मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-1, verse-54

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इति वचनमसह्यं कोपसंरक्तदृष्टिश् चलकलबलयां तां मानिनीं श्रावयित्वा ।
तरलतरतरङ्गां गां परित्यज्य विप्रः प्रथितगुणगणौघां संप्रयाताः खगङ्गाम् ॥५४॥

54. iti vacanamasahyaṃ kopasaṃraktadṛṣṭiś calakalabalayāṃ tāṃ māninīṃ śrāvayitvā .
taralatarataraṅgāṃ gāṃ parityajya vipraḥ prathitaguṇagaṇaughāṃ saṃprayātāḥ khagaṅgām.

54. iti vacanam asahyam kopasaṃraktadṛṣṭiḥ
calakalavalayām tām māninīm śrāvayitvā
taralatarataraṅgām gām parityajya vipraḥ
prathitaguṇagaṇaugām saṃprayātāḥ khagaṅgām

54. With his gaze reddened by anger, the Brahmin made that proud woman, whose bangles clinked, hear these unbearable words. Then, abandoning the earth, with its extremely restless waves, he departed for the celestial Ganga, which is renowned for its multitude of virtues.

Words meanings summery:

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इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, here ends

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

असह्यम् (asahyam) - unbearable, intolerable

कोपसंरक्तदृष्टिः (kopasaṁraktadṛṣṭiḥ) - with eyes reddened by anger

चलकलवलयाम् (calakalavalayām) - having clinking bangles

ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine)

मानिनीम् (māninīm) - proud woman, self-respecting woman

श्रावयित्वा (śrāvayitvā) - having made hear, having caused to hear, having informed

तरलतरतरङ्गाम् (taralatarataraṅgām) - having extremely restless waves

गाम् (gām) - earth (earth, cow, speech)

परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having abandoned, having given up

विप्रः (vipraḥ) - Brahmin, learned person, inspired one

प्रथितगुणगणौगाम् (prathitaguṇagaṇaugām) - renowned for a multitude of virtues

संप्रयाताः (saṁprayātāḥ) - departed, gone forth

खगङ्गाम् (khagaṅgām) - celestial Ganga, heavenly river

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, here ends

(indeclinable)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Can also be nominative singular neuter. Context implies accusative (object of 'hearing').

असह्यम् (asahyam) - unbearable, intolerable

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asahya

asahya - unbearable, intolerable

Gerundive

Negation 'a-' + root 'sah' + suffix '-ya' (gerundive)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+sahya)

a – not, non-
indeclinable
sahya – bearable, tolerable
adjective (masculine)
Gerundive
Root 'sah' + suffix '-ya'
Root: sah (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'vacanam'. Can also be nominative singular neuter.

कोपसंरक्तदृष्टिः (kopasaṁraktadṛṣṭiḥ) - with eyes reddened by anger

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kopasaṃraktadṛṣṭi

kopasaṁraktadṛṣṭi - having eyes reddened by anger

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kopa+saṃrakta+dṛṣṭi)

kopa – anger, wrath
noun (masculine)
Root: kup (class 4)
saṃrakta – reddened, deeply colored, inflamed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Root 'rañj' with 'sam' prefix
Prefix: sam
Root: rañj (class 1)
dṛṣṭi – sight, gaze, eye
noun (feminine)
Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vipraḥ'.

चलकलवलयाम् (calakalavalayām) - having clinking bangles

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of calakalavalayā

calakalavalayā - having clinking bangles

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cala+kala+valaya)

cala – moving, trembling, unsteady
adjective (masculine)
Root: cal (class 1)
kala – faint, indistinct, soft, clinking (of ornaments)
adjective (masculine)
valaya – bangle, bracelet, circle
noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'māninīm'.

ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to 'māninīm'.

मानिनीम् (māninīm) - proud woman, self-respecting woman

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of māninī

māninī - proud woman, self-respecting woman

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of 'śrāvayitvā'.

श्रावयित्वा (śrāvayitvā) - having made hear, having caused to hear, having informed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (causative)

Causative stem of root 'śru' + suffix '-tvā'

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) indicating prior action.

तरलतरतरङ्गाम् (taralatarataraṅgām) - having extremely restless waves

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of taralatarataraṅgā

taralatarataraṅgā - having extremely restless waves

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tarala+tara+taraṅgā)

tarala – restless, trembling, unsteady
adjective (masculine)
Root: tṛ (class 1)
tara – more, exceedingly (comparative suffix)
suffix
taraṅgā – wave
noun (feminine)
Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'gām'.

गाम् (gām) - earth (earth, cow, speech)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of go

go - cow, earth, speech, ray of light

Note: Object of 'parityajya'.

परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Root 'tyaj' with prefix 'pari' + suffix '-ya'

Prefix: pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) indicating prior action.

विप्रः (vipraḥ) - Brahmin, learned person, inspired one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, learned person, inspired one

Note: Subject of the sentence.

प्रथितगुणगणौगाम् (prathitaguṇagaṇaugām) - renowned for a multitude of virtues

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prathitaguṇagaṇaugā

prathitaguṇagaṇaugā - renowned for a multitude of virtues

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prathita+guṇa+gaṇa+ogha)

prathita – famous, renowned, well-known
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Root 'prath' + suffix '-ta'
Root: prath (class 1)
guṇa – quality, virtue, attribute
noun (masculine)
gaṇa – multitude, group, host
noun (masculine)
ogha – flood, multitude, stream
noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'khagaṅgām'.

संप्रयाताः (saṁprayātāḥ) - departed, gone forth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃprayāta

saṁprayāta - departed, gone forth

Past Passive Participle

Root 'yā' with prefixes 'sam' and 'pra'

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: It's a past passive participle used in an active sense. The plural form 'saṃprayātāḥ' is grammatically unusual here if 'vipraḥ' (singular) is the subject, but it is given in the text.

खगङ्गाम् (khagaṅgām) - celestial Ganga, heavenly river

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of khagaṅgā

khagaṅgā - celestial Ganga, heavenly river

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kha+gaṅgā)