मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-57, verse-58
कृतत्रेतादिकश्चात्र चतुर्युगकृतो विधिः ।
एतत्तु भारतं वर्षं चतुः संस्थानसंस्थितम् ॥५८॥
एतत्तु भारतं वर्षं चतुः संस्थानसंस्थितम् ॥५८॥
58. kṛtatretādikaścātra caturyugakṛto vidhiḥ .
etattu bhārataṃ varṣaṃ catuḥ saṃsthānasaṃsthitam.
etattu bhārataṃ varṣaṃ catuḥ saṃsthānasaṃsthitam.
58.
kṛtatretādikaḥ ca atra caturyugakṛtaḥ vidhiḥ
etat tu bhāratam varṣam catuḥsaṃsthānasaṃsthitam
etat tu bhāratam varṣam catuḥsaṃsthānasaṃsthitam
58.
Here, the system (vidhi) of the four epochs (yugas), beginning with Kṛta (Satya) and Tretā, is established. This land of Bhārata, however, is configured with four divisions.
Words meanings summery:
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- कृतत्रेतादिकः (kṛtatretādikaḥ) - beginning with Kṛta and Tretā (epochs)
- च (ca) - and, also
- अत्र (atra) - in this land of Bhārata (here, in this place)
- चतुर्युगकृतः (caturyugakṛtaḥ) - established as the four yugas (made of four yugas, pertaining to the four ages)
- विधिः (vidhiḥ) - the system or arrangement (of yugas) (rule, law, ordinance, system, arrangement)
- एतत् (etat) - this
- तु (tu) - however (but, however, indeed)
- भारतम् (bhāratam) - the land of Bhārata (relating to Bhārata; the land of Bhārata (India))
- वर्षम् (varṣam) - a land, a country (used to denote a geographical division) (rain, year, country, division of the world)
- चतुःसंस्थानसंस्थितम् (catuḥsaṁsthānasaṁsthitam) - configured with four divisions (societal or geographical) (established with four divisions/arrangements)
Words meanings and morphology
कृतत्रेतादिकः (kṛtatretādikaḥ) - beginning with Kṛta and Tretā (epochs)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtatretādika
kṛtatretādika - beginning with Kṛta (Satya) and Tretā
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+tretā+ādika)
- kṛta – done, made; name of the Satya Yuga (the golden age)
noun (masculine) - tretā – name of the Tretā Yuga (the second age)
noun (feminine) - ādika – beginning with, and so on
adjective (masculine)
From 'ādi' (beginning) + 'ka' suffix
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अत्र (atra) - in this land of Bhārata (here, in this place)
(indeclinable)
चतुर्युगकृतः (caturyugakṛtaḥ) - established as the four yugas (made of four yugas, pertaining to the four ages)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of caturyugakṛta
caturyugakṛta - made of four yugas, relating to the four ages
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (catur+yuga+kṛta)
- catur – four
numeral - yuga – epoch, age, a period of time
noun (neuter) - kṛta – made, done, created
participle (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root kṛ- (to do, to make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
विधिः (vidhiḥ) - the system or arrangement (of yugas) (rule, law, ordinance, system, arrangement)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhi
vidhi - rule, law, ordinance, method, arrangement, system
Root: dhā (class 3)
एतत् (etat) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this
तु (tu) - however (but, however, indeed)
(indeclinable)
भारतम् (bhāratam) - the land of Bhārata (relating to Bhārata; the land of Bhārata (India))
(proper noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhārata
bhārata - descendant of Bharata; pertaining to Bharata; the land of Bharata, India
वर्षम् (varṣam) - a land, a country (used to denote a geographical division) (rain, year, country, division of the world)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of varṣa
varṣa - rain, year, division of the world, country, land
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
चतुःसंस्थानसंस्थितम् (catuḥsaṁsthānasaṁsthitam) - configured with four divisions (societal or geographical) (established with four divisions/arrangements)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of catuḥsaṃsthānasaṃsthita
catuḥsaṁsthānasaṁsthita - established or situated with four arrangements or divisions
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+saṃsthāna+saṃsthita)
- catur – four
numeral - saṃsthāna – structure, form, division, arrangement, condition
noun (neuter)
From sam-sthā + lyuṭ
Prefix: sam
Root: sthā (class 1) - saṃsthita – established, situated, standing firm
participle (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root sthā- (to stand) with prefix sam-
Prefix: sam
Root: sthā (class 1)