मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-100, verse-13

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मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
इत्येवं संस्तुतो भास्वान्ब्रह्मणा सर्गकर्तृणा ।
उपसंहृतवांस्तेजः परं स्वल्पमधारयत् ॥१३॥

13. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca .
ityevaṃ saṃstuto bhāsvānbrahmaṇā sargakartṛṇā .
upasaṃhṛtavāṃstejaḥ paraṃ svalpamadhārayat.

13. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca iti evam saṃstutaḥ bhāsvān brahmaṇā
sargakartṛṇā upasaṃhṛtavān tejaḥ param svalpam adhārayat

13. Mārkaṇḍeya said: Thus praised by Brahmā, the creator of creation, the resplendent Sun god withdrew his radiance and retained only a very small portion.

Words meanings summery:

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मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Mārkaṇḍeya

उवाच (uvāca) - he said

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

संस्तुतः (saṁstutaḥ) - praised, extolled

भास्वान् (bhāsvān) - the Sun god (the brilliant one (the Sun))

ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by Brahmā

सर्गकर्तृणा (sargakartṛṇā) - by the creator of creation

उपसंहृतवान् (upasaṁhṛtavān) - he withdrew, he collected

तेजः (tejaḥ) - light, splendor

परम् (param) - only, merely

स्वल्पम् (svalpam) - a little, very little

अधारयत् (adhārayat) - he retained, he held

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Mārkaṇḍeya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - Mārkaṇḍeya (name of a sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said

(verb)

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

perfect active

Irregular perfect form from root `vac`

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

(indeclinable)

संस्तुतः (saṁstutaḥ) - praised, extolled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃstuta

saṁstuta - praised, eulogized, extolled

Past Passive Participle

From root `stu` (to praise) with `sam` prefix

Prefix: sam

Root: stu (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'bhāsvān'.

भास्वान् (bhāsvān) - the Sun god (the brilliant one (the Sun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāsvat

bhāsvat - brilliant, radiant, shining; the Sun

present active participle

From root `bhās` (to shine)

Root: bhās (class 1)

ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by Brahmā

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator deity); the Absolute Reality

Refers to the masculine deity Brahmā, distinct from the neuter Brahman (Absolute Reality).

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'saṃstutaḥ'.

सर्गकर्तृणा (sargakartṛṇā) - by the creator of creation

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sargakartṛ

sargakartṛ - creator of creation

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarga+kartṛ)

sarga – creation, emission, production
noun (masculine)
From root `sṛj` (to create)
Root: sṛj (class 6)
kartṛ – creator, doer, agent
noun (masculine)
Agent noun from root `kṛ` (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'brahmaṇā'.

उपसंहृतवान् (upasaṁhṛtavān) - he withdrew, he collected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upasaṃhṛtavat

upasaṁhṛtavat - one who has withdrawn/collected

Past Active Participle

From root `hṛ` (to carry) with prefixes `upa` (near) and `sam` (together), with suffix `-tavat`

Prefixes: upa+sam

Root: hṛ (class 1)

तेजः (tejaḥ) - light, splendor

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tejas