मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-79, verse-5
सर्वे ते त्रिदशेन्द्रास्तु विज्ञेयास्तुल्यलक्षणाः ।
सहस्राक्षाः कुलिशिनः सर्व एव पुरन्दराः ॥५॥
सहस्राक्षाः कुलिशिनः सर्व एव पुरन्दराः ॥५॥
5. sarve te tridaśendrāstu vijñeyāstulyalakṣaṇāḥ .
sahasrākṣāḥ kuliśinaḥ sarva eva purandarāḥ.
sahasrākṣāḥ kuliśinaḥ sarva eva purandarāḥ.
5.
sarve te tridaśendrāḥ tu vijñeyāḥ tulya-lakṣaṇāḥ
sahasrākṣāḥ kuliśinaḥ sarve eva purandarāḥ
sahasrākṣāḥ kuliśinaḥ sarve eva purandarāḥ
5.
All those lords of the gods (tridaśa-indra) should be understood as possessing similar characteristics: they are all thousand-eyed, wielding thunderbolts, and known as destroyers of cities (purandara).
Words meanings summery:
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- सर्वे (sarve) - all, every
- ते (te) - those
- त्रिदशेन्द्राः (tridaśendrāḥ) - lords of the gods
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet
- विज्ञेयाः (vijñeyāḥ) - to be known, should be known, understandable
- तुल्य-लक्षणाः (tulya-lakṣaṇāḥ) - having similar characteristics
- सहस्राक्षाः (sahasrākṣāḥ) - thousand-eyed
- कुलिशिनः (kuliśinaḥ) - wielder of the thunderbolt
- सर्वे (sarve) - all, every
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- पुरन्दराः (purandarāḥ) - destroyers of cities
Words meanings and morphology
सर्वे (sarve) - all, every
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, complete
ते (te) - those
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
त्रिदशेन्द्राः (tridaśendrāḥ) - lords of the gods
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tridaśendra
tridaśendra - lord of the thirty (gods), Indra
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tridaśa+indra)
- tridaśa – thirty; a god
noun (masculine) - indra – chief, lord; the god Indra
noun (masculine)
तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet
(indeclinable)
विज्ञेयाः (vijñeyāḥ) - to be known, should be known, understandable
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vijñeya
vijñeya - to be known, knowable, comprehensible
Gerundive
From vi + jñā + ya (kṛtya suffix)
Prefix: vi
Root: jñā (class 9)
तुल्य-लक्षणाः (tulya-lakṣaṇāḥ) - having similar characteristics
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tulyalakṣaṇa
tulyalakṣaṇa - having similar marks, signs, characteristics, or qualities
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tulya+lakṣaṇa)
- tulya – similar, equal, comparable
adjective - lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, quality
noun (neuter)
सहस्राक्षाः (sahasrākṣāḥ) - thousand-eyed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sahasrākṣa
sahasrākṣa - thousand-eyed (epithet of Indra)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahasra+akṣa)
- sahasra – thousand
numeral (neuter) - akṣa – eye
noun (neuter)
कुलिशिनः (kuliśinaḥ) - wielder of the thunderbolt
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kuliśin
kuliśin - holding a thunderbolt, wielder of the thunderbolt (Indra)
सर्वे (sarve) - all, every
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, complete
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
पुरन्दराः (purandarāḥ) - destroyers of cities
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of purandara
purandara - destroyer of strongholds/cities (epithet of Indra)