मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-1, verse-43

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अद्य तं देहयन्तारं प्रयुक्तेन्द्रियवाजिनम् ।
स्मरशस्त्रगलद्रश्मिं करिष्यामि कुसारथिम् ॥४३॥

43. adya taṃ dehayantāraṃ prayuktendriyavājinam .
smaraśastragaladraśmiṃ kariṣyāmi kusārathim.

43. adya tam dehayantāram prayuktendriyavājinam
smaraśastragaladrashmim kariṣyāmi kusārathim

43. Today I will make him, the body's charioteer, whose sense-horses (indriya) are yoked and whose reins are slackening from the weapon of the god of love (smara), into a bad charioteer.

Words meanings summery:

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अद्य (adya) - today, now

तम् (tam) - him, that (masculine singular)

देहयन्तारम् (dehayantāram) - the mind/intellect that controls the body (the body's charioteer, controller of the body)

प्रयुक्तेन्द्रियवाजिनम् (prayuktendriyavājinam) - one who controls his senses like horses (one whose sense-horses are yoked/engaged)

स्मरशस्त्रगलद्रस्ह्मिम् (smaraśastragaladrashmim) - one whose self-control is weakening due to the influence of desire (one whose reins are slipping from the weapon of Kāma (god of love))

करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will make, I will do

कुसारथिम् (kusārathim) - a bad charioteer

Words meanings and morphology

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

तम् (tam) - him, that (masculine singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Object of 'kariṣyāmi'. Refers to Durvāsas.

देहयन्तारम् (dehayantāram) - the mind/intellect that controls the body (the body's charioteer, controller of the body)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dehayantṛ

dehayantṛ - controller of the body, body-driver

Compound noun from 'deha' and 'yantṛ'.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (deha+yantṛ)

deha – body, form
noun (masculine)
Root: dih (class 1)
yantṛ – controller, driver, charioteer
noun (masculine)
Agent Noun
From root 'yam' (to restrain, control) with agent suffix 'tṛ'.
Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tam' and refers to the sage's intellect/mind.

प्रयुक्तेन्द्रियवाजिनम् (prayuktendriyavājinam) - one who controls his senses like horses (one whose sense-horses are yoked/engaged)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prayuktendriyavājin

prayuktendriyavājin - one whose senses are engaged like horses

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (prayukta+indriya+vājin)

prayukta – yoked, employed, engaged
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'yuj' with prefix 'pra'.
Prefix: pra
Root: yuj (class 7)
indriya – sense organ, faculty
noun (neuter)
Root: ind (class 4)
vājin – horse, swift
noun (masculine)
From 'vāja' (strength, speed).

Note: Qualifies 'tam' and refers to the sage's senses being under control.

स्मरशस्त्रगलद्रस्ह्मिम् (smaraśastragaladrashmim) - one whose self-control is weakening due to the influence of desire (one whose reins are slipping from the weapon of Kāma (god of love))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of smaraśastragaladraśmi

smaraśastragaladraśmi - one whose reins are dropping/loosening due to the weapon of Smara

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (smara+śastra+galat+raśmi)

smara – remembrance, love, Kāma (god of love)
noun (masculine)
From root 'smṛ' (to remember).
Root: smṛ (class 1)
śastra – weapon, instrument
noun (neuter)
From root 'śaṃs' (to praise, slay).
Root: śaṃs (class 1)
galat – dropping, falling, flowing, slackening
adjective (masculine)
Present Active Participle
From root 'gal' (to drop, drip).
Root: gal (class 1)
raśmi – rein, rope, ray (of light)
noun (masculine)
Root: raś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tam'. The 'reins' refer to the sage's self-control.

करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will make, I will do

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Future tense form.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: First person singular, future indicative.

कुसारथिम् (kusārathim) - a bad charioteer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kusārathi

kusārathi - a bad driver, poor charioteer

Compound.