मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-98, verse-8
तदयं श्रूयतां वंशो यतो वंशाः सहस्रशः ।
भिद्यन्ते मनुजेन्द्राणामवरोहा यथा वटात् ॥८॥
भिद्यन्ते मनुजेन्द्राणामवरोहा यथा वटात् ॥८॥
8. tadayaṃ śrūyatāṃ vaṃśo yato vaṃśāḥ sahasraśaḥ .
bhidyante manujendrāṇāmavarohā yathā vaṭāt.
bhidyante manujendrāṇāmavarohā yathā vaṭāt.
8.
tat ayam śrūyatām vaṃśaḥ yataḥ vaṃśāḥ sahasraśaḥ
bhidyante manujendrāṇām avarohāḥ yathā vaṭāt
bhidyante manujendrāṇām avarohāḥ yathā vaṭāt
8.
Therefore, let this lineage be heard, from which thousands of royal lineages branch off, just as aerial roots descend from a banyan tree.
Words meanings summery:
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- तत् (tat) - therefore, so, that
- अयम् (ayam) - this, he
- श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - let it be heard
- वंशः (vaṁśaḥ) - lineage, family, race
- यतः (yataḥ) - from which, since, because
- वंशाः (vaṁśāḥ) - lineages, families
- सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands
- भिद्यन्ते (bhidyante) - are divided, split, branch off
- मनुजेन्द्राणाम् (manujendrāṇām) - of kings, of chiefs among men
- अवरोहाः (avarohāḥ) - aerial roots, descending branches
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which manner
- वटात् (vaṭāt) - from a banyan tree
Words meanings and morphology
तत् (tat) - therefore, so, that
(indeclinable)
अयम् (ayam) - this, he
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, he, she, it (proximal demonstrative pronoun)
Note: Refers to 'vaṃśa'.
श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - let it be heard
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of śru
Root: śru (class 5)
वंशः (vaṁśaḥ) - lineage, family, race
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vaṃśa
vaṁśa - bamboo, family, lineage, race, dynasty
यतः (yataḥ) - from which, since, because
(indeclinable)
Note: Used here in ablative sense 'from which'.
वंशाः (vaṁśāḥ) - lineages, families
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vaṃśa
vaṁśa - bamboo, family, lineage, race, dynasty
सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands
(indeclinable)
Suffix -śas expressing distribution or manner
भिद्यन्ते (bhidyante) - are divided, split, branch off
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of bhid
Root: bhid (class 7)
मनुजेन्द्राणाम् (manujendrāṇām) - of kings, of chiefs among men
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of manujendra
manujendra - king, lord of men, chief of men
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (manuja+indra)
- manuja – man, human being
noun (masculine)
From manu + ja (born)
Root: jan (class 4) - indra – chief, lord, best
noun (masculine)
अवरोहाः (avarohāḥ) - aerial roots, descending branches
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of avaroha
avaroha - descending, descending root, aerial root (of a banyan tree)
From ava-ruh
Prefix: ava
Root: ruh (class 1)
यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which manner
(indeclinable)
वटात् (vaṭāt) - from a banyan tree
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of vaṭa
vaṭa - banyan tree (Ficus Indica)