मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-87, verse-17
तानि चक्राण्यनेकानि विशमानानि तन्मुखम् ।
बभुर्यथार्कबिम्बानि सुबहूनि घनोदरम् ॥१७॥
बभुर्यथार्कबिम्बानि सुबहूनि घनोदरम् ॥१७॥
17. tāni cakrāṇyanekāni viśamānāni tanmukham .
babhuryathārkabimbāni subahūni ghanodaram.
babhuryathārkabimbāni subahūni ghanodaram.
17.
tāni cakrāṇi anekāni viśamānāni tat mukham
babhuḥ yathā arkabimbāni subahūni ghana udaram
babhuḥ yathā arkabimbāni subahūni ghana udaram
17.
Those numerous discs, as they entered her mouth, appeared like many suns entering the dark interior of a cloud.
Words meanings summery:
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- तानि (tāni) - those (discs) (those)
- चक्राणि (cakrāṇi) - discs, wheels
- अनेकानि (anekāni) - many, numerous
- विशमानानि (viśamānāni) - (as they were) entering (entering)
- तत् (tat) - her (referring to the Goddess) (that, her (neuter singular))
- मुखम् (mukham) - mouth, face, opening
- बभुः (babhuḥ) - they shone, appeared
- यथा (yathā) - as, like, in the manner that
- अर्कबिम्बानि (arkabimbāni) - sun-discs
- सुबहूनि (subahūni) - very many, numerous
- घन (ghana) - (of a) cloud, dark (cloud, dense, dark)
- उदरम् (udaram) - belly, interior
Words meanings and morphology
तानि (tāni) - those (discs) (those)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Also accusative plural neuter, but here likely nominative as subject.
चक्राणि (cakrāṇi) - discs, wheels
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of cakra
cakra - wheel, disc, discus (weapon)
Note: Also accusative plural neuter, but here likely nominative as subject.
अनेकानि (anekāni) - many, numerous
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of aneka
aneka - not one, many, numerous
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+eka)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - eka – one, single
numeral (masculine)
Note: Agrees with cakrāṇi
विशमानानि (viśamānāni) - (as they were) entering (entering)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of viśamāna
viśamāna - entering, going into
Present Middle Participle
From root viś, with suffix -māna
Root: viś (class 6)
Note: Agrees with cakrāṇi
तत् (tat) - her (referring to the Goddess) (that, her (neuter singular))
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it, her
मुखम् (mukham) - mouth, face, opening
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mukha
mukha - mouth, face, opening, front
बभुः (babhuḥ) - they shone, appeared
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhā
Root: bhā (class 2)
यथा (yathā) - as, like, in the manner that
(indeclinable)
अर्कबिम्बानि (arkabimbāni) - sun-discs
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of arkabimba
arkabimba - sun's disc, solar orb
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (arka+bimba)
- arka – sun, ray, fire
noun (masculine) - bimba – disc, orb, image, reflection
noun (neuter)
Note: Also accusative plural neuter, but here likely nominative.
सुबहूनि (subahūni) - very many, numerous
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, plural of subahu
subahu - very much, very many
Compound type : avyayībhāva (su+bahu)
- su – good, well, very
indeclinable - bahu – many, much
adjective (masculine)
Note: Agrees with arkabimbāni
घन (ghana) - (of a) cloud, dark (cloud, dense, dark)
(noun)
neuter, singular of ghana
ghana - cloud; dense, thick; mass
Note: Forms first part of karmadhāraya or tatpuruṣa compound with udara.
उदरम् (udaram) - belly, interior
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of udara
udara - belly, abdomen, interior, inside
Note: Takes accusative in the sense of 'entering into'.