मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-50, verse-12
सौम्यासौम्यैस्तथा शान्तैः पुंस्त्वं स्त्रीत्वञ्च स प्रभुः ।
बिभेद बहुधा देवः पुरुषैरसितैः सितैः ॥१२॥
बिभेद बहुधा देवः पुरुषैरसितैः सितैः ॥१२॥
12. saumyāsaumyaistathā śāntaiḥ puṃstvaṃ strītvañca sa prabhuḥ .
bibheda bahudhā devaḥ puruṣairasitaiḥ sitaiḥ.
bibheda bahudhā devaḥ puruṣairasitaiḥ sitaiḥ.
12.
saumyaiḥ asaumyaiḥ tathā śāntaiḥ puṃstvam strītvam ca
saḥ prabhuḥ bibheda bahudhā devaḥ puruṣaiḥ asitaiḥ sitaiḥ
saḥ prabhuḥ bibheda bahudhā devaḥ puruṣaiḥ asitaiḥ sitaiḥ
12.
That Lord, the deity, divided manhood and womanhood in various ways, through gentle, fierce, and peaceful (aspects or beings), and through dark and white beings (puruṣas).
Words meanings summery:
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- सौम्यैः (saumyaiḥ) - by gentle ones, by benevolent ones
- असौम्यैः (asaumyaiḥ) - by non-gentle ones, by fierce ones
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner
- शान्तैः (śāntaiḥ) - by peaceful ones, by tranquil ones
- पुंस्त्वम् (puṁstvam) - manhood, masculineness
- स्त्रीत्वम् (strītvam) - womanhood, femaleness
- च (ca) - and, also
- सः (saḥ) - he, that
- प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, powerful one
- बिभेद (bibheda) - he divided, he broke
- बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways, variously
- देवः (devaḥ) - god, deity
- पुरुषैः (puruṣaiḥ) - by beings (puruṣas) (by persons, by beings)
- असितैः (asitaiḥ) - by dark ones, by black ones
- सितैः (sitaiḥ) - by white ones, by fair ones
Words meanings and morphology
सौम्यैः (saumyaiḥ) - by gentle ones, by benevolent ones
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of saumya
saumya - gentle, benevolent, mild
असौम्यैः (asaumyaiḥ) - by non-gentle ones, by fierce ones
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of asaumya
asaumya - not gentle, fierce, harsh
Negated form of saumya with a- prefix.
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner
(indeclinable)
शान्तैः (śāntaiḥ) - by peaceful ones, by tranquil ones
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śānta
śānta - peaceful, tranquil, calm
past passive participle
Derived from root √śam (to be calm).
Root: √śam (class 4)
पुंस्त्वम् (puṁstvam) - manhood, masculineness
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of puṃstva
puṁstva - manhood, masculineness
Derived from puṃs (man) + tva (suffix for abstract nouns).
स्त्रीत्वम् (strītvam) - womanhood, femaleness
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of strītva
strītva - womanhood, femaleness
Derived from strī (woman) + tva (suffix for abstract nouns).
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
सः (saḥ) - he, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, powerful one
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu
prabhu - lord, master, powerful one
बिभेद (bibheda) - he divided, he broke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhid
perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice
Root: √bhid (class 7)
बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways, variously
(indeclinable)
Derived from bahu (many) + dhā (suffix indicating manner/division).
देवः (devaḥ) - god, deity
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of deva
deva - god, deity
पुरुषैः (puruṣaiḥ) - by beings (puruṣas) (by persons, by beings)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of puruṣa
puruṣa - person, man, male, the supreme cosmic person
असितैः (asitaiḥ) - by dark ones, by black ones
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of asita
asita - dark, black, not white
Negated form of sita (white) with a- prefix.
सितैः (sitaiḥ) - by white ones, by fair ones
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of sita
sita - white, fair, bright