मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-18, verse-39

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वामपार्श्वस्थितामिष्टामशेषजगतां शुभाम् ।
भार्याञ्चास्य सुचार्वङ्गीं लक्ष्मीमिन्दुनिभाननाम् ॥३९॥

39. vāmapārśvasthitāmiṣṭāmaśeṣajagatāṃ śubhām .
bhāryāñcāsya sucārvaṅgīṃ lakṣmīmindunibhānanām.

39. vāmapārśvasthitām iṣṭām aśeṣajagatām śubhām | bhāryām
ca asya su-cārv-aṅgīm lakṣmīm indu-nibha-ānanām

39. And on his left side, they saw his beloved wife, Lakṣmī, who was situated there, auspicious to all worlds, exquisitely beautiful of limb, and with a face resembling the moon.

Words meanings summery:

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वामपार्श्वस्थिताम् (vāmapārśvasthitām) - situated on the left side

इष्टाम् (iṣṭām) - beloved, desired, worshipped

अशेषजगताम् (aśeṣajagatām) - of all worlds, of the entire universe

शुभाम् (śubhām) - auspicious, beautiful, brilliant

भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife

च (ca) - and

अस्य (asya) - of Dattātreya (his, of him)

सु-चार्व्-अङ्गीम् (su-cārv-aṅgīm) - with very beautiful limbs

लक्ष्मीम् (lakṣmīm) - Lakṣmī (goddess of wealth and prosperity)

इन्दु-निभ-आननाम् (indu-nibha-ānanām) - with a moon-like face

Words meanings and morphology

वामपार्श्वस्थिताम् (vāmapārśvasthitām) - situated on the left side

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāmapārśvasthita

vāmapārśvasthita - situated on the left side

Past Passive Participle (compound)

Compound of 'vāma' (left), 'pārśva' (side), and 'sthita' (situated, PPP of 'sthā').

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāma+pārśva+sthita)

vāma – left, beautiful, pleasing
adjective (masculine)
pārśva – side, flank
noun (neuter)
sthita – stood, stayed, situated
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'sthā' (to stand).
Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhāryām'.

इष्टाम् (iṣṭām) - beloved, desired, worshipped

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of iṣṭā

iṣṭā - beloved, desired, worshipped, sacrificed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'yaj' (to sacrifice, worship) or 'iṣ' (to wish, desire). Here, likely from 'iṣ'.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'bhāryām'.

अशेषजगताम् (aśeṣajagatām) - of all worlds, of the entire universe

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of aśeṣajagat

aśeṣajagat - all worlds, entire universe

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśeṣa+jagat)

aśeṣa – entire, whole, all, without remainder
adjective (masculine)
Negative compound of 'a' and 'śeṣa' (remainder).
jagat – world, universe, moving
noun (neuter)
From root 'gam' (to go) with 'śatṛ' suffix.
Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'śubhām'.

शुभाम् (śubhām) - auspicious, beautiful, brilliant

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śubhā

śubhā - auspicious, beautiful, brilliant, pure

Note: Agrees with 'bhāryām'.

भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, she who is to be supported

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support) with 'ṇya' suffix.