मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-24, verse-39

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ततः पपात मेदिन्यां स तु मूर्च्छापरिप्लुतः ।
हा प्रियेति वदन् सोऽथ चिन्तयामास भामिनीम् ॥३९॥

39. tataḥ papāta medinyāṃ sa tu mūrcchāpariplutaḥ .
hā priyeti vadan so'tha cintayāmāsa bhāminīm.

39. tataḥ papāta medinyām saḥ tu mūrcchāpariplutaḥ
hā priyā iti vadan saḥ atha cintayāmāsa bhāminīm

39. Then, overcome by unconsciousness (mūrchā), he fell to the ground (medinī). Saying, "Ah, beloved!" he then pondered about the beautiful woman (bhāminī).

Words meanings summery:

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ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, after that)

पपात (papāta) - fell (fell, flew)

मेदिन्याम् (medinyām) - to the ground (on the earth, on the ground)

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

तु (tu) - indeed, then (emphatic) (but, indeed, however)

मूर्च्छापरिप्लुतः (mūrcchāpariplutaḥ) - overcome by unconsciousness (mūrchā) (overcome by fainting, overwhelmed by unconsciousness)

हा (hā) - Ah! (alas!, ah! (exclamation of sorrow or surprise))

प्रिया (priyā) - beloved (beloved, dear (feminine))

इति (iti) - (marks direct speech) (thus, so, (marks direct speech))

वदन् (vadan) - saying (speaking, saying)

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - thought about, pondered (thought, considered, pondered)

भामिनीम् (bhāminīm) - the beautiful woman (bhāminī) (beautiful woman, passionate woman, angry woman)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, after that)

(indeclinable)

पपात (papāta) - fell (fell, flew)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of pat

Perfect Active

Root pat, 3rd person singular, perfect active

Root: pat (class 1)

मेदिन्याम् (medinyām) - to the ground (on the earth, on the ground)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of medinī

medinī - earth, ground

Note: Locative indicates 'on' or 'into' in context of falling.

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the main character (the prince/king).

तु (tu) - indeed, then (emphatic) (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

मूर्च्छापरिप्लुतः (mūrcchāpariplutaḥ) - overcome by unconsciousness (mūrchā) (overcome by fainting, overwhelmed by unconsciousness)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūrcchāparipluta

mūrcchāparipluta - overcome by unconsciousness

Compound (tatpurusha) of mūrcchā (unconsciousness) and paripluta (overwhelmed, deluged)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mūrcchā+paripluta)

mūrcchā – fainting, unconsciousness
noun (feminine)
From root mūrcch (to faint, grow senseless)
Root: mūrcch (class 1)
paripluta – overwhelmed, deluged, flooded
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root plu (to float, swim) with prefix pari
Prefix: pari
Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ'.

हा (hā) - Ah! (alas!, ah! (exclamation of sorrow or surprise))

(indeclinable)

प्रिया (priyā) - beloved (beloved, dear (feminine))

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of priyā

priyā - beloved, dear woman

Note: Direct address.

इति (iti) - (marks direct speech) (thus, so, (marks direct speech))

(indeclinable)

वदन् (vadan) - saying (speaking, saying)

(adjective)