मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-54, verse-18
इन्द्रादिलोकपालानां तन्मध्ये ब्रह्मणः सभा ।
योजनानां सहस्राणि चतुर्दश समुच्छ्रिता ॥१८॥
योजनानां सहस्राणि चतुर्दश समुच्छ्रिता ॥१८॥
18. indrādilokapālānāṃ tanmadhye brahmaṇaḥ sabhā .
yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi caturdaśa samucchritā.
yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi caturdaśa samucchritā.
18.
indra-ādi-loka-pālānām tat-madhye brahmaṇaḥ
sabhā | yojanānām sahasrāṇi caturdaśa samucchritā
sabhā | yojanānām sahasrāṇi caturdaśa samucchritā
18.
In the middle of the regions of Indra and the other protectors of the world (lokapāla), there is the assembly hall (sabhā) of Brahmā. It is elevated by fourteen thousand yojanas.
Words meanings summery:
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- इन्द्र-आदि-लोक-पालानाम् (indra-ādi-loka-pālānām) - of Indra and the other deities who protect the cardinal directions (of Indra and other world-protectors)
- तत्-मध्ये (tat-madhye) - in the middle of the specified regions or arrangement (in the middle of that)
- ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of the deity Brahmā (of Brahmā)
- सभा (sabhā) - assembly hall or court (assembly, assembly hall, council)
- योजनानाम् (yojanānām) - of units of distance called yojanas (of yojanas)
- सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
- चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen
- समुच्छ्रिता (samucchritā) - elevated (referring to the assembly hall) (elevated, lofty, raised high)
Words meanings and morphology
इन्द्र-आदि-लोक-पालानाम् (indra-ādi-loka-pālānām) - of Indra and the other deities who protect the cardinal directions (of Indra and other world-protectors)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of indra-ādi-loka-pāla
indra-ādi-loka-pāla - Indra and other protectors of the world
Compound type : dvandva / tatpurusha (indra+ādi+loka+pāla)
- indra – Indra (name of the chief deity of the gods)
proper noun (masculine) - ādi – beginning, and so on, et cetera
noun (masculine) - loka – world, region, realm
noun (masculine)
Root: lok (class 1) - pāla – protector, guardian, keeper
noun (masculine)
From √pā (to protect)
Root: pā (class 2)
तत्-मध्ये (tat-madhye) - in the middle of the specified regions or arrangement (in the middle of that)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of tad-madhya
tad-madhya - its middle, in the middle of that
Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+madhya)
- tad – that, it
pronoun (neuter) - madhya – middle, center
noun (neuter)
ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of the deity Brahmā (of Brahmā)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahmā (the creator god); the Absolute, universal spirit (neuter); a Brāhmaṇa (masculine)
Root: bṛh
सभा (sabhā) - assembly hall or court (assembly, assembly hall, council)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sabhā
sabhā - an assembly, congregation, council; an assembly hall, court, palace
योजनानाम् (yojanānām) - of units of distance called yojanas (of yojanas)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of yojana
yojana - a measure of distance (varying, often 4 or 8 or 12 miles); yoking, joining
From √yuj (to join)
Root: yuj (class 7)
सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
(numeral)
Note: Can also be accusative plural.
चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen
(numeral)
समुच्छ्रिता (samucchritā) - elevated (referring to the assembly hall) (elevated, lofty, raised high)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of samucchrita
samucchrita - raised, lifted up, elevated, lofty, high
Past Passive Participle
From √śri (to resort to, serve) with prefixes sam-ud-
Prefixes: sam+ud
Root: śri (class 1)