मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-93, verse-46
विश्वपाता तथा धाता सप्तैवैते तथा गणाः ।
महान्महात्मा महितो महिमावान्महाबलः ॥४६॥
महान्महात्मा महितो महिमावान्महाबलः ॥४६॥
46. viśvapātā tathā dhātā saptaivaite tathā gaṇāḥ .
mahānmahātmā mahito mahimāvānmahābalaḥ.
mahānmahātmā mahito mahimāvānmahābalaḥ.
46.
viśvapātā tathā dhātā sapta eva ete tathā
gaṇāḥ mahān mahātmā mahitaḥ mahimāvān mahābalaḥ
gaṇāḥ mahān mahātmā mahitaḥ mahimāvān mahābalaḥ
46.
The protector of the universe and the sustainer—these are indeed the seven groups. As well, the Great, the great-souled (ātman), the honored, the glorious, and the greatly powerful ones [are described].
Words meanings summery:
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- विश्वपाता (viśvapātā) - protector of the universe
- तथा (tathā) - and (and, so, thus, also)
- धाता (dhātā) - sustainer (sustainer, creator, supporter)
- सप्त (sapta) - seven
- एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly, even)
- एते (ete) - these (groups) (these)
- तथा (tathā) - as well (and, so, thus, also)
- गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - groups (groups, attendants, classes, multitudes)
- महान् (mahān) - Great (great, mighty, large)
- महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled (ātman) (great-souled, noble, sublime)
- महितः (mahitaḥ) - honored (honored, revered, worshipped)
- महिमावान् (mahimāvān) - glorious (glorious, possessing greatness, majestic)
- महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - greatly powerful (greatly powerful, very strong)
Words meanings and morphology
विश्वपाता (viśvapātā) - protector of the universe
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvapātṛ
viśvapātṛ - protector of the universe, world-protector
Agent noun from viśva + root pā
Compound type : tatpurusha (viśva+pātṛ)
- viśva – all, universal, world
noun (neuter) - pātṛ – protector, preserver, father
noun (masculine)
Agent noun from root pā
Root: pā (class 2)
तथा (tathā) - and (and, so, thus, also)
(indeclinable)
धाता (dhātā) - sustainer (sustainer, creator, supporter)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhātṛ
dhātṛ - creator, establisher, sustainer, supporter
Agent noun from root dhā
Root: dhā (class 3)
सप्त (sapta) - seven
(numeral)
एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly, even)
(indeclinable)
एते (ete) - these (groups) (these)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
Demonstrative pronoun
तथा (tathā) - as well (and, so, thus, also)
(indeclinable)
गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - groups (groups, attendants, classes, multitudes)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gaṇa
gaṇa - troop, multitude, group, class, attendants of Shiva
Root: gaṇ (class 10)
महान् (mahān) - Great (great, mighty, large)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, mighty, eminent
महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled (ātman) (great-souled, noble, sublime)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman
mahātman - great-souled, noble, high-minded, supreme spirit
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)
- mahat – great, large, mighty
adjective - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, ego
noun (masculine)
Root: an (class 2)
महितः (mahitaḥ) - honored (honored, revered, worshipped)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahita
mahita - honored, revered, worshipped, greatened
Past Passive Participle
From root mah, to magnify, honor
Root: mah (class 1)
महिमावान् (mahimāvān) - glorious (glorious, possessing greatness, majestic)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahimāvat
mahimāvat - glorious, possessing greatness, majestic, powerful
Possessive suffix -vat added to mahimā
महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - greatly powerful (greatly powerful, very strong)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala
mahābala - greatly powerful, very strong, mighty
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+bala)
- mahat – great, large, mighty
adjective - bala – strength, power, might, force
noun (neuter)
Root: bal (class 1)