मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-112, verse-4

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दृष्ट्वा प्रभावं तं तस्य सुदेवो विमदस्ततः ।
प्रणामनम्रः प्राहेदं क्षम्यतां क्षम्यतामिति ॥४॥

4. dṛṣṭvā prabhāvaṃ taṃ tasya sudevo vimadastataḥ .
praṇāmanamraḥ prāhedaṃ kṣamyatāṃ kṣamyatāmiti.

4. dṛṣṭvā prabhāvam tam tasya sudevaḥ vimadaḥ tataḥ
praṇāmanamraḥ prāha idam kṣamyatām kṣamyatām iti

4. Seeing his power, Sudeva was then freed from his arrogance. Humbly bowing, he said this: "Please forgive me, please forgive me!"

Words meanings summery:

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दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

प्रभावम् (prabhāvam) - influence, power, might, splendor

तम् (tam) - that

तस्य (tasya) - of Prāmati (his, of him, of that)

सुदेवः (sudevaḥ) - Sudeva (a proper name)

विमदः (vimadaḥ) - freed from intoxication, free from arrogance/pride

ततः (tataḥ) - then (indicating sequence of events) (then, from there, therefore)

प्रणामनम्रः (praṇāmanamraḥ) - bowing humbly, bent in salutation

प्राह (prāha) - said, spoke

इदम् (idam) - this

क्षम्यताम् (kṣamyatām) - may it be forgiven, let it be excused

क्षम्यताम् (kṣamyatām) - may it be forgiven, let it be excused

इति (iti) - thus, so

Words meanings and morphology

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, having perceived

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Formed from the root dṛś with the suffix -tvā.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्रभावम् (prabhāvam) - influence, power, might, splendor

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prabhāva

prabhāva - power, might, influence, splendor, majesty

Derived from the root bhū (to be, become) with the prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'prabhāvam'.

तस्य (tasya) - of Prāmati (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Prāmati.

सुदेवः (sudevaḥ) - Sudeva (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sudeva

sudeva - a good god; a proper name

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+deva)

su – good, excellent, well
indeclinable
deva – god, divine being, deity
noun (masculine)
From the root div (to shine, to play).
Root: div (class 4)

विमदः (vimadaḥ) - freed from intoxication, free from arrogance/pride

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vimada

vimada - free from intoxication, free from arrogance or pride

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+mada)

vi – apart, asunder, without, free from
indeclinable
mada – intoxication, pride, arrogance, passion
noun (masculine)
From the root mad (to be mad, exhilarated).
Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'Sudevaḥ'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (indicating sequence of events) (then, from there, therefore)

(indeclinable)

प्रणामनम्रः (praṇāmanamraḥ) - bowing humbly, bent in salutation

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praṇāmanamra

praṇāmanamra - bent with a bow, humbled by salutation, bowing humbly

Compound type : tatpurusha (praṇāma+namra)

praṇāma – bowing, salutation, obeisance, reverence
noun (masculine)
From the root nam (to bow, bend) with the prefix pra.
Prefix: pra
Root: nam (class 1)
namra – bent, humble, modest, submissive
adjective (masculine)
From the root nam (to bow, bend).
Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'Sudevaḥ'.

प्राह (prāha) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pra-ah

Perfect active

Perfect form (lit) of the root ah (irregular) with the prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here