मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-6, verse-26
कृष्णाजिनोत्तरीयेषु कुशेषु च वृषीषु च ।
सूतञ्च तेषां मध्यस्थं कथयानं कथाः शुभाः ॥२६॥
सूतञ्च तेषां मध्यस्थं कथयानं कथाः शुभाः ॥२६॥
26. kṛṣṇājinottarīyeṣu kuśeṣu ca vṛṣīṣu ca .
sūtañca teṣāṃ madhyasthaṃ kathayānaṃ kathāḥ śubhāḥ.
sūtañca teṣāṃ madhyasthaṃ kathayānaṃ kathāḥ śubhāḥ.
26.
kṛṣṇājinottarīyeṣu kuśeṣu ca vṛṣīṣu ca | sūtam
ca teṣām madhyastham kathayānam kathāḥ śubhāḥ
ca teṣām madhyastham kathayānam kathāḥ śubhāḥ
26.
And (they were seated) on upper garments (uttarīyeṣu) of black deer skin, on Kuśa grass, and on seats. Also, he saw the bard (sūta) in their midst, narrating auspicious stories.
Words meanings summery:
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- कृष्णाजिनोत्तरीयेषु (kṛṣṇājinottarīyeṣu) - on upper garments of black deer skin
- कुशेषु (kuśeṣu) - on Kuśa grass
- च (ca) - and, also
- वृषीषु (vṛṣīṣu) - on seats, on cushions
- च (ca) - and, also
- सूतम् (sūtam) - the bard, the charioteer (sūta)
- च (ca) - and, also
- तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their
- मध्यस्थम् (madhyastham) - situated in the middle, in the midst
- कथयानम् (kathayānam) - narrating, telling, recounting
- कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, tales, narratives
- शुभाः (śubhāḥ) - auspicious, good, beautiful
Words meanings and morphology
कृष्णाजिनोत्तरीयेषु (kṛṣṇājinottarīyeṣu) - on upper garments of black deer skin
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of kṛṣṇājinottarīya
kṛṣṇājinottarīya - an upper garment made of black deer skin
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛṣṇa+ajina+uttarīya)
- kṛṣṇa – black, dark, Krishna
adjective - ajina – skin, hide, especially of a deer
noun (neuter) - uttarīya – upper garment, mantle
noun (neuter)
कुशेषु (kuśeṣu) - on Kuśa grass
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of kuśa
kuśa - Kuśa grass (Poa cynosuroides), sacred grass used in rituals
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
वृषीषु (vṛṣīṣu) - on seats, on cushions
(noun)
Locative, feminine, plural of vṛṣī
vṛṣī - seat, cushion, mattress
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
सूतम् (sūtam) - the bard, the charioteer (sūta)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sūta
sūta - bard, charioteer, son (especially of a kṣatriya by a brāhmaṇa woman, or vice versa), a class of mixed caste
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those, he, she, it, they
मध्यस्थम् (madhyastham) - situated in the middle, in the midst
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of madhyastha
madhyastha - standing in the middle, neutral, mediator
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhya+stha)
- madhya – middle, center, mid
noun (neuter) - stha – standing, situated, residing
adjective
From root 'sthā' (to stand).
Root: sthā (class 1)
कथयानम् (kathayānam) - narrating, telling, recounting
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kathayat
kathayat - narrating, telling
Present Active Participle
Derived from the verbal stem 'kathay' of root 'kath' (class 10).
Root: kath (class 10)
कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, tales, narratives
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of kathā
kathā - story, tale, narrative, speech
शुभाः (śubhāḥ) - auspicious, good, beautiful
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, plural of śubha
śubha - auspicious, beautiful, good, fortunate