मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-54, verse-27
नवयोजनसाहस्त्रं प्रागुदग्दक्षिणोत्तरम् ।
मेरोरिलावृते तद्वदन्तरे वै चतुर्दिशम् ॥२७॥
मेरोरिलावृते तद्वदन्तरे वै चतुर्दिशम् ॥२७॥
27. navayojanasāhastraṃ prāgudagdakṣiṇottaram .
merorilāvṛte tadvadantare vai caturdiśam.
merorilāvṛte tadvadantare vai caturdiśam.
27.
navayojanasāhasram prāgudagdakṣiṇottaram
meroḥ ilāvṛte tadvat antare vai caturdiśam
meroḥ ilāvṛte tadvat antare vai caturdiśam
27.
Nine thousand yojanas is the extent in the east-north and south-north directions. Similarly, from Mount Meru, within Ilāvṛta-varṣa, this extent is indeed in all four directions.
Words meanings summery:
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- नवयोजनसाहस्रम् (navayojanasāhasram) - nine thousand yojanas
- प्रागुदग्दक्षिणोत्तरम् (prāgudagdakṣiṇottaram) - in the east-north and south-north directions (east-north and south-north (directions); in the east, north, south, and north)
- मेरोः (meroḥ) - from Mount Meru (from Meru, of Meru)
- इलावृते (ilāvṛte) - within Ilāvṛta-varṣa (one of the mythical continents) (in Ilāvṛta)
- तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly (similarly, in the same way)
- अन्तरे (antare) - within (referring to the internal part of Ilāvṛta) (in the middle, within, in the interval)
- वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly)
- चतुर्दिशम् (caturdiśam) - in all four directions (in all four directions, four-directional)
Words meanings and morphology
नवयोजनसाहस्रम् (navayojanasāhasram) - nine thousand yojanas
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of navayojanasāhasra
navayojanasāhasra - nine thousand yojanas (a yojana is an ancient unit of distance)
Compound of nava (nine), yojana (measure of distance), and sāhasra (thousand)
Compound type : tatpurusha (nava+yojana+sāhasra)
- nava – nine
numeral - yojana – a measure of distance (approx. 8-16 km)
noun (neuter)
Root: yuj (class 7) - sāhasra – thousand, consisting of a thousand
adjective (neuter)
Derived from sahasra (thousand)
Note: Denotes the extent in yojanas
प्रागुदग्दक्षिणोत्तरम् (prāgudagdakṣiṇottaram) - in the east-north and south-north directions (east-north and south-north (directions); in the east, north, south, and north)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of prāgudagdakṣiṇottara
prāgudagdakṣiṇottara - pertaining to the east-north and south-north directions
Compound of prāk (east), udak (north), dakṣiṇa (south), and uttara (north)
Compound type : dvandva (prāk+udak+dakṣiṇa+uttara)
- prāk – eastern, eastward
indeclinable - udak – northern, northward
indeclinable - dakṣiṇa – southern, right
adjective (masculine) - uttara – northern, later, higher
adjective (masculine)
मेरोः (meroḥ) - from Mount Meru (from Meru, of Meru)
(proper noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of meru
meru - Mount Meru (a mythical mountain, center of the universe)
Note: Indicates a point of reference for distance
इलावृते (ilāvṛte) - within Ilāvṛta-varṣa (one of the mythical continents) (in Ilāvṛta)
(proper noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of ilāvṛta
ilāvṛta - Ilāvṛta (name of a continent or region around Meru)
तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly (similarly, in the same way)
(indeclinable)
Suffix -vat added to tad (that)
अन्तरे (antare) - within (referring to the internal part of Ilāvṛta) (in the middle, within, in the interval)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of antara
antara - interior, middle, interval, difference
वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly)
(indeclinable)
चतुर्दिशम् (caturdiśam) - in all four directions (in all four directions, four-directional)
(indeclinable)
Compound of catur (four) and diś (direction)
Compound type : dvigu (catur+diś)
- catur – four
numeral - diś – direction, quarter of the sky
noun (feminine)
Root: diś (class 6)