दुर्गा-सप्तशती durgā-saptaśatī - chapter-13, verse-1

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मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
स तेन पितृवाक्येन भृशमुद्विग्नमानसः ।
कन्याभिलाषी विप्रर्षिः परिबभ्राम मेदिनीम् ॥१॥

1. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca .
sa tena pitṛvākyena bhṛśamudvignamānasaḥ .
kanyābhilāṣī viprarṣiḥ paribabhrāma medinīm.

1. mārkaṇḍeyaḥ uvāca saḥ tena pitṛvākyena bhṛśam
udvignamānasaḥ kanyābhilāṣī viprarṣiḥ paribabhrāma medinīm

1. Mārkaṇḍeya said, "He, the brahmin-sage (viprarṣi), with his mind greatly agitated by those words of his ancestors (pitṛ), and desiring a maiden, wandered across the earth."

Words meanings summery:

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मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - The sage Mārkaṇḍeya (Mārkaṇḍeya)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

सः (saḥ) - Ruci (he, that (man))

तेन (tena) - by those (words) (by that, with that)

पितृवाक्येन (pitṛvākyena) - by the words of the ancestors

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, intensely, exceedingly

उद्विग्नमानसः (udvignamānasaḥ) - having an agitated mind

कन्याभिलाषी (kanyābhilāṣī) - desiring a wife (desiring a maiden/daughter)

विप्रर्षिः (viprarṣiḥ) - the sage Ruci, who is a brahmin (brahmin-sage, royal sage)

परिबभ्राम (paribabhrāma) - he wandered around, roamed

मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the earth

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - The sage Mārkaṇḍeya (Mārkaṇḍeya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - name of a sage

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Tense

root vac, perfect 3rd singular active parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - Ruci (he, that (man))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Ruci.

तेन (tena) - by those (words) (by that, with that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पितृवाक्येन (pitṛvākyena) - by the words of the ancestors

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pitṛvākya

pitṛvākya - word/speech of the ancestors

Compound of pitṛ (ancestor) and vākya (word)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+vākya)

pitṛ – father, ancestor
noun (masculine)
vākya – word, speech, sentence, statement
noun (neuter)
Derived from root vac (to speak)
Root: vac (class 2)

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, intensely, exceedingly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying udvigna- (agitated).

उद्विग्नमानसः (udvignamānasaḥ) - having an agitated mind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udvignamānasa

udvignamānasa - having an agitated mind, distressed in mind

Bahuvrīhi compound: udvigna (agitated) + mānasa (mind)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (udvigna+mānasa)

udvigna – agitated, distressed, trembling
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root vij (to tremble) with prefix ud + kta suffix
Prefix: ud
Root: vij (class 6)
mānasa – mind, mental
noun (neuter)
Derived from manas (mind) + a suffix
Root: man (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying 'saḥ' (Ruci).

कन्याभिलाषी (kanyābhilāṣī) - desiring a wife (desiring a maiden/daughter)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kanyābhilāṣin

kanyābhilāṣin - desiring a girl, desiring a daughter

Agent Noun

Compound of kanyā (maiden) and abhilāṣin (desirous)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (kanyā+abhilāṣin)

kanyā – maiden, girl, daughter
noun (feminine)
abhilāṣin – desirous, longing, wishing for
adjective (masculine)
Agent Noun
Derived from root lāṣ (to desire) with prefix abhi + in suffix
Prefix: abhi
Root: lāṣ (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'saḥ' (Ruci).

विप्रर्षिः (viprarṣiḥ) - the sage Ruci, who is a brahmin (brahmin-sage, royal sage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viprarṣi

viprarṣi - brahmin-sage, holy sage, a sage who is a brahmin

Compound of vipra (brahmin) and ṛṣi (sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vipra+ṛṣi)