मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-63, verse-39
राक्षसा उवाच ।
ब्रह्ममित्रोऽष्टधा भिन्नमायुर्वेदमधीतवान् ।
त्रयोदशाधिकारञ्च प्रगृह्याथर्वणो द्विजः ॥३९॥
ब्रह्ममित्रोऽष्टधा भिन्नमायुर्वेदमधीतवान् ।
त्रयोदशाधिकारञ्च प्रगृह्याथर्वणो द्विजः ॥३९॥
39. rākṣasā uvāca .
brahmamitro'ṣṭadhā bhinnamāyurvedamadhītavān .
trayodaśādhikārañca pragṛhyātharvaṇo dvijaḥ.
brahmamitro'ṣṭadhā bhinnamāyurvedamadhītavān .
trayodaśādhikārañca pragṛhyātharvaṇo dvijaḥ.
39.
rākṣasaḥ uvāca brahmamitraḥ aṣṭadhā bhinnam āyurvedam
adhītavān trayodaśādhikāram ca pragṛhya ātharvaṇaḥ dvijaḥ
adhītavān trayodaśādhikāram ca pragṛhya ātharvaṇaḥ dvijaḥ
39.
The demon said: Brahmamitra, a twice-born (dvija) associated with the Atharva Veda, studied the Ayurveda, which is divided into eight parts, having thoroughly grasped its thirteen sections.
Words meanings summery:
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- राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - The demon (a demon, a fiend)
- उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)
- ब्रह्ममित्रः (brahmamitraḥ) - Brahmamitra (Brahmamitra (a proper name))
- अष्टधा (aṣṭadhā) - divided into eight parts (in eight ways, eightfold, divided into eight)
- भिन्नम् (bhinnam) - divided (divided, broken, distinguished)
- आयुर्वेदम् (āyurvedam) - the Ayurveda (the science of life (Ayurveda), traditional Indian medicine)
- अधीतवान् (adhītavān) - studied (studied, learned, mastered)
- त्रयोदशाधिकारम् (trayodaśādhikāram) - having the thirteen sections (having thirteen sections/chapters)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having grasped (having seized, having grasped, having taken)
- आथर्वणः (ātharvaṇaḥ) - associated with the Atharva Veda (pertaining to the Atharva Veda, an Atharvan priest)
- द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a twice-born (dvija) (twice-born, a Brahmin, a bird, a tooth)
Words meanings and morphology
राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - The demon (a demon, a fiend)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa
rākṣasa - a demon, a fiend, a protector
उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac
perfect active
3rd person singular perfect active
Root: vac (class 2)
ब्रह्ममित्रः (brahmamitraḥ) - Brahmamitra (Brahmamitra (a proper name))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmamitra
brahmamitra - friend of Brahma, Brahmamitra (proper name)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+mitra)
- brahman – Brahma (the creator god), sacred knowledge, the ultimate reality (brahman)
noun (neuter) - mitra – friend, companion, sun
noun (masculine)
अष्टधा (aṣṭadhā) - divided into eight parts (in eight ways, eightfold, divided into eight)
(indeclinable)
suffix -dhā
भिन्नम् (bhinnam) - divided (divided, broken, distinguished)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bhinna
bhinna - broken, divided, separated, distinguished
Past Passive Participle
from √bhid (to break, to divide)
Root: bhid (class 7)
Note: Qualifies āyurvedam.
आयुर्वेदम् (āyurvedam) - the Ayurveda (the science of life (Ayurveda), traditional Indian medicine)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of āyurveda
āyurveda - the science of life, traditional Indian medicine
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āyus+veda)
- āyus – life, vitality
noun (neuter) - veda – knowledge, sacred knowledge, Veda
noun (masculine)
Root: vid (class 2)
अधीतवान् (adhītavān) - studied (studied, learned, mastered)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adhītavat
adhītavat - one who has studied/learned
Past Active Participle
from √ī (to go, to study) with prefix adhi, suffix -vat
Prefix: adhi
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Qualifies Brahmamitraḥ.
त्रयोदशाधिकारम् (trayodaśādhikāram) - having the thirteen sections (having thirteen sections/chapters)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of trayodaśādhikāra
trayodaśādhikāra - having thirteen sections/chapters, comprising thirteen divisions
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (trayodaśa+adhikāra)
- trayodaśa – thirteen
numeral - adhikāra – section, chapter, authority, right
noun (masculine)
Prefix: adhi
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Qualifies Ayurveda implicitly.
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having grasped (having seized, having grasped, having taken)
(indeclinable)
gerund
from √grah (to seize, to grasp) with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: grah (class 9)
आथर्वणः (ātharvaṇaḥ) - associated with the Atharva Veda (pertaining to the Atharva Veda, an Atharvan priest)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ātharvaṇa
ātharvaṇa - pertaining to the Atharva Veda, an Atharvan priest
Note: Qualifies dvijaḥ.
द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a twice-born (dvija) (twice-born, a Brahmin, a bird, a tooth)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija
dvija - twice-born, a Brahmin, a bird, a tooth
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+ja)
- dvi – two, twice
numeral - ja – born, produced
adjective
from √jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Refers to Brahmamitra.