मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-59, verse-22
चतुर्दशसहस्राणि तेषां सार्धानि वै स्थितिः ।
चन्द्रकान्तश्च शैलेन्द्रः सूर्यकान्तस्तथापरः ॥२२॥
चन्द्रकान्तश्च शैलेन्द्रः सूर्यकान्तस्तथापरः ॥२२॥
22. caturdaśasahasrāṇi teṣāṃ sārdhāni vai sthitiḥ .
candrakāntaśca śailendraḥ sūryakāntastathāparaḥ.
candrakāntaśca śailendraḥ sūryakāntastathāparaḥ.
22.
caturdaśasahsrāṇi teṣāṃ sārdhāni vai sthitiḥ
candrakāntaḥ ca śailendraḥ sūryakāntaḥ tathā aparaḥ
candrakāntaḥ ca śailendraḥ sūryakāntaḥ tathā aparaḥ
22.
Their lifespan is indeed fourteen and a half thousand [years]. Chandrakanta (candrakānta) is one great mountain, and Suryakanta (sūryakānta) is the other.
Words meanings summery:
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- चतुर्दशसह्स्राणि (caturdaśasahsrāṇi) - fourteen thousand
- तेषां (teṣāṁ) - of them, their
- सार्धानि (sārdhāni) - with half, plus a half
- वै (vai) - indeed, surely, certainly (emphasizer)
- स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - duration, existence, continuance, lifespan
- चन्द्रकान्तः (candrakāntaḥ) - Name of a mountain (Chandrakanta (name of a mountain), moonstone)
- च (ca) - and, also
- शैलेन्द्रः (śailendraḥ) - king of mountains, great mountain
- सूर्यकान्तः (sūryakāntaḥ) - Name of a mountain (Suryakanta (name of a mountain), sunstone)
- तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, likewise
- अपरः (aparaḥ) - other, another, second
Words meanings and morphology
चतुर्दशसह्स्राणि (caturdaśasahsrāṇi) - fourteen thousand
(numeral)
Compound type : dvigu (caturdaśa+sahasra)
- caturdaśa – fourteen
numeral - sahasra – thousand
noun (neuter)
तेषां (teṣāṁ) - of them, their
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Refers to the couples (mithunāni) or human beings (mānavāḥ)
सार्धानि (sārdhāni) - with half, plus a half
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of sārdha
sārdha - with half, plus a half
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ardha)
- sa – with, together with
indeclinable
prefix used in bahuvrīhi compounds - ardha – half, part
noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with caturdaśasahsrāṇi (understood as 'fourteen thousand plus a half thousand')
वै (vai) - indeed, surely, certainly (emphasizer)
(indeclinable)
स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - duration, existence, continuance, lifespan
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sthiti
sthiti - standing, position, duration, stability, existence
from root sthā
Root: sthā (class 1)
चन्द्रकान्तः (candrakāntaḥ) - Name of a mountain (Chandrakanta (name of a mountain), moonstone)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of candrakānta
candrakānta - beloved of the moon, moonstone, name of a mountain
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (candra+kānta)
- candra – moon
noun (masculine) - kānta – desired, beloved, lovely, jewel
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle (from kam)
Root: kam (class 1)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
शैलेन्द्रः (śailendraḥ) - king of mountains, great mountain
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śailendra
śailendra - king of mountains, great mountain
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaila+indra)
- śaila – mountain, rock
noun (masculine) - indra – chief, lord, best
noun (masculine)
सूर्यकान्तः (sūryakāntaḥ) - Name of a mountain (Suryakanta (name of a mountain), sunstone)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sūryakānta
sūryakānta - beloved of the sun, sunstone, name of a mountain
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūrya+kānta)
- sūrya – sun
noun (masculine) - kānta – desired, beloved, lovely, jewel
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle (from kam)
Root: kam (class 1)
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, likewise
(indeclinable)
अपरः (aparaḥ) - other, another, second
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of apara
apara - other, another, second, inferior
Note: Refers to the other great mountain