मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-58, verse-78
वायव्ये चास्य वै पादे धनुर्ग्राहादिकं त्रयम् ।
कुम्भमीनौ तथैवास्य उत्तरां कुक्षिमाश्रितौ ॥७८॥
कुम्भमीनौ तथैवास्य उत्तरां कुक्षिमाश्रितौ ॥७८॥
78. vāyavye cāsya vai pāde dhanurgrāhādikaṃ trayam .
kumbhamīnau tathaivāsya uttarāṃ kukṣimāśritau.
kumbhamīnau tathaivāsya uttarāṃ kukṣimāśritau.
78.
vāyavye ca asya vai pāde dhanurgrahādikaṃ trayam
kumbhamīnau tathā eva asya uttarām kukṣim āśritau
kumbhamīnau tathā eva asya uttarām kukṣim āśritau
78.
And indeed, at its northwest foot are the three (signs) beginning with Sagittarius and Capricorn. Similarly, Aquarius and Pisces occupy its northern flank.
Words meanings summery:
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- वायव्ये (vāyavye) - in the northwest (direction) (in the northwest)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- अस्य (asya) - its (referring to the cosmic tortoise (Kūrma)) (of this, its, his)
- वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly (particle))
- पादे (pāde) - at the foot (in the foot, at the feet, on the quarter)
- धनुर्ग्रहादिकं (dhanurgrahādikaṁ) - the three signs beginning with Sagittarius and Capricorn (beginning with Sagittarius and Capricorn)
- त्रयम् (trayam) - the three (zodiac signs) (a trio, a group of three)
- कुम्भमीनौ (kumbhamīnau) - the zodiac signs Aquarius and Pisces (Aquarius and Pisces)
- तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, similarly)
- एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)
- अस्य (asya) - its (of this, its, his)
- उत्तराम् (uttarām) - northern (northern, upper, subsequent)
- कुक्षिम् (kukṣim) - flank (belly, flank, side, interior)
- आश्रितौ (āśritau) - occupy (occupied, resorted to, dependent on)
Words meanings and morphology
वायव्ये (vāyavye) - in the northwest (direction) (in the northwest)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of vāyavya
vāyavya - northwest, relating to Vayu
Note: Agrees with 'pāde'.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
अस्य (asya) - its (referring to the cosmic tortoise (Kūrma)) (of this, its, his)
(pronoun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
Note: Can be masculine or neuter genitive singular.
वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly (particle))
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
पादे (pāde) - at the foot (in the foot, at the feet, on the quarter)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of pāda
pāda - foot, quarter, step, ray
धनुर्ग्रहादिकं (dhanurgrahādikaṁ) - the three signs beginning with Sagittarius and Capricorn (beginning with Sagittarius and Capricorn)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dhanurgrahādika
dhanurgrahādika - beginning with Sagittarius (dhanus) and Capricorn (graha/makara)
Compound 'dhanurgraha' + 'ādika'.
Compound type : bahuvrihi (dhanus+graha+ādika)
- dhanus – bow; the zodiac sign Sagittarius
noun (neuter) - graha – seizing, holding; a planet; here interpreted as Makara (Capricorn)
noun (masculine)
Root: grah (class 9) - ādika – beginning with, and so on
adjective (neuter)
Derived from 'ādi' (beginning).
Note: Agrees with 'trayam'. 'dhanurgraha' is here interpreted as a compound referring to Sagittarius and Capricorn.
त्रयम् (trayam) - the three (zodiac signs) (a trio, a group of three)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of traya
traya - a trio, a group of three
कुम्भमीनौ (kumbhamīnau) - the zodiac signs Aquarius and Pisces (Aquarius and Pisces)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of kumbhamīna
kumbhamīna - Aquarius and Pisces
Compound type : dvandva (kumbha+mīna)
- kumbha – a water-pot; the zodiac sign Aquarius
noun (masculine) - mīna – a fish; the zodiac sign Pisces
noun (masculine)
Note: Compound of Kumbha (Aquarius) and Mīna (Pisces).
तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, similarly)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)
(indeclinable)
अस्य (asya) - its (of this, its, his)
(pronoun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
Note: Can be masculine or neuter genitive singular.
उत्तराम् (uttarām) - northern (northern, upper, subsequent)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of uttara
uttara - northern, upper, subsequent
Note: Agrees with 'kukṣim'.
कुक्षिम् (kukṣim) - flank (belly, flank, side, interior)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kukṣi
kukṣi - belly, flank, side, interior
आश्रितौ (āśritau) - occupy (occupied, resorted to, dependent on)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of āśrita
āśrita - occupied, resorted to, dependent on
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √śri with prefix ā.
Prefix: ā
Root: śri (class 1)
Note: Past passive participle, here used as an adjective for the subject 'kumbhamīnau'.