मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-1, verse-41

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मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सर्वा वेपतकन्धराः ।
अशक्यमेतदस्माकमिति ताश्चक्रिरे कथाः ॥४१॥

41. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca .
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā sarvā vepatakandharāḥ .
aśakyametadasmākamiti tāścakrire kathāḥ.

41. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca tasya tat vacanam śrutvā sarvāḥ
vepatakandharāḥ aśakyam etat asmākam iti tāḥ cakrire kathāḥ

41. Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having heard his words, all of them, with trembling shoulders, began to discuss (kathā) amongst themselves, saying, 'This is impossible for us.'

Words meanings summery:

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मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Mārkaṇḍeya

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

तत् (tat) - his (referring to the speech) (that)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (feminine)

वेपतकन्धराः (vepatakandharāḥ) - having trembling shoulders, with trembling shoulders

अशक्यम् (aśakyam) - impossible, not capable

एतत् (etat) - this

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - for us, to us, by us

इति (iti) - thus, so, saying

ताः (tāḥ) - they (feminine plural)

चक्रिरे (cakrire) - they made, they did, they performed

कथाः (kathāḥ) - talks, discussions, stories

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Mārkaṇḍeya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - Name of a celebrated ancient sage.

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Irregular perfect form from root 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Perfect tense, third person singular.

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to the speaker of the previous verse (perhaps the one who challenged the apsarases).

तत् (tat) - his (referring to the speech) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Qualifies 'vacanam'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, word, statement, speech

From root 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed with suffix 'tvā'.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb.

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Refers to the apsarases.

वेपतकन्धराः (vepatakandharāḥ) - having trembling shoulders, with trembling shoulders

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vepatakandhara

vepatakandhara - one whose shoulders are trembling

Compound.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (vepata+kandhara)

vepata – trembling, quivering
adjective (masculine)
Present Participle Adjective
From root 'vep' (to tremble), used adjectivally.
Root: vep (class 1)
kandharā – shoulder, neck
noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'sarvāḥ'.

अशक्यम् (aśakyam) - impossible, not capable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aśakya

aśakya - impossible, impracticable, not to be done

Gerundive (Negated)

Gerundive of 'śak' (to be able) with negative prefix 'a-'.

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+śakya)

a – not, un-, in-
indeclinable (prefix)
Negative prefix.
śakya – possible, capable, feasible
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
From root 'śak' with suffix 'ya'.
Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'etat'.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etas

etas - this

Note: Subject.

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - for us, to us, by us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Expresses possession or relation ('for us').

इति (iti) - thus, so, saying