मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-58, verse-79
मीनमेषौ द्विजश्रेष्ठ पादे पूर्वोत्तरे स्थितौ ।
कूर्मे देशास्तथर्क्षाणि देशेष्वेतेषु वै द्विज ॥७९॥
कूर्मे देशास्तथर्क्षाणि देशेष्वेतेषु वै द्विज ॥७९॥
79. mīnameṣau dvijaśreṣṭha pāde pūrvottare sthitau .
kūrme deśāstatharkṣāṇi deśeṣveteṣu vai dvija.
kūrme deśāstatharkṣāṇi deśeṣveteṣu vai dvija.
79.
mīnameṣau dvijaśreṣṭha pāde pūrvottare sthitau
kūrme deśāḥ tathā ṛkṣāṇi deśeṣu eteṣu vai dvija
kūrme deśāḥ tathā ṛkṣāṇi deśeṣu eteṣu vai dvija
79.
O best among the twice-born, Pisces and Aries are situated at the northeast foot. The regions and also the constellations are in the (cosmic) tortoise (Kūrma). Indeed, O twice-born, these (constellations) are in these regions.
Words meanings summery:
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- मीनमेषौ (mīnameṣau) - the zodiac signs Pisces and Aries (Pisces and Aries)
- द्विजश्रेष्ठ (dvijaśreṣṭha) - O best among the twice-born (a Brahmin) (O best among the twice-born)
- पादे (pāde) - at the foot (in the foot, at the feet, on the quarter)
- पूर्वोत्तरे (pūrvottare) - in the northeast (in the northeast, northeastern)
- स्थितौ (sthitau) - are situated (situated, standing, abiding)
- कूर्मे (kūrme) - in the cosmic tortoise (Kūrma) (in the tortoise (Kūrma))
- देशाः (deśāḥ) - regions (regions, countries, places)
- तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, similarly, and)
- ऋक्षाणि (ṛkṣāṇi) - constellations (stars, constellations, lunar mansions)
- देशेषु (deśeṣu) - in these regions (in the regions, in the countries)
- एतेषु (eteṣu) - in these (regions) (in these (masculine/neuter))
- वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly (particle))
- द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born (Brahmin) (O twice-born)
Words meanings and morphology
मीनमेषौ (mīnameṣau) - the zodiac signs Pisces and Aries (Pisces and Aries)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of mīnameṣa
mīnameṣa - Pisces and Aries
Compound type : dvandva (mīna+meṣa)
- mīna – a fish; the zodiac sign Pisces
noun (masculine) - meṣa – a ram; the zodiac sign Aries
noun (masculine)
Note: Compound of Mīna (Pisces) and Meṣa (Aries).
द्विजश्रेष्ठ (dvijaśreṣṭha) - O best among the twice-born (a Brahmin) (O best among the twice-born)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijaśreṣṭha
dvijaśreṣṭha - best among the twice-born
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+śreṣṭha)
- dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya); bird; tooth
noun (masculine) - śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
adjective (masculine)
Superlative of praśasya (excellent).
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
पूर्वोत्तरे (pūrvottare) - in the northeast (in the northeast, northeastern)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of pūrvottara
pūrvottara - northeast, northeastern
Compound type : dvandva (pūrva+uttara)
- pūrva – east, former, prior
adjective (masculine) - uttara – north, upper, subsequent
adjective (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'pāde'.
स्थितौ (sthitau) - are situated (situated, standing, abiding)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of sthita
sthita - situated, standing, abiding
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √sthā.
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'mīnameṣau'.
कूर्मे (kūrme) - in the cosmic tortoise (Kūrma) (in the tortoise (Kūrma))
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kūrma
kūrma - a tortoise, turtle; the Kūrma avatar or cosmic tortoise
Note: Refers to the mythological cosmic tortoise, the basis for the Kūrmacakra.
देशाः (deśāḥ) - regions (regions, countries, places)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of deśa
deśa - region, country, place
तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, similarly, and)
(indeclinable)
ऋक्षाणि (ṛkṣāṇi) - constellations (stars, constellations, lunar mansions)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of ṛkṣa
ṛkṣa - star, constellation, lunar mansion
Note: Often refers to lunar mansions (nakṣatras) or zodiac signs (rāśis) in astrology.
देशेषु (deśeṣu) - in these regions (in the regions, in the countries)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of deśa
deśa - region, country, place
एतेषु (eteṣu) - in these (regions) (in these (masculine/neuter))
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
Note: Agrees with 'deśeṣu'.
वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly (particle))
(indeclinable)
द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born (Brahmin) (O twice-born)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija
dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya); bird; tooth