मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-96, verse-36
अपः सृजसि देवत्वं त्वमत्सि पुनरेव ताः ।
पच्यमानास्त्वया ताश्च प्राणिनां पुष्टिकारणम् ॥३६॥
पच्यमानास्त्वया ताश्च प्राणिनां पुष्टिकारणम् ॥३६॥
36. apaḥ sṛjasi devatvaṃ tvamatsi punareva tāḥ .
pacyamānāstvayā tāśca prāṇināṃ puṣṭikāraṇam.
pacyamānāstvayā tāśca prāṇināṃ puṣṭikāraṇam.
36.
apaḥ sṛjasi devatvam tvam atsi punaḥ eva tāḥ
pacyamānāḥ tvayā tāḥ ca prāṇinām puṣṭikāraṇam
pacyamānāḥ tvayā tāḥ ca prāṇinām puṣṭikāraṇam
36.
You create the waters and also divine nature (devatvam). You yourself consume those (waters) again. And these (waters), being digested by you, are the cause of nourishment for living beings.
Words meanings summery:
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- अपः (apaḥ) - waters
- सृजसि (sṛjasi) - you create, you emit, you produce
- देवत्वम् (devatvam) - Refers to the divine state or quality that Agni also creates. (divinity, divine nature, godhead)
- त्वम् (tvam) - Refers to Agni. (you)
- अत्सि (atsi) - Refers to Agni consuming the waters. (you eat, you consume)
- पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more
- एव (eva) - Emphasizes the action being done by "you". (alone, only, indeed)
- ताः (tāḥ) - Refers to the waters (`apaḥ`) as the object of consumption. (those, them)
- पच्यमानाः (pacyamānāḥ) - Refers to the waters being processed by Agni. (being cooked, being digested, being ripened)
- त्वया (tvayā) - by you
- ताः (tāḥ) - Refers to the waters (`apaḥ`) acting as the cause of nourishment. (those, they)
- च (ca) - and, also
- प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings, of creatures
- पुष्टिकारणम् (puṣṭikāraṇam) - The waters become the cause. (cause of nourishment, source of strength)
Words meanings and morphology
अपः (apaḥ) - waters
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of ap
ap - water
Always plural
सृजसि (sṛjasi) - you create, you emit, you produce
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of sṛjati
Present indicative, 2nd person singular, Parasmaipada.
Root: sṛj (class 6)
देवत्वम् (devatvam) - Refers to the divine state or quality that Agni also creates. (divinity, divine nature, godhead)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of devatva
devatva - divinity, godhead, divine nature, the state of a god
From `deva` + `tva` (suffix for abstract noun).
त्वम् (tvam) - Refers to Agni. (you)
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of tvam
tvam - you (singular)
अत्सि (atsi) - Refers to Agni consuming the waters. (you eat, you consume)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of atti
Present indicative, 2nd person singular, Parasmaipada.
Root: ad (class 2)
पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more
(indeclinable)
`punar` is the general form, `punaḥ` when sandhi with certain consonants.
एव (eva) - Emphasizes the action being done by "you". (alone, only, indeed)
(indeclinable)
ताः (tāḥ) - Refers to the waters (`apaḥ`) as the object of consumption. (those, them)
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
पच्यमानाः (pacyamānāḥ) - Refers to the waters being processed by Agni. (being cooked, being digested, being ripened)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of pacyamāna
pac - to cook, to digest, to ripen
Present Passive Participle
Formed from root `pac` + `yamāna` (passive participle suffix). Feminine nominative plural.
Root: pac (class 1)
Note: Qualifies `tāḥ` (the waters) later in the sentence which are in nominative case.
त्वया (tvayā) - by you
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of tvam
tvam - you (singular)
ताः (tāḥ) - Refers to the waters (`apaḥ`) acting as the cause of nourishment. (those, they)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings, of creatures
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of prāṇin
prāṇin - living being, animate creature
From `prāṇa` + `in` (suffix indicating possession).
पुष्टिकारणम् (puṣṭikāraṇam) - The waters become the cause. (cause of nourishment, source of strength)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of puṣṭikāraṇa
puṣṭikāraṇa - cause of nourishment, means of growth/strength
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṣṭi+kāraṇa)
- puṣṭi – nourishment, growth, prosperity
noun (feminine)
Root: puṣ (class 4) - kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
noun (neuter)
From root `kṛ` (to do) + `ana` (suffix).
Root: kṛ (class 8)