मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-54, verse-7
लवणेक्षु-सुरा-सर्पिर्दधि-दुग्धःजलाब्धिभिः ।
द्विगुणैर्द्विगुणैर्वृद्ध्या सर्वतः परिवेष्टिताः ॥७॥
द्विगुणैर्द्विगुणैर्वृद्ध्या सर्वतः परिवेष्टिताः ॥७॥
7. lavaṇekṣu-surā-sarpirdadhi-dugdhaḥjalābdhibhiḥ .
dviguṇairdviguṇairvṛddhyā sarvataḥ pariveṣṭitāḥ.
dviguṇairdviguṇairvṛddhyā sarvataḥ pariveṣṭitāḥ.
7.
lavaṇekṣusurāsarpirdadhidugdhajalābdhibhiḥ
dviguṇaiḥ dviguṇaiḥ vṛddhyā sarvataḥ pariveṣṭitāḥ
dviguṇaiḥ dviguṇaiḥ vṛddhyā sarvataḥ pariveṣṭitāḥ
7.
They are surrounded on all sides by oceans of salt, sugarcane juice, wine, ghee, curds, milk, and water, each ocean successively increasing in size to twice that of the preceding one.
Words meanings summery:
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- लवणेक्षुसुरासर्पिर्दधिदुग्धजलाब्धिभिः (lavaṇekṣusurāsarpirdadhidugdhajalābdhibhiḥ) - by oceans of salt, sugarcane juice, wine, ghee, curds, milk, and water
- द्विगुणैः (dviguṇaiḥ) - by twice as large, by double
- द्विगुणैः (dviguṇaiḥ) - by twice as large, by double
- वृद्ध्या (vṛddhyā) - by increase, with growth
- सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - on all sides, everywhere
- परिवेष्टिताः (pariveṣṭitāḥ) - surrounded, encompassed
Words meanings and morphology
लवणेक्षुसुरासर्पिर्दधिदुग्धजलाब्धिभिः (lavaṇekṣusurāsarpirdadhidugdhajalābdhibhiḥ) - by oceans of salt, sugarcane juice, wine, ghee, curds, milk, and water
(compound)
Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (lavaṇa+ikṣu+surā+sarpi+dadhi+dugdha+jala+abdhi)
- lavaṇa – salt
noun (neuter) - ikṣu – sugarcane
noun (masculine) - surā – wine, liquor
noun (feminine) - sarpi – ghee, clarified butter
noun (neuter) - dadhi – curds, yogurt
noun (neuter) - dugdha – milk
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From √duh (to milk)
Root: duh (class 2) - jala – water
noun (neuter) - abdhi – ocean, sea
noun (masculine)
Note: Refers to seven distinct oceans surrounding the islands.
द्विगुणैः (dviguṇaiḥ) - by twice as large, by double
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of dviguṇa
dviguṇa - double, twice as much
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+guṇa)
- dvi – two
indeclinable - guṇa – quality, rope, multiplier
noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies 'abdhibhiḥ'. Repeated for emphasis, implying 'each by twice the size'.
द्विगुणैः (dviguṇaiḥ) - by twice as large, by double
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of dviguṇa
dviguṇa - double, twice as much
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+guṇa)
- dvi – two
indeclinable - guṇa – quality, rope, multiplier
noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies 'abdhibhiḥ'. Repeated for emphasis, implying 'each by twice the size'.
वृद्ध्या (vṛddhyā) - by increase, with growth
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of vṛddhi
vṛddhi - increase, growth, prosperity
From √vṛdh (to grow)
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
Note: Describes the manner of the 'twice as large' growth.
सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - on all sides, everywhere
(indeclinable)
Suffix -tas added to sarva
परिवेष्टिताः (pariveṣṭitāḥ) - surrounded, encompassed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pariveṣṭita
pariveṣṭita - surrounded, encompassed, entwined
Past Passive Participle
From pari-√veṣṭ (to wrap around)
Prefix: pari
Root: veṣṭ (class 1)
Note: Qualifies the implied 'they' (the islands).