महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-212, verse-1

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
आपस्य मुदिता भार्या सहस्य परमा प्रिया ।
भूपतिर्भुवभर्ता च जनयत्पावकं परम् ॥१॥

1. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ,
āpasya muditā bhāryā sahasya paramā priyā ,
bhūpatirbhuvabhartā ca janayatpāvakaṁ param.

1. mārkaṇḍeyaḥ uvāca | āpasya muditā bhāryā sahasya paramā
priyā | bhūpatiḥ bhuvabhartā ca janayat pāvakam param

1. Mārkaṇḍeya said: Muditā was the wife of Āpa, and Paramā was the chief beloved of Saha. The Lord of the Earth, the Earth's sustainer, begot the supreme purifier (pāvaka).

Words meanings summery:

• मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Mārkaṇḍeya (a sage's name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• आपस्य (āpasya) - of Āpa, belonging to Āpa

• मुदिता (muditā) - Muditā, a proper name for the wife of Āpa (Muditā (a name), joyful, gladdened)

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife, a woman to be supported

• सहस्य (sahasya) - of Saha, belonging to Saha

• परमा (paramā) - Paramā, a proper name for the beloved of Saha (supreme, highest, most excellent, Paramā (a name))

• प्रिया (priyā) - beloved, dear (feminine), a beloved woman, wife

• भूपतिः (bhūpatiḥ) - An epithet for Saha, who is the progenitor of Pāvaka (lord of the earth, king)

• भुवभर्ता (bhuvabhartā) - An epithet for Saha, the progenitor of Pāvaka (sustainer of the earth, husband of the earth)

• च (ca) - and, also

• जनयत् (janayat) - acted as a finite verb 'begot' in this Puranic context (begot, produced, generating)

• पावकम् (pāvakam) - Pāvaka, a specific manifestation or offspring of Agni (fire, purifier, sacred fire)

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, excellent, subsequent

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Mārkaṇḍeya (a sage's name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - Mārkaṇḍeya (name of a famous sage)

Note: The narrator of the following verses.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, Parasmaipada

Root √vac, 2nd class, Perfect (Lit), 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

आपस्य (āpasya) - of Āpa, belonging to Āpa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of āpa

āpa - Āpa (name of a deity or an aspect of Agni), water

मुदिता (muditā) - Muditā, a proper name for the wife of Āpa (Muditā (a name), joyful, gladdened)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of muditā

muditā - Muditā (proper name), joyful, gladdened

Root: mud (class 1)

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife, a woman to be supported

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, a woman to be supported

Gerundive

Derived from root √bhṛ 'to bear, support' with suffix '-ya' (ṇyat)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

सहस्य (sahasya) - of Saha, belonging to Saha

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of saha

saha - Saha (name of a deity, aspect of Agni), strength, force

परमा (paramā) - Paramā, a proper name for the beloved of Saha (supreme, highest, most excellent, Paramā (a name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paramā

paramā - supreme, highest, most excellent, chief

प्रिया (priyā) - beloved, dear (feminine), a beloved woman, wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of priyā

priyā - beloved, dear (feminine), a beloved woman, wife

Feminine form of 'priya'

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Functions as a noun, meaning 'beloved (wife)'.

भूपतिः (bhūpatiḥ) - An epithet for Saha, who is the progenitor of Pāvaka (lord of the earth, king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūpati

bhūpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound of 'bhū' (earth) and 'pati' (lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+pati)

• bhū – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Likely an epithet for 'Saha'.

भुवभर्ता (bhuvabhartā) - An epithet for Saha, the progenitor of Pāvaka (sustainer of the earth, husband of the earth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhuvabhartṛ

bhuvabhartṛ - sustainer of the earth, husband of the earth

Compound of 'bhuva' (earth) and 'bhartṛ' (sustainer/husband)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhuva+bhartṛ)

• bhuva – earth, world (variant of bhū)
  noun (feminine)
• bhartṛ – sustainer, supporter, husband, lord
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root √bhṛ 'to bear, support', with suffix '-tṛ'
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Likely an epithet for 'Saha'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

जनयत् (janayat) - acted as a finite verb 'begot' in this Puranic context (begot, produced, generating)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of jan

Present Active Participle, Parasmaipada (used as finite verb)

Causative of root √jan, 10th class (janayati), Present Active Participle, Nominative Masculine Singular

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Used as a finite verb.

पावकम् (pāvakam) - Pāvaka, a specific manifestation or offspring of Agni (fire, purifier, sacred fire)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, purifier, sacred fire, clean

Derived from root √pū 'to purify'

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Functions as a proper noun, a specific fire deity.

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, excellent, subsequent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate

Note: Agrees with `pāvakam`.