मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-23, verse-19

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ऋतध्वज उवाच ।
यदि सा मम तन्वङ्गी न स्याद्भार्या मदालसा ।
अस्मिन् जन्मनि नान्या मे भवित्री सहचारिणी ॥१९॥

19. ṛtadhvaja uvāca .
yadi sā mama tanvaṅgī na syādbhāryā madālasā .
asmin janmani nānyā me bhavitrī sahacāriṇī.

19. ṛtadhvajaḥ uvāca yadi sā mama tanvaṅgī na syāt bhāryā
madālasā asmin janmani na anyā me bhavitrī sahacāriṇī

19. Ṛtadhvaja said: If that slender-limbed Madālasā were not my wife, then in this life, no other woman would ever be my companion.

Words meanings summery:

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ऋतध्वजः (ṛtadhvajaḥ) - Ṛtadhvaja

उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)

यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case)

सा (sā) - she (she, that (feminine nominative singular))

मम (mama) - my (my, mine)

तन्वङ्गी (tanvaṅgī) - slender-limbed (slender-bodied, slender-limbed woman)

न (na) - not (not, no)

स्यात् (syāt) - were (may be, might be, would be)

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife (wife, woman to be supported)

मदालसा (madālasā) - Madālasā (Madālasā (proper name, "intoxicated by idleness/beauty"))

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (in this, on this)

जन्मनि (janmani) - in this life (in life, in birth, in existence)

न (na) - no (not, no)

अन्या (anyā) - other (woman) (another, other (feminine nominative singular))

मे (me) - my (my, to me, for me)

भवित्री (bhavitrī) - would be (will be, going to be (feminine))

सहचारिणी (sahacāriṇī) - companion (female companion, co-walker)

Words meanings and morphology

ऋतध्वजः (ṛtadhvajaḥ) - Ṛtadhvaja

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛtadhvaja

ṛtadhvaja - Ṛtadhvaja (proper name, literally "whose banner is truth/order")

Compound of 'ṛta' (truth, order) and 'dhvaja' (banner).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ṛta+dhvaja)

ṛta – truth, order, cosmic law, right
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'ṛ' (to go, rise).
Root: ṛ (class 1)
dhvaja – banner, flag, emblem, mark
noun (masculine)
Root: dhvaj (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, active voice, 3rd person singular

Root 'vac' (class 2, adādi), perfect, parasmaipada. Reduplicated form ('uvāca').

Root: vac (class 2)

यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction for conditional clauses.

सा (sā) - she (she, that (feminine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

मम (mama) - my (my, mine)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Possessive.

तन्वङ्गी (tanvaṅgī) - slender-limbed (slender-bodied, slender-limbed woman)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tanvaṅgī

tanvaṅgī - slender-bodied, slender-limbed woman

Feminine of 'tanvaṅga'. Compound of 'tanu' (body, slender) and 'aṅga' (limb).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tanu+aṅga)

tanu – body, slender, delicate, fine, minute
noun (feminine)
Root: tan (class 8)
aṅga – limb, body, part, member
noun (neuter)
Root: ag (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'Madālasā'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates 'syāt'.

स्यात् (syāt) - were (may be, might be, would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Optative mood, active voice, 3rd person singular

Root 'as' (class 2, adādi), optative, parasmaipada.

Root: as (class 2)

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife (wife, woman to be supported)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, woman to be supported/maintained

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

Formed from root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support) + 'ṇyat' suffix. Feminine form.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Predicate nominative to 'sā'.

मदालसा (madālasā) - Madālasā (Madālasā (proper name, "intoxicated by idleness/beauty"))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of madālasā

madālasā - Madālasā (proper name, literally 'intoxicated with idleness/beauty/charm')

Compound of 'mada' (intoxication, pride, passion) and 'alasā' (lazy, indolent, charmingly languid).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mada+alasā)

mada – intoxication, pride, passion, joy, lust
noun (masculine)
From root 'mad' (to be joyful, intoxicated).
Root: mad (class 4)
alasā – lazy, indolent, languid, charmingly idle
adjective (feminine)
Feminine of 'alasa'.
Root: las (class 1)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (in this, on this)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Qualifies 'janmani'.

जन्मनि (janmani) - in this life (in life, in birth, in existence)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of janman

janman - birth, origin, life, existence, species

From root 'jan' (to be born) + 'manin' suffix.

Root: jan (class 4)

न (na) - no (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates 'anyā'.

अन्या (anyā) - other (woman) (another, other (feminine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different, foreign

Indefinite pronoun.

मे (me) - my (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person singular pronoun (enclitic form).

भवित्री (bhavitrī) - would be (will be, going to be (feminine))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhavitrī

bhavitrī - one who will be, will happen (feminine)

Future Active Participle, feminine nominative singular

Formed from root 'bhū' (to be) + 'tṛc' (agent suffix) + 'ī' (feminine suffix).

Root: bhū (class 1)

सहचारिणी (sahacāriṇī) - companion (female companion, co-walker)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sahacāriṇī

sahacāriṇī - female companion, associate, co-walker

Feminine of 'sahacārin'. Compound of 'saha' (with) + root 'car' (to move) + 'ṇin' suffix.

Compound type : tatpurusha (saha+cārin)

saha – with, together with
indeclinable
Preposition/prefix.
cārin – moving, going, wandering, practicing, observing
adjective (masculine)
Agent Noun
From root 'car' + 'ṇin' suffix.
Root: car (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative to 'anyā'.