मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-75, verse-2
ऋषिरासीन्महाभाग ऋतवागिति विश्रुतः ।
तस्यापुत्रस्य पुत्रोऽभूद्रेवत्यन्ते महात्मनः ॥२॥
तस्यापुत्रस्य पुत्रोऽभूद्रेवत्यन्ते महात्मनः ॥२॥
2. ṛṣirāsīnmahābhāga ṛtavāgiti viśrutaḥ .
tasyāputrasya putro'bhūdrevatyante mahātmanaḥ.
tasyāputrasya putro'bhūdrevatyante mahātmanaḥ.
2.
ṛṣiḥ āsīt mahābhāga ṛtavāk iti viśrutaḥ tasya
aputrasya putraḥ abhūt revatī ante mahātmanaḥ
aputrasya putraḥ abhūt revatī ante mahātmanaḥ
2.
There was a revered sage, renowned as Ṛtavāk. To that great-souled (mahātman) sage, who was childless, a son was born at the end of (the age of) Revati.
Words meanings summery:
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- ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - a sage (Ṛtavāk) (sage, seer, inspired poet)
- आसीत् (āsīt) - (a sage) existed (was, existed)
- महाभाग (mahābhāga) - a revered (sage) (highly fortunate, illustrious, revered)
- ऋतवाक् (ṛtavāk) - (a sage) named Ṛtavāk (truth-speaker) (speaking truth, truthful speaker)
- इति (iti) - (known) as (Ṛtavāk) (thus, so, a particle used to indicate a direct quotation or a name)
- विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ) - renowned (as Ṛtavāk) (well-known, famous, renowned)
- तस्य (tasya) - to him (the sage Ṛtavāk) (his, its, of him, of it)
- अपुत्रस्य (aputrasya) - to him who was childless (the sage Ṛtavāk) (childless, without a son)
- पुत्रः (putraḥ) - a son (son, child, offspring)
- अभूत् (abhūt) - (a son) was born, appeared (was, became, appeared)
- रेवती (revatī) - Revati (possibly an astronomical conjunction or a period of time, associated with the birth) (name of a star, name of a goddess, wealthy)
- अन्ते (ante) - at the end (of Revati) (at the end, lastly, in the vicinity)
- महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled (mahātman) sage (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)
Words meanings and morphology
ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - a sage (Ṛtavāk) (sage, seer, inspired poet)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi
ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet, a Vedic hymn composer
Root: ṛṣ (class 1)
आसीत् (āsīt) - (a sage) existed (was, existed)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of as
imperfect tense form
Root as (to be), 3rd person singular active imperfect.
Root: as (class 2)
महाभाग (mahābhāga) - a revered (sage) (highly fortunate, illustrious, revered)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābhāga
mahābhāga - highly fortunate, illustrious, revered, noble, great-souled
Compound.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bhāga)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - bhāga – share, portion, fortune, lot
noun (masculine)
Root: bhaj (class 1)
ऋतवाक् (ṛtavāk) - (a sage) named Ṛtavāk (truth-speaker) (speaking truth, truthful speaker)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛtavāc
ṛtavāc - speaking truth, truthful speaker, whose speech is truth
Formed from ṛta (truth) + vāc (speech). Nominative singular ṛtavāk (c becomes k at end of word).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ṛta+vāc)
- ṛta – truth, cosmic order, right
noun (neuter) - vāc – speech, voice, word
noun (feminine)
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Here used as a name of the sage.
इति (iti) - (known) as (Ṛtavāk) (thus, so, a particle used to indicate a direct quotation or a name)
(indeclinable)
विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ) - renowned (as Ṛtavāk) (well-known, famous, renowned)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viśruta
viśruta - well-known, famous, heard, understood
past passive participle
Formed from prefix vi + root śru (to hear).
Prefix: vi
Root: śru (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'ṛṣiḥ'.
तस्य (tasya) - to him (the sage Ṛtavāk) (his, its, of him, of it)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Masculine genitive singular form of 'tad'.
Note: Refers to the sage Ṛtavāk.
अपुत्रस्य (aputrasya) - to him who was childless (the sage Ṛtavāk) (childless, without a son)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of aputra
aputra - childless, sonless, without offspring
Negative compound 'a-putra'.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+putra)
- a – not, non, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - putra – son, child, offspring
noun (masculine)
पुत्रः (putraḥ) - a son (son, child, offspring)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of putra
putra - son, child, offspring
Note: Subject of 'abhūt'.
अभूत् (abhūt) - (a son) was born, appeared (was, became, appeared)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, aorist past (luṅ) of bhū
aorist tense form
Root bhū, 3rd person singular active aorist.
Root: bhū (class 1)
रेवती (revatī) - Revati (possibly an astronomical conjunction or a period of time, associated with the birth) (name of a star, name of a goddess, wealthy)
(noun)
feminine, singular of revatī
revatī - name of a star (zeta Piscium), name of a goddess, wealthy woman, a cow
Note: First part of the combined term 'revatyante'.
अन्ते (ante) - at the end (of Revati) (at the end, lastly, in the vicinity)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of anta
anta - end, limit, border, proximity, death
Locative singular form of 'anta'.
महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled (mahātman) sage (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman
mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted, high-minded, a great man, a sage
Compound mahā (great) + ātman (self/soul). Genitive singular.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
noun (masculine)
Root: at (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'tasya' and 'aputrasya'.