मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-25, verse-8

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अभ्यषिञ्चन्त राजानमुदाराचारचेष्टितम् ।
सम्यक् पालयतस्तस्य प्रजाः पुत्रानिवौरसान् ॥८॥

8. abhyaṣiñcanta rājānamudārācāraceṣṭitam .
samyak pālayatastasya prajāḥ putrānivaurasān.

8. abhyaṣiñcanta rājānam udārācāraceṣṭitam samyaṅ
pālayataḥ tasya prajāḥ putrān iva aurasān

8. They anointed as king him who had noble conduct and actions. While he was properly protecting the subjects (prajā) as if they were his own legitimate sons...

Words meanings summery:

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अभ्यषिञ्चन्त (abhyaṣiñcanta) - they anointed, they consecrated

राजानम् (rājānam) - king

उदाराचारचेष्टितम् (udārācāraceṣṭitam) - whose conduct and actions were noble/generous

सम्यङ् (samyaṅ) - properly, well, completely

पालयतः (pālayataḥ) - while protecting, of him protecting

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects, progeny, people

पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

औरसान् (aurasān) - legitimate, own-born

Words meanings and morphology

अभ्यषिञ्चन्त (abhyaṣiñcanta) - they anointed, they consecrated

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of abhisiñc

Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural, Ātmanepada

From root siñc (to sprinkle) with prefix abhi-. The sibilant becomes ṣ after a preposition ending in i, u, ṛ, or k.

Prefix: abhi

Root: siñc (class 6)

Note: Agent (paurāḥ) from previous verse.

राजानम् (rājānam) - king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Object of anointing, referring to Ṛtadhvaja.

उदाराचारचेष्टितम् (udārācāraceṣṭitam) - whose conduct and actions were noble/generous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of udārācāraceṣṭita

udārācāraceṣṭita - whose conduct and actions are noble/generous (lit. having noble conduct-action)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (udāra+ācāra+ceṣṭita)

udāra – noble, generous, exalted, high-minded
adjective
ācāra – conduct, custom, practice
noun (masculine)
From ā-car (to behave).
Prefix: ā
Root: car (class 1)
ceṣṭita – action, deed, effort, movement
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root ceṣṭ (to move, act)
Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'rājānam'.

सम्यङ् (samyaṅ) - properly, well, completely

(indeclinable)

Note: Qualifies 'pālayataḥ'.

पालयतः (pālayataḥ) - while protecting, of him protecting

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pālayat

pālayat - protecting, guarding (Present Active Participle of pāl)

Present Active Participle

From causal stem of root pā (to protect).

Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Refers to Ṛtadhvaja.