मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-123, verse-5

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करन्धमसुतस्याहं भार्या चाहमविक्षितः ।
हरत्यनार्यो विपिने पृथिवीशस्य धीमतः ॥५॥

5. karandhamasutasyāhaṃ bhāryā cāhamavikṣitaḥ .
haratyanāryo vipine pṛthivīśasya dhīmataḥ.

5. karandhamasutasya aham bhāryā ca aham avikṣitaḥ
harati anāryaḥ vipine pṛthivīśasya dhīmataḥ

5. I am the wife of Avikṣit, the son of Karandhama. This ignoble one is carrying me away in the forest, a wife belonging to the wise king.

Words meanings summery:

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करन्धमसुतस्य (karandhamasutasya) - Of King Karandhama's son (Avikṣit). (of Karandhama's son)

अहम् (aham) - The maiden speaking. (I)

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

च (ca) - and, also

अहम् (aham) - The maiden speaking. (I)

अविक्षितः (avikṣitaḥ) - The name of the maiden's husband. Though nominative in form, contextually refers to the owner, so it is a genitive substitute or a poetic usage for "of Avikṣit". (Avikṣit (proper noun))

हरति (harati) - The demon is carrying away the maiden. (carries away, takes, seizes)

अनार्यः (anāryaḥ) - Refers to the demon. (ignoble, wicked, uncivilized, non-Āryan)

विपिने (vipine) - in the forest, in the wilderness

पृथिवीशस्य (pṛthivīśasya) - Refers to Avikṣit. (of the lord of the earth, of the king)

धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - Refers to Avikṣit, the king. (of the wise, intelligent)

Words meanings and morphology

करन्धमसुतस्य (karandhamasutasya) - Of King Karandhama's son (Avikṣit). (of Karandhama's son)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of karandhamasuta

karandhamasuta - son of Karandhama

Compound type : tatpurusha (karandhama+suta)

karandhama – Karandhama (proper noun, name of a king)
proper noun (masculine)
suta – son
noun (masculine)
Past Passive Participle of √sū (to give birth), used as a noun.
Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Refers to Avikṣit.

अहम् (aham) - The maiden speaking. (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'asmi' (I am).

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Feminine noun derived from √bhṛ (to bear, support) meaning 'one to be supported' or 'wife'.

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for `aham`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - The maiden speaking. (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: This second `aham` emphasizes the subject, or marks the beginning of a new clause.

अविक्षितः (avikṣitaḥ) - The name of the maiden's husband. Though nominative in form, contextually refers to the owner, so it is a genitive substitute or a poetic usage for "of Avikṣit". (Avikṣit (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avikṣita

avikṣita - Avikṣit (name of a king, son of Karandhama)

Note: Refers to the maiden's husband, son of Karandhama.

हरति (harati) - The demon is carrying away the maiden. (carries away, takes, seizes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of hṛ

Present Active

3rd person singular Present active, parasmaipada.

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Verb for the demon's action.

अनार्यः (anāryaḥ) - Refers to the demon. (ignoble, wicked, uncivilized, non-Āryan)