मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-50, verse-16
कन्ये द्वे च तथा ऋद्धिं प्रसूतिञ्च ततः पिता ।
ददौ प्रसूतिं दक्षाय तथा ऋद्धिं रुचेः पुरा ॥१६॥
ददौ प्रसूतिं दक्षाय तथा ऋद्धिं रुचेः पुरा ॥१६॥
16. kanye dve ca tathā ṛddhiṃ prasūtiñca tataḥ pitā .
dadau prasūtiṃ dakṣāya tathā ṛddhiṃ ruceḥ purā.
dadau prasūtiṃ dakṣāya tathā ṛddhiṃ ruceḥ purā.
16.
kanye dve ca tathā ṛddhim prasūtim ca tataḥ pitā
dadau prasūtim dakṣāya tathā ṛddhim ruceḥ purā
dadau prasūtim dakṣāya tathā ṛddhim ruceḥ purā
16.
And then the father (Manu) gave his two daughters, Ṛddhi and Prasūti: Prasūti to Dakṣa, and Ṛddhi to Ruci, in ancient times.
Words meanings summery:
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- कन्ये (kanye) - two daughters, two maidens
- द्वे (dve) - two
- च (ca) - and, also
- तथा (tathā) - and, similarly (thus, so, in that manner, and)
- ऋद्धिम् (ṛddhim) - Name of a daughter. (Ṛddhi (prosperity, abundance))
- प्रसूतिम् (prasūtim) - Name of a daughter. (Prasūti (birth, production))
- च (ca) - and, also
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, thereupon
- पिता (pitā) - Manu Svāyambhuva. (father)
- ददौ (dadau) - gave
- प्रसूतिम् (prasūtim) - Name of a daughter. (Prasūti)
- दक्षाय (dakṣāya) - To the Prajāpati Dakṣa. (to Dakṣa)
- तथा (tathā) - and, similarly (thus, so, in that manner, and)
- ऋद्धिम् (ṛddhim) - Name of a daughter. (Ṛddhi)
- रुचेः (ruceḥ) - To the Prajāpati Ruci. (to Ruci, of Ruci)
- पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before
Words meanings and morphology
कन्ये (kanye) - two daughters, two maidens
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, dual of kanyā
kanyā - maiden, daughter, girl
Root: kan (class 1)
Note: Also accusative dual. Here, implied object of 'gave'.
द्वे (dve) - two
(numeral)
Note: Agrees with 'kanye'. Also accusative dual.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
तथा (tathā) - and, similarly (thus, so, in that manner, and)
(indeclinable)
ऋद्धिम् (ṛddhim) - Name of a daughter. (Ṛddhi (prosperity, abundance))
(proper noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of ṛddhi
ṛddhi - prosperity, success, abundance; Name of a deity/personification
From root ṛdh (to thrive)
Root: ṛdh (class 5)
Note: Object of 'dadau'.
प्रसूतिम् (prasūtim) - Name of a daughter. (Prasūti (birth, production))
(proper noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of prasūti
prasūti - birth, production, offspring; Name of a daughter of Manu
From prefix `pra` + root `sū` (to generate, to produce).
Prefix: pra
Root: sū (class 2)
Note: Object of 'dadau'.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, thereupon
(indeclinable)
Derived from tad with suffix -tas (ablative).
पिता (pitā) - Manu Svāyambhuva. (father)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ
pitṛ - father
Root: pā (class 2)
Note: Subject of 'dadau'.
ददौ (dadau) - gave
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dā
Perfect Active
Reduplicated past tense.
Root: dā (class 3)
प्रसूतिम् (prasūtim) - Name of a daughter. (Prasūti)
(proper noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of prasūti
prasūti - birth, production, offspring; Name of a daughter of Manu
From prefix `pra` + root `sū` (to generate, to produce).
Prefix: pra
Root: sū (class 2)
Note: Object of 'dadau'.
दक्षाय (dakṣāya) - To the Prajāpati Dakṣa. (to Dakṣa)
(proper noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of dakṣa
dakṣa - skillful, capable, intelligent; Name of a Prajāpati (creator deity)
From root dakṣ (to be able, to grow).
Root: dakṣ (class 1)
Note: Recipient of the gift.
तथा (tathā) - and, similarly (thus, so, in that manner, and)
(indeclinable)
ऋद्धिम् (ṛddhim) - Name of a daughter. (Ṛddhi)
(proper noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of ṛddhi
ṛddhi - prosperity, success, abundance; Name of a deity/personification
From root ṛdh (to thrive)
Root: ṛdh (class 5)
Note: Object of 'dadau' (implicitly repeated).
रुचेः (ruceḥ) - To the Prajāpati Ruci. (to Ruci, of Ruci)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ruci
ruci - light, luster, taste, liking; Name of a Prajāpati
From root ruc (to shine, to please).
Root: ruc (class 1)
Note: Used here as a dative, denoting the recipient of the gift, a common usage of genitive in epic Sanskrit.
पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before
(indeclinable)