मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-19, verse-19

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दत्तात्रेय उवाच ।
यत्र ते कीर्तिताः सर्वे तान् वरान् समवाप्स्यसि ।
मत्प्रसादाच्च भविता चक्रवर्तो त्वमीश्वरः ॥१९॥

19. dattātreya uvāca .
yatra te kīrtitāḥ sarve tān varān samavāpsyasi .
matprasādācca bhavitā cakravarto tvamīśvaraḥ.

19. dattātreyaḥ uvāca yatra te kīrtitāḥ sarve tān varān
samavāpsyasi matprasādāt ca bhavitā cakravartī tvam īśvaraḥ

19. Dattātreya spoke: "You will obtain all those boons (varān) that have been described to you. Moreover, by my grace, you will become an emperor and a powerful lord (īśvaraḥ)."

Words meanings summery:

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दत्तात्रेयः (dattātreyaḥ) - The sage Dattātreya (Dattātreya)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

यत्र (yatra) - where, wherever

ते (te) - to you, by you

कीर्तिताः (kīrtitāḥ) - praised, mentioned, described

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

तान् (tān) - those

वरान् (varān) - boons, blessings, excellent things

समवाप्स्यसि (samavāpsyasi) - you will obtain, you will achieve

मत्प्रसादात् (matprasādāt) - by my grace, from my favor

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

भविता (bhavitā) - will become, will be

चक्रवर्ती (cakravartī) - emperor, universal sovereign

त्वम् (tvam) - Refers to Arjuna (implied subject). (you)

ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - A powerful lord/ruler. (lord, master, capable one, God)

Words meanings and morphology

दत्तात्रेयः (dattātreyaḥ) - The sage Dattātreya (Dattātreya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dattātreya

dattātreya - Name of a sage, son of Atri and Anasuyā

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect active indicative 3rd person singular

From root vac, perfect tense (lit).

Root: vac (class 2)

यत्र (yatra) - where, wherever

(indeclinable)

Formed from ya (relative pronoun stem) + trā (locative suffix).

ते (te) - to you, by you

(pronoun)

singular of tvad

tvad - you (pronoun)

Note: Enclitic form. Here functioning as dative 'to you' or as the agent in a passive construction 'by you'.

कीर्तिताः (kīrtitāḥ) - praised, mentioned, described

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kīrtita

kīrtita - mentioned, praised, celebrated, described

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kīrt (to mention, praise) with suffix ta.

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Agrees with an implied 'they' (referring to the boons).

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Modifies the implied subject of 'kīrtitāḥ'.

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to varān.

वरान् (varān) - boons, blessings, excellent things

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice, excellent

From root vṛ (to choose, wish).

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Direct object of samavāpsyasi.

समवाप्स्यसि (samavāpsyasi) - you will obtain, you will achieve

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of samavāp

future active indicative 2nd person singular

Root āp with prefixes sam and ava.

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: āp (class 5)

मत्प्रसादात् (matprasādāt) - by my grace, from my favor

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of matprasāda

matprasāda - my grace, my favor, the grace of me

Compound of mat (my) and prasāda (grace).

Compound type : tatpurusha (mad+prasāda)

mad – my, mine (ablative of 'I')
pronoun
Ablative form of 'aham' (I), functioning as a possessive.
prasāda – grace, favor, clearness, serenity
noun (masculine)
From pra-sad (to be clear, to be gracious)
Prefix: pra
Root: sad (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

भविता (bhavitā) - will become, will be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (periphrastic) (luṭ) of bhū

future active indicative 3rd person singular (periphrastic future)

From root bhū, periphrastic future tense (luṭ).

Root: bhū (class 1)

चक्रवर्ती (cakravartī) - emperor, universal sovereign

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cakravartin

cakravartin - a sovereign, emperor, universal monarch (one whose chariot wheels roll everywhere unobstructed)

From cakra (wheel, discus) and vartin (one who abides/turns).

Compound type : tatpurusha (cakra+vartin)

cakra – wheel, discus, circle
noun (neuter)
vartin – one who abides, turns, exists
adjective (masculine)
From root vṛt (to turn, exist) with suffix ini.
Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative with bhavitā.

त्वम् (tvam) - Refers to Arjuna (implied subject). (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (pronoun)

Note: Subject of bhavitā.

ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - A powerful lord/ruler. (lord, master, capable one, God)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - lord, master, ruler, capable, God

From root īś (to rule, to be master of) with suffix vara.

Root: īś (class 2)