मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-105, verse-1

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मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
एवं सूर्यस्तवं कुर्वन्विश्वकर्मा दिवस्पतेः ।
तेजसः षोडशं भागं मण्डलस्थमधारयत् ॥१॥

1. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca .
evaṃ sūryastavaṃ kurvanviśvakarmā divaspateḥ .
tejasaḥ ṣoḍaśaṃ bhāgaṃ maṇḍalasthamadhārayat.

1. mārkaṇḍeyaḥ uvāca evam sūryastavam kurvan viśvakarmā
divaspateḥ tejasaḥ ṣoḍaśam bhāgam maṇḍalastham adhārayat

1. Mārkaṇḍeya said: Thus, Viśvakarmā, while chanting a hymn of praise to the lord of the heavens (the Sun), held back a sixteenth part of his radiance which was present in his disk.

Words meanings summery:

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मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - the sage Mārkaṇḍeya (Mārkaṇḍeya)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

सूर्यस्तवम् (sūryastavam) - hymn of praise to the Sun

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - while performing (doing, performing, making)

विश्वकर्मा (viśvakarmā) - the divine architect Viśvakarmā (Viśvakarmā)

दिवस्पतेः (divaspateḥ) - of the lord of the heavens (referring to the Sun) (of the lord of the sky/heaven)

तेजसः (tejasaḥ) - of his (the Sun's) radiance (of radiance, of glory, of energy)

षोडशम् (ṣoḍaśam) - sixteenth

भागम् (bhāgam) - part, share, portion

मण्डलस्थम् (maṇḍalastham) - situated in the Sun's disk (situated in the orb/disk)

अधारयत् (adhārayat) - he held, he retained, he sustained

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - the sage Mārkaṇḍeya (Mārkaṇḍeya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - name of a famous ancient sage

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

सूर्यस्तवम् (sūryastavam) - hymn of praise to the Sun

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūryastava

sūryastava - praise/hymn of the Sun

Compound type : tatpurusha (sūrya+stava)

sūrya – Sun
noun (masculine)
stava – praise, hymn, eulogy
noun (masculine)
Derived from root stu (to praise)
Root: stu (class 2)

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - while performing (doing, performing, making)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - doing, making, performing

Present Active Participle

From root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies 'Viśvakarmā'.

विश्वकर्मा (viśvakarmā) - the divine architect Viśvakarmā (Viśvakarmā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvakarman

viśvakarman - Viśvakarmā, the architect of the gods (lit. 'all-maker')

दिवस्पतेः (divaspateḥ) - of the lord of the heavens (referring to the Sun) (of the lord of the sky/heaven)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of divaspati

divaspati - lord of the sky, lord of heaven (e.g., Indra, or here the Sun)

Compound type : tatpurusha (div+pati)

div – sky, heaven, day
noun (feminine)
pati – lord, master, husband
noun (masculine)

तेजसः (tejasaḥ) - of his (the Sun's) radiance (of radiance, of glory, of energy)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - radiance, splendor, energy, spiritual power, light

षोडशम् (ṣoḍaśam) - sixteenth

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṣoḍaśa

ṣoḍaśa - sixteenth

Ordinal numeral from ṣoḍaśan (sixteen)

भागम् (bhāgam) - part, share, portion

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāga

bhāga - part, portion, share, division

मण्डलस्थम् (maṇḍalastham) - situated in the Sun's disk (situated in the orb/disk)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of maṇḍalastha

maṇḍalastha - standing/situated in an orb/disk/circle

Compound type : tatpurusha (maṇḍala+stha)

maṇḍala – orb, disk, circle, region
noun (neuter)
stha – standing, situated, abiding
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root sthā (to stand)
Root: sthā (class 1)

अधारयत् (adhārayat) - he held, he retained, he sustained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dhṛ

Imperfect tense, formed with augment 'a'

Root: dhṛ (class 1)