मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-8, verse-146
मत्स्यं कूर्मं वराहञ्च श्वाविधं कुक्कुटं शुकम् ।
शारिकां स्थावरांश्चैव सर्पमन्यांश्व देहिनः ॥१४६॥
शारिकां स्थावरांश्चैव सर्पमन्यांश्व देहिनः ॥१४६॥
146. matsyaṃ kūrmaṃ varāhañca śvāvidhaṃ kukkuṭaṃ śukam .
śārikāṃ sthāvarāṃścaiva sarpamanyāṃśva dehinaḥ.
śārikāṃ sthāvarāṃścaiva sarpamanyāṃśva dehinaḥ.
146.
matsyam kūrmam varāham ca śvāvidham kukkuṭam śukam
śārikām sthāvarān ca eva sarpam anyān ca dehinaḥ
śārikām sthāvarān ca eva sarpam anyān ca dehinaḥ
146.
He (saw himself in the form of) a fish, a tortoise, a boar, a porcupine, a cock, a parrot, a starling, and indeed plants, a snake, and other embodied beings.
Words meanings summery:
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- मत्स्यम् (matsyam) - a fish
- कूर्मम् (kūrmam) - a tortoise, a turtle
- वराहम् (varāham) - a boar, a wild hog
- च (ca) - and
- श्वाविधम् (śvāvidham) - a porcupine
- कुक्कुटम् (kukkuṭam) - a cock, a fowl
- शुकम् (śukam) - a parrot
- शारिकाम् (śārikām) - a starling, a mynah bird
- स्थावरान् (sthāvarān) - immovable beings, plants, trees
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
- सर्पम् (sarpam) - a snake
- अन्यान् (anyān) - other embodied beings (other (ones))
- च (ca) - and
- देहिनः (dehinaḥ) - embodied beings, living beings
Words meanings and morphology
मत्स्यम् (matsyam) - a fish
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of matsya
matsya - fish
Root: mad (class 1)
Note: Object of 'apaśyat' (from previous verse).
कूर्मम् (kūrmam) - a tortoise, a turtle
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kūrma
kūrma - tortoise, turtle
Note: Object of 'apaśyat'.
वराहम् (varāham) - a boar, a wild hog
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of varāha
varāha - boar, wild hog
Root: vṛ (class 1)
Note: Object of 'apaśyat'.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
श्वाविधम् (śvāvidham) - a porcupine
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śvāvidha
śvāvidha - porcupine
Note: Object of 'apaśyat'.
कुक्कुटम् (kukkuṭam) - a cock, a fowl
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kukkuṭa
kukkuṭa - cock, fowl, chicken
Note: Object of 'apaśyat'.
शुकम् (śukam) - a parrot
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śuka
śuka - parrot
From root 'śuc' (to shine) but etymology for bird is debated.
Root: śuc (class 1)
Note: Object of 'apaśyat'.
शारिकाम् (śārikām) - a starling, a mynah bird
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śārikā
śārikā - starling, mynah bird
Note: Object of 'apaśyat'.
स्थावरान् (sthāvarān) - immovable beings, plants, trees
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sthāvara
sthāvara - immovable, stationary, plant, tree
From root 'sthā' (to stand) + 'vara' suffix
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Object of 'apaśyat'.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Joins 'sthāvarān' and 'eva'.
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle
सर्पम् (sarpam) - a snake
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sarpa
sarpa - snake, serpent
From root 'sṛp' (to creep, glide)
Root: sṛp (class 1)
Note: Object of 'apaśyat'.
अन्यान् (anyān) - other embodied beings (other (ones))
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, different
Note: Object of 'apaśyat'.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Joins 'sarpam' and 'anyān dehinaḥ'.
देहिनः (dehinaḥ) - embodied beings, living beings
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of dehin
dehin - embodied, living being, individual soul
From 'deha' (body) + suffix '-in'
Note: Object of 'apaśyat'. It refers to all the beings in the list, and 'anyān' refers to "other" such 'dehinaḥ'.