मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-52, verse-25
षष्टिर्यानि सहस्राणि ऋषीणामूर्ध्वरेतसाम् ।
ऊर्जायान्तु वसिष्ठस्य सप्ताजायन्त वै सुताः ॥२५॥
ऊर्जायान्तु वसिष्ठस्य सप्ताजायन्त वै सुताः ॥२५॥
25. ṣaṣṭiryāni sahasrāṇi ṛṣīṇāmūrdhvaretasām .
ūrjāyāntu vasiṣṭhasya saptājāyanta vai sutāḥ.
ūrjāyāntu vasiṣṭhasya saptājāyanta vai sutāḥ.
25.
ṣaṣṭiḥ yāni sahasrāṇi ṛṣīṇām ūrdhvaretasām |
ūrjāyām tu vasiṣṭhasya sapta ajāyanta vai sutāḥ
ūrjāyām tu vasiṣṭhasya sapta ajāyanta vai sutāḥ
25.
Among the sixty thousand sages who observed perpetual celibacy (ūrdhvaretasa), from Urja, the wife of Vasiṣṭha, seven sons were indeed born.
Words meanings summery:
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- षष्टिः (ṣaṣṭiḥ) - sixty
- यानि (yāni) - which, those which
- सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
- ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages, of the seers
- ऊर्ध्वरेतसाम् (ūrdhvaretasām) - of those whose semen flows upwards, of those observing perpetual celibacy
- ऊर्जायाम् (ūrjāyām) - from Urja, the wife of Vasiṣṭha (in Urja, from Urja)
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
- वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasiṣṭha
- सप्त (sapta) - seven
- अजायन्त (ajāyanta) - were born
- वै (vai) - indeed, certainly
- सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons
Words meanings and morphology
षष्टिः (ṣaṣṭiḥ) - sixty
(numeral)
यानि (yāni) - which, those which
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of yad
yad - which, that, what
Note: Refers to 'sahasrāṇi'.
सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of sahasra
sahasra - thousand
Note: Refers to 'thousands' of sages.
ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages, of the seers
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛṣi
ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet
ऊर्ध्वरेतसाम् (ūrdhvaretasām) - of those whose semen flows upwards, of those observing perpetual celibacy
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of ūrdhvaretas
ūrdhvaretas - one whose semen flows upwards, one who observes perpetual celibacy (ūrdhvaretasa)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ūrdhva+retas)
- ūrdhva – upwards, elevated, erect
adjective (neuter) - retas – semen, virility, fluid, essence
noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies 'ṛṣīṇām'.
ऊर्जायाम् (ūrjāyām) - from Urja, the wife of Vasiṣṭha (in Urja, from Urja)
(proper noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of ūrjā
ūrjā - Urja (proper name, wife of Vasiṣṭha); strength, vigor, power
Note: Locative can denote origin in contexts of birth.
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasiṣṭha
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha
vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (proper name, a revered sage); most excellent, best
Note: Denotes relation to Urja.
सप्त (sapta) - seven
(numeral)
Note: Agrees with 'sutāḥ'.
अजायन्त (ajāyanta) - were born
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of jan
Imperfect tense, middle voice, 3rd person plural of root jan (IV Ā).
Root: jan (class 4)
वै (vai) - indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of suta
suta - son, child, born
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root sū (to give birth) with kta suffix (past passive participle), then nominalized.
Root: sū (class 2)
Note: Subject of 'ajāyanta'.