मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-8, verse-42
अश्वमेधसहस्रं च सत्यं च तुलया धृतम् ।
अश्वमेधसहस्राद्धि सत्यमेव विशिष्यते ॥४२॥
अश्वमेधसहस्राद्धि सत्यमेव विशिष्यते ॥४२॥
42. aśvamedhasahasraṃ ca satyaṃ ca tulayā dhṛtam .
aśvamedhasahasrāddhi satyameva viśiṣyate.
aśvamedhasahasrāddhi satyameva viśiṣyate.
42.
aśvamedhasahasram ca satyam ca tulayā dhṛtam
aśvamedhasahasrāt hi satyam eva viśiṣyate
aśvamedhasahasrāt hi satyam eva viśiṣyate
42.
aśvamedhasahasram ca satyam ca tulayā dhṛtam.
hi aśvamedhasahasrāt satyam eva viśiṣyate.
hi aśvamedhasahasrāt satyam eva viśiṣyate.
42.
A thousand horse Vedic rituals (yajñas) and truth were once weighed on a scale. Indeed, truth alone is superior to a thousand horse Vedic rituals (yajñas).
Words meanings summery:
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- अश्वमेधसहस्रम् (aśvamedhasahasram) - a thousand horse Vedic rituals
- च (ca) - and
- सत्यम् (satyam) - truth
- च (ca) - and
- तुलया (tulayā) - by a scale, with a balance
- धृतम् (dhṛtam) - held, supported
- अश्वमेधसहस्रात् (aśvamedhasahasrāt) - than a thousand horse Vedic rituals
- हि (hi) - Emphatic particle, 'indeed' (indeed, for, surely)
- सत्यम् (satyam) - truth
- एव (eva) - alone (only, alone, indeed)
- विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - is distinguished, is superior
Words meanings and morphology
अश्वमेधसहस्रम् (aśvamedhasahasram) - a thousand horse Vedic rituals
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of aśvamedhasahasra
aśvamedhasahasra - a thousand horse Vedic rituals
Compound type : dvigu (aśvamedha+sahasra)
- aśvamedha – horse Vedic ritual, a major royal consecration ceremony (yajña)
noun (masculine) - sahasra – thousand
noun (neuter)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
सत्यम् (satyam) - truth
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of satya
satya - truth, real, true
Root: sat (class 2)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
तुलया (tulayā) - by a scale, with a balance
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of tulā
tulā - scale, balance, likeness
Root: tul (class 10)
धृतम् (dhṛtam) - held, supported
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dhṛta
dhṛta - held, borne, supported, maintained
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root dhṛ (to hold, bear)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
अश्वमेधसहस्रात् (aśvamedhasahasrāt) - than a thousand horse Vedic rituals
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of aśvamedhasahasra
aśvamedhasahasra - a thousand horse Vedic rituals
Compound type : dvigu (aśvamedha+sahasra)
- aśvamedha – horse Vedic ritual, a major royal consecration ceremony (yajña)
noun (masculine) - sahasra – thousand
noun (neuter)
हि (hi) - Emphatic particle, 'indeed' (indeed, for, surely)
(indeclinable)
सत्यम् (satyam) - truth
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of satya
satya - truth, real, true
Root: sat (class 2)
एव (eva) - alone (only, alone, indeed)
(indeclinable)
विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - is distinguished, is superior
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, Present (lat) of śiṣ
Present Passive / Middle
Root śiṣ (to distinguish), class 7, present 3rd singular middle voice with prefix vi-
Prefix: vi
Root: śiṣ (class 7)