मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-49, verse-10
आयुषोऽन्ते प्रसूयन्ते मिथुनान्येव ताः सकृत् ।
ततः प्रभृति कल्पेऽस्मिन् मिथुनानां हि सम्भवः ॥१०॥
ततः प्रभृति कल्पेऽस्मिन् मिथुनानां हि सम्भवः ॥१०॥
10. āyuṣo'nte prasūyante mithunānyeva tāḥ sakṛt .
tataḥ prabhṛti kalpe'smin mithunānāṃ hi sambhavaḥ.
tataḥ prabhṛti kalpe'smin mithunānāṃ hi sambhavaḥ.
10.
āyuṣaḥ ante prasūyante mithunāni eva tāḥ sakṛt
tataḥ prabhṛti kalpe asmin mithunānām hi sambhavaḥ
tataḥ prabhṛti kalpe asmin mithunānām hi sambhavaḥ
10.
At the end of their lives, those beings gave birth to pairs (mithunas) just once. From that point onwards, the generation of such couples (mithunas) indeed became possible in this particular aeon (kalpa).
Words meanings summery:
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- आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of life, of lifespan
- अन्ते (ante) - at the end, finally
- प्रसूयन्ते (prasūyante) - they are born, they give birth
- मिथुनानि (mithunāni) - pairs, couples
- एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly
- ताः (tāḥ) - the original beings (from previous context) (those, they)
- सकृत् (sakṛt) - once, at one time, simultaneously
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that
- प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from, beginning with, since
- कल्पे (kalpe) - in the aeon, in the cosmic age
- अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this
- मिथुनानाम् (mithunānām) - of pairs, of couples
- हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, surely
- सम्भवः (sambhavaḥ) - birth, origin, production, possibility
Words meanings and morphology
आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of life, of lifespan
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of āyus
āyus - life, vital power, duration of life, lifespan
अन्ते (ante) - at the end, finally
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of anta
anta - end, limit, boundary, conclusion
प्रसूयन्ते (prasūyante) - they are born, they give birth
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of prasū
root sū with prefix pra-
Prefix: pra
Root: sū (class 4)
मिथुनानि (mithunāni) - pairs, couples
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of mithuna
mithuna - pair, couple, twin, male and female
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
ताः (tāḥ) - the original beings (from previous context) (those, they)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of tad
tad - that, those, he, she, it, they
सकृत् (sakṛt) - once, at one time, simultaneously
(indeclinable)
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that
(indeclinable)
प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from, beginning with, since
(indeclinable)
कल्पे (kalpe) - in the aeon, in the cosmic age
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kalpa
kalpa - aeon, cosmic age, a day of Brahmā
अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, here
मिथुनानाम् (mithunānām) - of pairs, of couples
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of mithuna
mithuna - pair, couple, twin, male and female
हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, surely
(indeclinable)
सम्भवः (sambhavaḥ) - birth, origin, production, possibility
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sambhava
sambhava - birth, origin, production, possibility, existence
Derived from root bhū with prefix sam-
Prefix: sam
Root: bhū (class 1)