मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-54, verse-24
कैलासो हिमवांश्चैव दक्षिणेन महाचलौ ।
पूर्वपश्चायतावेतावर्णवान्तर्व्यवस्थितौ ॥२४॥
पूर्वपश्चायतावेतावर्णवान्तर्व्यवस्थितौ ॥२४॥
24. kailāso himavāṃścaiva dakṣiṇena mahācalau .
pūrvapaścāyatāvetāvarṇavāntarvyavasthitau.
pūrvapaścāyatāvetāvarṇavāntarvyavasthitau.
24.
kailāsaḥ himavān ca eva dakṣiṇena mahācalau
pūrvapaścāyatau etau arṇavāntarvyavasthitau
pūrvapaścāyatau etau arṇavāntarvyavasthitau
24.
Kailāsa and Himavān are indeed two great mountains to the south. These two extend from east to west and are situated between the oceans.
Words meanings summery:
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- कैलासः (kailāsaḥ) - Mount Kailāsa (Kailāsa (mountain name))
- हिमवान् (himavān) - Mount Himavān (the Himalayas) (Himavān, Himalaya)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)
- दक्षिणेन (dakṣiṇena) - to the south (to the south, from the south, on the southern side)
- महाचलौ (mahācalau) - two great mountains
- पूर्वपश्चायतौ (pūrvapaścāyatau) - extending from east to west (extending east to west, east-west long)
- एतौ (etau) - these two (mountains, Kailāsa and Himavān) (these two)
- अर्णवान्तर्व्यवस्थितौ (arṇavāntarvyavasthitau) - situated between the oceans (situated between oceans)
Words meanings and morphology
कैलासः (kailāsaḥ) - Mount Kailāsa (Kailāsa (mountain name))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kailāsa
kailāsa - Kailāsa (mythical mountain, abode of Shiva)
Note: A significant mountain in Hindu and Buddhist cosmology.
हिमवान् (himavān) - Mount Himavān (the Himalayas) (Himavān, Himalaya)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of himavat
himavat - snowy, icy; Himavān, the Himalayas
From hima (snow) + -vat (possessive suffix)
Note: Refers to the Himalayan mountain range.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
दक्षिणेन (dakṣiṇena) - to the south (to the south, from the south, on the southern side)
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of dakṣiṇa
dakṣiṇa - southern, right; south, right side
Note: Functions adverbially, indicating direction.
महाचलौ (mahācalau) - two great mountains
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of mahācala
mahācala - great mountain
Compound type : karma-dhāraya (mahat+acala)
- mahat – great, large
adjective (masculine) - acala – immovable, mountain
noun (masculine)
From a + cala (not moving)
Root: cal (class 1)
Note: Refers to Kailāsa and Himavān.
पूर्वपश्चायतौ (pūrvapaścāyatau) - extending from east to west (extending east to west, east-west long)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of pūrvapaścāyata
pūrvapaścāyata - extending from east to west
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+paścima+āyata)
- pūrva – eastern
adjective (masculine) - paścima – western
adjective (masculine) - āyata – long, extended
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From ā-yam (to stretch, extend)
Prefix: ā
Root: yam (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'etau'.
एतौ (etau) - these two (mountains, Kailāsa and Himavān) (these two)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of etad
etad - this, these
Note: Refers to Kailāsa and Himavān.
अर्णवान्तर्व्यवस्थितौ (arṇavāntarvyavasthitau) - situated between the oceans (situated between oceans)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of arṇavāntarvyavasthita
arṇavāntarvyavasthita - situated between oceans
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (arṇava+antar+vyavasthita)
- arṇava – ocean, sea
noun (masculine) - antar – between, within, interior
indeclinable - vyavasthita – situated, established, fixed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From vi-ava-sthā (to place, establish)
Prefixes: vi+ava
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'etau'.