मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-59, verse-4
पूर्वेण यत् स्थितं वर्षं भद्राश्वं तन्निबोध मे ।
श्वेतपर्णश्च नीलश्च शैवालश्चाचलोत्तमः ॥४॥
श्वेतपर्णश्च नीलश्च शैवालश्चाचलोत्तमः ॥४॥
4. pūrveṇa yat sthitaṃ varṣaṃ bhadrāśvaṃ tannibodha me .
śvetaparṇaśca nīlaśca śaivālaścācalottamaḥ.
śvetaparṇaśca nīlaśca śaivālaścācalottamaḥ.
4.
pūrveṇa yat sthitam varṣam bhadrāśvam tat nibodha me
śvetaparṇaḥ ca nīlaḥ ca śaivālaḥ ca acala-uttamaḥ
śvetaparṇaḥ ca nīlaḥ ca śaivālaḥ ca acala-uttamaḥ
4.
Understand from me about that eastern region (varṣa) called Bhadrāśva, which is situated there. (Within it) are Śvetaparṇa, Nīla, Śaivāla, and Acalottama, the foremost mountain.
Words meanings summery:
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- पूर्वेण (pūrveṇa) - in the east (by the east, in the east, from the east)
- यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)
- स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated (situated, located, stood, existing)
- वर्षम् (varṣam) - region (varṣa) (rain, year, continent, region)
- भद्राश्वम् (bhadrāśvam) - Bhadrāśva (name of a continent)
- तत् (tat) - that (that, it)
- निबोध (nibodha) - understand (understand, know, perceive)
- मे (me) - from me (from me, to me, for me, my)
- श्वेतपर्णः (śvetaparṇaḥ) - Śvetaparṇa (name of a mountain)
- च (ca) - and
- नीलः (nīlaḥ) - Nīla (name of a mountain) (Nīla (name of a mountain), blue, dark)
- च (ca) - and
- शैवालः (śaivālaḥ) - Śaivāla (name of a mountain) (Śaivāla (name of a mountain), moss, aquatic plant)
- च (ca) - and
- अचल-उत्तमः (acala-uttamaḥ) - the foremost mountain (best of mountains, foremost mountain)
Words meanings and morphology
पूर्वेण (pūrveṇa) - in the east (by the east, in the east, from the east)
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of pūrva
pūrva - east, former, prior
यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)
स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated (situated, located, stood, existing)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sthita
sthita - situated, stood, existing, firm (past passive participle)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root sthā (to stand)
Root: sthā (class 1)
वर्षम् (varṣam) - region (varṣa) (rain, year, continent, region)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of varṣa
varṣa - rain, year, region, continent
भद्राश्वम् (bhadrāśvam) - Bhadrāśva (name of a continent)
(proper noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhadrāśva
bhadrāśva - Bhadrāśva (a geographical region/continent)
तत् (tat) - that (that, it)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it (demonstrative pronoun)
निबोध (nibodha) - understand (understand, know, perceive)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of budh
Prefix: ni
Root: budh (class 1)
मे (me) - from me (from me, to me, for me, my)
(pronoun)
singular of mad
mad - I, me (first person pronoun)
श्वेतपर्णः (śvetaparṇaḥ) - Śvetaparṇa (name of a mountain)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śvetaparṇa
śvetaparṇa - Śvetaparṇa (proper name, lit. 'white-leaved')
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
नीलः (nīlaḥ) - Nīla (name of a mountain) (Nīla (name of a mountain), blue, dark)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nīla
nīla - blue, dark, Nīla (proper name)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
शैवालः (śaivālaḥ) - Śaivāla (name of a mountain) (Śaivāla (name of a mountain), moss, aquatic plant)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śaivāla
śaivāla - moss, aquatic plant, Śaivāla (proper name)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अचल-उत्तमः (acala-uttamaḥ) - the foremost mountain (best of mountains, foremost mountain)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of acala-uttama
acala-uttama - best of mountains, foremost mountain
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (acala+uttama)
- acala – mountain, immoveable
noun (masculine) - uttama – best, highest, excellent, foremost
adjective