मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-58, verse-75
तथा मध्ये हुतवहः पृथ्वी सोमश्च वै द्विज ।
मेषादयस्त्रयो मध्ये मुखे द्वौ मिथुनादिकौ ॥७५॥
मेषादयस्त्रयो मध्ये मुखे द्वौ मिथुनादिकौ ॥७५॥
75. tathā madhye hutavahaḥ pṛthvī somaśca vai dvija .
meṣādayastrayo madhye mukhe dvau mithunādikau.
meṣādayastrayo madhye mukhe dvau mithunādikau.
75.
tathā madhye hutavahaḥ pṛthvī somaḥ ca vai dvija
| meṣādayaḥ trayaḥ madhye mukhe dvau mithunādikau
| meṣādayaḥ trayaḥ madhye mukhe dvau mithunādikau
75.
Similarly, O twice-born (dvija), Fire (Agni), Earth, and Soma (Moon) are in the middle. The three (zodiac signs) beginning with Meṣa (Aries) are in the middle, and the two (signs) beginning with Mithuna (Gemini) are in the head (mukha).
Words meanings summery:
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- तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, similarly, and)
- मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle (of the Kūrma-chakra) (in the middle, in between, among)
- हुतवहः (hutavahaḥ) - Fire (Agni) (fire, Agni)
- पृथ्वी (pṛthvī) - Earth (Earth, ground)
- सोमः (somaḥ) - Soma (Moon) (Soma, moon, moon-god, juice of the Soma plant)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- वै (vai) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, certainly)
- द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born (dvija) (twice-born, Brahmin, bird, snake)
- मेषादयः (meṣādayaḥ) - the zodiac signs beginning with Meṣa (Aries) (Aries and others, beginning with Aries)
- त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three (zodiac signs) (three)
- मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle (of the Kūrma-chakra) (in the middle, in between, among)
- मुखे (mukhe) - in the head (or mouth) (in the mouth, in the face, at the front)
- द्वौ (dvau) - two (zodiac signs) (two)
- मिथुनादिकौ (mithunādikau) - the two (signs) beginning with Mithuna (Gemini) (beginning with Gemini, Gemini and others)
Words meanings and morphology
तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, similarly, and)
(indeclinable)
Correlative adverb.
मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle (of the Kūrma-chakra) (in the middle, in between, among)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of madhya
madhya - middle, center, intermediate
Note: Also functions as an indeclinable 'in the middle'.
हुतवहः (hutavahaḥ) - Fire (Agni) (fire, Agni)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hutavaha
hutavaha - fire, that which carries oblations (huta)
Compound of huta (oblation) + vaha (carrier)
Compound type : tatpurusha (huta+vaha)
- huta – offered, sacrificed, oblation
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From √hu (to offer, sacrifice)
Root: hu (class 3) - vaha – carrying, bearing, conveying, carrier
noun (masculine)
From √vah (to carry, bear)
Root: vah (class 1)
पृथ्वी (pṛthvī) - Earth (Earth, ground)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthvī
pṛthvī - earth, ground, the Earth goddess
Feminine form of pṛthu (broad, wide)
सोमः (somaḥ) - Soma (Moon) (Soma, moon, moon-god, juice of the Soma plant)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of soma
soma - Soma (the plant, its juice), the moon, the moon-god
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
वै (vai) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, certainly)
(indeclinable)
An emphatic particle.
द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born (dvija) (twice-born, Brahmin, bird, snake)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija
dvija - twice-born (epithet for Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas after initiation), Brahmin, bird, snake, tooth
Bahuvrihi compound: dvi (twice) + ja (born).
Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvi+ja)
- dvi – two, twice
numeral - ja – born, produced from
adjective (masculine)
From √jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)
मेषादयः (meṣādayaḥ) - the zodiac signs beginning with Meṣa (Aries) (Aries and others, beginning with Aries)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of meṣa-ādi
meṣa-ādi - beginning with Aries
Tatpurusha compound (Meṣa + ādi).
Compound type : tatpurusha (meṣa+ādi)
- meṣa – ram, Aries (zodiac sign)
noun (masculine) - ādi – beginning, first, and so on
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with `trayaḥ`.
त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three (zodiac signs) (three)
(numeral)
मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle (of the Kūrma-chakra) (in the middle, in between, among)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of madhya
madhya - middle, center, intermediate
Note: Also functions as an indeclinable 'in the middle'.
मुखे (mukhe) - in the head (or mouth) (in the mouth, in the face, at the front)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of mukha
mukha - mouth, face, opening, front, principal part
द्वौ (dvau) - two (zodiac signs) (two)
(numeral)
मिथुनादिकौ (mithunādikau) - the two (signs) beginning with Mithuna (Gemini) (beginning with Gemini, Gemini and others)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of mithuna-ādi
mithuna-ādi - beginning with Gemini
Tatpurusha compound (Mithuna + ādi).
Compound type : tatpurusha (mithuna+ādi)
- mithuna – pair, couple, Gemini (zodiac sign)
noun (neuter) - ādi – beginning, first, and so on
noun (masculine)