मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-63, verse-10
मन्दराद्रौ कदाचित् स विचरंश्चारुचेष्टितः ।
ददर्शैकां तदा कन्यां गिरिप्रस्थे भयातुराम् ॥१०॥
ददर्शैकां तदा कन्यां गिरिप्रस्थे भयातुराम् ॥१०॥
10. mandarādrau kadācit sa vicaraṃścāruceṣṭitaḥ .
dadarśaikāṃ tadā kanyāṃ giriprasthe bhayāturām.
dadarśaikāṃ tadā kanyāṃ giriprasthe bhayāturām.
10.
mandarādrau kadācit saḥ vicaran cāruceṣṭitaḥ
dadarśa ekām tadā kanyām giriprasthe bhayāturām
dadarśa ekām tadā kanyām giriprasthe bhayāturām
10.
Once, while he, with his graceful movements, was wandering on Mount Mandara, he then saw a terrified maiden on a mountain plateau.
Words meanings summery:
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- मन्दराद्रौ (mandarādrau) - on Mount Mandara
- कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, at some time
- सः (saḥ) - he, that
- विचरन् (vicaran) - wandering, moving about
- चारुचेष्टितः (cāruceṣṭitaḥ) - gracefully moving, having beautiful actions
- ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw
- एकाम् (ekām) - one, a single
- तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
- कन्याम् (kanyām) - maiden, girl
- गिरिप्रस्थे (giriprasthe) - on a mountain plateau, on a mountain slope
- भयातुराम् (bhayāturām) - distressed with fear, terrified
Words meanings and morphology
मन्दराद्रौ (mandarādrau) - on Mount Mandara
(proper noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of mandarādri
mandarādri - Mount Mandara (a mythical mountain)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mandara+adri)
- mandara – Mandara (name of a mountain)
proper noun (masculine) - adri – mountain, hill
noun (masculine)
कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, at some time
(indeclinable)
सः (saḥ) - he, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
विचरन् (vicaran) - wandering, moving about
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vicarat
vicarat - wandering, moving about, roaming
Present Active Participle
From upasarga 'vi' and root 'car' (to move).
Prefix: vi
Root: car (class 1)
चारुचेष्टितः (cāruceṣṭitaḥ) - gracefully moving, having beautiful actions
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of cāruceṣṭita
cāruceṣṭita - gracefully moving, having beautiful actions
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cāru+ceṣṭita)
- cāru – beautiful, charming, lovely
adjective - ceṣṭita – action, movement, effort
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'ceṣṭ' (to move, exert).
Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)
ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś
Root: dṛś (class 1)
एकाम् (ekām) - one, a single
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of eka
eka - one, a single
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
(indeclinable)
कन्याम् (kanyām) - maiden, girl
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kanyā
kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter
गिरिप्रस्थे (giriprasthe) - on a mountain plateau, on a mountain slope
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of giriprastha
giriprastha - mountain plateau, mountain slope, tableland on a mountain
Compound type : tatpurusha (giri+prastha)
- giri – mountain, hill
noun (masculine) - prastha – plateau, tableland, level ground, summit
noun (masculine)
भयातुराम् (bhayāturām) - distressed with fear, terrified
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of bhayātura
bhayātura - distressed with fear, terrified, frightened
Compound type : tatpurusha (bhaya+ātura)
- bhaya – fear, dread
noun (neuter) - ātura – distressed, afflicted, sick
adjective