मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-25, verse-10

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तुतुषुस्तेन वै भृत्या जहास च मदालसा ।
सा वै मदालसा पुत्रं बालमुत्तानशायिनम् ।
उल्लापनच्छलेनाह रुदमानमविस्वरम् ॥१०॥

10. tutuṣustena vai bhṛtyā jahāsa ca madālasā .
sā vai madālasā putraṃ bālamuttānaśāyinam .
ullāpanacchalenāha rudamānamavisvaram.

10. tutuṣuḥ tena vai bhṛtyāḥ jahāsa
ca madālasā sā vai madālasā
putram bālam uttānaśāyinam
ullāpanacchalena āha rudamānam avisvaram

10. Indeed, the servants were pleased by him, and Madālasā laughed. Indeed, that Madālasā then spoke to her weeping infant son, who was lying on his back and crying indistinctly, under the pretense of amusing him.

Words meanings summery:

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तुतुषुः (tutuṣuḥ) - they were pleased, they were satisfied

तेन (tena) - by Vikrānta (the son) (by him, with him)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

भृत्याः (bhṛtyāḥ) - servants, dependents

जहास (jahāsa) - she laughed

च (ca) - and

मदालसा (madālasā) - Madālasā (proper name)

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

मदालसा (madālasā) - Madālasā (proper name)

पुत्रम् (putram) - son

बालम् (bālam) - child, infant

उत्तानशायिनम् (uttānaśāyinam) - lying on one's back, supine

उल्लापनच्छलेन (ullāpanacchalena) - under the pretense of amusing, by means of amusement/consolation

आह (āha) - she said, she spoke

रुदमानम् (rudamānam) - weeping, crying

अविस्वरम् (avisvaram) - crying with an indistinct sound (indistinctly voiced, voiceless, inarticulate)

Words meanings and morphology

तुतुषुः (tutuṣuḥ) - they were pleased, they were satisfied

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of tuṣ

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural, Parasmaipada

Reduplicated perfect of root tuṣ.

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Subject is 'bhṛtyāḥ'.

तेन (tena) - by Vikrānta (the son) (by him, with him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the newly born son, Vikrānta.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

भृत्याः (bhṛtyāḥ) - servants, dependents

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhṛtya

bhṛtya - servant, dependent, paid, maintained

Gerundive/Passive Participle

From root bhṛ (to bear, support, maintain).

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'tutuṣuḥ'.

जहास (jahāsa) - she laughed

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada

Reduplicated perfect of root has.

Root: has (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'madālasā'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two actions.

मदालसा (madālasā) - Madālasā (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of madālasā

madālasā - Madālasā (a proper name)

Note: Subject of 'jahāsa'.

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Madālasā.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

मदालसा (madālasā) - Madālasā (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of madālasā

madālasā - Madālasā (a proper name)

Note: Reinforces the subject of 'āha'.

पुत्रम् (putram) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Object of 'āha'.

बालम् (bālam) - child, infant

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, infant, young, foolish

Note: Qualifies 'putram'.

उत्तानशायिनम् (uttānaśāyinam) - lying on one's back, supine

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttānaśāyin

uttānaśāyin - lying on one's back, supine

Agent noun/participle from root śī (to lie) with prefix ut-tāna.

From uttāna (lying on the back) + śāyin (one who lies).

Compound type : tatpurusha (uttāna+śāyin)

uttāna – lying on the back, supine, shallow
adjective
śāyin – one who lies, lying down
participle (masculine)
Agent noun from root śī
Suffix -in after root śī (to lie)
Root: śī (class 2)

उल्लापनच्छलेन (ullāpanacchalena) - under the pretense of amusing, by means of amusement/consolation

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ullāpanacchala

ullāpanacchala - pretense of amusing/consoling, means of diverting

Compound type : tatpurusha (ullāpana+cchala)

ullāpana – amusement, diversion, consolation, causing to leap up
noun (neuter)
Causal noun from ud-lap
From prefix ud-lap (to speak, lament); here, to soothe, amuse.
Prefix: ud
Root: lap (class 1)
cchala – pretense, trick, deception, excuse
noun (masculine)

आह (āha) - she said, she spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada (irregular perfect)

Irregular perfect of root ah, with ā-prefix.

Root: ah (class 2)

Note: Subject is 'Madālasā'.

रुदमानम् (rudamānam) - weeping, crying

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rudamāna

rudamāna - weeping, crying (Present Active Participle, Ātmanepada)

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)