मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-76, verse-52
लेखसंज्ञास्तथैवान्ये तत्र मन्वन्तरे द्विज ।
पञ्चमे च गणे देवास्तत्संज्ञा ह्यमृताशिनः ॥५२॥
पञ्चमे च गणे देवास्तत्संज्ञा ह्यमृताशिनः ॥५२॥
52. lekhasaṃjñāstathaivānye tatra manvantare dvija .
pañcame ca gaṇe devāstatsaṃjñā hyamṛtāśinaḥ.
pañcame ca gaṇe devāstatsaṃjñā hyamṛtāśinaḥ.
52.
lekhasaṃjñāḥ tathā eva anye tatra manvantare dvija
pañcame ca gaṇe devāḥ tatsaṃjñāḥ hi amṛtāśinaḥ
pañcame ca gaṇe devāḥ tatsaṃjñāḥ hi amṛtāśinaḥ
52.
O twice-born (dvija), in that manvantara, there were others known as Lekha. Indeed, these gods, bearing that name, were nectar-eaters and constituted the fifth group.
Words meanings summery:
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- लेखसंज्ञाः (lekhasaṁjñāḥ) - named Lekha, having the appellation Lekha
- तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, in that manner, similarly)
- एव (eva) - indeed (for emphasis) (only, merely, indeed, just)
- अन्ये (anye) - other deities/beings (others)
- तत्र (tatra) - in that (specific) manvantara (there, in that place, in that matter)
- मन्वन्तरे (manvantare) - in that (particular) manvantara (manvantara) (in a manvantara, in a period of Manu)
- द्विज (dvija) - O brahmin (dvija) (O twice-born)
- पञ्चमे (pañcame) - in the fifth (group) (in the fifth, for the fifth)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- गणे (gaṇe) - in the group (of deities) (in the group, in the class, in the multitude)
- देवाः (devāḥ) - gods (gods, deities)
- तत्संज्ञाः (tatsaṁjñāḥ) - known by the name Lekha (having that name, known by that name)
- हि (hi) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, surely, because)
- अमृताशिनः (amṛtāśinaḥ) - eaters of nectar (eaters of nectar, immortals)
Words meanings and morphology
लेखसंज्ञाः (lekhasaṁjñāḥ) - named Lekha, having the appellation Lekha
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of lekhasaṃjñā
lekhasaṁjñā - named Lekha, having the appellation Lekha
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (lekha+saṃjñā)
- lekha – a writer, a scribe, a god
noun (masculine)
Root: likh (class 6) - saṃjñā – name, appellation, technical term
noun (feminine)
Prefix: sam
Root: jñā (class 9)
तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, in that manner, similarly)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed (for emphasis) (only, merely, indeed, just)
(indeclinable)
अन्ये (anye) - other deities/beings (others)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, another
तत्र (tatra) - in that (specific) manvantara (there, in that place, in that matter)
(indeclinable)
From tad + traL suffix.
मन्वन्तरे (manvantare) - in that (particular) manvantara (manvantara) (in a manvantara, in a period of Manu)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of manvantara
manvantara - a period of Manu; a cycle of cosmic time governed by a Manu (manvantara)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manu+antara)
- manu – Manu, progenitor of mankind, sage
proper noun (masculine)
Root: man - antara – interval, period, within, inner
noun (neuter)
Note: Refers to the Cākṣuṣa manvantara from context.
द्विज (dvija) - O brahmin (dvija) (O twice-born)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija
dvija - twice-born; a brahmin, kshatriya, or vaishya; a bird; a tooth
From dvi (two) + jan (to be born).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+ja)
- dvi – two
numeral - ja – born, produced from
adjective
kṛt suffix 'ḍa' from jan.
Root: jan (class 4)
पञ्चमे (pañcame) - in the fifth (group) (in the fifth, for the fifth)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of pañcama
pañcama - fifth
Ordinal number from pañcan (five).
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
गणे (gaṇe) - in the group (of deities) (in the group, in the class, in the multitude)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of gaṇa
gaṇa - group, class, multitude, troop
Root: gaṇ (class 10)
देवाः (devāḥ) - gods (gods, deities)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity, divine being
From div (to shine).
Root: div (class 4)
तत्संज्ञाः (tatsaṁjñāḥ) - known by the name Lekha (having that name, known by that name)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tatsaṃjñā
tatsaṁjñā - having that name, known by that appellation
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tad+saṃjñā)
- tad – that, those
pronoun (neuter) - saṃjñā – name, appellation, technical term
noun (feminine)
Prefix: sam
Root: jñā (class 9)
हि (hi) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, surely, because)
(indeclinable)
अमृताशिनः (amṛtāśinaḥ) - eaters of nectar (eaters of nectar, immortals)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of amṛtāśin
amṛtāśin - eating nectar, immortal
Formed with suffix -in from amṛta + āśin (eater).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amṛta+āśin)
- amṛta – nectar, immortality, immortal
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle from mṛ.
a (negation) + mṛta (dead).
Root: mṛ (class 1) - āśin – eating, eater
noun (masculine)
kṛt suffix 'ṇini' from aś (to eat) with prefix ā.
Prefix: ā
Root: aś (class 9)
Note: Modifies devāḥ.