मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-18, verse-47

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दत्तात्रेयस्ततो देवान् विहस्येदमथाब्रवीत् ।
दिष्ट्या वर्धथ दैत्यानामेषा लक्ष्मीः शिरोगता ।
सप्त सथानान्यतिक्रान्ता नवमन्यमुपैष्यति ॥४७॥

47. dattātreyastato devān vihasyedamathābravīt .
diṣṭyā vardhatha daityānāmeṣā lakṣmīḥ śirogatā .
sapta sathānānyatikrāntā navamanyamupaiṣyati.

47. Dattātreyaḥ tataḥ devān vihasya idam
atha abravīt diṣṭyā vardhatha daityānām
eṣā Lakṣmīḥ śiraḥ-gatā sapta sthānāni
atikrāntā navamam anyam upaiṣyati

47. Then Dattātreya, laughing, said this to the gods: "Fortunately, you (gods) are flourishing, for this Lakṣmī has gone to the heads of the Daityas! Having crossed seven places, she will now attain a ninth (new) one."

Words meanings summery:

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दत्तात्रेयः (dattātreyaḥ) - Name of a sage

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that

देवान् (devān) - gods

विहस्य (vihasya) - having laughed, smiling

इदम् (idam) - this (statement) (this)

अथ (atha) - then, now

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately, by good luck

वर्धथ (vardhatha) - you prosper, you flourish

दैत्यानाम् (daityānām) - of the Daityas

एषा (eṣā) - this (Lakṣmī) (this (feminine))

लक्ष्मीः (lakṣmīḥ) - Goddess Lakṣmī, in the form of the abducted woman (Goddess of wealth and fortune, prosperity)

शिरः-गता (śiraḥ-gatā) - referring to the palanquin (containing Lakṣmī) carried on their heads (gone to the head, mounted on the head)

सप्त (sapta) - seven

स्थानानि (sthānāni) - places, abodes

अतिक्रान्ता (atikrāntā) - having departed from (having crossed, surpassed, passed over)

नवमम् (navamam) - ninth

अन्यम् (anyam) - another, different

उपैष्यति (upaiṣyati) - she will attain, she will reach

Words meanings and morphology

दत्तात्रेयः (dattātreyaḥ) - Name of a sage

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Dattātreya

Dattātreya - Name of a sage, son of Atri and Anasūyā

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that

(indeclinable)

देवान् (devān) - gods

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

विहस्य (vihasya) - having laughed, smiling

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'has' (to laugh) with prefix 'vi'. The suffix is '-ya' for absolutive with prefixes.

Prefix: vi

Root: has (class 1)

इदम् (idam) - this (statement) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

अथ (atha) - then, now

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of brū

Imperfect (Laṅ) form

Root 'brū' or 'vac', 3rd person singular, active voice. Form from 'brū'.

Root: brū (class 2)

दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately, by good luck

(indeclinable)

Instrumental case used adverbially.

Note: Instrumental singular of 'diṣṭi' used adverbially.

वर्धथ (vardhatha) - you prosper, you flourish

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, present (Laṭ) of vṛdh

Present (Laṭ) or Imperative (Loṭ) form

Root 'vṛdh', 2nd person plural, active voice.

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

दैत्यानाम् (daityānām) - of the Daityas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of daitya

daitya - a son of Diti, a demon

Patronymic from Diti.

एषा (eṣā) - this (Lakṣmī) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this (near speaker)

लक्ष्मीः (lakṣmīḥ) - Goddess Lakṣmī, in the form of the abducted woman (Goddess of wealth and fortune, prosperity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of Lakṣmī

Lakṣmī - goddess of wealth, prosperity, fortune

शिरः-गता (śiraḥ-gatā) - referring to the palanquin (containing Lakṣmī) carried on their heads (gone to the head, mounted on the head)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śiraḥ-gata

śiraḥ-gata - gone to the head, mounted on the head

Past Passive Participle (for gata)

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'śiras' (head) + 'gata' (gone/reached).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śiras+gata)

śiras – head, top
noun (neuter)
gata – gone, reached, obtained
adjective (feminine)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'gam' (to go).
Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'Lakṣmīḥ'.

सप्त (sapta) - seven

(numeral)

स्थानानि (sthānāni) - places, abodes

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sthāna

sthāna - place, position, abode

From root 'sthā' (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

अतिक्रान्ता (atikrāntā) - having departed from (having crossed, surpassed, passed over)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of atikrānta