मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-118, verse-6

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मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
तथेति चोक्तः शक्रेण राजा प्राप्तमनोरथः ।
प्रजाः पालयितुं भूप आजगाम निजं पुरम् ॥६॥

6. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca .
tatheti coktaḥ śakreṇa rājā prāptamanorathaḥ .
prajāḥ pālayituṃ bhūpa ājagāma nijaṃ puram.

6. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca tathā iti ca uktaḥ śakreṇa rājā
prāptamanorathaḥ prajāḥ pālayitum bhūpaḥ ājagāma nijam puram

6. Mārkaṇḍeya said, "Thus, addressed by Indra, the king, whose desire was fulfilled, returned to his own city to govern the subjects."

Words meanings summery:

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मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Mārkaṇḍeya

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

तथा (tathā) - referring to Indra's assent 'so be it' (thus, so, in that manner)

इति (iti) - marks the end of the quoted statement 'tathā' (thus, so (quotative particle))

च (ca) - and

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed, said, spoken to

शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - by Indra

राजा (rājā) - the king

प्राप्तमनोरथः (prāptamanorathaḥ) - whose desire was fulfilled, having attained his wish

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, people, offspring

पालयितुम् (pālayitum) - to protect, to govern, to cherish

भूपः (bhūpaḥ) - the king, the ruler

आजगाम (ājagāma) - he came, he returned

निजम् (nijam) - his own, personal

पुरम् (puram) - city, capital

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Mārkaṇḍeya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - Mārkaṇḍeya (a famous sage)

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense (reduplicated)

Root: vac (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - referring to Indra's assent 'so be it' (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

From pronoun `tad` (that) + suffix `thā` (manner).

इति (iti) - marks the end of the quoted statement 'tathā' (thus, so (quotative particle))

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'thus addressed' with the king's subsequent action.

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed, said, spoken to

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, addressed

Past Passive Participle

From √vac (to speak) with kta suffix, irregular form.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `rājā`.

शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - by Indra

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Indra, powerful one

From √śak (to be able).

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Agent of `uktaḥ`.

राजा (rājā) - the king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Subject of `ājagāma`.

प्राप्तमनोरथः (prāptamanorathaḥ) - whose desire was fulfilled, having attained his wish

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāptamanoratha

prāptamanoratha - one who has attained his wish, whose desire is fulfilled

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'one by whom a desire (manoratha) has been obtained (prāpta)'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prāpta+manoratha)

prāpta – obtained, attained, reached
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From pra + √āp (to obtain).
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
manoratha – wish, desire, longing
noun (masculine)
From manas (mind) + ratha (chariot/desire), 'chariot of the mind'.

Note: Agrees with `rājā`.

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, people, offspring

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - subjects, people, progeny, offspring

From pra + √jan (to be born).

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of `pālayitum`.

पालयितुम् (pālayitum) - to protect, to govern, to cherish

(verb)

active, infinitive of pāl

Infinitive

Formed from causative of √pā (to protect) + tumun suffix.

Root: pā (class 10)

भूपः (bhūpaḥ) - the king, the ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūpa

bhūpa - king, ruler, protector of the earth

Compound: 'earth-protector', from bhū (earth) + pa (protector).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+pa)

bhū – earth, land, world
noun (feminine)
Root: bhū (class 1)
pa – protector, guardian
noun (masculine)
Derived from √pā (to protect).
Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Reinforces the subject `rājā`.

आजगाम (ājagāma) - he came, he returned

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (reduplicated)

Reduplicated perfect of √gam (to go) with prefix ā (towards, back).

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

निजम् (nijam) - his own, personal

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nija

nija - one's own, personal, native