मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-107, verse-9

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तथा तया मुदा भर्ता मानिन्याथ सभाजितः ।
नाहं किञ्चिन्महीपालश्चिन्ताजडमनाद्विज ॥९॥

9. tathā tayā mudā bhartā māninyātha sabhājitaḥ .
nāhaṃ kiñcinmahīpālaścintājaḍamanādvija.

9. tathā tayā mudā bhartā māninīyā atha sabhājitaḥ
na aham kiñcit mahīpālaḥ cintājaḍamanā dvija

9. Thus, her husband was greeted respectfully by that proud wife with joy. (But the king replied): 'O protector of the earth, O brahmin, I am not alright; my mind is dull with anxiety.'

Words meanings summery:

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तथा (tathā) - thus (after the wife's statement) (thus, so, in that manner)

तया (tayā) - by that (wife) (by her, by that (feminine))

मुदा (mudā) - with joy (with joy, gladly, delight)

भर्ता (bhartā) - the husband (the king) (husband, master, supporter, maintainer)

मानिनीया (māninīyā) - by the proud (wife) (by the proud, by the self-respecting)

अथ (atha) - then (after the honoring) (then, now, moreover)

सभाजितः (sabhājitaḥ) - was greeted respectfully (honored, worshipped, greeted respectfully)

न (na) - not (not, no)

अहम् (aham) - I (the king) (I)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything (in combination with na, implying "nothing (good)" or "not well") (something, anything, a little)

महीपालः (mahīpālaḥ) - O protector of the earth (addressing himself in a self-deprecating way, or is quoted by the king?) (king, ruler, protector of the earth)

चिन्ताजडमना (cintājaḍamanā) - my mind is dull with anxiety (whose mind is dull/stupefied by anxiety/worry)

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

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus (after the wife's statement) (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

तया (tayā) - by that (wife) (by her, by that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Instrumental agent of passive verb sabhājitaḥ.

मुदा (mudā) - with joy (with joy, gladly, delight)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mud

mud - joy, delight, pleasure

Note: Indicates the manner of honoring.

भर्ता (bhartā) - the husband (the king) (husband, master, supporter, maintainer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, supporter, master

Agent noun from root bhṛ (to bear, support)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Subject of the passive verb sabhājitaḥ.

मानिनीया (māninīyā) - by the proud (wife) (by the proud, by the self-respecting)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of māninī

māninī - proud woman, self-respecting woman

Feminine form of mānin (adjective)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Qualifies tayā.

अथ (atha) - then (after the honoring) (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks sequence of events.

सभाजितः (sabhājitaḥ) - was greeted respectfully (honored, worshipped, greeted respectfully)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sabhājita

sabhājita - honored, worshipped, respectfully greeted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from saṃ- + bhāj (to share, honor)

Prefix: sam

Root: bhāj (class 1)

Note: Functions as a passive verb "was honored".

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the implicit verb "am".

अहम् (aham) - I (the king) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of the king's statement.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything (in combination with na, implying "nothing (good)" or "not well") (something, anything, a little)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - something, anything, a little

Note: Used adverbially.

महीपालः (mahīpālaḥ) - O protector of the earth (addressing himself in a self-deprecating way, or is quoted by the king?) (king, ruler, protector of the earth)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - king, protector of the earth

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pāla)

mahī – earth, land
noun (feminine)
pāla – protector, guardian
noun (masculine)
Derived from root pā (to protect)
Root: pā (class 2)

Note: The wife addressed him as mahīpāla in the previous verse. Here he uses it perhaps in a direct address or repeating it in his mind or a self-address to express his inadequacy despite his title.

चिन्ताजडमना (cintājaḍamanā) - my mind is dull with anxiety (whose mind is dull/stupefied by anxiety/worry)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cintājaḍamanas

cintājaḍamanas - whose mind is dull with anxiety

Compound type : bahuvrihi (cintā+jaḍa+manas)