मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-60, verse-10
वर्षाणान्तु सहस्राणि तत्राप्यायुस्त्रयोदश ।
सरावाकारसंस्तारो मेरुमध्ये इलावृते ॥१०॥
सरावाकारसंस्तारो मेरुमध्ये इलावृते ॥१०॥
10. varṣāṇāntu sahasrāṇi tatrāpyāyustrayodaśa .
sarāvākārasaṃstāro merumadhye ilāvṛte.
sarāvākārasaṃstāro merumadhye ilāvṛte.
10.
varṣāṇām tu sahasrāṇi tatra api āyuḥ trayodaśa
sarāvākārasaṃstāraḥ merumadhye ilāvṛte
sarāvākārasaṃstāraḥ merumadhye ilāvṛte
10.
Indeed, in that place, their lifespan is thirteen thousand years. In Ilāvṛta, in the middle of Meru, there is a bowl-shaped arrangement or covering.
Words meanings summery:
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- वर्षाणाम् (varṣāṇām) - of years
- तु (tu) - indeed, but, however
- सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
- तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
- अपि (api) - also, even, indeed
- आयुः (āyuḥ) - lifespan, life
- त्रयोदश (trayodaśa) - thirteen
- सरावाकारसंस्तारः (sarāvākārasaṁstāraḥ) - a covering/bed shaped like a bowl
- मेरुमध्ये (merumadhye) - in the middle of Meru
- इलावृते (ilāvṛte) - in Ilāvṛta
Words meanings and morphology
वर्षाणाम् (varṣāṇām) - of years
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of varṣa
varṣa - year, rain, region
तु (tu) - indeed, but, however
(indeclinable)
सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of sahasra
sahasra - thousand
Note: The number 'thousand' for years.
तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
(indeclinable)
From pronoun tad (that) + suffix -tra (indicating place).
अपि (api) - also, even, indeed
(indeclinable)
आयुः (āyuḥ) - lifespan, life
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of āyus
āyus - life, duration of life, vital power
त्रयोदश (trayodaśa) - thirteen
(adjective)
Nominative, plural of trayodaśa
trayodaśa - thirteen
Compound of 'tri' (three) and 'daśan' (ten).
Note: Modifies the implied thousands of years.
सरावाकारसंस्तारः (sarāvākārasaṁstāraḥ) - a covering/bed shaped like a bowl
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sarāvākārasaṃstāra
sarāvākārasaṁstāra - a bed or covering resembling a bowl or dish
Compound. 'sarāva' (bowl/dish) + 'ākāra' (form/shape) + 'saṃstāra' (spreading/bed/covering).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarāva+ākāra+saṃstāra)
- sarāva – earthen dish, bowl
noun (masculine) - ākāra – form, shape, appearance
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ā - saṃstāra – spreading, strewing, a layer, bed, couch, covering
noun (masculine)
Derived from root 'stṛ' (to strew, spread) with prefix 'sam-'
Prefix: sam
Root: stṛ (class 5)
Note: Subject of implied 'is'.
मेरुमध्ये (merumadhye) - in the middle of Meru
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of merumadhya
merumadhya - middle of Meru
Tatpuruṣa compound.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (meru+madhya)
- meru – Mount Meru
proper noun (masculine) - madhya – middle, center
noun (neuter)
इलावृते (ilāvṛte) - in Ilāvṛta
(proper noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of ilāvṛta
ilāvṛta - a mythical region, the central division of the world