मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-24, verse-35

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जड उवाच ।
आनयामास नागेन्द्रो गृहगुप्तां मदालसाम् ।
तेषां संमोहनार्थाय ज्जल्प च ततः स्फुटम् ॥३५॥

35. jaḍa uvāca .
ānayāmāsa nāgendro gṛhaguptāṃ madālasām .
teṣāṃ saṃmohanārthāya jjalpa ca tataḥ sphuṭam.

35. jaḍaḥ uvāca ānayāmāsa nāga-indraḥ gṛha-guptām madālasām
teṣām saṃmohana-arthāya jalpa ca tataḥ sphuṭam

35. Jaḍa said: "The lord of serpents brought Madālasā, who was protected in the house. Then, for the purpose of bewildering them, he spoke clearly."

Words meanings summery:

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जडः (jaḍaḥ) - Jaḍa (a proper name) (dull, inert, cold, Jaḍa (proper name))

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

आनयामास (ānayāmāsa) - brought, caused to come

नाग-इन्द्रः (nāga-indraḥ) - the lord of serpents (chief of serpents, king of serpents)

गृह-गुप्ताम् (gṛha-guptām) - protected in the house

मदालसाम् (madālasām) - Madālasā (proper name)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them

संमोहन-अर्थाय (saṁmohana-arthāya) - for the purpose of bewildering them (for the purpose of bewildering/charming)

जल्प (jalpa) - he spoke, he murmured

च (ca) - and

ततः (tataḥ) - then (temporal) (then, from there, therefore)

स्फुटम् (sphuṭam) - clearly, distinctly, manifest

Words meanings and morphology

जडः (jaḍaḥ) - Jaḍa (a proper name) (dull, inert, cold, Jaḍa (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaḍa

jaḍa - inert, dull, cold, stupid, a proper name (Jaḍa)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Irregular perfect formation of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

आनयामास (ānayāmāsa) - brought, caused to come

(verb)

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

perfect tense, 3rd person singular, causative

Periphrastic perfect of the causative of root nī with prefix ā. Forms ānaya + āmāsa.

Prefix: ā

Root: nī (class 1)

नाग-इन्द्रः (nāga-indraḥ) - the lord of serpents (chief of serpents, king of serpents)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāgendra

nāgendra - king of serpents, chief of Nāgas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāga+indra)

nāga – serpent, snake
noun (masculine)
indra – lord, chief, Indra (Vedic deity)
noun (masculine)

गृह-गुप्ताम् (gṛha-guptām) - protected in the house

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gṛhagupta

gṛhagupta - protected by the house, kept safe in the house

Compound formed from 'gṛha' (house) and 'gupta' (protected).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gṛha+gupta)

gṛha – house, home
noun (neuter)
gupta – protected, hidden, guarded
adjective (feminine)
past passive participle
From root gup (to protect).
Root: gup (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Madālasām.

मदालसाम् (madālasām) - Madālasā (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of madālasā

madālasā - Madālasā (a proper name, often means "intoxicated by idleness" or "graceful in intoxication")

Note: Object of ānayāmāsa.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the people present or addressed by the serpent king.

संमोहन-अर्थाय (saṁmohana-arthāya) - for the purpose of bewildering them (for the purpose of bewildering/charming)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of saṃmohanārtha

saṁmohanārtha - for the purpose of bewilderment, for charming

Compound of saṃmohana (bewilderment) and artha (purpose).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃmohana+artha)

saṃmohana – bewildering, charming, infatuation
noun (neuter)
verbal noun
From root muh with prefix sam, meaning to confuse/bewilder.
Prefix: sam
Root: muh (class 4)
artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates purpose.

जल्प (jalpa) - he spoke, he murmured

(verb)

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

perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular of root jalp.

Root: jalp (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (temporal) (then, from there, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative from 'tad'.