मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-54, verse-4
मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
शतार्धकोटिविस्तारा पृथिवी कृत्स्त्रशो द्विज ।
तस्या हि स्थानमखिलं कथयामि शृणुष्व तत् ॥४॥
शतार्धकोटिविस्तारा पृथिवी कृत्स्त्रशो द्विज ।
तस्या हि स्थानमखिलं कथयामि शृणुष्व तत् ॥४॥
4. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca .
śatārdhakoṭivistārā pṛthivī kṛtstraśo dvija .
tasyā hi sthānamakhilaṃ kathayāmi śṛṇuṣva tat.
śatārdhakoṭivistārā pṛthivī kṛtstraśo dvija .
tasyā hi sthānamakhilaṃ kathayāmi śṛṇuṣva tat.
4.
mārkaṇḍeyaḥ uvāca śatārdhakoṭivistārā pṛthivī kṛtsnaśaḥ
dvija tasyāḥ hi sthānam akhilam kathayāmi śṛṇuṣva tat
dvija tasyāḥ hi sthānam akhilam kathayāmi śṛṇuṣva tat
4.
Markaṇḍeya said: "O Brahmin (dvija), the earth (pṛthivī) has an entire extent of fifty million. Indeed, I will describe its complete layout (sthānam akhilam); listen to that."
Words meanings summery:
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- मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Markaṇḍeya (a proper name)
- उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
- शतार्धकोटिविस्तारा (śatārdhakoṭivistārā) - having an extent of fifty million
- पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the earth
- कृत्स्नशः (kṛtsnaśaḥ) - entirely, completely, wholly
- द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born, O Brahmin
- तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of the earth (pṛthivī) (of her, its)
- हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)
- स्थानम् (sthānam) - its layout or arrangement (place, situation, state, layout)
- अखिलम् (akhilam) - entire, whole, complete
- कथयामि (kathayāmi) - I will describe (I narrate, I tell, I describe)
- शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - listen to it (listen, hear)
- तत् (tat) - that (referring to what is to be described) (that)
Words meanings and morphology
मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Markaṇḍeya (a proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya
mārkaṇḍeya - Name of an ancient sage
Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.
उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac
Perfect (Liṭ)
3rd person singular active of √vac
Root: vac (class 2)
शतार्धकोटिविस्तारा (śatārdhakoṭivistārā) - having an extent of fifty million
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śatārdhakoṭivistāra
śatārdhakoṭivistāra - having an extent of fifty million (yojanas)
Refers to a measure of 50,000,000 (koṭi = 10,000,000; ardhaśata = 50).
Compound type : bahuvrihi (śatārdhakoṭi+vistāra)
- śatārdhakoṭi – fifty million (100/2 * 10,000,000)
noun (feminine)
Compound of śata (hundred) + ardha (half) + koṭi (ten million) - vistāra – extent, expanse, breadth
noun (masculine)
From vi- + √stṛ (to spread)
Prefix: vi
Root: stṛ (class 5)
पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the earth
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī
pṛthivī - the earth, ground, land
From √pṛth (to spread).
Root: pṛth
Note: Subject of the sentence.
कृत्स्नशः (kṛtsnaśaḥ) - entirely, completely, wholly
(indeclinable)
Derived from kṛtsna (all) with suffix -śaḥ (in all ways).
द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born, O Brahmin
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija
dvija - a Brahmin, a bird, a snake, a tooth
"twice-born" (dvi-ja)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvi+ja)
- dvi – two, twice
indeclinable - ja – born, produced from
adjective
From root √jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)
तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of the earth (pṛthivī) (of her, its)
(pronoun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
स्थानम् (sthānam) - its layout or arrangement (place, situation, state, layout)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sthāna
sthāna - place, position, situation, state, residence, station
From √sthā (to stand) + ana.
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Object of 'kathayāmi'.
अखिलम् (akhilam) - entire, whole, complete
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of akhila
akhila - entire, whole, complete, unbroken
From a (not) + khila (gap, waste land).
Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+khila)
- a – not, non
indeclinable
Negative prefix - khila – gap, deficiency, waste land, unused space
noun (neuter)
कथयामि (kathayāmi) - I will describe (I narrate, I tell, I describe)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kath
Present (Laṭ)
1st person singular active, from causative stem of √kath.
Root: kath (class 10)
शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - listen to it (listen, hear)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of śru
Imperative (Loṭ)
2nd person singular middle of √śru.
Root: śru (class 5)
तत् (tat) - that (referring to what is to be described) (that)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it
Demonstrative pronoun.