मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-49, verse-74
ब्रह्मा स्वयम्भूर्भगवान् हस्तसिद्धिञ्च कर्मजाम् ।
ततः प्रभृत्यथौषध्यः कृष्टपच्यास्तु जज्ञिरे ॥७४॥
ततः प्रभृत्यथौषध्यः कृष्टपच्यास्तु जज्ञिरे ॥७४॥
74. brahmā svayambhūrbhagavān hastasiddhiñca karmajām .
tataḥ prabhṛtyathauṣadhyaḥ kṛṣṭapacyāstu jajñire.
tataḥ prabhṛtyathauṣadhyaḥ kṛṣṭapacyāstu jajñire.
74.
brahmā svayambhūḥ bhagavān hastasiddhim ca karmajām
tataḥ prabhṛti atha oṣadhyaḥ kṛṣṭapacyāḥ tu jajñire
tataḥ prabhṛti atha oṣadhyaḥ kṛṣṭapacyāḥ tu jajñire
74.
The self-existent Lord Brahmā established manual dexterity (hastasiddhi) born of action (karma). From that time onwards, indeed, herbs and grains that ripen through cultivation came into being.
Words meanings summery:
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- ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - The creator deity Brahmā (Brahmā, the creator deity)
- स्वयम्भूः (svayambhūḥ) - The self-existent one (self-existent, self-born)
- भगवान् (bhagavān) - The venerable Lord (venerable, divine, glorious, the Lord)
- हस्तसिद्धिम् (hastasiddhim) - the skill of the hand (manual dexterity, skill of the hand, practical skill)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- कर्मजाम् (karmajām) - born of action (karma) (born from action, produced by action)
- ततः (tataḥ) - from that time (thence, thereupon, from that)
- प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - onwards (beginning from, onwards)
- अथ (atha) - then (now, then, moreover)
- ओषध्यः (oṣadhyaḥ) - herbs and grains (herbs, medicinal plants, grains)
- कृष्टपच्याः (kṛṣṭapacyāḥ) - that ripen through cultivation (ripening through cultivation, cultivated)
- तु (tu) - indeed (indeed, but, on the other hand)
- जज्ञिरे (jajñire) - came into being (were born, originated)
Words meanings and morphology
ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - The creator deity Brahmā (Brahmā, the creator deity)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahmā (the deity), supreme reality (brahman)
स्वयम्भूः (svayambhūḥ) - The self-existent one (self-existent, self-born)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of svayambhū
svayambhū - self-existent, self-born, Brahmā
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svayam+bhū)
- svayam – oneself, by oneself
indeclinable - bhū – being, existence
noun (masculine)
From root bhū (to be)
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Agrees with Brahmā.
भगवान् (bhagavān) - The venerable Lord (venerable, divine, glorious, the Lord)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat
bhagavat - possessing fortune, venerable, divine, glorious, the Lord
Suffix -vat from bhaga
Note: Agrees with Brahmā.
हस्तसिद्धिम् (hastasiddhim) - the skill of the hand (manual dexterity, skill of the hand, practical skill)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of hastasiddhi
hastasiddhi - skill of the hand, manual dexterity
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hasta+siddhi)
- hasta – hand, trunk (of an elephant)
noun (masculine) - siddhi – success, accomplishment, perfection, supernatural power
noun (feminine)
From root sidh (to succeed)
Root: sidh (class 1)
Note: Object of an implied verb 'established' or 'created'.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
कर्मजाम् (karmajām) - born of action (karma) (born from action, produced by action)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of karmaja
karmaja - born from action (karma), produced by action
Compound (karma + ja, from jan 'to be born')
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karma+ja)
- karma – action, deed, work, ritual action (karma)
noun (neuter)
From root kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8) - ja – born, produced from
adjective (masculine)
Suffix -ja from root jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Agrees with hastasiddhim.
ततः (tataḥ) - from that time (thence, thereupon, from that)
(indeclinable)
प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - onwards (beginning from, onwards)
(indeclinable)
From pra + bhṛ
Prefix: pra
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
Note: Usually governs ablative.
अथ (atha) - then (now, then, moreover)
(indeclinable)
ओषध्यः (oṣadhyaḥ) - herbs and grains (herbs, medicinal plants, grains)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of oṣadhi
oṣadhi - herb, medicinal plant, grain
Note: Subject of jajñire.
कृष्टपच्याः (kṛṣṭapacyāḥ) - that ripen through cultivation (ripening through cultivation, cultivated)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of kṛṣṭapacya
kṛṣṭapacya - ripening through cultivation, cultivated
From kṛṣṭa (cultivated, past participle of kṛṣ 'to plough') and pacya (to be ripened, gerundive of pac 'to cook/ripen')
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛṣṭa+pacya)
- kṛṣṭa – ploughed, cultivated
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root kṛṣ (to plough)
Root: kṛṣ (class 1) - pacya – to be cooked, to be ripened, ripening
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
Derived from root pac (to cook, ripen)
Root: pac (class 1)
Note: Agrees with oṣadhyaḥ.
तु (tu) - indeed (indeed, but, on the other hand)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
जज्ञिरे (jajñire) - came into being (were born, originated)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of jan
Perfect (Lit) Active
3rd person plural Perfect (Lit) of the root jan
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Intransitive verb.