मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-16, verse-50
पुत्र उवाच ।
तैः सा प्रसादिता गत्वा प्रोहेष्टं व्रियतामिति ।
अयाचन्त दिनं देवा भवत्विति यथा पुरा ॥५०॥
तैः सा प्रसादिता गत्वा प्रोहेष्टं व्रियतामिति ।
अयाचन्त दिनं देवा भवत्विति यथा पुरा ॥५०॥
50. putra uvāca .
taiḥ sā prasāditā gatvā proheṣṭaṃ vriyatāmiti .
ayācanta dinaṃ devā bhavatviti yathā purā.
taiḥ sā prasāditā gatvā proheṣṭaṃ vriyatāmiti .
ayācanta dinaṃ devā bhavatviti yathā purā.
50.
putraḥ uvāca taiḥ sā prasāditā gatvā proheṣṭam vriyatām
iti ayācanta dinam devāḥ bhavatu iti yathā purā
iti ayācanta dinam devāḥ bhavatu iti yathā purā
50.
The son narrated: They (the gods) went and propitiated her. (They then said to her,) "Let what is desired be chosen!" The gods then requested that the day be "as it was before."
Words meanings summery:
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- पुत्रः (putraḥ) - the son (narrator) (son)
- उवाच (uvāca) - said (narrative) (said, spoke)
- तैः (taiḥ) - by them (the gods) (by them)
- सा (sā) - she (Anubhūyā, Atri's wife) (she)
- प्रसादिता (prasāditā) - was propitiated (propitiated, pleased)
- गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone (to her) (having gone)
- प्रोहेष्टम् (proheṣṭam) - what is desired (referring to a boon) (what is desired, desired boon, preferable)
- व्रियताम् (vriyatām) - let (the boon) be chosen (let it be chosen)
- इति (iti) - (closing quotation) (thus, so, end of quotation)
- अयाचन्त (ayācanta) - the gods requested (they requested, they asked)
- दिनम् (dinam) - daylight, day (sun's rising) (day, daylight)
- देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods (gods, deities)
- भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be (as before) (let it be, may it be)
- इति (iti) - (closing quotation) (thus, so, end of quotation)
- यथा (yathā) - as (as, just as, according to)
- पुरा (purā) - before, as in previous times (formerly, previously, in ancient times)
Words meanings and morphology
पुत्रः (putraḥ) - the son (narrator) (son)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of putra
putra - son, child
Note: Subject.
उवाच (uvāca) - said (narrative) (said, spoke)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac
perfect tense
Strong form of perfect root 'ūc'.
Root: vac (class 2)
तैः (taiḥ) - by them (the gods) (by them)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Instrumental plural of 'tad'.
Note: Agent in passive construction.
सा (sā) - she (Anubhūyā, Atri's wife) (she)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Nominative singular feminine of 'tad'.
Note: Subject of passive verb.
प्रसादिता (prasāditā) - was propitiated (propitiated, pleased)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of prasādita
prasādita - propitiated, pleased, calmed, appeased
Past Passive Participle
From causative of 'pra' + √sad.
Prefix: pra
Root: sad (class 1)
Note: Participial predicate.
गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone (to her) (having gone)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
From √gam 'to go', suffix '-tvā'.
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Absolutive.
प्रोहेष्टम् (proheṣṭam) - what is desired (referring to a boon) (what is desired, desired boon, preferable)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of proheṣṭa
proheṣṭa - desirable, preferred boon, a desired selection (assuming 'praūha' as selection/preference + 'iṣṭa')
Potentially a compound 'praūha' (preference) + 'iṣṭa' (desired). Or a unique formation, derived from `pra-√uh` and `iṣṭa`.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (praūha+iṣṭa)
- praūha – preference, selection, consideration
noun (masculine)
From 'pra' + √ūh 'to reason, select'.
Prefix: pra
Root: ūh (class 1) - iṣṭa – desired, wished, worshipped, sacrificed
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From √iṣ 'to desire' or √yaj 'to sacrifice'.
Root: iṣ (class 6)
Note: Used nominally as the object to be chosen.
व्रियताम् (vriyatām) - let (the boon) be chosen (let it be chosen)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of vṛ
Root: vṛ (class 9)
इति (iti) - (closing quotation) (thus, so, end of quotation)
(indeclinable)
अयाचन्त (ayācanta) - the gods requested (they requested, they asked)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of yāc
Imperfect tense, 3rd plural. Augment 'a-'.
Root: yāc (class 1)
दिनम् (dinam) - daylight, day (sun's rising) (day, daylight)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dina
dina - day, daylight
Note: Object of 'ayācanta'.
देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods (gods, deities)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity, divine
From √div 'to shine, to play'.
Root: div (class 4)
Note: Subject of 'ayācanta'.
भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be (as before) (let it be, may it be)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Forms part of the direct speech.
इति (iti) - (closing quotation) (thus, so, end of quotation)
(indeclinable)
यथा (yathā) - as (as, just as, according to)
(indeclinable)
पुरा (purā) - before, as in previous times (formerly, previously, in ancient times)
(indeclinable)
Temporal adverb.