मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-52, verse-15
श्रियञ्च देवदेवस्य पत्नी नारायणास्य या ।
आयातिर्नियतिश्चैव मेरोः कन्ये महात्मनः ॥१५॥
आयातिर्नियतिश्चैव मेरोः कन्ये महात्मनः ॥१५॥
15. śriyañca devadevasya patnī nārāyaṇāsya yā .
āyātirniyatiścaiva meroḥ kanye mahātmanaḥ.
āyātirniyatiścaiva meroḥ kanye mahātmanaḥ.
15.
śriyam ca devadevasya patnī nārāyaṇasya yā
āyātiḥ niyatiḥ ca eva meroḥ kanye mahātmanaḥ
āyātiḥ niyatiḥ ca eva meroḥ kanye mahātmanaḥ
15.
And Shrī (śrī), who is the wife of Nārāyaṇa, the God of gods (devadeva). And Āyāti and Niyati are indeed the two daughters of the great-souled (mahātman) Meru.
Words meanings summery:
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- श्रियम् (śriyam) - Refers to the goddess Lakshmi. (Shrī, prosperity, goddess Lakshmi)
- च (ca) - and, also
- देवदेवस्य (devadevasya) - Refers to Nārāyaṇa (Vishnu). (of the god of gods, of the supreme god)
- पत्नी (patnī) - Refers to Shrī (Lakshmi) as Nārāyaṇa's wife. (wife)
- नारायणस्य (nārāyaṇasya) - Of Lord Vishnu. (of Nārāyaṇa)
- या (yā) - Refers to Shrī. (who, which (feminine))
- आयातिः (āyātiḥ) - A daughter of Meru. (Āyāti (proper name))
- नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - A daughter of Meru. (Niyati (proper name), destiny, fate)
- च (ca) - and, also
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- मेरोः (meroḥ) - Of Mount Meru, personified here. (of Meru)
- कन्ये (kanye) - Refers to Āyāti and Niyati. (two daughters)
- महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - Describes Meru. (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)
Words meanings and morphology
श्रियम् (śriyam) - Refers to the goddess Lakshmi. (Shrī, prosperity, goddess Lakshmi)
(proper noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śrī
śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, goddess Lakshmi
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
देवदेवस्य (devadevasya) - Refers to Nārāyaṇa (Vishnu). (of the god of gods, of the supreme god)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of devadeva
devadeva - god of gods, supreme deity
Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+deva)
- deva – god, deity
noun (masculine) - deva – god, deity
noun (masculine)
पत्नी (patnī) - Refers to Shrī (Lakshmi) as Nārāyaṇa's wife. (wife)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of patnī
patnī - wife, mistress, female owner
नारायणस्य (nārāyaṇasya) - Of Lord Vishnu. (of Nārāyaṇa)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of nārāyaṇa
nārāyaṇa - Nārāyaṇa (a name of Vishnu)
या (yā) - Refers to Shrī. (who, which (feminine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
आयातिः (āyātiḥ) - A daughter of Meru. (Āyāti (proper name))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of āyāti
āyāti - Āyāti (a proper name, often female)
नियतिः (niyatiḥ) - A daughter of Meru. (Niyati (proper name), destiny, fate)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of niyati
niyati - Niyati (a proper name, often female), destiny, fate, constraint
Root: yam (class 1)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
मेरोः (meroḥ) - Of Mount Meru, personified here. (of Meru)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of meru
meru - Meru (mythical mountain, central to the universe)
कन्ये (kanye) - Refers to Āyāti and Niyati. (two daughters)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, dual of kanyā
kanyā - daughter, maiden, girl
महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - Describes Meru. (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman
mahātman - great-souled, noble, highly endowed, magnanimous
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)
- mahat – great, large, vast
adjective - ātman – self, soul (ātman), essence
noun (masculine)
Note: Genitive singular of 'mahātman'.