मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-58, verse-33
एते जनपदाः पादे स्थिता वै दक्षिणेऽपरे ।
स्वात्यो विशाखा मैत्रञ्च नक्षत्रत्रयमेव च ॥३३॥
स्वात्यो विशाखा मैत्रञ्च नक्षत्रत्रयमेव च ॥३३॥
33. ete janapadāḥ pāde sthitā vai dakṣiṇe'pare .
svātyo viśākhā maitrañca nakṣatratrayameva ca.
svātyo viśākhā maitrañca nakṣatratrayameva ca.
33.
ete janapadāḥ pāde sthitā vai dakṣiṇe apare
svātī viśākhā maitram ca nakṣatratrayam eva ca
svātī viśākhā maitram ca nakṣatratrayam eva ca
33.
These countries are indeed situated in the western part of the south. Also, the three constellations are Svātī, Viśākhā, and Maitra (Anurādhā).
Words meanings summery:
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- एते (ete) - these (countries/regions) (these)
- जनपदाः (janapadāḥ) - countries or regions (countries, regions, populated areas)
- पादे (pāde) - in the part (of the direction) (in the foot, in the part, in the quarter)
- स्थिता (sthitā) - situated (situated, standing, located)
- वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, verily, certainly)
- दक्षिणे (dakṣiṇe) - in the southern (part) (in the south, southern)
- अपरे (apare) - in the western (part) (in the other, in the western)
- स्वाती (svātī) - the Svātī asterism (Svātī (an asterism))
- विशाखा (viśākhā) - the Viśākhā asterism (Viśākhā (an asterism))
- मैत्रम् (maitram) - the Maitra asterism (also known as Anurādhā) (Maitra (Anurādhā, an asterism))
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- नक्षत्रत्रयम् (nakṣatratrayam) - the group of three asterisms (three asterisms, group of three constellations)
- एव (eva) - indeed, just (only, just, indeed, certainly)
- च (ca) - also (and, also)
Words meanings and morphology
एते (ete) - these (countries/regions) (these)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this
जनपदाः (janapadāḥ) - countries or regions (countries, regions, populated areas)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of janapada
janapada - country, inhabited land, district
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+pada)
- jana – person, people, creature
noun (masculine)
Root: jan (class 4) - pada – foot, step, place, country
noun (masculine)
Root: pad (class 4)
पादे (pāde) - in the part (of the direction) (in the foot, in the part, in the quarter)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of pāda
pāda - foot, quarter, part, section
Root: pad (class 4)
स्थिता (sthitā) - situated (situated, standing, located)
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sthita
sthita - standing, situated, firm, abiding
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root sthā (to stand) with suffix -ta
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'janapadāḥ'
वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, verily, certainly)
(indeclinable)
दक्षिणे (dakṣiṇe) - in the southern (part) (in the south, southern)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of dakṣiṇa
dakṣiṇa - south, southern, right, skillful
Note: Agrees with 'pāde'
अपरे (apare) - in the western (part) (in the other, in the western)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of apara
apara - other, later, western, inferior
Note: Agrees with 'pāde'
स्वाती (svātī) - the Svātī asterism (Svātī (an asterism))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of svātī
svātī - name of the fifteenth (or thirteenth) lunar mansion, containing a single star (Arcturus)
विशाखा (viśākhā) - the Viśākhā asterism (Viśākhā (an asterism))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of viśākhā
viśākhā - name of the sixteenth (or fourteenth) lunar mansion, containing two stars
मैत्रम् (maitram) - the Maitra asterism (also known as Anurādhā) (Maitra (Anurādhā, an asterism))
(proper noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of maitra
maitra - friendly, relating to Mitra; name of the seventeenth (or fifteenth) lunar mansion (Anurādhā)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
नक्षत्रत्रयम् (nakṣatratrayam) - the group of three asterisms (three asterisms, group of three constellations)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nakṣatratraya
nakṣatratraya - group of three asterisms/constellations
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nakṣatra+traya)
- nakṣatra – star, constellation, lunar mansion, asterism
noun (neuter) - traya – group of three, triad
noun (neuter)
एव (eva) - indeed, just (only, just, indeed, certainly)
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - also (and, also)
(indeclinable)