मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-24, verse-17

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कृतकृत्योऽस्मि चैतेन सफलं जीवितञ्च मे ।
यदङ्गसंश्लेषमितस्तव देवस्य मानुषः ॥१७॥

17. kṛtakṛtyo'smi caitena saphalaṃ jīvitañca me .
yadaṅgasaṃśleṣamitastava devasya mānuṣaḥ.

17. kṛtakṛtyaḥ asmi ca etena saphalam jīvitam ca
me yat aṅgasaṃśleṣamitaḥ tava devasya mānuṣaḥ

17. I am completely fulfilled by this, and my life has become fruitful, because I, a human, have longed for the embrace of you, the divine one.

Words meanings summery:

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कृतकृत्यः (kṛtakṛtyaḥ) - I am fulfilled (one who has accomplished what needed to be done, fulfilled)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

च (ca) - and, also

एतेन (etena) - by this

सफलम् (saphalam) - fruitful, successful, effective

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - my life (life, livelihood)

च (ca) - and, also

मे (me) - my (life) (my, of me, to me)

यत् (yat) - because (which, what, whatever (relative pronoun))

अङ्गसंश्लेषमितः (aṅgasaṁśleṣamitaḥ) - (one) who has desired bodily embrace (desired for bodily embrace, longed for union)

तव (tava) - your, of you

देवस्य (devasya) - of you, the divine Nāga king (of the god, of the divine one)

मानुषः (mānuṣaḥ) - I, a human (human, man, human being)

Words meanings and morphology

कृतकृत्यः (kṛtakṛtyaḥ) - I am fulfilled (one who has accomplished what needed to be done, fulfilled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtakṛtya

kṛtakṛtya - one who has done what was to be done, accomplished, fulfilled

From kṛta (done) + kṛtya (to be done)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+kṛtya)

kṛta – done, made, accomplished
adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
Past Passive Participle
From √kṛ (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
kṛtya – to be done, duty, action
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
From √kṛ (to do, make) + -tya
Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'asmi'

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active

1st person singular, Present tense, active voice

Root: as (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

एतेन (etena) - by this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Instrumental singular masculine/neuter of etad

Note: Denotes cause

सफलम् (saphalam) - fruitful, successful, effective

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saphala

saphala - fruitful, successful, effective, yielding fruit

From sa- (with) + phala (fruit)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+phala)

sa – with, accompanied by
indeclinable
Prefix meaning 'with'
phala – fruit, result, reward, benefit
noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'jīvitam'

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - my life (life, livelihood)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, livelihood, living

Past Passive Participle

From √jīv (to live). Often substantivized.

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Subject

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

मे (me) - my (life) (my, of me, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Genitive/Dative singular of asmad. Enclitic form.

Note: Possessive pronoun for 'jīvitam'

यत् (yat) - because (which, what, whatever (relative pronoun))

(indeclinable)

Nominative/Accusative singular neuter of yad, or used as a conjunction

Note: Causal conjunction

अङ्गसंश्लेषमितः (aṅgasaṁśleṣamitaḥ) - (one) who has desired bodily embrace (desired for bodily embrace, longed for union)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅgasaṃśleṣamita

aṅgasaṁśleṣamita - one who has desired bodily embrace / whose bodily embrace is desired

Compound: aṅga-saṃśleṣa (bodily embrace) + imita (desired, longed for). 'Imita' interpreted as P.P.P. related to desire/longing, for contextual coherence, despite its less common usage.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aṅga+saṃśleṣa+imita)

aṅga – limb, body, part
noun (neuter)
saṃśleṣa – embrace, union, contact, adhesion
noun (masculine)
From sam- + √śliṣ (to cling to, embrace)
Prefix: sam
Root: śliṣ (class 4)
imita – desired, longed for (contextual interpretation); or measured, estimated (from √mā)
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Potentially from a less common root √im (to desire/long for) or a derivative of √mā (to measure) implying 'measured out' (i.e. deeply contemplated/longed for). Context strongly suggests desire/longing.
Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'mānuṣaḥ'

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Genitive singular of yuşmad

Note: Possessive, 'your divine one'

देवस्य (devasya) - of you, the divine Nāga king (of the god, of the divine one)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine, celestial

From √div (to shine)