मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-38, verse-17

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अलर्क उवाच ।
भगवंस्त्वत्प्रसादेन ममाविर्भूतमुत्तमम् ।
ज्ञानं प्रधानचिच्छक्ति-विवेककरमीदृशम् ॥१७॥

17. alarka uvāca .
bhagavaṃstvatprasādena mamāvirbhūtamuttamam .
jñānaṃ pradhānacicchakti-vivekakaramīdṛśam.

17. alarka uvāca | bhagavan tvatprasādena mama āvirbhūtam
uttamam | jñānam pradhānacicchakti-vivekakaram īdṛśam

17. Alarka said: 'O revered one, by your grace, this excellent knowledge (jñāna) has manifested within me, which enables discrimination concerning primal matter (pradhāna), consciousness (cit), and power (śakti).'

Words meanings summery:

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अलर्क (alarka) - Alarka (proper name)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one (addressing a divine or highly respected person) (O revered one, O blessed one)

त्वत्प्रसादेन (tvatprasādena) - by your grace

मम (mama) - in me, to me (my, to me, for me)

आविर्भूतम् (āvirbhūtam) - has manifested (as part of a compound verb with 'jñānam') (manifested, appeared, revealed)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, supreme, highest)

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge (jñāna) (knowledge, wisdom)

प्रधानचिच्छक्ति-विवेककरम् (pradhānacicchakti-vivekakaram) - which enables discrimination concerning primal matter (pradhāna), consciousness (cit), and power (śakti) (causing discrimination concerning primal matter, consciousness, and power)

ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - of this kind (such, of this kind)

Words meanings and morphology

अलर्क (alarka) - Alarka (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alarka

alarka - a proper name, a mythical king or sage

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (liṭ) of root vac. Reduplication, strong form of root.

Root: vac (class 2)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one (addressing a divine or highly respected person) (O revered one, O blessed one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - blessed, fortunate, divine, revered; Lord

From bhaga (good fortune) + vat (possessive suffix)

Note: Strong stem vocative singular.

त्वत्प्रसादेन (tvatprasādena) - by your grace

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tvatprasāda

tvatprasāda - your grace

Compound of tvat (your) + prasāda (grace)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvat+prasāda)

tvat – your, by you, from you
pronoun
Ablative/Genitive form of 'tvam' (you)
prasāda – grace, favor, clearness, calmness
noun (masculine)
From pra- + sad (to sit, settle down)
Prefix: pra
Root: sad (class 1)

मम (mama) - in me, to me (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Can also function as dative.

आविर्भूतम् (āvirbhūtam) - has manifested (as part of a compound verb with 'jñānam') (manifested, appeared, revealed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āvirbhūta

āvirbhūta - manifested, appeared, come into existence

Past Passive Participle

From āvis (manifest) + bhū (to be, become) + kta (suffix for PPP)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'jñānam'.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, supreme, highest)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme

Superlative of ud (up)

Note: Qualifies 'jñānam'.

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge (jñāna) (knowledge, wisdom)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding

From root jñā (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Subject of the sentence, in apposition to āvirbhūtam uttamam.

प्रधानचिच्छक्ति-विवेककरम् (pradhānacicchakti-vivekakaram) - which enables discrimination concerning primal matter (pradhāna), consciousness (cit), and power (śakti) (causing discrimination concerning primal matter, consciousness, and power)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pradhānacicchakti-vivekakara

pradhānacicchakti-vivekakara - causing discrimination between primal matter (prakṛti), consciousness (puruṣa), and power (śakti)

Compound of pradhāna + cit + śakti + viveka + kara

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pradhāna+cit+śakti+viveka+kara)

pradhāna – chief, principal; primeval matter (prakṛti)
noun (neuter)
cit – consciousness, intelligence, pure thought, puruṣa
noun (feminine)
From root cit (to perceive, understand)
Root: cit (class 1)
śakti – power, force, energy; the divine feminine principle
noun (feminine)
From root śak (to be able)
Root: śak (class 5)
viveka – discrimination, discernment, right judgment
noun (masculine)
From vi- + vic (to separate, discern)
Prefix: vi
Root: vic (class 3)
kara – making, causing, doing (suffix)
adjective (masculine)
From root kṛ (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)