मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-58, verse-28
तिलङ्गा कुञ्जारदरीकच्छवासाश्च ये जनाः ।
ताम्रपर्णो तथा कुक्षिरिति कूर्मस्य दक्षिणः ॥२८॥
ताम्रपर्णो तथा कुक्षिरिति कूर्मस्य दक्षिणः ॥२८॥
28. tilaṅgā kuñjāradarīkacchavāsāśca ye janāḥ .
tāmraparṇo tathā kukṣiriti kūrmasya dakṣiṇaḥ.
tāmraparṇo tathā kukṣiriti kūrmasya dakṣiṇaḥ.
28.
tilaṅgā kuñjāradarīkacchavāsāḥ ca ye janāḥ
tāmraparṇo tathā kukṣiḥ iti kūrmasya dakṣiṇaḥ
tāmraparṇo tathā kukṣiḥ iti kūrmasya dakṣiṇaḥ
28.
There are the Tilaṅgas, and those people who live in the region of Kuñjāradarīkaccha. Also, Tāmraparṇo and Kukṣi—thus concludes the description of the southern part of the Kūrma (world-turtle).
Words meanings summery:
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- तिलङ्गा (tilaṅgā) - a specific tribal group named Tilaṅgas, associated with the region of Tilaṅga (Telangana) (the Tilaṅgas (a people))
- कुञ्जारदरीकच्छवासाः (kuñjāradarīkacchavāsāḥ) - a group of people living in the region of Kuñjāradarīkaccha (dwellers of Kuñjāradarīkaccha)
- च (ca) - and, also
- ये (ye) - who, those who
- जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons
- ताम्रपर्णो (tāmraparṇo) - the region or people of Tāmraparṇa (southern India, related to Sri Lanka) (the Tāmraparṇa region or people, a specific river/region)
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, likewise, and
- कुक्षिः (kukṣiḥ) - a specific region named Kukṣi (belly, interior, a region)
- इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, indicating end of quotation/list
- कूर्मस्य (kūrmasya) - of the Kūrma, referring to the traditional Indian cosmology of the world resting on a world-tortoise or a region shaped like one (of the tortoise, of the Kūrma)
- दक्षिणः (dakṣiṇaḥ) - the southern part or region (southern, right, skillful, the South)
Words meanings and morphology
तिलङ्गा (tilaṅgā) - a specific tribal group named Tilaṅgas, associated with the region of Tilaṅga (Telangana) (the Tilaṅgas (a people))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tilaṅga
tilaṅga - name of a people or country (Telangana)
Note: Though tilaṅgaḥ or tilaṅgāḥ would be regular masculine plural nominative, tilaṅgā is sometimes found in such lists, possibly as an archaic form or metrical adjustment.
कुञ्जारदरीकच्छवासाः (kuñjāradarīkacchavāsāḥ) - a group of people living in the region of Kuñjāradarīkaccha (dwellers of Kuñjāradarīkaccha)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kuñjāradarīkacchavāsa
kuñjāradarīkacchavāsa - dweller of Kuñjāradarīkaccha
Compound: kuñjāra (elephant) + darī (cave) + kaccha (marshy land, shore) + vāsa (dwelling)
Compound type : tatpurusha (kuñjāra+darī+kaccha+vāsa)
- kuñjāra – elephant
noun (masculine) - darī – cave, grotto
noun (feminine) - kaccha – marshy land, bank, shore
noun (masculine) - vāsa – dwelling, abode, residence
noun (masculine)
From root vas (to dwell)
Root: vas (class 1)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
ये (ye) - who, those who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - which, who, what
Relative pronoun
जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of jana
jana - person, people, creature
From root jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)
ताम्रपर्णो (tāmraparṇo) - the region or people of Tāmraparṇa (southern India, related to Sri Lanka) (the Tāmraparṇa region or people, a specific river/region)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tāmraparṇa
tāmraparṇa - name of a region, river or people
Compound type : tatpurusha (tāmra+parṇa)
- tāmra – copper, red
adjective (neuter) - parṇa – leaf, feather
noun (neuter)
Note: The 'o' ending is found in some enumerations for geographical names.
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, likewise, and
(indeclinable)
कुक्षिः (kukṣiḥ) - a specific region named Kukṣi (belly, interior, a region)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kukṣi
kukṣi - belly, interior, a specific geographical region
इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, indicating end of quotation/list
(indeclinable)
कूर्मस्य (kūrmasya) - of the Kūrma, referring to the traditional Indian cosmology of the world resting on a world-tortoise or a region shaped like one (of the tortoise, of the Kūrma)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kūrma
kūrma - tortoise, turtle, a particular division of the earth
दक्षिणः (dakṣiṇaḥ) - the southern part or region (southern, right, skillful, the South)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dakṣiṇa
dakṣiṇa - southern, right, south