मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-49, verse-65
स चापि तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा तदा ग्रस्तां वसुन्धराम् ।
वत्सं कृत्वा सुमेरुन्तु दुदोह भगवान् विभुः ॥६५॥
वत्सं कृत्वा सुमेरुन्तु दुदोह भगवान् विभुः ॥६५॥
65. sa cāpi tattvato jñātvā tadā grastāṃ vasundharām .
vatsaṃ kṛtvā sumeruntu dudoha bhagavān vibhuḥ.
vatsaṃ kṛtvā sumeruntu dudoha bhagavān vibhuḥ.
65.
saḥ ca api tattvataḥ jñātvā tadā grastām vasundharām
vatsam kṛtvā sumerum tu dudoha bhagavān vibhuḥ
vatsam kṛtvā sumerum tu dudoha bhagavān vibhuḥ
65.
And he (Brahmā), having truly understood that the Earth (vasundharā) had been completely swallowed at that time, then, as the blessed and all-pervading Lord (bhagavān vibhuḥ), made Mount Suméru the calf and milked the Earth.
Words meanings summery:
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- सः (saḥ) - he (Brahmā) (he)
- च (ca) - and
- अपि (api) - also (also, even)
- तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly, factually (truly, in truth, essentially)
- ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having understood (having known, having understood)
- तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)
- ग्रस्ताम् (grastām) - completely swallowed (swallowed, devoured)
- वसुन्धराम् (vasundharām) - the Earth (vasundharā) (the Earth)
- वत्सम् (vatsam) - a calf (calf)
- कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made (having made, having done)
- सुमेरुम् (sumerum) - Mount Suméru (Suméru (a mythical mountain))
- तु (tu) - but, indeed (emphasizing the action) (but, indeed, yet)
- दुदोह (dudoha) - milked (the Earth) (he milked)
- भगवान् (bhagavān) - the blessed Lord (blessed, glorious, lord)
- विभुः (vibhuḥ) - the all-pervading one (all-pervading, mighty, lord)
Words meanings and morphology
सः (saḥ) - he (Brahmā) (he)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he
Note: Refers to Brahmā, the subject of the sentence.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also (also, even)
(indeclinable)
तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly, factually (truly, in truth, essentially)
(indeclinable)
From 'tattva' + suffix 'tas'.
Note: Modifies 'jñātvā'.
ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having understood (having known, having understood)
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Absolutive (gerund) of root '√jñā' (class 9).
Root: jñā (class 9)
तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)
(indeclinable)
Formed from 'tad' + suffix 'dā'.
ग्रस्ताम् (grastām) - completely swallowed (swallowed, devoured)
(participle)
Accusative, feminine, singular of grasta
grasta - swallowed, devoured, seized, afflicted
past passive participle
Past passive participle of root '√gras' (class 1).
Root: gras (class 1)
वसुन्धराम् (vasundharām) - the Earth (vasundharā) (the Earth)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vasundharā
vasundharā - Earth (bearer of wealth), land
From 'vasu' (wealth) + 'dharā' (bearer).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vasu+dharā)
- vasu – wealth, treasure, goods
noun (neuter) - dharā – bearing, holding; Earth
noun (feminine)
From '√dhṛ' (to bear, hold).
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Object of 'jñātvā'.
वत्सम् (vatsam) - a calf (calf)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vatsa
vatsa - calf, son, offspring
कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made (having made, having done)
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Absolutive (gerund) of root '√kṛ' (class 8).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
सुमेरुम् (sumerum) - Mount Suméru (Suméru (a mythical mountain))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sumeru
sumeru - Suméru (name of a mythical golden mountain, central to many cosmologies)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+meru)
- su – good, well, excellent
prefix - meru – central mountain, especially the mythical golden mountain Meru
noun (masculine)
Note: Object of 'kṛtvā', indicating what was made into the calf.
तु (tu) - but, indeed (emphasizing the action) (but, indeed, yet)
(indeclinable)
Particle expressing antithesis, emphasis, or transition.
दुदोह (dudoha) - milked (the Earth) (he milked)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of duh
perfect active
3rd person singular perfect active of root '√duh' (class 2).
Root: duh (class 2)
भगवान् (bhagavān) - the blessed Lord (blessed, glorious, lord)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat
bhagavat - blessed, fortunate, glorious, divine, lord
Formed from 'bhaga' (fortune) + possessive suffix 'vat'.
Note: Agrees with 'saḥ' and 'vibhuḥ'.
विभुः (vibhuḥ) - the all-pervading one (all-pervading, mighty, lord)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhu
vibhu - all-pervading, mighty, powerful, lord, sovereign
From 'vi' (prefix) + '√bhū' (to be, to become).
Prefix: vi
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'saḥ' and 'bhagavān'.