मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-57, verse-35
गोवर्धनं पुरं रम्यं भार्गवस्य महात्मनः ।
वाह्लीका वाटधानाश्च आभीराः कालतोयकाः ॥३५॥
वाह्लीका वाटधानाश्च आभीराः कालतोयकाः ॥३५॥
35. govardhanaṃ puraṃ ramyaṃ bhārgavasya mahātmanaḥ .
vāhlīkā vāṭadhānāśca ābhīrāḥ kālatoyakāḥ.
vāhlīkā vāṭadhānāśca ābhīrāḥ kālatoyakāḥ.
35.
govardhanam puram ramyam bhārgavasya mahātmanaḥ
vāhlīkāḥ vāṭadhānāḥ ca ābhīrāḥ kālatoyakāḥ
vāhlīkāḥ vāṭadhānāḥ ca ābhīrāḥ kālatoyakāḥ
35.
The beautiful city of Govardhana belongs to the great-souled Bhargava. (Also mentioned are) the Vāhlīkas, Vāṭadhānas, Ābhīras, and Kālatoyakas.
Words meanings summery:
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- गोवर्धनम् (govardhanam) - Govardhana (name of a town or mountain)
- पुरम् (puram) - city, town, fortress
- रम्यम् (ramyam) - beautiful, charming, delightful
- भार्गवस्य (bhārgavasya) - of the sage Bhargava (e.g., Paraśurāma) (of Bhargava, of the descendant of Bhrigu)
- महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one, of the high-minded person (ātman)
- वाह्लीकाः (vāhlīkāḥ) - The Vāhlīkas (a people/country)
- वाटधानाः (vāṭadhānāḥ) - The Vāṭadhānas (a people)
- च (ca) - and, also
- आभीराः (ābhīrāḥ) - The Ābhīras (a people)
- कालतोयकाः (kālatoyakāḥ) - The Kālatoyakas (a people)
Words meanings and morphology
गोवर्धनम् (govardhanam) - Govardhana (name of a town or mountain)
(proper noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of govardhana
govardhana - name of a mountain and a town in Braj region
Note: Subject of the first implied clause.
पुरम् (puram) - city, town, fortress
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pura
pura - city, town, fortress
रम्यम् (ramyam) - beautiful, charming, delightful
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ramya
ramya - beautiful, charming, delightful
Gerundive
From verb root √ram.
Root: ram (class 1)
भार्गवस्य (bhārgavasya) - of the sage Bhargava (e.g., Paraśurāma) (of Bhargava, of the descendant of Bhrigu)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of bhārgava
bhārgava - a descendant of Bhrigu (e.g., Paraśurāma, Śukra)
Note: Possessive, referring to the owner or association of Govardhana.
महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one, of the high-minded person (ātman)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman
mahātman - great-souled, high-minded, noble (ātman)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)
- mahat – great, large, vast
adjective (neuter) - ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies 'Bhārgavasya'.
वाह्लीकाः (vāhlīkāḥ) - The Vāhlīkas (a people/country)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vāhlīka
vāhlīka - name of a country or people (Bactria)
Note: Part of the list of peoples.
वाटधानाः (vāṭadhānāḥ) - The Vāṭadhānas (a people)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vāṭadhāna
vāṭadhāna - name of a people or country
Note: Part of the list of peoples.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
आभीराः (ābhīrāḥ) - The Ābhīras (a people)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ābhīra
ābhīra - cowherd; name of a people or country
Note: Part of the list of peoples.
कालतोयकाः (kālatoyakāḥ) - The Kālatoyakas (a people)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kālatoyaka
kālatoyaka - name of a people
Note: Part of the list of peoples.