मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-58, verse-14
कशाया मेखलामुष्टास्ताम्रलिप्तैकपादपाः ।
वर्धमाना कोशलाश्च मुखे कूर्मस्य संश्थिताः ॥१४॥
वर्धमाना कोशलाश्च मुखे कूर्मस्य संश्थिताः ॥१४॥
14. kaśāyā mekhalāmuṣṭāstāmraliptaikapādapāḥ .
vardhamānā kośalāśca mukhe kūrmasya saṃśthitāḥ.
vardhamānā kośalāśca mukhe kūrmasya saṃśthitāḥ.
14.
kaśāyā mekhalāmuṣṭāḥ tāmralipta-eka-pādapāḥ
vardhamānāḥ kośalāḥ ca mukhe kūrmasya saṃsthitāḥ
vardhamānāḥ kośalāḥ ca mukhe kūrmasya saṃsthitāḥ
14.
The Kaśāyās, the Mekhalāmuṣṭas, the people of Tāmralipta and the One-footed people, the Vardhamānas, and the Kosalas are situated in the mouth of the tortoise.
Words meanings summery:
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- कशाया (kaśāyā) - the inhabitants of a region named Kaśāyā (people of Kaśāyā)
- मेखलामुष्टाः (mekhalāmuṣṭāḥ) - a specific tribe or group of people named Mekhalāmuṣṭa (Mekhalāmuṣṭa people)
- ताम्रलिप्त-एक-पादपाः (tāmralipta-eka-pādapāḥ) - the inhabitants of Tāmralipta (an ancient port city) and a mythical tribe of one-footed people (people of Tāmralipta and one-footed people)
- वर्धमानाः (vardhamānāḥ) - the inhabitants of the region of Vardhamana (Vardhamāna people)
- कोशलाः (kośalāḥ) - the inhabitants of the ancient kingdom of Kosala (people of Kosala)
- च (ca) - and
- मुखे (mukhe) - in the mouth (of the cosmic tortoise representation of the earth) (in the mouth)
- कूर्मस्य (kūrmasya) - of the cosmic tortoise (kūrma) which represents the Earth in this geographical mapping (of the tortoise)
- संस्थिताः (saṁsthitāḥ) - are located (situated, located)
Words meanings and morphology
कशाया (kaśāyā) - the inhabitants of a region named Kaśāyā (people of Kaśāyā)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kaśāyā
kaśāyā - name of a region or people
मेखलामुष्टाः (mekhalāmuṣṭāḥ) - a specific tribe or group of people named Mekhalāmuṣṭa (Mekhalāmuṣṭa people)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mekhalāmuṣṭa
mekhalāmuṣṭa - a tribe or people mentioned in ancient Indian geography
Possibly 'girdle-fisted' or 'those who grasp the girdle'
ताम्रलिप्त-एक-पादपाः (tāmralipta-eka-pādapāḥ) - the inhabitants of Tāmralipta (an ancient port city) and a mythical tribe of one-footed people (people of Tāmralipta and one-footed people)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tāmralipta-eka-pādapa
tāmralipta-eka-pādapa - people of Tāmralipta and one-footed people (compound)
A dvandva compound grouping two distinct entities.
Compound type : dvandva (tāmralipta+eka-pādapa)
- tāmralipta – Tāmralipta (an ancient port city and its inhabitants)
proper noun (masculine) - eka-pādapa – one-footed; a mythical one-footed people
noun (masculine)
Compound meaning 'having one foot'
वर्धमानाः (vardhamānāḥ) - the inhabitants of the region of Vardhamana (Vardhamāna people)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vardhamāna
vardhamāna - growing, prospering; name of a city or region (e.g., modern Burdwan)
Present Active Participle (when used as an adjective)
From root vṛdh (to grow)
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
कोशलाः (kośalāḥ) - the inhabitants of the ancient kingdom of Kosala (people of Kosala)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kośala
kośala - Kosala (name of an ancient kingdom and its people)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
मुखे (mukhe) - in the mouth (of the cosmic tortoise representation of the earth) (in the mouth)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of mukha
mukha - mouth, face, opening, front, chief
कूर्मस्य (kūrmasya) - of the cosmic tortoise (kūrma) which represents the Earth in this geographical mapping (of the tortoise)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kūrma
kūrma - tortoise, turtle; the second incarnation of Viṣṇu (kūrma)
संस्थिताः (saṁsthitāḥ) - are located (situated, located)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃsthita
saṁsthita - situated, standing, located, established
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefix sam
Prefix: sam
Root: sthā (class 1)