मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-58, verse-20
नक्षत्रत्रितयं पादमाश्रितं पूर्वदक्षिणम् ।
लङ्का कालाजिनाश्चैव शैलिका निकटास्तथा ॥२०॥
लङ्का कालाजिनाश्चैव शैलिका निकटास्तथा ॥२०॥
20. nakṣatratritayaṃ pādamāśritaṃ pūrvadakṣiṇam .
laṅkā kālājināścaiva śailikā nikaṭāstathā.
laṅkā kālājināścaiva śailikā nikaṭāstathā.
20.
nakṣatratritayam pādam āśritam pūrvadakṣiṇam
laṅkā kālājināḥ ca eva śailikāḥ nikaṭāḥ tathā
laṅkā kālājināḥ ca eva śailikāḥ nikaṭāḥ tathā
20.
The group of three constellations (nakṣatratritaya) is situated in the southeast quarter (pāda). Laṅkā, the Kālājinas, and indeed the Śailikas, and also the Nikaṭas, are also present there.
Words meanings summery:
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- नक्षत्रत्रितयम् (nakṣatratritayam) - referring to Āśleṣā, Maghā, and Pūrva Phalguni (the group of three constellations)
- पादम् (pādam) - the quarter (of a region or division) (the foot, the quarter, the division)
- आश्रितम् (āśritam) - situated in (resorted to, dependent on, situated in)
- पूर्वदक्षिणम् (pūrvadakṣiṇam) - the southeast (quarter/direction) (the southeast)
- लङ्का (laṅkā) - Laṅkā (Sri Lanka)
- कालाजिनाः (kālājināḥ) - a tribe or people, possibly named for their dark complexion or wearing black antelope skins (black-skinned ones; people of Kālājina)
- च (ca) - and, also
- एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, verily)
- शैलिकाः (śailikāḥ) - a tribe or people residing in mountains or a region named Śailika (mountain dwellers; people of Śailika)
- निकटाः (nikaṭāḥ) - a people or tribe located nearby (near, proximate, contiguous; nearby people)
- तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, and, also)
Words meanings and morphology
नक्षत्रत्रितयम् (nakṣatratritayam) - referring to Āśleṣā, Maghā, and Pūrva Phalguni (the group of three constellations)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nakṣatratritaya
nakṣatratritaya - a triad or group of three constellations
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nakṣatra+tritaya)
- nakṣatra – star, constellation
noun (neuter) - tritaya – a triad, a group of three
noun (neuter)
पादम् (pādam) - the quarter (of a region or division) (the foot, the quarter, the division)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pāda
pāda - foot, leg, quarter, part, division
Note: Object of 'āśritam'.
आश्रितम् (āśritam) - situated in (resorted to, dependent on, situated in)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of āśrita
āśrita - resorted to, dependent on, contained in, situated in, attached to
Past Passive Participle
From root √śri (to resort to, seek refuge) with prefix ā-.
Prefix: ā
Root: śri (class 1)
पूर्वदक्षिणम् (pūrvadakṣiṇam) - the southeast (quarter/direction) (the southeast)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pūrvadakṣiṇa
pūrvadakṣiṇa - southeast
Compound type : dvandva (pūrva+dakṣiṇa)
- pūrva – eastern, prior, former
adjective (masculine) - dakṣiṇa – southern, right
adjective (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'pādam'.
लङ्का (laṅkā) - Laṅkā (Sri Lanka)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of laṅkā
laṅkā - name of the island of Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
कालाजिनाः (kālājināḥ) - a tribe or people, possibly named for their dark complexion or wearing black antelope skins (black-skinned ones; people of Kālājina)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kālājina
kālājina - having black skins; wearing black antelope skins; a people or tribe
From 'kāla' (black) and 'ajina' (skin/antelope skin)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (kāla+ajina)
- kāla – black, dark
adjective (masculine) - ajina – skin, antelope skin
noun (neuter)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, verily)
(indeclinable)
शैलिकाः (śailikāḥ) - a tribe or people residing in mountains or a region named Śailika (mountain dwellers; people of Śailika)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śailika
śailika - belonging to a mountain, mountainous; mountain dweller; a people
From 'śaila' (mountain)
निकटाः (nikaṭāḥ) - a people or tribe located nearby (near, proximate, contiguous; nearby people)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nikaṭa
nikaṭa - near, proximate, contiguous; vicinity; a people or tribe
तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, and, also)
(indeclinable)