मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-55, verse-17
पुण्योपभोगा एवोक्ता देवानामपि तास्वपि ।
शीतान्ताद्येषु चैतषु शैलेषु द्विजसत्तम ॥१७॥
शीतान्ताद्येषु चैतषु शैलेषु द्विजसत्तम ॥१७॥
17. puṇyopabhogā evoktā devānāmapi tāsvapi .
śītāntādyeṣu caitaṣu śaileṣu dvijasattama.
śītāntādyeṣu caitaṣu śaileṣu dvijasattama.
17.
puṇyopabhogāḥ eva uktāḥ devānām api tāsu api
śītāntādyeṣu ca eteṣu śaileṣu dvijasattama
śītāntādyeṣu ca eteṣu śaileṣu dvijasattama
17.
O best among brahmins, it is said that even for the gods, meritorious enjoyments are found in these very mountains, especially among those like Śītānta and others.
Words meanings summery:
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- पुण्योपभोगाः (puṇyopabhogāḥ) - meritorious enjoyments; enjoyments of merit
- एव (eva) - only; indeed; certainly; just
- उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - said; declared; spoken
- देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods
- अपि (api) - even; also; too
- तासु (tāsu) - Referring to the mountains/regions mentioned earlier. (in them; among them)
- अपि (api) - even; also; too
- शीतान्ताद्येषु (śītāntādyeṣu) - among those beginning with Śītānta; in Śītānta and others
- च (ca) - and; also
- एतेषु (eteṣu) - Referring to the mountains. (in these; among these)
- शैलेषु (śaileṣu) - in the mountains
- द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among the twice-born; O best among brahmins
Words meanings and morphology
पुण्योपभोगाः (puṇyopabhogāḥ) - meritorious enjoyments; enjoyments of merit
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of puṇyopabhoga
puṇyopabhoga - enjoyment of merit; fruit of good deeds
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṇya+upabhoga)
- puṇya – merit; virtue; good deed; sacred
noun (neuter) - upabhoga – enjoyment; use; experience
noun (masculine)
Prefix: upa
Root: bhuj (class 7)
एव (eva) - only; indeed; certainly; just
(indeclinable)
उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - said; declared; spoken
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ukta
ukta - said; spoken; declared
Past Passive Participle
From root √vac (to speak) + kta (suffix)
Root: vac (class 2)
देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god; deity; celestial being
अपि (api) - even; also; too
(indeclinable)
तासु (tāsu) - Referring to the mountains/regions mentioned earlier. (in them; among them)
(pronoun)
Locative, feminine, plural of tad
tad - that; those
अपि (api) - even; also; too
(indeclinable)
शीतान्ताद्येषु (śītāntādyeṣu) - among those beginning with Śītānta; in Śītānta and others
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of śītāntādi
śītāntādi - Śītānta and others; beginning with Śītānta
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śītānta+ādi)
- śītānta – name of a mountain or region
proper noun (masculine) - ādi – beginning; and so on; et cetera
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and; also
(indeclinable)
एतेषु (eteṣu) - Referring to the mountains. (in these; among these)
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, plural of etas
etas - this; these
शैलेषु (śaileṣu) - in the mountains
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of śaila
śaila - mountain; rock
द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among the twice-born; O best among brahmins
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama
dvijasattama - best among the twice-born; best among brahmins
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+sattama)
- dvija – twice-born (a brahmin, kṣatriya, vaiśya); bird; tooth
noun (masculine) - sattama – best; most excellent
adjective (masculine)
Superlative suffix -tama