मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-123, verse-32

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देवा ऊचुः ।
इयमेव हि ते भार्या श्लाघ्यते या त्वया सदा ।
विशालस्य सुता सुभ्रूस्त्वत्कृते याऽऽश्रिता तपः ॥३२॥

32. devā ūcuḥ .
iyameva hi te bhāryā ślāghyate yā tvayā sadā .
viśālasya sutā subhrūstvatkṛte yā''śritā tapaḥ.

32. devāḥ ūcuḥ iyam eva hi te bhāryā ślāghyate yā tvayā
sadā viśālasya sutā subhrūḥ tvatkṛte yā āśritā tapaḥ

32. The gods said: "Indeed, this very wife of yours, the fair-browed daughter of Viśāla, is always praised by you. She has undertaken severe asceticism (tapas) for your sake."

Words meanings summery:

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देवाः (devāḥ) - The gods (gods)

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said (they said)

इयम् (iyam) - this (this (feminine))

एव (eva) - very, indeed (indeed, only, just)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

ते (te) - your (to you, your, by you)

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife (wife, woman to be supported)

श्लाघ्यते (ślāghyate) - is praised (is praised, is lauded)

या (yā) - who (who, which (feminine nominative))

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever)

विशालस्य (viśālasya) - of Viśāla

सुता (sutā) - daughter

सुभ्रूः (subhrūḥ) - fair-browed (fair-browed, beautiful-browed)

त्वत्कृते (tvatkṛte) - for your sake (for your sake, on your account)

या (yā) - who (who, which (feminine nominative))

आश्रिता (āśritā) - has undertaken (resorted to, undertaken, taken refuge in)

तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism (tapas) (penance, asceticism, heat)

Words meanings and morphology

देवाः (devāḥ) - The gods (gods)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

Note: Nominative plural.

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said (they said)

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

Perfect 3rd person plural of root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: 3rd person plural perfect active.

इयम् (iyam) - this (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Feminine nominative singular of 'idam'.

एव (eva) - very, indeed (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

ते (te) - your (to you, your, by you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

Note: Enclitic dative/genitive singular of 'yuṣmad'. Here, genitive.

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife (wife, woman to be supported)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, woman to be maintained

Gerundive (Passive Future Participle)

From root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support) + suffix '-yā'. Literally 'to be supported'.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Feminine nominative singular.

श्लाघ्यते (ślāghyate) - is praised (is praised, is lauded)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of ślāgh

Present Tense

Root 'ślāgh' (class 1, 'bhvādi') in passive voice, 3rd person singular.

Root: ślāgh (class 1)

Note: 3rd person singular, present passive indicative.

या (yā) - who (who, which (feminine nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Feminine nominative singular of 'yad'.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

Note: Instrumental singular of 'yuṣmad'.

सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

विशालस्य (viśālasya) - of Viśāla

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of viśāla

viśāla - large, extensive, great; name of a king

Note: Genitive singular.

सुता (sutā) - daughter

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sutā

sutā - daughter

Feminine derivative of 'suta' (son) or from root 'su' (to give birth)

Note: Feminine nominative singular.

सुभ्रूः (subhrūḥ) - fair-browed (fair-browed, beautiful-browed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of subhrū

subhrū - having beautiful eyebrows, fair-browed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+bhrū)

su – good, beautiful
indeclinable
bhrū – eyebrow
noun (feminine)

Note: Feminine nominative singular.

त्वत्कृते (tvatkṛte) - for your sake (for your sake, on your account)

(indeclinable)

Locative singular of 'tvatkṛta' (done for you) used adverbially, or indeclinable form. Compound: 'tvad' (your) + 'kṛte' (for the sake of).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvad+kṛta)

tvad – your (form of yuṣmad)
pronoun
From yuṣmad (you)
kṛta – done, made
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Adverbial use of locative singular.

या (yā) - who (who, which (feminine nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Feminine nominative singular of 'yad'.

आश्रिता (āśritā) - has undertaken (resorted to, undertaken, taken refuge in)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āśrita

āśrita - resorted to, undertaken, sheltered, dependent

Past Passive Participle

From prefix 'ā' + root 'śri' (to resort, to take refuge) + suffix 'kta'.