मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-114, verse-44

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मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
तथेति च प्रतिज्ञाते भूभुजा तेन सत्तम ।
विश्ववेदी ततो मन्त्री तद् भ्रातॄननयद्वशम् ॥४४॥

44. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca .
tatheti ca pratijñāte bhūbhujā tena sattama .
viśvavedī tato mantrī tad bhrātṝnanayadvaśam.

44. mārkaṇḍeyaḥ uvāca tathā iti ca pratijñāte bhūbhujā tena
sattama viśvavedī tataḥ mantrī tat bhrātr̥̄n anayat vaśam

44. Mārkaṇḍeya said: 'O best of men, when that king agreed, saying "So be it," then the minister Viśvavedī brought his brothers under his influence.'

Words meanings summery:

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मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Mārkaṇḍeya (proper name of a sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

च (ca) - and, also

प्रतिज्ञाते (pratijñāte) - when it was agreed (by the king) (agreed, promised, acknowledged)

भूभुजा (bhūbhujā) - by the king, by the ruler

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

सत्तम (sattama) - O best of men (vocative) (O best, O excellent one)

विश्ववेदी (viśvavedī) - Viśvavedī (proper name)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

मन्त्री (mantrī) - minister, counselor

तत् (tat) - then, therefore, so

भ्रात्र्̥̄न् (bhrātr̥̄n) - brothers

अनयत् (anayat) - he brought (under control/influence) (he led, he brought)

वशम् (vaśam) - under control, to power, to influence

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Mārkaṇḍeya (proper name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - Name of a famous sage

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense

3rd person singular perfect active, Parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Irregular perfect form.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

प्रतिज्ञाते (pratijñāte) - when it was agreed (by the king) (agreed, promised, acknowledged)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of pratijñāta

pratijñāta - promised, agreed, acknowledged, confessed

Past Passive Participle

from root jñā (to know) with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Refers to the agreement 'tathā iti'.

भूभुजा (bhūbhujā) - by the king, by the ruler

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhūbhuj

bhūbhuj - king, ruler (literally 'earth enjoyer/protector')

from bhū (earth) + bhuj (to enjoy/rule)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+bhuj)

bhū – earth, ground, land, world
noun (feminine)
Root: bhū (class 1)
bhuj – to enjoy, to protect, to rule
noun (masculine)
from root bhuj
Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Agent of the action implied by pratijñāte.

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

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

masculine/neuter instrumental singular

Note: Refers to the king, agreeing with bhūbhujā.

सत्तम (sattama) - O best of men (vocative) (O best, O excellent one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sattama

sattama - best, most excellent, most virtuous

superlative of sat (good, existing)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used as an address to the listener.

विश्ववेदी (viśvavedī) - Viśvavedī (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvavedin

viśvavedin - one who knows all, or a proper name

from viśva (all) + vedin (knower)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viśva+vedin)

viśva – all, whole, universe
adjective/noun
vedin – knowing, acquainted with, one who knows
adjective/noun (masculine)
from root vid (to know) + suffix -in
Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Refers to the minister, mantrī.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

adverb formed from tad

मन्त्री (mantrī) - minister, counselor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mantrin

mantrin - counselor, minister, advisor

from mantra (counsel)

Note: Appears as an epithet for Viśvavedī.

तत् (tat) - then, therefore, so

(indeclinable)