मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-53, verse-10
यच्च तेषामभूत् क्षेत्रं तत्पुत्राणां महात्मनाम् ।
मनोः स्वायम्भुवस्यासन् दश पुत्रास्तु तत्समाः ॥१०॥
मनोः स्वायम्भुवस्यासन् दश पुत्रास्तु तत्समाः ॥१०॥
10. yacca teṣāmabhūt kṣetraṃ tatputrāṇāṃ mahātmanām .
manoḥ svāyambhuvasyāsan daśa putrāstu tatsamāḥ.
manoḥ svāyambhuvasyāsan daśa putrāstu tatsamāḥ.
10.
yat ca teṣām abhūt kṣetram tatputrāṇām mahātmanām
manoḥ svāyambhuvasya āsan daśa putrāḥ tu tatsamāḥ
manoḥ svāyambhuvasya āsan daśa putrāḥ tu tatsamāḥ
10.
And whatever domain belonged to those great-souled sons (of the previously mentioned lineages). Svāyambhuva Manu had ten sons, indeed, who were equal to him.
Words meanings summery:
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- यत् (yat) - which, whatever
- च (ca) - and
- तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those previously mentioned (gods, sages, etc.) (of them)
- अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became, existed
- क्षेत्रम् (kṣetram) - field, region, domain, sphere
- तत्पुत्राणाम् (tatputrāṇām) - of their sons, of those sons
- महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled, of the noble, of the exalted
- मनोः (manoḥ) - of Manu
- स्वायम्भुवस्य (svāyambhuvasya) - of Svāyambhuva Manu (of Svāyambhuva (Self-existent))
- आसन् (āsan) - were, they were
- दश (daśa) - ten
- पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons
- तु (tu) - indeed, but, however, on the other hand
- तत्समाः (tatsamāḥ) - equal to Manu (Svāyambhuva) (equal to him/that, similar to him/that)
Words meanings and morphology
यत् (yat) - which, whatever
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, who
Note: Refers to kṣetram.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those previously mentioned (gods, sages, etc.) (of them)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the collective group from the previous verse.
अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became, existed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū
Aorist Mood
3rd person singular, Aorist Mood, Parasmaipada, from root bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
क्षेत्रम् (kṣetram) - field, region, domain, sphere
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣetra
kṣetra - field, land, place, region, domain, body
Note: Subject of abhūt.
तत्पुत्राणाम् (tatputrāṇām) - of their sons, of those sons
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tatputra
tatputra - his son, their son, that son
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+putra)
- tad – that, those, he, she, it
pronoun - putra – son, child
noun (masculine)
Note: Refers to the sons of teṣām (the gods, sages etc.) or the sons of Manu mentioned later.
महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled, of the noble, of the exalted
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman
mahātman - great-souled, noble, exalted, magnanimous
Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies tatputrāṇām.
मनोः (manoḥ) - of Manu
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of manu
manu - Manu (progenitor of mankind), man, human being
स्वायम्भुवस्य (svāyambhuvasya) - of Svāyambhuva Manu (of Svāyambhuva (Self-existent))
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of svāyambhuva
svāyambhuva - self-existent, self-born; designation for Manu Svāyambhuva
Derived from svayam (self) + bhū (to be) + aṇ suffix.
Note: Qualifies manoḥ.
आसन् (āsan) - were, they were
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of as
Imperfect Tense
3rd person plural, Imperfect Tense, Parasmaipada, from root as
Root: as (class 2)
दश (daśa) - ten
(numeral)
Note: Qualifies putrāḥ.
पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of putra
putra - son, child
Note: Subject of āsan.
तु (tu) - indeed, but, however, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
तत्समाः (tatsamāḥ) - equal to Manu (Svāyambhuva) (equal to him/that, similar to him/that)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tatsama
tatsama - equal to him/that, like him/that
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+sama)
- tad – that, those, he, she, it
pronoun - sama – equal, similar, same
adjective (masculine)
Note: Qualifies putrāḥ.