मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-51, verse-74
स्त्रीणां रजस्यवस्थानं तेषां कालांश्च मे शृणु ।
चत्वार्यहानि पूर्वाणि तथैवान्यत् त्रयोदश ॥७४॥
चत्वार्यहानि पूर्वाणि तथैवान्यत् त्रयोदश ॥७४॥
74. strīṇāṃ rajasyavasthānaṃ teṣāṃ kālāṃśca me śṛṇu .
catvāryahāni pūrvāṇi tathaivānyat trayodaśa.
catvāryahāni pūrvāṇi tathaivānyat trayodaśa.
74.
strīṇām rajasi avasthānam teṣām kālān ca me śṛṇu
| catvāri ahāni pūrvāṇi tathā eva anyat trayodaśa
| catvāri ahāni pūrvāṇi tathā eva anyat trayodaśa
74.
Listen from me about the periods (of ritual impurity) for women during their menstruation. There are the first four days, and similarly, another thirteen days.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women
- रजसि (rajasi) - during the period of ritual impurity associated with menstruation (in menstruation, in impurity)
- अवस्थानम् (avasthānam) - state, condition, period
- तेषाम् (teṣām) - referring to the women's periods (of them, their)
- कालान् (kālān) - times, periods
- च (ca) - and
- मे (me) - from me (the speaker) (to me, from me)
- शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear
- चत्वारि (catvāri) - four
- अहानि (ahāni) - days
- पूर्वाणि (pūrvāṇi) - the initial or first days (earlier, prior, first)
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly
- एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
- अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other
- त्रयोदश (trayodaśa) - thirteen
Words meanings and morphology
स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of strī
strī - woman, female
रजसि (rajasi) - during the period of ritual impurity associated with menstruation (in menstruation, in impurity)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of rajas
rajas - menstruation, impurity, dust, passion
अवस्थानम् (avasthānam) - state, condition, period
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of avasthāna
avasthāna - standing still, stay, position, state, condition, period
From `ava` + `sthā` + `lyuṭ` (ana suffix)
Prefix: ava
Root: sthā (class 1)
तेषाम् (teṣām) - referring to the women's periods (of them, their)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
कालान् (kālān) - times, periods
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kāla
kāla - time, period, season
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
मे (me) - from me (the speaker) (to me, from me)
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of asmad
asmad - I
शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru
Root: śru (class 5)
चत्वारि (catvāri) - four
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of catur
catur - four
अहानि (ahāni) - days
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of ahan
ahan - day
पूर्वाणि (pūrvāṇi) - the initial or first days (earlier, prior, first)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of pūrva
pūrva - first, prior, eastern, former
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed
(indeclinable)
अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
त्रयोदश (trayodaśa) - thirteen
(adjective)
Nominative of trayodaśan
trayodaśan - thirteen
Note: Indeclinable numeral