मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-49, verse-69
आढकाश्चणकाश्चैव गणाः सप्तदश स्मृताः ।
इत्येता ओषधीनान्तु ग्राम्याणां जातयः पुरा ॥६९॥
इत्येता ओषधीनान्तु ग्राम्याणां जातयः पुरा ॥६९॥
69. āḍhakāścaṇakāścaiva gaṇāḥ saptadaśa smṛtāḥ .
ityetā oṣadhīnāntu grāmyāṇāṃ jātayaḥ purā.
ityetā oṣadhīnāntu grāmyāṇāṃ jātayaḥ purā.
69.
āḍhakāḥ caṇakāḥ ca eva gaṇāḥ saptadaśa smṛtāḥ
iti etāḥ oṣadhīnām tu grāmyāṇām jātayaḥ purā
iti etāḥ oṣadhīnām tu grāmyāṇām jātayaḥ purā
69.
Pigeon peas and chickpeas are also declared among the seventeen classes (of grains). Thus, these are the ancient varieties of cultivated (grāmya) plants (oṣadhi).
Words meanings summery:
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- आढकाः (āḍhakāḥ) - pigeon pea
- चणकाः (caṇakāḥ) - chickpeas, Bengal gram
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - indeed, just, only
- गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - classes, groups
- सप्तदश (saptadaśa) - seventeen
- स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - are declared, are remembered
- इति (iti) - thus, so
- एताः (etāḥ) - these
- ओषधीनाम् (oṣadhīnām) - of the plants, of the grains
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover
- ग्राम्याणाम् (grāmyāṇām) - of the cultivated ones, domestic
- जातयः (jātayaḥ) - varieties, species, kinds
- पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, previously
Words meanings and morphology
आढकाः (āḍhakāḥ) - pigeon pea
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of āḍhaka
āḍhaka - pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan), a kind of pulse
चणकाः (caṇakāḥ) - chickpeas, Bengal gram
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of caṇaka
caṇaka - chickpea, Bengal gram (Cicer arietinum)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, just, only
(indeclinable)
गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - classes, groups
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gaṇa
gaṇa - group, multitude, class, collection
सप्तदश (saptadaśa) - seventeen
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of saptadaśan
saptadaśan - seventeen
Note: The text states 'seventeen classes', but only sixteen specific types of grains are explicitly enumerated in verses 134291-134293.
स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - are declared, are remembered
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, traditional, declared, known
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root 'smṛ' (to remember)
Root: smṛ (class 1)
इति (iti) - thus, so
(indeclinable)
एताः (etāḥ) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of etad
etad - this, this one
ओषधीनाम् (oṣadhīnām) - of the plants, of the grains
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of oṣadhi
oṣadhi - herb, medicinal plant, annual plant, grain
तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover
(indeclinable)
ग्राम्याणाम् (grāmyāṇām) - of the cultivated ones, domestic
(adjective)
Genitive, feminine, plural of grāmya
grāmya - domestic, cultivated, rural, belonging to a village
जातयः (jātayaḥ) - varieties, species, kinds
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of jāti
jāti - birth, family, species, kind, variety
पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, previously
(indeclinable)