanum
sā apaviddhā tanuḥ tena sadyaḥ rātriḥ ajāyata
sā apaviddhā tanuḥ tena sadyaḥ rātriḥ ajāyata
6.
Then, he cast off that body (tanu) which was constituted by the element of darkness (tamas). That body, having been discarded by him, immediately became Night.
Words meanings summery:
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- उत्ससर्ज (utsasarja) - he cast off, he created, he emitted
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter
- ताम् (tām) - that
- तु (tu) - indeed, but, however
- तमःमात्रात्मिकाम् (tamaḥmātrātmikām) - whose nature is darkness, consisting of the element of darkness
- तनुम् (tanum) - body (tanu)
- सा (sā) - that
- अपविद्धा (apaviddhā) - discarded, cast off
- तनुः (tanuḥ) - body (tanu)
- तेन (tena) - by Prajāpati (the creator god) (by him, by that (Prajāpati))
- सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately, at once
- रात्रिः (rātriḥ) - night
- अजायत (ajāyata) - was born, became
Words meanings and morphology
उत्ससर्ज (utsasarja) - he cast off, he created, he emitted
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of sṛj
Prefix: ud
Root: sṛj (class 6)
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter
(indeclinable)
ताम् (tām) - that
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that
Note: Agrees with 'tanum'
तु (tu) - indeed, but, however
(indeclinable)
तमःमात्रात्मिकाम् (tamaḥmātrātmikām) - whose nature is darkness, consisting of the element of darkness
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tamaḥmātrātmika
tamaḥmātrātmika - consisting of the element of darkness, whose nature is darkness
Compound type : tatpurusha (tamas+mātrā+ātmika)
- tamas – darkness, ignorance
noun (neuter) - mātrā – element, quantity
noun (feminine) - ātmika – constituting, related to the self
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
Note: Agrees with 'tanum'
तनुम् (tanum) - body (tanu)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tanu
tanu - body, form
सा (sā) - that
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that
Note: Agrees with 'apaviddhā tanuḥ'
अपविद्धा (apaviddhā) - discarded, cast off
(participle)
Nominative, feminine, singular of apaviddha
apaviddha - discarded, cast off
past passive participle
Derived from root vyadh with upasarga apa
Prefix: apa
Root: vyadh (class 4)
Note: Agrees with 'tanuḥ'
तनुः (tanuḥ) - body (tanu)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tanu
tanu - body, form
तेन (tena) - by Prajāpati (the creator god) (by him, by that (Prajāpati))
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that
सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately, at once
(indeclinable)
रात्रिः (rātriḥ) - night
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of rātri
rātri - night
अजायत (ajāyata) - was born, became
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of jan
Root: jan (class 4)