मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-76, verse-56
एतत्ते कथितं षष्ठं मया मन्वन्तरं द्विज ।
चाक्षुषस्य तथा जन्म चरितञ्च महात्मनः ॥५६॥
चाक्षुषस्य तथा जन्म चरितञ्च महात्मनः ॥५६॥
56. etatte kathitaṃ ṣaṣṭhaṃ mayā manvantaraṃ dvija .
cākṣuṣasya tathā janma caritañca mahātmanaḥ.
cākṣuṣasya tathā janma caritañca mahātmanaḥ.
56.
etat te kathitam ṣaṣṭham mayā manvantaram dvija
cākṣuṣasya tathā janma caritam ca mahātmanaḥ
cākṣuṣasya tathā janma caritam ca mahātmanaḥ
56.
O twice-born (dvija), I have thus recounted to you this sixth manvantara, along with the birth and deeds of the great-souled Cākṣuṣa.
Words meanings summery:
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- एतत् (etat) - this, this fact
- ते (te) - to you, for you
- कथितम् (kathitam) - told, narrated
- षष्ठम् (ṣaṣṭham) - sixth
- मया (mayā) - by me
- मन्वन्तरम् (manvantaram) - a manvantara (period of a Manu)
- द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born (dvija) one, O Brahmin
- चाक्षुषस्य (cākṣuṣasya) - of Cākṣuṣa
- तथा (tathā) - and, thus, so, similarly
- जन्म (janma) - birth, origin
- चरितम् (caritam) - deeds, conduct, life story
- च (ca) - and
- महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled Cākṣuṣa (of the great-souled one)
Words meanings and morphology
एतत् (etat) - this, this fact
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, this one
ते (te) - to you, for you
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
कथितम् (kathitam) - told, narrated
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita
kathita - told, spoken, narrated
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root 'kath' (to tell, narrate) with the past passive participle suffix -ta.
Root: kath (class 10)
षष्ठम् (ṣaṣṭham) - sixth
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ṣaṣṭha
ṣaṣṭha - sixth
Ordinal number derived from ṣaṣ (six).
मया (mayā) - by me
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
मन्वन्तरम् (manvantaram) - a manvantara (period of a Manu)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of manvantara
manvantara - the period of a Manu, an epoch of humanity, a manvantara
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manu+antara)
- manu – Manu (progenitor of mankind), human being
noun (masculine) - antara – interval, period, space between
noun (neuter)
द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born (dvija) one, O Brahmin
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija
dvija - twice-born (a Brahmin, a bird, a tooth)
Derived from 'dvis' (twice) and 'jan' (to be born).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvis+jan)
- dvis – twice
indeclinable - jan – to be born, produce
verb
Root: jan (class 4)
चाक्षुषस्य (cākṣuṣasya) - of Cākṣuṣa
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of cākṣuṣa
cākṣuṣa - Cākṣuṣa (name of a Manu)
तथा (tathā) - and, thus, so, similarly
(indeclinable)
जन्म (janma) - birth, origin
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of janman
janman - birth, origin, existence
Derived from the root 'jan' (to be born).
Root: jan (class 4)
चरितम् (caritam) - deeds, conduct, life story
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of carita
carita - conduct, actions, character, story, life
From root 'car' (to move, act).
Root: car (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled Cākṣuṣa (of the great-souled one)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman
mahātman - great-souled, noble, distinguished
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)
- mahat – great, large, vast
adjective (neuter) - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
noun (masculine)