मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-54, verse-10
द्वौ लक्षयोजनायामौ मध्ये तत्र महाचलौ ।
तयोर्दक्षिणतो यौ तु यौ तथोत्तरतो गिरी ॥१०॥
तयोर्दक्षिणतो यौ तु यौ तथोत्तरतो गिरी ॥१०॥
10. dvau lakṣayojanāyāmau madhye tatra mahācalau .
tayordakṣiṇato yau tu yau tathottarato girī.
tayordakṣiṇato yau tu yau tathottarato girī.
10.
dvau lakṣayojanāyāmau madhye tatra mahācalau
tayoḥ dakṣiṇataḥ yau tu yau tathā uttarataḥ girī
tayoḥ dakṣiṇataḥ yau tu yau tathā uttarataḥ girī
10.
In the middle, there are two great mountains (mahācalau), each extending for a hundred thousand yojanas. Additionally, there are two mountains to their south and two to their north.
Words meanings summery:
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- द्वौ (dvau) - two
- लक्षयोजनायामौ (lakṣayojanāyāmau) - extending for a hundred thousand yojanas
- मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle
- तत्र (tatra) - there
- महाचलौ (mahācalau) - two great mountains
- तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two great mountains (of those two, of them)
- दक्षिणतः (dakṣiṇataḥ) - to the south, on the south side
- यौ (yau) - whichever two
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, then
- यौ (yau) - whichever two
- तथा (tathā) - and, similarly, thus
- उत्तरतः (uttarataḥ) - to the north, on the north side
- गिरी (girī) - two mountains
Words meanings and morphology
द्वौ (dvau) - two
(numeral)
लक्षयोजनायामौ (lakṣayojanāyāmau) - extending for a hundred thousand yojanas
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of lakṣayojanāyāma
lakṣayojanāyāma - extending to the length of a hundred thousand yojanas
Nominative dual masculine
Compound type : tatpurusha (lakṣa+yojana+āyāma)
- lakṣa – a hundred thousand
numeral (neuter)
Root: lakṣ (class 1) - yojana – yojana (a unit of distance, approximately 8-10 miles)
noun (neuter)
Root: yuj (class 7) - āyāma – extent, length, stretch
noun (masculine)
From ā- + yam
Prefix: ā
Root: yam (class 1)
Note: Modifies "mahācalau".
मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle
(indeclinable)
Locative singular of madhya
Note: Adverbial usage of locative.
तत्र (tatra) - there
(indeclinable)
From tad (that) + -tra suffix
महाचलौ (mahācalau) - two great mountains
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of mahācala
mahācala - great mountain
Nominative dual masculine
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+acala)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective
Feminine stem of mahat used in compounds - acala – immovable, mountain
noun (masculine)
From a- (not) + cala (moving)
Prefix: a
Root: cal (class 1)
Note: Represents the mountains Meru and Ṛṣabha mentioned in the previous verse.
तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two great mountains (of those two, of them)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, dual of tad
tad - that, those
Genitive/Locative dual masculine/neuter of tad
Note: Refers to the two great mountains (mahācalau).
दक्षिणतः (dakṣiṇataḥ) - to the south, on the south side
(indeclinable)
Adverb formed from dakṣiṇa (south) + -tas suffix
यौ (yau) - whichever two
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of yad
yad - which, who, what
Nominative dual masculine of yad
Note: Used correlatively with an implied 'tau' (those [two])
तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, then
(indeclinable)
यौ (yau) - whichever two
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of yad
yad - which, who, what
Nominative dual masculine of yad
Note: Used correlatively with an implied 'tau' (those [two])
तथा (tathā) - and, similarly, thus
(indeclinable)
उत्तरतः (uttarataḥ) - to the north, on the north side
(indeclinable)
Adverb formed from uttara (north) + -tas suffix
गिरी (girī) - two mountains
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of giri
giri - mountain, hill
Nominative dual masculine of giri
Root: gṛ (class 6)
Note: Refers to two mountains each, implied for both south and north.