मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-59, verse-14
मौलयस्ते महाकायाः शाकपोतकम्भकाः ।
अङ्गुलप्रमुखाश्चापि वसन्ति शतशो जनाः ॥१४॥
अङ्गुलप्रमुखाश्चापि वसन्ति शतशो जनाः ॥१४॥
14. maulayaste mahākāyāḥ śākapotakambhakāḥ .
aṅgulapramukhāścāpi vasanti śataśo janāḥ.
aṅgulapramukhāścāpi vasanti śataśo janāḥ.
14.
maulayaḥ te mahākāyāḥ śākapotakambhakāḥ
aṅgulapramukhāḥ ca api vasanti śataśaḥ janāḥ
aṅgulapramukhāḥ ca api vasanti śataśaḥ janāḥ
14.
Their vast summits are like tree sprouts and pillars. And hundreds of people, led by Angula, also dwell there.
Words meanings summery:
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- मौलयः (maulayaḥ) - summits (of the mountains) (summits, crowns, tops)
- ते (te) - their (referring to the mountains' summits) (those, they, their)
- महाकायाः (mahākāyāḥ) - massive (describing the summits) (huge-bodied, gigantic)
- शाकपोतकम्भकाः (śākapotakambhakāḥ) - resembling tree sprouts and pillars (like tree sprouts and pillars)
- अङ्गुलप्रमुखाः (aṅgulapramukhāḥ) - headed by Angula (headed by Angula, with Angula as chief)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)
- वसन्ति (vasanti) - dwell (they dwell, they live)
- शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds (by hundreds, in hundreds)
- जनाः (janāḥ) - people (people, beings, men)
Words meanings and morphology
मौलयः (maulayaḥ) - summits (of the mountains) (summits, crowns, tops)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mauli
mauli - head, skull, summit, crest, crown, top
ते (te) - their (referring to the mountains' summits) (those, they, their)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Here, functions like a possessive pronoun 'their'.
महाकायाः (mahākāyāḥ) - massive (describing the summits) (huge-bodied, gigantic)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mahākāya
mahākāya - huge-bodied, gigantic, large-bodied
Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+kāya)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - kāya – body, collection, heap
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with maulayaḥ.
शाकपोतकम्भकाः (śākapotakambhakāḥ) - resembling tree sprouts and pillars (like tree sprouts and pillars)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śākapotakambhaka
śākapotakambhaka - resembling tree sprouts and pillars (descriptive)
Compound.
Compound type : dvandva (śākapota+kambhaka)
- śākapota – sprout of a tree, young tree
noun (masculine) - kambhaka – pillar, post
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with maulayaḥ.
अङ्गुलप्रमुखाः (aṅgulapramukhāḥ) - headed by Angula (headed by Angula, with Angula as chief)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of aṅgulapramukha
aṅgulapramukha - headed by Angula; Angula and others
Compound type : bahuvrihi (aṅgula+pramukha)
- aṅgula – finger, a measure; name of a person
proper noun (masculine) - pramukha – chief, principal, headed by, prominent
noun (masculine)
Prefix: pra
Note: Functions as the subject referring to people.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects this clause with the previous description.
अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes the presence of people.
वसन्ति (vasanti) - dwell (they dwell, they live)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vas
present active
From root vas (class 1, parasmaipada)
Root: vas (class 1)
शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds (by hundreds, in hundreds)
(indeclinable)
Suffix -śaḥ from śata (hundred)
Note: Describes the quantity of janāḥ.
जनाः (janāḥ) - people (people, beings, men)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of jana
jana - man, person, people, creature
From root jan (to be born).
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Subject of vasanti.