मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-57, verse-8

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पूर्वे किराता यस्यान्ते पश्चिमे यवनास्तथा ।
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्राश्चान्तः स्थिता द्विज ॥८॥

8. pūrve kirātā yasyānte paścime yavanāstathā .
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrāścāntaḥ sthitā dvija.

8. pūrve kirātāḥ yasya ante paścime yavanāḥ tathā |
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyāḥ vaiśyāḥ śūdrāḥ ca antaḥsthitāḥ dvija

8. O twice-born (dvija), at its eastern end are the Kirātas, and likewise, in the west are the Yavanas. Brāhmaṇas, Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas, and Śūdras are situated within (this division).

Words meanings summery:

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पूर्वे (pūrve) - in the east, eastern

किराताः (kirātāḥ) - Kirātas (a people)

यस्य (yasya) - of which, whose

अन्ते (ante) - at the eastern end (at the end, in the vicinity)

पश्चिमे (paścime) - in the west, western

यवनाः (yavanāḥ) - Yavanas (a people, usually Greeks or other Westerners)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and, likewise

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brāhmaṇas (members of the priestly class)

क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - Kṣatriyas (members of the warrior class)

वैश्याः (vaiśyāḥ) - Vaiśyas (members of the merchant/agricultural class)

शूद्राः (śūdrāḥ) - Śūdras (members of the laborer class)

च (ca) - and

अन्तःस्थिताः (antaḥsthitāḥ) - situated within, abiding inside

द्विज (dvija) - O Brahmin, addressing the listener as a Brahmin. (O twice-born)

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्वे (pūrve) - in the east, eastern

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of pūrva

pūrva - east, previous, prior

Note: Functions adverbially, 'in the east'.

किराताः (kirātāḥ) - Kirātas (a people)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kirāta

kirāta - a member of a wild mountain tribe, name of a people inhabiting the eastern Himalayas

यस्य (yasya) - of which, whose

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who

Note: Refers to the ninth dvīpa mentioned in the previous verse.

अन्ते (ante) - at the eastern end (at the end, in the vicinity)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, boundary, vicinity, proximity

पश्चिमे (paścime) - in the west, western

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of paścima

paścima - western, last, hindmost

Note: Functions adverbially, 'in the west'.

यवनाः (yavanāḥ) - Yavanas (a people, usually Greeks or other Westerners)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yavana

yavana - Greek, Ionian, a western foreigner

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and, likewise

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'yavanāḥ' with the previous clause about Kirātas.

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brāhmaṇas (members of the priestly class)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

Note: Refers to the first of the four varṇas.

क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - Kṣatriyas (members of the warrior class)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the warrior/ruling class

Note: Refers to the second of the four varṇas.

वैश्याः (vaiśyāḥ) - Vaiśyas (members of the merchant/agricultural class)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vaiśya

vaiśya - a member of the merchant/agricultural class

Note: Refers to the third of the four varṇas.

शूद्राः (śūdrāḥ) - Śūdras (members of the laborer class)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūdra

śūdra - a member of the laborer class

Note: Refers to the fourth of the four varṇas.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'śūdrāḥ' to the preceding list.

अन्तःस्थिताः (antaḥsthitāḥ) - situated within, abiding inside

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of antaḥsthita

antaḥsthita - situated inside, dwelling within

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (antar+sthita)

antar – within, inside, between
indeclinable
sthita – standing, situated, abiding, existing
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from root 'sthā' (to stand)
Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies brāhmaṇāḥ, kṣatriyāḥ, vaiśyāḥ, śūdrāḥ.

द्विज (dvija) - O Brahmin, addressing the listener as a Brahmin. (O twice-born)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (a Brahmin, Kshatriya, or Vaishya), bird, tooth, snake

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+ja)