मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-54, verse-9
हिमवान् हेमकूटश्च ऋषभो मेरुरेव च ।
नीलः श्वेतस्तथा शृङ्गी सप्तास्मिन् वर्षपर्वताः ॥९॥
नीलः श्वेतस्तथा शृङ्गी सप्तास्मिन् वर्षपर्वताः ॥९॥
9. himavān hemakūṭaśca ṛṣabho merureva ca .
nīlaḥ śvetastathā śṛṅgī saptāsmin varṣaparvatāḥ.
nīlaḥ śvetastathā śṛṅgī saptāsmin varṣaparvatāḥ.
9.
himavān hemakūṭaḥ ca ṛṣabhaḥ meruḥ eva ca nīlaḥ
śvetaḥ tathā śṛṅgī sapta asmin varṣaparvatāḥ
śvetaḥ tathā śṛṅgī sapta asmin varṣaparvatāḥ
9.
Himavān, Hemakūṭa, Ṛṣabha, Meru, Nīla, Śveta, and Śṛṅgī – these seven are the primary mountain ranges (varṣaparvatas) in this land.
Words meanings summery:
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- हिमवान् (himavān) - Himavat, the Himalayas
- हेमकूटः (hemakūṭaḥ) - Hemakūṭa (a mythical mountain)
- च (ca) - and
- ऋषभः (ṛṣabhaḥ) - Ṛṣabha (a mythical mountain)
- मेरुः (meruḥ) - Meru (the central world mountain)
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
- च (ca) - and
- नीलः (nīlaḥ) - Nīla (a mythical mountain)
- श्वेतः (śvetaḥ) - Śveta (a mythical mountain)
- तथा (tathā) - and, similarly, thus
- शृङ्गी (śṛṅgī) - Śṛṅgī (a mythical mountain)
- सप्त (sapta) - seven
- अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this land/region (in this)
- वर्षपर्वताः (varṣaparvatāḥ) - continent-mountains, primary mountain ranges of a land division
Words meanings and morphology
हिमवान् (himavān) - Himavat, the Himalayas
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of himavat
himavat - snowy, full of snow; the Himālayas; a mythological mountain
Possessive adjective derived from hima (snow) + -vat suffix
हेमकूटः (hemakūṭaḥ) - Hemakūṭa (a mythical mountain)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hemakūṭa
hemakūṭa - gold-peak; name of a mountain range
Compound type : tatpurusha (hema+kūṭa)
- hema – gold
noun (neuter) - kūṭa – peak, summit, horn
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
ऋषभः (ṛṣabhaḥ) - Ṛṣabha (a mythical mountain)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣabha
ṛṣabha - a bull, best, excellent; name of a mountain
Root: ṛṣ (class 1)
मेरुः (meruḥ) - Meru (the central world mountain)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of meru
meru - a mountain, especially the mythical central mountain of the world
एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
नीलः (nīlaḥ) - Nīla (a mythical mountain)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nīla
nīla - dark blue, black; a mythical mountain range
श्वेतः (śvetaḥ) - Śveta (a mythical mountain)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śveta
śveta - white, clear, bright; a mythical mountain range
Root: śvit (class 1)
तथा (tathā) - and, similarly, thus
(indeclinable)
शृङ्गी (śṛṅgī) - Śṛṅgī (a mythical mountain)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śṛṅgin
śṛṅgin - horned, having horns, peaked; a mythical mountain range
Possessive adjective formed from śṛṅga (horn/peak) + -in suffix
सप्त (sapta) - seven
(numeral)
अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this land/region (in this)
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, here
Locative singular masculine/neuter of idam
Note: Refers to the 'varṣa' (continent/land/region) implied in the context.
वर्षपर्वताः (varṣaparvatāḥ) - continent-mountains, primary mountain ranges of a land division
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of varṣaparvata
varṣaparvata - continent-mountain, boundary mountain of a varṣa (division of the world)
Compound type : tatpurusha (varṣa+parvata)
- varṣa – rain, year, division of the world, continent
noun (neuter)
Root: vṛṣ (class 1) - parvata – mountain, hill
noun (masculine)
Root: pṛ (class 1)