मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-56, verse-3
पपात मेरुपृष्ठे च सा चतुर्धा ततो ययौ ।
मेरुकूटतटान्तेभ्यो निपतन्ती ववर्तिता ॥३॥
मेरुकूटतटान्तेभ्यो निपतन्ती ववर्तिता ॥३॥
3. papāta merupṛṣṭhe ca sā caturdhā tato yayau .
merukūṭataṭāntebhyo nipatantī vavartitā.
merukūṭataṭāntebhyo nipatantī vavartitā.
3.
papāta merupṛṣṭhe ca sā caturdhā tataḥ yayau
merukūṭataṭāntebhyaḥ nipatantī vavartitā
merukūṭataṭāntebhyaḥ nipatantī vavartitā
3.
The water fell upon Mount Meru's summit and then proceeded to flow in four branches. Descending from the slopes of Meru's peaks, it spread out.
Words meanings summery:
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- पपात (papāta) - fell, descended
- मेरुपृष्ठे (merupṛṣṭhe) - on Meru's summit, on the back of Meru
- च (ca) - and, also
- सा (sā) - The water (implicitly personified as a feminine entity, like a river) (she, that (feminine))
- चतुर्धा (caturdhā) - in four ways, in four parts/branches
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, thence
- ययौ (yayau) - went, proceeded
- मेरुकूटतटान्तेभ्यः (merukūṭataṭāntebhyaḥ) - from the ends of the slopes of Meru's peaks, from the borders of the banks of Meru's summits
- निपतन्ती (nipatantī) - falling down, descending
- ववर्तिता (vavartitā) - flowed, was caused to flow, turned, revolved
Words meanings and morphology
पपात (papāta) - fell, descended
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of pat
Past Tense, Perfect (liṭ)
Reduplicated (perfect) form, 3rd Person Singular, Active Voice.
Root: pat (class 1)
मेरुपृष्ठे (merupṛṣṭhe) - on Meru's summit, on the back of Meru
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of merupṛṣṭha
merupṛṣṭha - the summit, surface, or back of Mount Meru
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (meru+pṛṣṭha)
- meru – Mount Meru (a mythical mountain, center of the universe)
proper noun (masculine) - pṛṣṭha – back, surface, summit, top
noun (neuter)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Conjunction
सा (sā) - The water (implicitly personified as a feminine entity, like a river) (she, that (feminine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)
Feminine Nominative Singular of the demonstrative pronoun 'tad'.
चतुर्धा (caturdhā) - in four ways, in four parts/branches
(indeclinable)
Derived from 'catur' (four) with the suffix '-dhā' indicating distribution or manner.
ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, thence
(indeclinable)
Adverbial derivative from the pronoun 'tad'.
ययौ (yayau) - went, proceeded
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of yā
Past Tense, Perfect (liṭ)
Reduplicated (perfect) form, 3rd Person Singular, Active Voice.
Root: yā (class 2)
मेरुकूटतटान्तेभ्यः (merukūṭataṭāntebhyaḥ) - from the ends of the slopes of Meru's peaks, from the borders of the banks of Meru's summits
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, plural of merukūṭataṭānta
merukūṭataṭānta - the border or end of the slopes of Mount Meru's peaks
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (meru+kūṭa+taṭa+anta)
- meru – Mount Meru
proper noun (masculine) - kūṭa – peak, summit, horn (of a mountain)
noun (neuter) - taṭa – slope, bank, shore, side
noun (masculine) - anta – end, border, edge, limit
noun (masculine)
निपतन्ती (nipatantī) - falling down, descending
(participle)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nipatant
nipatant - falling down, descending, alighting
Present Active Participle
From the verb root 'pat' (to fall) with the prefix 'ni-' (down), ending in feminine Nominative Singular.
Prefix: ni
Root: pat (class 1)
ववर्तिता (vavartitā) - flowed, was caused to flow, turned, revolved
(participle)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vartita
vartita - caused to flow, made to turn, rolled, flowed forth
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the causative form of the root 'vṛt' (to turn, flow, exist). Feminine Nominative Singular.
Root: vṛt (class 1)