मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-107, verse-7

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तच्छ्रुत्वा जहृषे तस्य सा पत्नी मानिनी द्विज ।
( प्रहर्षं परमं याता हर्षोद्गततनूरुहा ) स च राजा चिरं दध्यौ नाह किञ्चिच्च तं जनम् ॥७॥

7. tacchrutvā jahṛṣe tasya sā patnī māninī dvija .
( praharṣaṃ paramaṃ yātā harṣodgatatanūruhā ) sa ca rājā ciraṃ dadhyau nāha kiñcicca taṃ janam.

7. tat śrutvā jahṛṣe tasya sā patnī
māninī dvija praharṣam paramam yātā
harṣodgatatanūruhā saḥ ca rājā ciram
dadhyau na āha kiñcit ca tam janam

7. Upon hearing that, O brahmin, his proud wife rejoiced greatly; her body hairs stood on end from supreme delight. But the king pondered for a long time and said nothing to anyone present.

Words meanings summery:

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तत् (tat) - that (news/event) (that, therefore, in consequence of that)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - upon hearing that (news) (having heard, upon hearing)

जहृषे (jahṛṣe) - she (the wife) rejoiced (rejoiced, was delighted)

तस्य (tasya) - his (the king's) (his, its)

सा (sā) - she (the wife) (she, that (feminine))

पत्नी (patnī) - the king's wife (wife)

मानिनी (māninī) - (the wife who was) proud / self-respecting (proud, haughty, self-respecting, honored)

द्विज (dvija) - O brahmin (addressing the narrator/listener) (twice-born, brahmin, bird, snake)

प्रहर्षम् (praharṣam) - supreme joy (great joy, delight, ecstasy)

परमम् (paramam) - supreme (joy) (supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate)

याता (yātā) - having attained (joy) (having gone, having attained, having reached)

हर्षोद्गततनूरुहा (harṣodgatatanūruhā) - with her body hairs bristling from delight (having body hairs standing on end due to joy)

सः (saḥ) - he (the king) (he, that (masculine))

च (ca) - but (and, also, but)

राजा (rājā) - the king (husband of patnī) (king, ruler)

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time (for a long time, long)

दध्यौ (dadhyau) - pondered (over the news) (pondered, meditated, thought, considered)

न (na) - not (not, no)

आह (āha) - said (nothing) (said, spoke)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything (in combination with na, meaning 'nothing') (something, anything, a little)

च (ca) - and (and, also, but)

तम् (tam) - to that (person) (him, that (masculine))

जनम् (janam) - to the people (present) / to the messenger (person, people, folk)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (news/event) (that, therefore, in consequence of that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tat

tat - that, he, she, it

Note: Used adverbially here.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - upon hearing that (news) (having heard, upon hearing)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

जहृषे (jahṛṣe) - she (the wife) rejoiced (rejoiced, was delighted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past (luṅ) of hṛṣ

Aorist

Root hṛṣ, reduplicated aorist, 3rd person singular middle

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - his (the king's) (his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the king.

सा (sā) - she (the wife) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पत्नी (patnī) - the king's wife (wife)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of patnī

patnī - wife, mistress

मानिनी (māninī) - (the wife who was) proud / self-respecting (proud, haughty, self-respecting, honored)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mānin

mānin - proud, conceited, self-respecting, honoring

Derived from root man (to think) with suffix -in

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Adjective qualifying patnī.

द्विज (dvija) - O brahmin (addressing the narrator/listener) (twice-born, brahmin, bird, snake)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born, brahmin, bird, snake, tooth

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+jan)

dvi – two, twice
indeclinable
jan – to be born, produced
verb
Root: jan (class 4)

प्रहर्षम् (praharṣam) - supreme joy (great joy, delight, ecstasy)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of praharṣa

praharṣa - great joy, delight

Derived from pra- + hṛṣ (to be glad)

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of yātā (having attained).

परमम् (paramam) - supreme (joy) (supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, utmost, excellent

Note: Qualifies praharṣam.

याता (yātā) - having attained (joy) (having gone, having attained, having reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yāta

yāta - gone, arrived, attained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yā (to go) with suffix -ta

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies patnī.

हर्षोद्गततनूरुहा (harṣodgatatanūruhā) - with her body hairs bristling from delight (having body hairs standing on end due to joy)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of harṣodgatatanūruha

harṣodgatatanūruha - having body hairs bristling from joy

Compound type : bahuvrihi (harṣa+udgata+tanūruha)

harṣa – joy, delight
noun (masculine)
Root: hṛṣ (class 1)
udgata – sprung up, arisen, bristling
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from ud- + gam (to go)
Prefix: ud
Root: gam (class 1)
tanūruha – body hair, down, feather
noun (masculine)
Derived from tanu (body) + ruha (growing)
Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies patnī.

सः (saḥ) - he (the king) (he, that (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the king.

च (ca) - but (and, also, but)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses, indicates a contrast or continuation.

राजा (rājā) - the king (husband of patnī) (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan