मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-84, verse-25
प्राच्यां रक्ष प्रतीच्यां च चण्डिके रक्ष दक्षिणे ।
भ्रामणेनात्मशूलस्य उत्तरस्यां तथेश्वरि ॥२५॥
भ्रामणेनात्मशूलस्य उत्तरस्यां तथेश्वरि ॥२५॥
25. prācyāṃ rakṣa pratīcyāṃ ca caṇḍike rakṣa dakṣiṇe .
bhrāmaṇenātmaśūlasya uttarasyāṃ tatheśvari.
bhrāmaṇenātmaśūlasya uttarasyāṃ tatheśvari.
25.
prācyām rakṣa pratīcyām ca caṇḍike rakṣa dakṣiṇe
bhrāmaṇena ātmaśūlasya uttarasyām tathā īśvari
bhrāmaṇena ātmaśūlasya uttarasyām tathā īśvari
25.
O Caṇḍikā, protect (me) in the east and in the west. O Īśvarī, protect (me) in the south; and likewise, in the north, by the whirling of your own trident (śūla).
Words meanings summery:
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- प्राच्याम् (prācyām) - in the eastern direction
- रक्ष (rakṣa) - protect!
- प्रतीच्याम् (pratīcyām) - in the western direction
- च (ca) - and
- चण्डिके (caṇḍike) - Vocative address to the goddess Caṇḍikā. (O Caṇḍikā (a fierce aspect of Devī))
- रक्ष (rakṣa) - protect!
- दक्षिणे (dakṣiṇe) - in the south
- भ्रामणेन (bhrāmaṇena) - by the whirling, by the causing to roam
- आत्मशूलस्य (ātmaśūlasya) - The trident belonging to the goddess herself. (of one's own trident (śūla))
- उत्तरस्याम् (uttarasyām) - in the northern direction
- तथा (tathā) - In this context, it functions as "and also" or "likewise". (thus, so, likewise, and)
- ईश्वरि (īśvari) - Vocative address to the Goddess, referring to Devī. (O Goddess, O Lady)
Words meanings and morphology
प्राच्याम् (prācyām) - in the eastern direction
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of prācyā
prācyā - eastern, in the east (feminine)
From prāñc (going forward/east) + ṭyap suffix, feminine ā.
रक्ष (rakṣa) - protect!
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of rakṣ
imperative
2nd person singular active imperative
Root: rakṣ (class 1)
प्रतीच्याम् (pratīcyām) - in the western direction
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of pratīcyā
pratīcyā - western, in the west (feminine)
From pratīñc (going backward/west) + ṭyap suffix, feminine ā.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
चण्डिके (caṇḍike) - Vocative address to the goddess Caṇḍikā. (O Caṇḍikā (a fierce aspect of Devī))
(proper noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of caṇḍikā
caṇḍikā - Caṇḍikā (name of a goddess), fierce, passionate
From caṇḍa (fierce) + ka (diminutive/feminine suffix).
रक्ष (rakṣa) - protect!
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of rakṣ
imperative
2nd person singular active imperative
Root: rakṣ (class 1)
दक्षिणे (dakṣiṇe) - in the south
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇā
dakṣiṇā - southern, right, in the south (feminine)
From dakṣiṇa (south/right) + feminine ā.
भ्रामणेन (bhrāmaṇena) - by the whirling, by the causing to roam
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of bhrāmaṇa
bhrāmaṇa - whirling, revolving, causing to roam
Action noun from causative root bhram (to wander) + ṇic (causative) + ana suffix.
Root: bhram (class 1)
आत्मशूलस्य (ātmaśūlasya) - The trident belonging to the goddess herself. (of one's own trident (śūla))
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of ātmaśūla
ātmaśūla - one's own trident
Tatpuruṣa compound
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+śūla)
- ātman – self, soul, essence, spirit
noun (masculine) - śūla – spear, trident, pain, stake
noun (neuter)
उत्तरस्याम् (uttarasyām) - in the northern direction
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of uttarasyā
uttarasyā - northern, in the north (feminine)
From uttara (north) + feminine ā.
तथा (tathā) - In this context, it functions as "and also" or "likewise". (thus, so, likewise, and)
(indeclinable)
From tad (that) + thā suffix.
ईश्वरि (īśvari) - Vocative address to the Goddess, referring to Devī. (O Goddess, O Lady)
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of īśvarī
īśvarī - goddess, queen, mistress, wife of Īśvara
Feminine form of īśvara (lord).
Root: īś (class 2)