मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-58, verse-17
विदर्भा नारिकेलाश्च धर्मद्वीपास्तथैलिकाः ।
व्याघ्रग्रीवा महाग्रीवास्त्रैपुराः श्मश्रुधारिणः ॥१७॥
व्याघ्रग्रीवा महाग्रीवास्त्रैपुराः श्मश्रुधारिणः ॥१७॥
17. vidarbhā nārikelāśca dharmadvīpāstathailikāḥ .
vyāghragrīvā mahāgrīvāstraipurāḥ śmaśrudhāriṇaḥ.
vyāghragrīvā mahāgrīvāstraipurāḥ śmaśrudhāriṇaḥ.
17.
vidarbhāḥ nārikelāḥ ca dharmadvīpāḥ tathā ailikāḥ
vyāghragrīvāḥ mahāgrīvāḥ traipurāḥ śmaśrudhāriṇaḥ
vyāghragrīvāḥ mahāgrīvāḥ traipurāḥ śmaśrudhāriṇaḥ
17.
The people of Vidarbha, the Nārikelas, and the islanders of natural law (dharma), as well as the Ailikas, those with necks like tigers, those with great necks, the Tripuras, and the bearded ones.
Words meanings summery:
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- विदर्भाः (vidarbhāḥ) - people of Vidarbha
- नारिकेलाः (nārikelāḥ) - a people/country, associated with coconut trees (coconut trees; people from Nārikela)
- च (ca) - and, also
- धर्मद्वीपाः (dharmadvīpāḥ) - islanders of dharma
- तथा (tathā) - and (thus, so, and, also)
- ऐलिकाः (ailikāḥ) - people from Ailaka
- व्याघ्रग्रीवाः (vyāghragrīvāḥ) - a class of people with distinct physical features (tiger-necked, those with necks like tigers)
- महाग्रीवाः (mahāgrīvāḥ) - a class of people with distinct physical features (those with great/long necks)
- त्रैपुराः (traipurāḥ) - people from Tripura
- श्मश्रुधारिणः (śmaśrudhāriṇaḥ) - a class of people with distinct physical features (beard-bearing; bearded ones)
Words meanings and morphology
विदर्भाः (vidarbhāḥ) - people of Vidarbha
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vidarbha
vidarbha - name of a country; its people
नारिकेलाः (nārikelāḥ) - a people/country, associated with coconut trees (coconut trees; people from Nārikela)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nārikela
nārikela - coconut tree; a people/country
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
धर्मद्वीपाः (dharmadvīpāḥ) - islanders of dharma
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmadvīpa
dharmadvīpa - island of dharma (natural law); its inhabitants
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+dvīpa)
- dharma – natural law; constitution; righteousness; duty
noun (masculine) - dvīpa – island; continent
noun (masculine)
तथा (tathā) - and (thus, so, and, also)
(indeclinable)
ऐलिकाः (ailikāḥ) - people from Ailaka
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ailika
ailika - a certain tribe or people
व्याघ्रग्रीवाः (vyāghragrīvāḥ) - a class of people with distinct physical features (tiger-necked, those with necks like tigers)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vyāghragrīva
vyāghragrīva - one whose neck is like that of a tiger
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyāghra+grīva)
- vyāghra – tiger
noun (masculine) - grīva – neck
noun (feminine)
महाग्रीवाः (mahāgrīvāḥ) - a class of people with distinct physical features (those with great/long necks)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāgrīva
mahāgrīva - having a great neck
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+grīva)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
indeclinable - grīva – neck
noun (feminine)
त्रैपुराः (traipurāḥ) - people from Tripura
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of traipura
traipura - belonging to Tripura; an inhabitant of Tripura
Derived from 'tripura' with 'aṇ' suffix.
श्मश्रुधारिणः (śmaśrudhāriṇaḥ) - a class of people with distinct physical features (beard-bearing; bearded ones)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śmaśrudhārin
śmaśrudhārin - bearing a beard, bearded
derived from 'śmaśru' (beard) and 'dhārin' (bearing)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śmaśru+dhārin)
- śmaśru – beard
noun (neuter) - dhārin – bearing, holding, possessing
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root dhṛ (to hold)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)