मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-72, verse-37
तस्य दृष्ट्वा वपुः कान्तं भविष्यं शीलमेव च ।
औत्तमश्चेति मुनयो नाम चक्रुः समागताः ॥३७॥
औत्तमश्चेति मुनयो नाम चक्रुः समागताः ॥३७॥
37. tasya dṛṣṭvā vapuḥ kāntaṃ bhaviṣyaṃ śīlameva ca .
auttamaśceti munayo nāma cakruḥ samāgatāḥ.
auttamaśceti munayo nāma cakruḥ samāgatāḥ.
37.
tasya dṛṣṭvā vapuḥ kāntam bhaviṣyam śīlam eva ca
auttamaḥ ca iti munayaḥ nāma cakruḥ samāgatāḥ
auttamaḥ ca iti munayaḥ nāma cakruḥ samāgatāḥ
37.
Having seen his beautiful form and also his future character, the assembled sages named him "Auttama."
Words meanings summery:
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- तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of him, to him)
- दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, after seeing)
- वपुः (vapuḥ) - form (body, form, figure)
- कान्तम् (kāntam) - beautiful (beautiful, lovely, desired, charming)
- भविष्यम् (bhaviṣyam) - future (character/nature) (future, that which is to be)
- शीलम् (śīlam) - character (character, nature, conduct, disposition)
- एव (eva) - also / indeed (indeed, only, just, even)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- औत्तमः (auttamaḥ) - Auttama (the proper name given to him) (Auttama (proper name), descendant of Uttama)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- इति (iti) - thus (introducing the name) (thus, in this manner, 'quote')
- मुनयः (munayaḥ) - the sages (sages, ascetics, hermits)
- नाम (nāma) - name (as in, a designation) (name, by name, indeed)
- चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they gave (a name) / they made (a name) (they made, they did, they performed)
- समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - having assembled (assembled, gathered, arrived)
Words meanings and morphology
तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of him, to him)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Possessive, refers to the newborn.
दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, after seeing)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Formed from root √dṛś with suffix -tvā
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Qualifies the action of the sages.
वपुः (vapuḥ) - form (body, form, figure)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vapus
vapus - body, form, figure, shape, beauty
Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.
कान्तम् (kāntam) - beautiful (beautiful, lovely, desired, charming)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kānta
kānta - desired, loved, lovely, beautiful, agreeable
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √kam (to desire)
Root: kam (class 1)
Note: Adjective modifying 'vapuḥ'.
भविष्यम् (bhaviṣyam) - future (character/nature) (future, that which is to be)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaviṣyat
bhaviṣyat - future, existing, being
Future Active Participle
Derived from root √bhū (to be, become)
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Used substantively, referring to the child's future state.
शीलम् (śīlam) - character (character, nature, conduct, disposition)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śīla
śīla - nature, character, habit, conduct, disposition
Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.
एव (eva) - also / indeed (indeed, only, just, even)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes 'śīlam'.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
औत्तमः (auttamaḥ) - Auttama (the proper name given to him) (Auttama (proper name), descendant of Uttama)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of auttama
auttama - relating to Uttama, descendant of Uttama; the name of a Manu
Taddhita derivative from Uttama, meaning 'descendant of Uttama' or 'relating to Uttama'
Note: Part of the quoted name.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: In 'ceti', it acts as a conjunction connecting the name to 'iti'.
इति (iti) - thus (introducing the name) (thus, in this manner, 'quote')
(indeclinable)
Note: Indicates the preceding word 'Auttamaḥ' is a name or a quote.
मुनयः (munayaḥ) - the sages (sages, ascetics, hermits)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of muni
muni - sage, ascetic, seer, hermit
Note: Subject of 'cakruḥ'.
नाम (nāma) - name (as in, a designation) (name, by name, indeed)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nāman
nāman - name, appellation, designation, renown
Note: Object of 'cakruḥ'.
चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they gave (a name) / they made (a name) (they made, they did, they performed)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of kṛ
Perfect tense, 3rd person plural
Root: kṛ (class 8)
समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - having assembled (assembled, gathered, arrived)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of samāgata
samāgata - come together, assembled, met, arrived
Past Passive Participle
Formed from √gam with upasargas sam and ā
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Adjective modifying 'munayaḥ'.