मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-50, verse-3

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देवाद्याः स्थावरान्ताश्च त्रैगुण्यविषयाः स्मृताः ।
एवंभूतानि सृष्टानि स्थावराणि चराणि च ॥३॥

3. devādyāḥ sthāvarāntāśca traiguṇyaviṣayāḥ smṛtāḥ .
evaṃbhūtāni sṛṣṭāni sthāvarāṇi carāṇi ca.

3. devādyāḥ sthāvarāntāḥ ca traiguṇyaviṣayāḥ
smṛtāḥ evaṃbhūtāni sṛṣṭāni sthāvarāṇi carāṇi ca

3. All beings, from the gods down to the immobile ones, are considered to be within the domain of the three qualities (guṇas). In this manner, both stationary and moving entities were created.

Words meanings summery:

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देवाद्याः (devādyāḥ) - beings beginning with the gods (beginning with the gods, gods and so on)

स्थावरान्ताः (sthāvarāntāḥ) - beings ending with the immobile ones (like plants or mountains) (ending with the immovables, up to the stationary beings)

च (ca) - and

त्रैगुण्यविषयाः (traiguṇyaviṣayāḥ) - beings that are within the domain of the three qualities (guṇas) (subjects of the three qualities, related to the three guṇas)

स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - are remembered, are considered, are known as

एवंभूतानि (evaṁbhūtāni) - beings that have thus come into existence (thus created, such beings, having thus become)

सृष्टानि (sṛṣṭāni) - were created, brought forth

स्थावराणि (sthāvarāṇi) - immobile beings (plants, mountains, etc.) (stationary beings, immobile things (plants, mountains))

चराणि (carāṇi) - mobile beings (animals, humans, etc.) (moving beings, mobile things)

च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

देवाद्याः (devādyāḥ) - beings beginning with the gods (beginning with the gods, gods and so on)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of devādi

devādi - beginning with gods, gods and others

Compound: deva (god) + ādi (beginning, etc.)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+ādi)

deva – god, deity, divine being
noun (masculine)
Root: div (class 4)
ādi – beginning, starting with, and so on
noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with an implied noun like 'beings' (bhūtāḥ).

स्थावरान्ताः (sthāvarāntāḥ) - beings ending with the immobile ones (like plants or mountains) (ending with the immovables, up to the stationary beings)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthāvarānta

sthāvarānta - ending with the immobile, having immobile beings as the end

Compound: sthāvara (immobile) + anta (end)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sthāvara+anta)

sthāvara – stationary, immobile (e.g., plants, mountains)
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root sthā (to stand) + suffix varac
Root: sthā (class 1)
anta – end, limit, boundary
noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with implied 'beings' (bhūtāḥ).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

त्रैगुण्यविषयाः (traiguṇyaviṣayāḥ) - beings that are within the domain of the three qualities (guṇas) (subjects of the three qualities, related to the three guṇas)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of traiguṇyaviṣaya

traiguṇyaviṣaya - related to the three guṇas, existing in the realm of the three qualities

Compound: traiguṇya (pertaining to the three guṇas) + viṣaya (domain, object)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (traiguṇya+viṣaya)

traiguṇya – triad of qualities (sattva, rajas, tamas), pertaining to the three guṇas
noun (neuter)
Derived from triguṇa + -ya (taddhita suffix indicating 'relating to')
viṣaya – object, sphere, domain, subject matter
noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with implied 'beings' (bhūtāḥ).

स्मृताः (smṛtāḥ) - are remembered, are considered, are known as

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, considered, traditional

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root smṛ (to remember)

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied 'beings' (bhūtāḥ).

एवंभूतानि (evaṁbhūtāni) - beings that have thus come into existence (thus created, such beings, having thus become)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of evaṃbhūta

evaṁbhūta - thus become, such, so constituted, thus created

Past Passive Participle

Compound: evam (thus) + bhūta (become)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (evam+bhūta)

evam – thus, in this manner, so
indeclinable
Adverb
bhūta – become, existed, creature, being
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root bhū (to be, to become)
Root: bhū (class 1)

सृष्टानि (sṛṣṭāni) - were created, brought forth

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sṛṣṭa

sṛṣṭa - created, emitted, let loose

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sṛj (to create, to emit)

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Functions as the predicate here, 'were created'.

स्थावराणि (sthāvarāṇi) - immobile beings (plants, mountains, etc.) (stationary beings, immobile things (plants, mountains))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sthāvara

sthāvara - stationary, immobile (e.g., plants, mountains)