मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-61, verse-12
ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
मन्त्रौषधिप्रभावेण विप्राप्रतिहता गतिः ।
योजनानां सहस्रं हि दिनार्धेन व्रजाम्यम् ॥१२॥
मन्त्रौषधिप्रभावेण विप्राप्रतिहता गतिः ।
योजनानां सहस्रं हि दिनार्धेन व्रजाम्यम् ॥१२॥
12. brāhmaṇa uvāca .
mantrauṣadhiprabhāveṇa viprāpratihatā gatiḥ .
yojanānāṃ sahasraṃ hi dinārdhena vrajāmyam.
mantrauṣadhiprabhāveṇa viprāpratihatā gatiḥ .
yojanānāṃ sahasraṃ hi dinārdhena vrajāmyam.
12.
brāhmaṇa uvāca mantrauṣadhiprabhāveṇa viprāpratihatā
gatiḥ yojanānām sahasram hi dinārdhena vrajāmi aham
gatiḥ yojanānām sahasram hi dinārdhena vrajāmi aham
12.
The brahmin said, "By the power of sacred incantations (mantra) and medicinal herbs (auṣadhi), my movement is unobstructed, as is fitting for a brahmin. Indeed, I can travel a thousand yojanas in half a day."
Words meanings summery:
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- ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - a brahmin, a priest
- उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
- मन्त्रौषधिप्रभावेण (mantrauṣadhiprabhāveṇa) - by the power of sacred incantations and medicinal herbs
- विप्राप्रतिहता (viprāpratihatā) - unobstructed, as is proper for a brahmin (unobstructed for a brahmin, a brahmin's unobstructed)
- गतिः (gatiḥ) - movement, path, destination
- योजनानाम् (yojanānām) - of yojanas
- सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
- दिनार्धेन (dinārdhena) - in half a day, by half a day
- व्रजामि (vrajāmi) - I go, I travel
- अहम् (aham) - I
Words meanings and morphology
ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - a brahmin, a priest
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, a priest, a knower of Brahman
Note: Subject of uvāca.
उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of vac
Root: vac (class 2)
मन्त्रौषधिप्रभावेण (mantrauṣadhiprabhāveṇa) - by the power of sacred incantations and medicinal herbs
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of mantrauṣadhiprabhāva
mantrauṣadhiprabhāva - the power of sacred incantations and medicinal herbs
Compound type : tatpurusha (mantra+auṣadhi+prabhāva)
- mantra – sacred incantation, hymn, sacred utterance
noun (masculine) - auṣadhi – medicinal herb, plant, drug
noun (feminine) - prabhāva – power, influence, might, efficacy
noun (masculine)
विप्राप्रतिहता (viprāpratihatā) - unobstructed, as is proper for a brahmin (unobstructed for a brahmin, a brahmin's unobstructed)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of viprāpratihata
viprāpratihata - unobstructed for a brahmin, characteristic of a brahmin's unobstructed [state]
Compound type : tatpurusha (vipra+apratihata)
- vipra – brahmin, priest, inspired, wise
noun (masculine) - apratihata – unobstructed, unimpeded, irresistible
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
formed from prefix a- (negation) + prati- (towards) + root han (to strike/obstruct)
Prefixes: a+prati
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Qualifies 'gatiḥ'.
गतिः (gatiḥ) - movement, path, destination
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of gati
gati - movement, going, path, course, destination
योजनानाम् (yojanānām) - of yojanas
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of yojana
yojana - a yojana (a unit of distance, roughly 8-15 km)
Note: Qualifies 'sahasram'.
सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sahasra
sahasra - a thousand, very many
Note: Object of 'vrajāmi'.
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
(indeclinable)
दिनार्धेन (dinārdhena) - in half a day, by half a day
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of dinārdha
dinārdha - half a day
Compound type : tatpurusha (dina+ardha)
- dina – day
noun (masculine) - ardha – half
noun (masculine)
Note: Denotes duration or means.
व्रजामि (vrajāmi) - I go, I travel
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of vraj
Root: vraj (class 1)
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, myself
Note: Implied subject of 'vrajāmi'.