मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-60, verse-15

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महाबलाः सतेजस्का जायन्ते तत्र मानवाः ।
महाकाया महासत्त्वा धनिनः प्रियदर्शनाः ॥१५॥

15. mahābalāḥ satejaskā jāyante tatra mānavāḥ .
mahākāyā mahāsattvā dhaninaḥ priyadarśanāḥ.

15. mahābalāḥ satejaskāḥ jāyante tatra mānavāḥ
mahākāyāḥ mahāsattvāḥ dhaninaḥ priyadarśanāḥ

15. There, humans are born very strong and full of vigor. They possess magnificent bodies, great vitality, are wealthy, and pleasant to behold.

Words meanings summery:

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महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - very strong, possessing great power

सतेजस्काः (satejaskāḥ) - vigorous, splendid, glorious, fiery

जायन्ते (jāyante) - are born, come into being

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, men

महाकायाः (mahākāyāḥ) - having great bodies, gigantic

महासत्त्वाः (mahāsattvāḥ) - of great essence, courageous, spirited, mighty

धनिनः (dhaninaḥ) - wealthy, rich

प्रियदर्शनाः (priyadarśanāḥ) - pleasant to look at, handsome, beautiful

Words meanings and morphology

महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - very strong, possessing great power

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'bala' (strength).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective
bala – strength, power, force
noun (neuter)

सतेजस्काः (satejaskāḥ) - vigorous, splendid, glorious, fiery

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of satejaska

satejaska - possessing splendor or vigor, brilliant

Compound of 'sa' (with), 'tejas' (splendor), and suffix 'ka'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+tejas+ka)

sa – with, accompanied by
indeclinable
tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, vigor, spiritual power
noun (neuter)
ka – suffix used to form adjectives or diminutive nouns
suffix

Note: The Devanagari text reads 'satejaskā' (without visarga), likely a poetic license or textual variation for 'satejaskāḥ' to match the grammatical context.

जायन्ते (jāyante) - are born, come into being

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of jan

Root: jan (class 4)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

From 'tad' (that) + 'tra' (place suffix).

मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānava

mānava - human, descendant of Manu

Derived from 'manu' (Manu, the first man).

महाकायाः (mahākāyāḥ) - having great bodies, gigantic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahākāya

mahākāya - having a large body, enormous, colossal

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'kāya' (body).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+kāya)

mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective
kāya – body, collection
noun (masculine)

Note: The Devanagari text reads 'mahākāyā' (without visarga), likely a poetic license or textual variation for 'mahākāyāḥ' to match the grammatical context.

महासत्त्वाः (mahāsattvāḥ) - of great essence, courageous, spirited, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāsattva

mahāsattva - of great being, essence, or strength; courageous, noble-minded

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'sattva' (essence, strength, courage).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+sattva)

mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective
sattva – essence, being, existence, strength, courage, goodness
noun (neuter)

Note: The Devanagari text reads 'mahāsattvā' (without visarga), likely a poetic license or textual variation for 'mahāsattvāḥ' to match the grammatical context.

धनिनः (dhaninaḥ) - wealthy, rich

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhanin

dhanin - wealthy, rich, possessing riches

Derived from 'dhana' (wealth) with suffix '-in'.

प्रियदर्शनाः (priyadarśanāḥ) - pleasant to look at, handsome, beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of priyadarśana

priyadarśana - pleasant to look at, handsome, beautiful

Compound of 'priya' (dear, pleasant) and 'darśana' (sight, appearance).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (priya+darśana)