मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-94, verse-9
नमो गणेभ्यः सप्तभ्यस्तथा लोकेषु सप्तसु ।
स्वयंभुवे नमस्यामि ब्रह्मणे योगचक्षुषे ॥९॥
स्वयंभुवे नमस्यामि ब्रह्मणे योगचक्षुषे ॥९॥
9. namo gaṇebhyaḥ saptabhyastathā lokeṣu saptasu .
svayaṃbhuve namasyāmi brahmaṇe yogacakṣuṣe.
svayaṃbhuve namasyāmi brahmaṇe yogacakṣuṣe.
9.
namaḥ gaṇebhyaḥ saptabhyaḥ tathā lokeṣu saptasu
svayambhuve namasyāmi brahmaṇe yogacakṣuṣe
svayambhuve namasyāmi brahmaṇe yogacakṣuṣe
9.
Homage to the seven groups (gaṇas) and to the seven worlds. I bow down to the self-existent one (Svayambhu), to Brahmā (brahman), whose insight is (yoga).
Words meanings summery:
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- नमः (namaḥ) - homage, salutation, obeisance
- गणेभ्यः (gaṇebhyaḥ) - to the groups, to the hosts, to the assemblages
- सप्तभ्यः (saptabhyaḥ) - to the seven
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, and
- लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - implicitly 'to the worlds' in the context of salutations, despite the grammatical case (in the worlds)
- सप्तसु (saptasu) - in the seven
- स्वयम्भुवे (svayambhuve) - to the self-existent one
- नमस्यामि (namasyāmi) - I salute, I bow down, I worship
- ब्रह्मणे (brahmaṇe) - To the creator god Brahmā, in conjunction with 'Svayambhū' and 'yoga-cakṣuṣe'. (to Brahmā; to the ultimate reality (brahman))
- योगचक्षुषे (yogacakṣuṣe) - to the one whose eye is yoga (yoga), to the one who sees through yoga (yoga), to the one whose insight is yoga (yoga)
Words meanings and morphology
नमः (namaḥ) - homage, salutation, obeisance
(indeclinable)
गणेभ्यः (gaṇebhyaḥ) - to the groups, to the hosts, to the assemblages
(noun)
Dative, masculine, plural of gaṇa
gaṇa - group, host, troop, collection, class
सप्तभ्यः (saptabhyaḥ) - to the seven
(adjective)
Dative, plural of saptan
saptan - seven
Note: Agrees with gaṇebhyaḥ.
तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus, and
(indeclinable)
लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - implicitly 'to the worlds' in the context of salutations, despite the grammatical case (in the worlds)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of loka
loka - world, realm, people, mankind
Note: Grammatically locative, but semantically understood as an object of salutation in dative context.
सप्तसु (saptasu) - in the seven
(adjective)
Locative, plural of saptan
saptan - seven
Note: Agrees with lokeṣu.
स्वयम्भुवे (svayambhuve) - to the self-existent one
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of svayambhū
svayambhū - self-existent, self-born, self-created; a name of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva, or the Supreme Being
Compound of svayam (self) + bhū (being/born).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svayam+bhū)
- svayam – by oneself, voluntarily
indeclinable - bhū – being, existence; the earth; (as a suffix) born from, becoming
noun (feminine)
Root: bhū (class 1)
नमस्यामि (namasyāmi) - I salute, I bow down, I worship
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of namasya
Denominative verb from namas
Derived from the noun 'namas' with the suffix '-ya'.
Root: namas (class 10)
ब्रह्मणे (brahmaṇe) - To the creator god Brahmā, in conjunction with 'Svayambhū' and 'yoga-cakṣuṣe'. (to Brahmā; to the ultimate reality (brahman))
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of brahman
brahman - the creator god Brahmā (masculine); the ultimate reality, the absolute (neuter)
Root: bṛh (class 1)
Note: Here refers to the deity Brahmā.
योगचक्षुषे (yogacakṣuṣe) - to the one whose eye is yoga (yoga), to the one who sees through yoga (yoga), to the one whose insight is yoga (yoga)
(adjective)
Dative, masculine, singular of yogacakṣus
yogacakṣus - one whose eye is spiritual discipline/meditation (yoga); perceiving through yoga (yoga); having spiritual insight
Bahuvrīhi compound: yoga (spiritual discipline/meditation) + cakṣus (eye/sight).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yoga+cakṣus)
- yoga – union, conjunction; spiritual discipline, meditation, practice (yoga)
noun (masculine)
Root: yuj (class 7) - cakṣus – eye, sight, vision, light
noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with Svayambhuve/Brahmā.