मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-117, verse-24

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दृष्टवा प्राप्तान्ममाभ्याशमहं तानात्मजान्नृप ।
ईषदुछ्रवसितः क्षेममिच्छामि रजनीं पुनः ॥२४॥

24. dṛṣṭavā prāptānmamābhyāśamahaṃ tānātmajānnṛpa .
īṣaduchravasitaḥ kṣemamicchāmi rajanīṃ punaḥ.

24. dṛṣṭvā prāptān mama abhyāśam aham tān ātmajān nṛpa
īṣat-ucchvasitaḥ kṣemam icchāmi rajanīm punaḥ

24. O king, having seen those sons of mine who have returned to my presence, I, slightly sighing, wish for safety again tonight.

Words meanings summery:

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दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, after seeing)

प्राप्तान् (prāptān) - those who have returned (those who have obtained, reached, arrived)

मम (mama) - my (my, mine)

अभ्याशम् (abhyāśam) - my presence (vicinity, presence, proximity)

अहम् (aham) - I

तान् (tān) - those (them, those)

आत्मजान् (ātmajān) - sons (ātman) (sons, children)

नृप (nṛpa) - O king (king, protector of men)

ईषत्-उच्छ्वसितः (īṣat-ucchvasitaḥ) - slightly sighing (with relief) (slightly relieved, having sighed a little)

क्षेमम् (kṣemam) - safety (safety, welfare, well-being)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire, I want)

रजनीम् (rajanīm) - the night (night)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, moreover, but)

Words meanings and morphology

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, after seeing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root 'dṛś' (to see) with suffix -tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्राप्तान् (prāptān) - those who have returned (those who have obtained, reached, arrived)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, arrived, gained

Past Passive Participle

From root 'āp' (to obtain) with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

मम (mama) - my (my, mine)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, my

अभ्याशम् (abhyāśam) - my presence (vicinity, presence, proximity)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhyāśa

abhyāśa - nearness, vicinity, presence, approach

From root 'aś' (to reach, obtain) with prefix 'abhi'

Compound type : karmadhāraya (abhi+āśa)

abhi – towards, near, against, over
indeclinable
āśa – eating, food, region, space, proximity
noun (masculine)
Root: aś (class 5)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I

तान् (tān) - those (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

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

आत्मजान् (ātmajān) - sons (ātman) (sons, children)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ātmaja

ātmaja - son, daughter, born of oneself

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ātman+ja)

ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
noun (masculine)
ja – born, produced, caused by
adjective
Suffix -ja from root 'jan' (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)

नृप (nṛpa) - O king (king, protector of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

nṛ – man, human being
noun (masculine)
pa – protector, preserver, drinking
suffix (masculine)
Suffix from root 'pā' (to protect)
Root: pā (class 2)

ईषत्-उच्छ्वसितः (īṣat-ucchvasitaḥ) - slightly sighing (with relief) (slightly relieved, having sighed a little)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īṣat-ucchvasita

īṣat-ucchvasita - slightly relieved, having breathed out a little

Compound type : avyayībhāva (īṣat+ucchvasita)

īṣat – slightly, a little, somewhat
indeclinable
ucchvasita – sighed, breathed out, revived, relieved
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'śvas' (to breathe) with prefix 'ud'
Prefix: ud
Root: śvas (class 2)

क्षेमम् (kṣemam) - safety (safety, welfare, well-being)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣema

kṣema - safety, welfare, security, tranquility

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire, I want)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

रजनीम् (rajanīm) - the night (night)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rajanī

rajanī - night