मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-99, verse-6
उत्तरात्प्रकटीभूतं वदनात्तस्य वेधसः ।
सुखसत्त्वतमःप्रायं सौम्यासौम्यस्वरूपवत् ॥६॥
सुखसत्त्वतमःप्रायं सौम्यासौम्यस्वरूपवत् ॥६॥
6. uttarātprakaṭībhūtaṃ vadanāttasya vedhasaḥ .
sukhasattvatamaḥprāyaṃ saumyāsaumyasvarūpavat.
sukhasattvatamaḥprāyaṃ saumyāsaumyasvarūpavat.
6.
uttarāt prakaṭībhūtam vadanāt tasya vedhasaḥ
sukhasattvatamaḥprāyam saumyāsaumyasvarūpavat
sukhasattvatamaḥprāyam saumyāsaumyasvarūpavat
6.
From the northern face of that creator (brahman) Brahmā, there manifested that which is predominantly characterized by pleasure, purity (sattva), and darkness (tamas), and which possesses both gentle and fierce forms.
Words meanings summery:
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- उत्तरात् (uttarāt) - from the northern (direction/face) (from the northern, from the later)
- प्रकटीभूतम् (prakaṭībhūtam) - manifested, revealed, become apparent
- वदनात् (vadanāt) - from the face, from the mouth
- तस्य (tasya) - of him (Brahmā) (of him, his, of that)
- वेधसः (vedhasaḥ) - of Brahmā, the creator (brahman) (of the creator, of Brahmā)
- सुखसत्त्वतमःप्रायम् (sukhasattvatamaḥprāyam) - predominantly characterized by pleasure, purity (sattva), and darkness (tamas) (predominantly consisting of pleasure, sattva (purity), and tamas (darkness/inertia))
- सौम्यासौम्यस्वरूपवत् (saumyāsaumyasvarūpavat) - having both gentle and fierce forms
Words meanings and morphology
उत्तरात् (uttarāt) - from the northern (direction/face) (from the northern, from the later)
(adjective)
Ablative, neuter, singular of uttara
uttara - northern, later, superior
Note: Paired with `vadanāt`.
प्रकटीभूतम् (prakaṭībhūtam) - manifested, revealed, become apparent
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of prakaṭībhūta
prakaṭībhūta - manifested, appeared
Past Passive Participle
from `prakaṭa` (visible, apparent) + root `bhū` (to be, become) + `kta` suffix (forms `prakaṭībhū` verb stem, then participle)
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Qualifies the implied subject, probably a Veda or its essence.
वदनात् (vadanāt) - from the face, from the mouth
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of vadana
vadana - face, mouth, speaking
from root `vad` (to speak)
Root: vad (class 1)
तस्य (tasya) - of him (Brahmā) (of him, his, of that)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, it
Note: Refers to Brahmā, implied from previous verses.
वेधसः (vedhasaḥ) - of Brahmā, the creator (brahman) (of the creator, of Brahmā)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vedhas
vedhas - creator, disposer, Brahmā
from root `vidh` (to arrange, create)
Root: vidh (class 6)
सुखसत्त्वतमःप्रायम् (sukhasattvatamaḥprāyam) - predominantly characterized by pleasure, purity (sattva), and darkness (tamas) (predominantly consisting of pleasure, sattva (purity), and tamas (darkness/inertia))
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sukhasattvatamaḥprāya
sukhasattvatamaḥprāya - predominantly pleasure, sattva, and tamas
compound
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sukha+sattva+tamas+prāya)
- sukha – pleasure, happiness, ease
noun (neuter) - sattva – purity, goodness, essence
noun (neuter)
from root `as` (to be) + `tva` (suffix)
Root: as (class 2) - tamas – darkness, ignorance, inertia
noun (neuter)
from root `tam` (to be bewildered)
Root: tam (class 4) - prāya – abundance, predominance, inclination
noun (masculine)
from `pra-i` (to go forth, to abound)
Prefix: pra
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Qualifies the implied subject.
सौम्यासौम्यस्वरूपवत् (saumyāsaumyasvarūpavat) - having both gentle and fierce forms
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of saumyāsaumyasvarūpavat
saumyāsaumyasvarūpavat - having both gentle and fierce forms
compound ending with `vat` suffix (possessive)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saumya+asaumya+svarūpa+vat)
- saumya – gentle, benign, lunar
adjective (masculine)
from `soma` (moon) - asaumya – fierce, not gentle
adjective (masculine)
`a` (not) + `saumya` (gentle) - svarūpa – one's own form, inherent nature
noun (neuter)
`sva` (own) + `rūpa` (form) - vat – having, possessing
suffix
possessive suffix
Note: Qualifies the implied subject.