मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-56, verse-8
मेरुपादवनं गत्वा नन्दनं देवनन्दनम् ।
मानसञ्च महावेगात् प्लापयित्वा सरोवरम् ॥८॥
मानसञ्च महावेगात् प्लापयित्वा सरोवरम् ॥८॥
8. merupādavanaṃ gatvā nandanaṃ devanandanam .
mānasañca mahāvegāt plāpayitvā sarovaram.
mānasañca mahāvegāt plāpayitvā sarovaram.
8.
merupādavanam gatvā nandanam devanandanam
mānasam ca mahāvegāt plāpayitvā sarovaram
mānasam ca mahāvegāt plāpayitvā sarovaram
8.
After reaching the forest at the foot of Mount Meru, which is the delightful abode of the gods, and having flooded the Mānasa lake with great velocity...
Words meanings summery:
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- मेरुपादवनम् (merupādavanam) - the forest at the foot of Meru
- गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, after going
- नन्दनम् (nandanam) - the delightful (forest/garden) or Nandanavana (delightful, pleasing, Nandanavana (a mythical garden))
- देवनन्दनम् (devanandanam) - the delight of the gods, pleasing to the gods
- मानसम् (mānasam) - the Mānasa lake (saras) (the mind, mental; Mānasa lake)
- च (ca) - and, also
- महावेगात् (mahāvegāt) - from great velocity, with great speed
- प्लापयित्वा (plāpayitvā) - having caused to flood, having flooded
- सरोवरम् (sarovaram) - the lake, to the lake
Words meanings and morphology
मेरुपादवनम् (merupādavanam) - the forest at the foot of Meru
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of merupādavana
merupādavana - forest at the foot of Mount Meru
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (meru+pāda+vana)
- meru – Mount Meru (mythical sacred mountain)
proper noun (masculine) - pāda – foot, base
noun (masculine) - vana – forest, wood, grove
noun (neuter)
गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, after going
(indeclinable)
absolutive/gerund
Derived from the root gam with suffix -tvā, indicating completion of action.
Root: gam (class 1)
नन्दनम् (nandanam) - the delightful (forest/garden) or Nandanavana (delightful, pleasing, Nandanavana (a mythical garden))
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nandana
nandana - delight, joy, gladdening, son; a mythical garden in Indra's heaven
From root nand (to rejoice).
Root: nand (class 1)
Note: Refers to the forest/garden, or perhaps the famous Nandanavana itself, described as devanandanam.
देवनन्दनम् (devanandanam) - the delight of the gods, pleasing to the gods
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of devanandana
devanandana - joy of the gods, delight of the gods; a name for Nandanavana
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (deva+nandana)
- deva – god, deity
noun (masculine) - nandana – delight, joy, causing joy
noun (neuter)
From root nand (to rejoice).
Root: nand (class 1)
Note: Apposition to nandanam, further specifying its nature.
मानसम् (mānasam) - the Mānasa lake (saras) (the mind, mental; Mānasa lake)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mānasa
mānasa - pertaining to the mind, mental; Mānasa lake (a mythical lake in the Himalayas)
Derived from manas (mind).
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
महावेगात् (mahāvegāt) - from great velocity, with great speed
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of mahāvega
mahāvega - great velocity, tremendous speed
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vega)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - vega – speed, velocity, force, current
noun (masculine)
Note: Indicates the manner or cause of flooding.
प्लापयित्वा (plāpayitvā) - having caused to flood, having flooded
(indeclinable)
absolutive/gerund (causative)
Causative of root plī (to go, to fill) with suffix -tvā. The causative form is plāvayati (to cause to float, to flood).
Root: plī (class 1)
सरोवरम् (sarovaram) - the lake, to the lake
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sarovara
sarovara - lake, pond, large tank
Compound type : karmadhāraya (saras+vara)
- saras – lake, pond, pool
noun (neuter) - vara – best, excellent; a boon
adjective