मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-8, verse-116
महामहिषकारीष-गोशकृद्राशिसङ्कुलम् ।
तदुत्थभस्मकूटैश्च वृतं सास्थिभिरुन्नतैः ॥११६॥
तदुत्थभस्मकूटैश्च वृतं सास्थिभिरुन्नतैः ॥११६॥
116. mahāmahiṣakārīṣa-gośakṛdrāśisaṅkulam .
tadutthabhasmakūṭaiśca vṛtaṃ sāsthibhirunnataiḥ.
tadutthabhasmakūṭaiśca vṛtaṃ sāsthibhirunnataiḥ.
116.
mahā-mahiṣa-karīṣa-go-śakṛt-rāśi-saṅkulam
taduttha-bhasma-kūṭaiḥ ca vṛtam sāsthibhiḥ unnataiḥ
taduttha-bhasma-kūṭaiḥ ca vṛtam sāsthibhiḥ unnataiḥ
116.
It is crowded with heaps of cow dung and mighty buffalo dung, and covered with elevated piles of ash, containing bones, that have risen from those (dung heaps).
Words meanings summery:
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- महा-महिष-करीष-गो-शकृत्-राशि-सङ्कुलम् (mahā-mahiṣa-karīṣa-go-śakṛt-rāśi-saṅkulam) - crowded with heaps of cow dung and great buffalo dung
- तदुत्थ-भस्म-कूटैः (taduttha-bhasma-kūṭaiḥ) - with heaps of ash arisen from that (dung)
- च (ca) - and, also
- वृतम् (vṛtam) - covered, surrounded, enveloped
- सास्थिभिः (sāsthibhiḥ) - with bones, containing bones
- उन्नतैः (unnataiḥ) - high, elevated, lofty
Words meanings and morphology
महा-महिष-करीष-गो-शकृत्-राशि-सङ्कुलम् (mahā-mahiṣa-karīṣa-go-śakṛt-rāśi-saṅkulam) - crowded with heaps of cow dung and great buffalo dung
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mahā-mahiṣa-karīṣa-go-śakṛt-rāśi-saṅkula
mahā-mahiṣa-karīṣa-go-śakṛt-rāśi-saṅkula - filled with piles of dung from large buffaloes and cows
Compound noun ending in saṅkula (filled with), describing a place.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+mahiṣa+karīṣa+go+śakṛt+rāśi+saṅkula)
- mahā – great, mighty, large
adjective (feminine)
Feminine form of mahat, often used as a prefix. - mahiṣa – buffalo, great, powerful
noun (masculine) - karīṣa – cow dung, dried dung (fuel)
noun (neuter) - go – cow, bull, ox, earth, ray of light
noun (feminine) - śakṛt – dung, excrement, faeces
noun (neuter) - rāśi – heap, pile, quantity, mass
noun (masculine) - saṅkula – crowded, filled, full of, densely packed
adjective
From sam + root kul (to collect).
Prefix: sam
Root: kul (class 1)
Note: Modifies an implied śmaśānam (cremation ground).
तदुत्थ-भस्म-कूटैः (taduttha-bhasma-kūṭaiḥ) - with heaps of ash arisen from that (dung)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of taduttha-bhasma-kūṭa
taduttha-bhasma-kūṭa - heaps of ash produced from that (dung)
Compound noun, taduttha (arisen from that) qualifying bhasma (ash), which is then qualified by kūṭa (heap).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tat+uttha+bhasma+kūṭa)
- tat – that, it, this
pronoun (neuter) - uttha – risen, produced, grown, originated from
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From ud + root sthā (to stand). ud-sthā -> ut-thā -> uttha.
Prefix: ud
Root: sthā (class 1) - bhasma – ash, ashes
noun (neuter) - kūṭa – heap, pile, multitude, peak
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
वृतम् (vṛtam) - covered, surrounded, enveloped
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛta
vṛta - covered, surrounded, chosen, appointed
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root vṛ (to cover, enclose).
Root: vṛ (class 5)
Note: Modifies the implied śmaśānam.
सास्थिभिः (sāsthibhiḥ) - with bones, containing bones
(adjective)
Instrumental, plural of sāsthi
sāsthi - possessing bones, with bones
Bahuvrīhi compound of sa (with) and asthi (bone).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+asthi)
- sa – with, together with
indeclinable
Prefix meaning 'with'. - asthi – bone
noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with taduttha-bhasma-kūṭaiḥ.
उन्नतैः (unnataiḥ) - high, elevated, lofty
(adjective)
Instrumental, plural of unnata
unnata - raised, elevated, high, tall, developed
Past Passive Participle
From ud + root nam (to bend, bow). ud-nam -> un-nam -> unnata.
Prefix: ud
Root: nam (class 1)
Note: Agrees with taduttha-bhasma-kūṭaiḥ.