मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-54, verse-28
फलानि यानि वै जम्ब्वाः गन्धमादनपर्वते ।
गजदेहप्रमाणानि पतन्ति गिरिमूर्धनि ॥२८॥
गजदेहप्रमाणानि पतन्ति गिरिमूर्धनि ॥२८॥
28. phalāni yāni vai jambvāḥ gandhamādanaparvate .
gajadehapramāṇāni patanti girimūrdhani.
gajadehapramāṇāni patanti girimūrdhani.
28.
phalāni yāni vai jambvāḥ gandhamādanaparvate
gajadehapramāṇāni patanti girimūrdhani
gajadehapramāṇāni patanti girimūrdhani
28.
Indeed, the fruits of the Jambu tree, which are on the Gandhamādana mountain, are the size of an elephant's body, and they fall onto the mountain peaks.
Words meanings summery:
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- फलानि (phalāni) - fruits (fruits, results)
- यानि (yāni) - which
- वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly)
- जम्ब्वाः (jambvāḥ) - of the Jambu tree
- गन्धमादनपर्वते (gandhamādanaparvate) - on the Gandhamādana mountain
- गजदेहप्रमाणानि (gajadehapramāṇāni) - having the size of an elephant's body
- पतन्ति (patanti) - fall (they fall)
- गिरिमूर्धनि (girimūrdhani) - on the mountain peaks (on the mountain peak, on the summit)
Words meanings and morphology
फलानि (phalāni) - fruits (fruits, results)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of phala
phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward
यानि (yāni) - which
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of yad
yad - which, what
वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly)
(indeclinable)
जम्ब्वाः (jambvāḥ) - of the Jambu tree
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of jambū
jambū - rose-apple tree, its fruit
गन्धमादनपर्वते (gandhamādanaparvate) - on the Gandhamādana mountain
(proper noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of gandhamādanaparvata
gandhamādanaparvata - Gandhamādana mountain (a mythical mountain)
Compound of Gandhamādana (proper noun) and parvata (mountain)
Compound type : tatpurusha (gandhamādana+parvata)
- gandhamādana – Gandhamādana (name of a mountain)
proper noun (masculine)
Literally 'intoxicating with fragrance' - parvata – mountain, hill
noun (masculine)
गजदेहप्रमाणानि (gajadehapramāṇāni) - having the size of an elephant's body
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of gajadehapramāṇa
gajadehapramāṇa - having the measure/size of an elephant's body
Compound of gaja (elephant), deha (body), and pramāṇa (measure/size)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (gaja+deha+pramāṇa)
- gaja – elephant
noun (masculine) - deha – body, form
noun (masculine)
Root: dih (class 2) - pramāṇa – measure, size, standard, proof
noun (neuter)
From pra + mā (to measure)
Prefix: pra
Root: mā (class 3)
Note: Modifies 'phalāni'
पतन्ति (patanti) - fall (they fall)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pat
Present tense, active voice, 3rd person plural
Derived from the root pat
Root: pat (class 1)
Note: Subject is 'phalāni'
गिरिमूर्धनि (girimūrdhani) - on the mountain peaks (on the mountain peak, on the summit)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of girimūrdhan
girimūrdhan - mountain peak, summit of a mountain
Compound of giri (mountain) and mūrdhan (head, peak)
Compound type : tatpurusha (giri+mūrdhan)
- giri – mountain, hill
noun (masculine)
Root: gṝ (class 6) - mūrdhan – head, summit, top, peak
noun (masculine)
Root: mūrdh