मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-111, verse-31

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आक्रन्दितं निशम्यैव स तस्याः प्रमतिः पतिः ।
आजगाम त्वरायुक्तः किमेतदिति वै वदन् ॥३१॥

31. ākranditaṃ niśamyaiva sa tasyāḥ pramatiḥ patiḥ .
ājagāma tvarāyuktaḥ kimetaditi vai vadan.

31. ākrānditam niśamya eva saḥ tasyāḥ pramatiḥ patiḥ
| ājagāma tvarā-yuktaḥ kim etat iti vai vadan

31. Just hearing her cry, her husband Pramati, filled with haste, arrived asking, "What is this?"

Words meanings summery:

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आक्रान्दितम् (ākrānditam) - a cry, lamentation, shriek

निशम्य (niśamya) - having heard, after hearing

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

सः (saḥ) - he, that

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of the seized woman (of her, her (feminine))

प्रमतिः (pramatiḥ) - Pramati (proper name)

पतिः (patiḥ) - husband, master, lord

आजगाम (ājagāma) - he came, he approached, he arrived

त्वरा-युक्तः (tvarā-yuktaḥ) - filled with haste, endowed with speed, swift

किम् (kim) - what? why?

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

इति (iti) - thus, so, (marks a quotation)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily (an emphatic particle)

वदन् (vadan) - speaking, saying, asking

Words meanings and morphology

आक्रान्दितम् (ākrānditam) - a cry, lamentation, shriek

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākrāndita

ākrāndita - a cry, lamentation, shriek

Past Passive Participle (neuter noun)

From prefix 'ā-' + root 'krand' (to cry out) + '-kta' suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: krand (class 1)

Note: Direct object of 'niśamya'.

निशम्य (niśamya) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From prefix 'ni-' + root 'śam' (to be calm, often used with senses like 'hear') + '-lyaP' suffix

Prefix: ni

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Indicates an action completed before the main verb.

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the immediate action after hearing.

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, him

Note: Subject of 'ājagāma'. Refers to Pramati.

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of the seized woman (of her, her (feminine))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, her

Note: Refers to the woman who was seized, Pramati's wife.

प्रमतिः (pramatiḥ) - Pramati (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pramati

pramati - Pramati (proper name, a sage)

Prefix: pra

Root: man (class 4)

Note: In apposition to 'saḥ' and 'patiḥ'.

पतिः (patiḥ) - husband, master, lord

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - husband, master, lord, owner

Note: Refers to Pramati as the husband of the seized woman.

आजगाम (ājagāma) - he came, he approached, he arrived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of gam

Perfect tense, active voice

From prefix 'ā-' + root 'gam', Reduplicated perfect, parasmaipada

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: The agent is 'Pramati'.

त्वरा-युक्तः (tvarā-yuktaḥ) - filled with haste, endowed with speed, swift

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvarā-yukta

tvarā-yukta - joined with haste, swift, hastened

Compound: 'tvarā' (haste) + 'yukta' (joined, endowed with)

Compound type : instrumental-tatpuruṣa (tvarā+yukta)

tvarā – haste, speed, quickness
noun (feminine)
From root 'tvar' (to hasten)
Root: tvar (class 1)
yukta – joined, endowed with, engaged in, fit
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'yuj' (to join) + '-kta' suffix
Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Modifies 'pramatiḥ'.

किम् (kim) - what? why?

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Part of the direct quotation.

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Part of the direct quotation.

इति (iti) - thus, so, (marks a quotation)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates the preceding words are a quotation.