मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-54, verse-11
दशभिर्दशभिर्न्यूनैः सहस्रैस्तैः परस्परम् ।
द्विसाहस्त्रोच्छ्रयाः सर्वे तावद्विस्तारिणश्च ते ॥११॥
द्विसाहस्त्रोच्छ्रयाः सर्वे तावद्विस्तारिणश्च ते ॥११॥
11. daśabhirdaśabhirnyūnaiḥ sahasraistaiḥ parasparam .
dvisāhastrocchrayāḥ sarve tāvadvistāriṇaśca te.
dvisāhastrocchrayāḥ sarve tāvadvistāriṇaśca te.
11.
daśabhiḥ daśabhiḥ nyūnaiḥ sahasraiḥ taiḥ parasparam
dvisāhasrocchrayāḥ sarve tāvat vistāriṇaḥ ca te
dvisāhasrocchrayāḥ sarve tāvat vistāriṇaḥ ca te
11.
Each of them, in succession, is shorter by ten thousand yojanas than the preceding one. All of these (mountains) are two thousand yojanas in height and also possess that same extent (width).
Words meanings summery:
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- दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - by ten, by groups of ten
- दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - by ten, by groups of ten
- न्यूनैः (nyūnaiḥ) - less, diminished, lacking, reduced
- सहस्रैः (sahasraiḥ) - by thousands
- तैः (taiḥ) - by them
- परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, reciprocally
- द्विसाहस्रोच्छ्रयाः (dvisāhasrocchrayāḥ) - having a height of two thousand, two thousand high
- सर्वे (sarve) - all, all of them
- तावत् (tāvat) - so much, so many, to that extent
- विस्तारिणः (vistāriṇaḥ) - extending, wide, broad
- च (ca) - and
- ते (te) - those, they
Words meanings and morphology
दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - by ten, by groups of ten
(numeral)
Note: Used with sahasraiḥ (thousands) meaning "by ten thousands".
दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - by ten, by groups of ten
(numeral)
Note: Used with sahasraiḥ (thousands) meaning "by ten thousands".
न्यूनैः (nyūnaiḥ) - less, diminished, lacking, reduced
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of nyūna
nyūna - less, deficient, wanting, diminished
Past Passive Participle
From ni- + ūna (from av-)
Prefix: ni
Root: ūna
Note: Refers to the mountains' lengths being reduced.
सहस्रैः (sahasraiḥ) - by thousands
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of sahasra
sahasra - a thousand
Instrumental plural of sahasra
Root: sah
Note: "daśabhiḥ... sahasraiḥ" means "by ten thousands".
तैः (taiḥ) - by them
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Instrumental plural masculine/neuter of tad
Note: Refers to the mountains.
परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, reciprocally
(indeclinable)
Adverb from para (other) + aspara (mutual)
Note: Implies comparison between successive mountains.
द्विसाहस्रोच्छ्रयाः (dvisāhasrocchrayāḥ) - having a height of two thousand, two thousand high
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dvisāhasrocchraya
dvisāhasrocchraya - two thousand high, having a height of two thousand
Nominative plural masculine, formed from dvi (two) + sahasra (thousand) + ucchraya (height)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvi+sahasra+ucchraya)
- dvi – two
numeral - sahasra – a thousand
noun (neuter)
Root: sah - ucchraya – height, elevation
noun (masculine)
From ud- + śri
Prefix: ud
Root: śri (class 1)
Note: This is a Bahuvrīhi compound, meaning "having two thousand as height".
सर्वे (sarve) - all, all of them
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
Nominative plural masculine of sarva
तावत् (tāvat) - so much, so many, to that extent
(indeclinable)
From tad (that) + -vat suffix
Note: Implies "the same measure [as their height]".
विस्तारिणः (vistāriṇaḥ) - extending, wide, broad
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vistārin
vistārin - extending, spreading, wide, broad
Nominative plural masculine of vistārin; derived from vi- + stṛ 'to spread'.
Prefix: vi
Root: stṛ (class 9)
Note: Refers to the width/breadth of the mountains.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
ते (te) - those, they
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Nominative plural masculine of tad