मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-57, verse-25
करतोया महागौरी दुर्गा चान्तः शिरा तथा ।
(ऋक्ष) (विन्ध्य) पादप्रसूतास्ता नद्यः पुण्यजलाः शुभाः ॥२५॥
(ऋक्ष) (विन्ध्य) पादप्रसूतास्ता नद्यः पुण्यजलाः शुभाः ॥२५॥
25. karatoyā mahāgaurī durgā cāntaḥ śirā tathā .
(ṛkṣa) (vindhya) pādaprasūtāstā nadyaḥ puṇyajalāḥ śubhāḥ.
(ṛkṣa) (vindhya) pādaprasūtāstā nadyaḥ puṇyajalāḥ śubhāḥ.
25.
karatoyā mahāgaurī durgā ca antaḥ śirā tathā ṛkṣa
vindhya pādaprasūtāḥ tāḥ nadyaḥ puṇyajalāḥ śubhāḥ
vindhya pādaprasūtāḥ tāḥ nadyaḥ puṇyajalāḥ śubhāḥ
25.
The Karatoyā, Mahāgaurī, Durgā, and Antaḥśirā rivers—these auspicious rivers with purifying waters—originate from the foothills of the Ṛkṣa and Vindhya mountains.
Words meanings summery:
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- करतोया (karatoyā) - Name of a river
- महागौरी (mahāgaurī) - Name of a river (Name of a river, Great Gaurī (Pārvatī))
- दुर्गा (durgā) - Name of a river (Name of a river, goddess Durgā)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- अन्तः (antaḥ) - internal (internal, within)
- शिरा (śirā) - stream (as part of a river name Antaḥśirā) (stream, vein, artery)
- तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, in that manner, and also)
- ऋक्ष (ṛkṣa) - Ṛkṣa mountain range (one of the mountain ranges from which rivers originate) (Ṛkṣa mountain range, bear, star)
- विन्ध्य (vindhya) - Vindhya mountain range (one of the mountain ranges from which rivers originate) (Vindhya mountain range)
- पादप्रसूताः (pādaprasūtāḥ) - originating from the foothills (of the Ṛkṣa and Vindhya mountains) (originated from the foot/base)
- ताः (tāḥ) - those (referring to the rivers) (they, those (feminine plural))
- नद्यः (nadyaḥ) - rivers
- पुण्यजलाः (puṇyajalāḥ) - having purifying waters (having sacred water, purifying waters)
- शुभाः (śubhāḥ) - auspicious (auspicious, beautiful, prosperous)
Words meanings and morphology
करतोया (karatoyā) - Name of a river
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of karatoyā
karatoyā - Name of a river in Bengal
महागौरी (mahāgaurī) - Name of a river (Name of a river, Great Gaurī (Pārvatī))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mahāgaurī
mahāgaurī - Name of a river; a form of the goddess Pārvatī
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+gaurī)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective (feminine) - gaurī – white, brilliant; a name of Pārvatī; a river name
noun (feminine)
दुर्गा (durgā) - Name of a river (Name of a river, goddess Durgā)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of durgā
durgā - Name of a river; the goddess Durgā; a fortress
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
अन्तः (antaḥ) - internal (internal, within)
(indeclinable)
शिरा (śirā) - stream (as part of a river name Antaḥśirā) (stream, vein, artery)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śirā
śirā - vein, artery, nerve, stream
तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, in that manner, and also)
(indeclinable)
ऋक्ष (ṛkṣa) - Ṛkṣa mountain range (one of the mountain ranges from which rivers originate) (Ṛkṣa mountain range, bear, star)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛkṣa
ṛkṣa - bear; star; Ṛkṣa mountain range (part of the Vindhya range)
Note: Null case as it's a floating part of the text, implying a genitive compound with `pādaprasūtāḥ`.
विन्ध्य (vindhya) - Vindhya mountain range (one of the mountain ranges from which rivers originate) (Vindhya mountain range)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vindhya
vindhya - Vindhya mountain range
Note: Null case as it's a floating part of the text, implying a genitive compound with `pādaprasūtāḥ`.
पादप्रसूताः (pādaprasūtāḥ) - originating from the foothills (of the Ṛkṣa and Vindhya mountains) (originated from the foot/base)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of pādaprasūta
pādaprasūta - originated from the foot/base
Past Passive Participle
`pra-` (upasarga) + `sū` (root 'to produce') + `kta` (suffix for PPP); compounded with `pāda`.
Compound type : tatpurusha (pāda+prasūta)
- pāda – foot, base, quarter, ray
noun (masculine) - prasūta – born, produced, brought forth
adjective (feminine)
Past Passive Participle
From root `sū` (to produce) with prefix `pra-`
Prefix: pra
Root: sū (class 2)
ताः (tāḥ) - those (referring to the rivers) (they, those (feminine plural))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
नद्यः (nadyaḥ) - rivers
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of nadī
nadī - river
पुण्यजलाः (puṇyajalāḥ) - having purifying waters (having sacred water, purifying waters)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of puṇyajalā
puṇyajalā - having sacred water
Compound of `puṇya` (sacred) and `jala` (water).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṇya+jala)
- puṇya – sacred, holy, meritorious, pure
adjective (neuter) - jala – water
noun (neuter)
शुभाः (śubhāḥ) - auspicious (auspicious, beautiful, prosperous)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of śubhā
śubhā - auspicious, beautiful, prosperous, pure
Root: śubh (class 1)