मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-54, verse-19
अयुतोच्छ्रायास्तस्याधस्तथा विषकम्भवर्वताः ।
प्राच्यादिषु क्रमेणैव मन्दरो गन्धमादनः ॥१९॥
प्राच्यादिषु क्रमेणैव मन्दरो गन्धमादनः ॥१९॥
19. ayutocchrāyāstasyādhastathā viṣakambhavarvatāḥ .
prācyādiṣu krameṇaiva mandaro gandhamādanaḥ.
prācyādiṣu krameṇaiva mandaro gandhamādanaḥ.
19.
ayuta-ucchrāyāḥ tasya adhaḥ tathā viṣakambha-parvatāḥ
| prācya-ādiṣu krameṇa eva mandaraḥ gandhamādanaḥ
| prācya-ādiṣu krameṇa eva mandaraḥ gandhamādanaḥ
19.
Below that [assembly hall of Brahmā], similarly, are the Viṣakambha mountains, which are ten thousand [yojanas] high. In the eastern and other directions, in their proper order, are Mandara and Gandhamādana.
Words meanings summery:
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- अयुत-उच्छ्रायाः (ayuta-ucchrāyāḥ) - having a height of ten thousand yojanas (ten thousand high)
- तस्य (tasya) - of that (assembly hall of Brahmā) (of that, its)
- अधः (adhaḥ) - below (below, beneath, downwards)
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, likewise (thus, so, similarly)
- विषकम्भ-पर्वताः (viṣakambha-parvatāḥ) - the mountains named Viṣakambha (Viṣakambha mountains)
- प्राच्य-आदिषु (prācya-ādiṣu) - in the eastern direction and the other cardinal directions (south, west, north) (in the eastern and other (directions))
- क्रमेण (krameṇa) - in their proper sequence (in order, sequentially, gradually)
- एव (eva) - indeed, precisely (indeed, only, just)
- मन्दरः (mandaraḥ) - Mount Mandara, one of the four principal mountains (Mandara (name of a mountain))
- गन्धमादनः (gandhamādanaḥ) - Mount Gandhamādana, one of the four principal mountains (Gandhamādana (name of a mountain))
Words meanings and morphology
अयुत-उच्छ्रायाः (ayuta-ucchrāyāḥ) - having a height of ten thousand yojanas (ten thousand high)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ayuta-ucchrāya
ayuta-ucchrāya - having a height of ten thousand
Compound type : tatpurusha (ayuta+ucchrāya)
- ayuta – ten thousand
numeral - ucchrāya – height, elevation
noun (masculine)
From sam-ud-śri (to raise)
Prefix: ud
Root: śri (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'parvatāḥ'.
तस्य (tasya) - of that (assembly hall of Brahmā) (of that, its)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Though sabhā is feminine, 'tasya' often refers to a generic 'that' or the 'place/arrangement'.
अधः (adhaḥ) - below (below, beneath, downwards)
(indeclinable)
तथा (tathā) - similarly, likewise (thus, so, similarly)
(indeclinable)
विषकम्भ-पर्वताः (viṣakambha-parvatāḥ) - the mountains named Viṣakambha (Viṣakambha mountains)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of viṣakambha-parvata
viṣakambha-parvata - a mountain named Viṣakambha
Compound type : tatpurusha (viṣakambha+parvata)
- viṣakambha – prop, support; a specific type of mountain (in cosmography)
proper noun (masculine) - parvata – mountain, hill
noun (masculine)
प्राच्य-आदिषु (prācya-ādiṣu) - in the eastern direction and the other cardinal directions (south, west, north) (in the eastern and other (directions))
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of prācya-ādi
prācya-ādi - eastern and so on
Compound type : dvandva / tatpurusha (prācya+ādi)
- prācya – eastern, belonging to the east
adjective (masculine) - ādi – beginning, and so on, et cetera
noun (masculine)
क्रमेण (krameṇa) - in their proper sequence (in order, sequentially, gradually)
(indeclinable)
Root: kram (class 1)
Note: Used adverbially.
एव (eva) - indeed, precisely (indeed, only, just)
(indeclinable)
मन्दरः (mandaraḥ) - Mount Mandara, one of the four principal mountains (Mandara (name of a mountain))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mandara
mandara - name of a mythical mountain, the churning-stick of the gods
गन्धमादनः (gandhamādanaḥ) - Mount Gandhamādana, one of the four principal mountains (Gandhamādana (name of a mountain))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gandhamādana
gandhamādana - name of a mountain range
Compound type : tatpurusha (gandha+mādana)
- gandha – smell, fragrance, perfume
noun (masculine)
Root: gandh (class 10) - mādana – intoxicating, gladdening, exhilarating
adjective (masculine)
Agent Noun / Nominal Derivative
From √mad (to rejoice, be intoxicated)
Root: mad (class 4)