मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-58, verse-9
वैदेहकाः सपाञ्चालाः संकेताः कङ्कमारुताः ।
गजाह्वयाश्च कूर्मस्य जलमध्यनिवासिनः ॥९॥
गजाह्वयाश्च कूर्मस्य जलमध्यनिवासिनः ॥९॥
9. vaidehakāḥ sapāñcālāḥ saṃketāḥ kaṅkamārutāḥ .
gajāhvayāśca kūrmasya jalamadhyanivāsinaḥ.
gajāhvayāśca kūrmasya jalamadhyanivāsinaḥ.
9.
vaidehakāḥ sapāñcālāḥ saṃketāḥ kaṅkamārutāḥ
gajahvayāḥ ca kūrmasya jalamadhyanivāsinaḥ
gajahvayāḥ ca kūrmasya jalamadhyanivāsinaḥ
9.
The people of Videha, along with the Pañcālas, Saṃketas, Kaṅkas, Marutas, and the Gajahvayas, are the inhabitants of the water-middle region of the (cosmic) tortoise.
Words meanings summery:
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- वैदेहकाः (vaidehakāḥ) - the inhabitants of the Videha region (the people of Videha)
- सपाञ्चालाः (sapāñcālāḥ) - the inhabitants of Pañcāla, considered together with the preceding group (along with the Pañcālas)
- संकेताः (saṁketāḥ) - inhabitants of a region named Saṃketa (the Saṃketas (a people/region))
- कङ्कमारुताः (kaṅkamārutāḥ) - the inhabitants of the Kaṅka and Maruta regions (the Kaṅkas and Marutas)
- गजह्वयाः (gajahvayāḥ) - the people of Gajahvaya, likely referring to Hastinapura or a similar region associated with elephants (the Gajahvayas (people/region, literally 'those named after elephants'))
- च (ca) - connects the Gajahvayas to the previous list (and, also)
- कूर्मस्य (kūrmasya) - refers to the cosmic tortoise (kūrma-cakra) used in ancient Indian geography to map regions (of the tortoise)
- जलमध्यनिवासिनः (jalamadhyanivāsinaḥ) - the inhabitants of the region within the water division of the cosmic tortoise (dwellers in the middle of the water)
Words meanings and morphology
वैदेहकाः (vaidehakāḥ) - the inhabitants of the Videha region (the people of Videha)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vaidehaka
vaidehaka - a native of Videha, a country in ancient India; also, a mixed caste born of a Vaiśya father and a Kṣatriyā mother
from Videha + -aka (suffix for 'inhabitant')
सपाञ्चालाः (sapāñcālāḥ) - the inhabitants of Pañcāla, considered together with the preceding group (along with the Pañcālas)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sapāñcāla
sapāñcāla - with the Pañcālas
sa- (with) + pāñcāla (people of Pañcāla)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+pāñcāla)
- sa – with, together with
indeclinable - pāñcāla – a native of Pañcāla, a country in ancient India
noun (masculine)
from Pañcāla + -a (suffix)
Note: This is an adjective qualifying the (implied) people.
संकेताः (saṁketāḥ) - inhabitants of a region named Saṃketa (the Saṃketas (a people/region))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃketa
saṁketa - sign, indication; a particular country or people (often plural)
कङ्कमारुताः (kaṅkamārutāḥ) - the inhabitants of the Kaṅka and Maruta regions (the Kaṅkas and Marutas)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kaṅkamāruta
kaṅkamāruta - the Kaṅkas and Marutas
Compound type : dvandva (kaṅka+māruta)
- kaṅka – a kind of heron; name of a country or people
noun (masculine) - māruta – relating to the Maruts (wind-gods); wind; name of a country or people
noun (masculine)
गजह्वयाः (gajahvayāḥ) - the people of Gajahvaya, likely referring to Hastinapura or a similar region associated with elephants (the Gajahvayas (people/region, literally 'those named after elephants'))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gajahvaya
gajahvaya - named after elephants; a region/people (e.g., Hastinapura)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gaja+āhvaya)
- gaja – elephant
noun (masculine) - āhvaya – name, appellation; calling, invoking
noun (masculine)
Note: Compound of gaja (elephant) and āhvaya (name/appellation).
च (ca) - connects the Gajahvayas to the previous list (and, also)
(indeclinable)
कूर्मस्य (kūrmasya) - refers to the cosmic tortoise (kūrma-cakra) used in ancient Indian geography to map regions (of the tortoise)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kūrma
kūrma - tortoise, turtle; a particular geographical division in ancient Indian cosmology
जलमध्यनिवासिनः (jalamadhyanivāsinaḥ) - the inhabitants of the region within the water division of the cosmic tortoise (dwellers in the middle of the water)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of jalamadhyanivāsin
jalamadhyanivāsin - dweller in the middle of water
Compound of jala (water), madhya (middle), and nivāsin (dweller, agent noun from ni-vas)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+madhya+nivāsin)
- jala – water
noun (neuter) - madhya – middle, central, interior
noun (neuter) - nivāsin – dweller, inhabitant
noun (masculine)
Agent noun
from ni-vas (to dwell)
Prefix: ni
Root: vas (class 1)
Note: This word acts as the predicate to the subject list of peoples.