महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-208, verse-1

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
ब्रह्मणो यस्तृतीयस्तु पुत्रः कुरुकुलोद्वह ।
तस्यापवसुता भार्या प्रजास्तस्यापि मे शृणु ॥१॥

1. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ,
brahmaṇo yastṛtīyastu putraḥ kurukulodvaha ,
tasyāpavasutā bhāryā prajāstasyāpi me śṛṇu.

1. mārkaṇḍeyaḥ uvāca | brahmaṇaḥ yaḥ tṛtīyaḥ tu putraḥ
kurukulodvaha | tasya apavasutā bhāryā prajāḥ tasya api me śṛṇu

1. Mārkaṇḍeya said: O upholder of the Kuru lineage, listen to me about the progeny of Brahmā's third son. His wife was Apavasutā.

1. מָארְקַנְדֵיַה אמר, הו נצר לשושלת קוּרוּ, שמע ממני גם על צאצאיו של הבן השלישי של בְּרַהְמָה, אשר אשתו הייתה בתו של אַפַּה.

Words meanings summery:

• मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Sage Mārkaṇḍeya (Mārkaṇḍeya)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• तृतीयः (tṛtīyaḥ) - third

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, and

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• कुरुकुलोद्वह (kurukulodvaha) - Refers to Janamejaya, the listener of the Mahābhārata. (O upholder of the Kuru lineage)

• तस्य (tasya) - Refers to Brahmā's third son (Aṅgiras). (his, of him)

• अपवसुता (apavasutā) - The name of the wife of Brahmā's third son (Aṅgiras). (Apavasutā (a proper noun))

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - progeny, offspring, descendants

• तस्य (tasya) - Refers to Brahmā's third son (Aṅgiras). (his, of him)

• अपि (api) - also, even

• मे (me) - From me (Mārkaṇḍeya). (from me, to me, by me, my)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - 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 (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

Irregular perfect form from √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), prayer, sacred word, the Absolute (brahman)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

तृतीयः (tṛtīyaḥ) - third

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tṛtīya

tṛtīya - third

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, and

(indeclinable)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

कुरुकुलोद्वह (kurukulodvaha) - Refers to Janamejaya, the listener of the Mahābhārata. (O upholder of the Kuru lineage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurukulodvaha

kurukulodvaha - upholder of the Kuru lineage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+kula+udvaha)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kula – family, lineage, race
  noun (neuter)
• udvaha – bearer, upholder, supporter
  noun (masculine)
  From ud-√vah (to carry up)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Refers to Janamejaya.

तस्य (tasya) - Refers to Brahmā's third son (Aṅgiras). (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अपवसुता (apavasutā) - The name of the wife of Brahmā's third son (Aṅgiras). (Apavasutā (a proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apavasutā

apavasutā - name of a woman

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, woman to be supported

Gerundive

From √bhṛ (to bear, support) + -ya. Means 'one to be maintained/supported'.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - progeny, offspring, descendants

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, subjects, people

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

तस्य (tasya) - Refers to Brahmā's third son (Aṅgiras). (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - From me (Mārkaṇḍeya). (from me, to me, by me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Dative/Genitive/Ablative singular form of 'aham'

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative Active

Root: śru (class 5)

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