मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-55, verse-11
पश्चिमेन तथा मेरोर्विस्कम्भात् पश्चिमाद्वहिः ।
एतेऽचलाः समाख्याताः शृणुष्वन्यांस्तथोत्तरान् ॥११॥
एतेऽचलाः समाख्याताः शृणुष्वन्यांस्तथोत्तरान् ॥११॥
11. paścimena tathā merorviskambhāt paścimādvahiḥ .
ete'calāḥ samākhyātāḥ śṛṇuṣvanyāṃstathottarān.
ete'calāḥ samākhyātāḥ śṛṇuṣvanyāṃstathottarān.
11.
paścimena tathā meroḥ viskambhāt paścimāt bahiḥ
ete acalāḥ samākhyātāḥ śṛṇuṣva anyān tathā uttarān
ete acalāḥ samākhyātāḥ śṛṇuṣva anyān tathā uttarān
11.
These mountains, which are to the west of Meru and outside the western Viskambha range, have thus been enumerated. Now, listen to others, those to the north.
Words meanings summery:
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- पश्चिमेन (paścimena) - to the west (of Meru) (in the west, westward)
- तथा (tathā) - and (likewise, and, also)
- मेरोः (meroḥ) - of Mount Meru (of Meru)
- विस्कम्भात् (viskambhāt) - from the Viskambha mountain range (from Viskambha)
- पश्चिमात् (paścimāt) - from the western (part/region of Viskambha) (from the western)
- बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside (outside, externally)
- एते (ete) - these (mountains) (these)
- अचलाः (acalāḥ) - mountains (mountains, immobile ones)
- समाख्याताः (samākhyātāḥ) - have been enumerated (named, described, enumerated)
- शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - listen (to) (listen, hear)
- अन्यान् (anyān) - other (mountains) (others, other ones)
- तथा (tathā) - likewise (similarly, and, also)
- उत्तरान् (uttarān) - the northern (mountains) (northern, later, superior)
Words meanings and morphology
पश्चिमेन (paścimena) - to the west (of Meru) (in the west, westward)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of paścima
paścima - western, hinder, last
Note: Used adverbially to mean 'to the west'.
तथा (tathā) - and (likewise, and, also)
(indeclinable)
मेरोः (meroḥ) - of Mount Meru (of Meru)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of meru
meru - Name of a mythical mountain, the central axis of the universe
विस्कम्भात् (viskambhāt) - from the Viskambha mountain range (from Viskambha)
(proper noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of viskambha
viskambha - Name of a mountain range; support, obstruction, width
पश्चिमात् (paścimāt) - from the western (part/region of Viskambha) (from the western)
(adjective)
Ablative, masculine, singular of paścima
paścima - western, hinder, last
Note: Used adverbially to specify the western part of the range.
बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside (outside, externally)
(indeclinable)
एते (ete) - these (mountains) (these)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of etas
etas - this, these
Demonstrative pronoun
अचलाः (acalāḥ) - mountains (mountains, immobile ones)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of acala
acala - immobile, fixed; a mountain
Compound of 'a' (not) and 'cala' (moving).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cala)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix. - cala – moving, movable, trembling
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root 'cal' (to move).
Root: cal (class 1)
समाख्याताः (samākhyātāḥ) - have been enumerated (named, described, enumerated)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of samākhyāta
samākhyāta - named, announced, described, enumerated, declared
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'khyā' (to tell, relate) with prefixes 'sam-' and 'ā-'.
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: khyā (class 2)
शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - listen (to) (listen, hear)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of śṛṇu
Imperative, Middle Voice
Root 'śru' (class 5), 2nd person singular, imperative mood, middle voice.
Root: śru (class 5)
अन्यान् (anyān) - other (mountains) (others, other ones)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, another, different
Indefinite pronoun/adjective
Note: Object of the verb 'śṛṇuṣva'.
तथा (tathā) - likewise (similarly, and, also)
(indeclinable)
उत्तरान् (uttarān) - the northern (mountains) (northern, later, superior)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of uttara
uttara - northern, upper, later, subsequent, superior
Note: Agrees with 'anyān'.