मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-1, verse-38

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मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
तासां संभ्रममालोक्य भगवान् पाकशासनः ।
पृच्छ्यतां मुनिरित्याह वक्ता यां वो गुणाधिकाम् ॥३८॥

38. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca .
tāsāṃ saṃbhramamālokya bhagavān pākaśāsanaḥ .
pṛcchyatāṃ munirityāha vaktā yāṃ vo guṇādhikām.

38. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca tāsām saṃbhramam ālokya bhagavān
pākaśāsanaḥ pṛcchyatām muniḥ iti āha vaktā yām vaḥ guṇādhikām

38. Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having observed the agitation of those women, the revered Indra (Pākaśāsana) then said, 'Let the sage be asked which among you is superior in qualities.'

Words meanings summery:

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मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Mārkaṇḍeya (proper noun)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

तासाम् (tāsām) - of those women (the dancers) (of them (feminine plural))

संभ्रमम् (saṁbhramam) - confusion, agitation, excitement, haste

आलोक्य (ālokya) - having seen, having observed

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the glorious, the revered, the divine

पाकशासनः (pākaśāsanaḥ) - the god Indra (Indra (slayer of Pāka demon), discipliner of the raw)

पृच्छ्यताम् (pṛcchyatām) - let him be asked, he should be questioned

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic, silent one

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (quotation marker)

आह (āha) - said, spoke

वक्ता (vaktā) - speaker, one who speaks, a teacher

याम् (yām) - the one (woman) whom (whom (feminine singular))

वः (vaḥ) - among you (plural) (of you (plural), to you (plural), you (plural accusative))

गुणाधिकाम् (guṇādhikām) - superior in qualities (feminine singular accusative)

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Mārkaṇḍeya (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - Name of a famous sage

Note: Sage's name.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd person singular, parasmaipada. Irregular form.

Root: vac (class 2)

तासाम् (tāsām) - of those women (the dancers) (of them (feminine plural))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Possessive, related to saṃbhramam.

संभ्रमम् (saṁbhramam) - confusion, agitation, excitement, haste

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃbhrama

saṁbhrama - confusion, agitation, excitement, bewilderment, haste

From sam-bhram (to reel, wander).

Prefix: sam

Root: bhram (class 1)

आलोक्य (ālokya) - having seen, having observed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From ā-lok (to see, look at).

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 10)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the glorious, the revered, the divine

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - glorious, divine, blessed, revered, possessing fortune

Possessive suffix mat/vat on bhaga (fortune).

Note: Refers to Indra.

पाकशासनः (pākaśāsanaḥ) - the god Indra (Indra (slayer of Pāka demon), discipliner of the raw)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pākaśāsana

pākaśāsana - Indra (as slayer of the demon Pāka), discipliner of the raw/immature

Compound pāka (demon name or raw) + śāsana (ruler, punisher).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāka+śāsana)

pāka – demon Pāka, immature, simple, raw
noun (masculine)
śāsana – ruler, punisher, discipliner, command
noun (masculine)
From śās (to rule, punish).
Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Subject of āha.

पृच्छ्यताम् (pṛcchyatām) - let him be asked, he should be questioned

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of prach

Imperative (Loṭ), 3rd person singular, ātmanepada, passive voice.

Root: prach (class 6)

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic, silent one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, inspired, silent one, a seer

Root: man (class 4)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (quotation marker)