मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-110, verse-12

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वैश्य उवाच ।
परतन्त्रा वयं त्वं च परतन्त्रो महीभुजः ।
पित्रा तेनाभ्यनुज्ञातस्त्वं गृहाण ददाम्यहम् ॥१२॥

12. vaiśya uvāca .
paratantrā vayaṃ tvaṃ ca paratantro mahībhujaḥ .
pitrā tenābhyanujñātastvaṃ gṛhāṇa dadāmyaham.

12. vaiśyaḥ uvāca paratantrāḥ vayam tvam ca paratantraḥ
mahībhūjaḥ pitrā tena abhyanujñātaḥ tvam gṛhāṇa dadāmi aham

12. The Vaishya said: "We are subservient, and you are also subservient to the king (mahībhuj). When you have been permitted by your father, then accept her. I will give."

Words meanings summery:

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वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) - The Vaishya (merchant) spoke. (a man of the merchant caste, a merchant)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

परतन्त्राः (paratantrāḥ) - dependent, subservient to others

वयम् (vayam) - we

त्वम् (tvam) - you

च (ca) - and

परतन्त्रः (paratantraḥ) - dependent, subservient to others

महीभूजः (mahībhūjaḥ) - of the king, of the ruler

पित्रा (pitrā) - by the father

तेन (tena) - by that (father) (by him, by that)

अभ्यनुज्ञातः (abhyanujñātaḥ) - permitted, given leave, sanctioned

त्वम् (tvam) - you

गृहाण (gṛhāṇa) - accept (her) (take, accept, seize)

ददामि (dadāmi) - I give

अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) - The Vaishya (merchant) spoke. (a man of the merchant caste, a merchant)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśya

vaiśya - a member of the third (merchant/agriculturist) caste, a merchant, a commoner

Derived from viś (settlement, community)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Perfect tense form of 'vac'.

परतन्त्राः (paratantrāḥ) - dependent, subservient to others

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paratantra

paratantra - dependent on others, subservient, not independent, subject to another

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+tantra)

para – other, supreme, highest, alien
adjective (masculine)
tantra – system, doctrine, rule, string, independent action, loom
noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'vayam'.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (stem for first person pronoun)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (stem for second person pronoun)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two statements.

परतन्त्रः (paratantraḥ) - dependent, subservient to others

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paratantra

paratantra - dependent on others, subservient, not independent, subject to another

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+tantra)

para – other, supreme, highest, alien
adjective (masculine)
tantra – system, doctrine, rule, string, independent action, loom
noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'tvam'.

महीभूजः (mahībhūjaḥ) - of the king, of the ruler

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahībhuj

mahībhuj - king, ruler, sovereign (literally 'earth-enjoyer')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+bhuj)

mahī – earth, ground, land
noun (feminine)
bhuj – one who enjoys, eats, rules, protects
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun
Derived from root bhuj
Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Possessive, 'dependent on the king'.

पित्रा (pitrā) - by the father

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'abhyanujñātaḥ'.

तेन (tena) - by that (father) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'pitrā'.

अभ्यनुज्ञातः (abhyanujñātaḥ) - permitted, given leave, sanctioned