मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-44, verse-32

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अज्ञानपङ्कगर्भस्थमनुद्धारं महामतिः ।
आत्मानञ्च समुत्तीर्णं गाथामेतामगायत ॥३२॥

32. ajñānapaṅkagarbhasthamanuddhāraṃ mahāmatiḥ .
ātmānañca samuttīrṇaṃ gāthāmetāmagāyata.

32. ajñānapaṅkagarbhastham anuddhāram mahāmatiḥ
ātmanam ca samuttīrṇam gāthām etām agāyata

32. The great-minded one sang this verse, having perceived the self (ātman) as completely liberated from the inextricable depths of the mud of ignorance.

Words meanings summery:

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अज्ञानपङ्कगर्भस्थम् (ajñānapaṅkagarbhastham) - situated in the mud of ignorance, contained within the mire of nescience

अनुद्धारम् (anuddhāram) - inextricable, unable to be rescued, from which there is no extraction

महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - the great-minded one, the wise one

आत्मनम् (ātmanam) - the self (ātman) (the self, the soul, the individual essence)

च (ca) - and, also

समुत्तीर्णम् (samuttīrṇam) - completely crossed over, fully transcended, liberated

गाथाम् (gāthām) - song, verse, stanza

एताम् (etām) - this, that

अगायत (agāyata) - sang, chanted

Words meanings and morphology

अज्ञानपङ्कगर्भस्थम् (ajñānapaṅkagarbhastham) - situated in the mud of ignorance, contained within the mire of nescience

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ajñānapaṅkagarbhastha

ajñānapaṅkagarbhastha - situated within the mud of ignorance

Compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (ajñāna+paṅka+garbha+stha)

ajñāna – ignorance, nescience
noun (neuter)
Negation of jñāna
Prefix: a
paṅka – mud, mire, dirt
noun (masculine)
garbha – womb, interior, depth, inside
noun (masculine)
Root: gṛbh (class 9)
stha – standing, situated, being in
adjective (masculine)
From root sthā with -a suffix
Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: This is a complex compound adjective in the accusative case, masculine singular, agreeing with an implied object or describing a state from which something is liberated.

अनुद्धारम् (anuddhāram) - inextricable, unable to be rescued, from which there is no extraction

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anuddhāra

anuddhāra - inextricable, not to be rescued, not to be drawn out

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of `a` (negation) and `uddhāra` (extraction, rescue). `uddhāra` is derived from `ud` + `dhṛ` with `ghañ` suffix.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+uddhāra)

a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix
uddhāra – extraction, rescue, lifting up
noun (masculine)
From `ud` + `dhṛ` (to hold, bear)
Prefix: ud
Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies an implied noun or describes the nature of the "mud of ignorance".

महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - the great-minded one, the wise one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmati

mahāmati - great intellect, great mind; a person of great intelligence

Compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+mati)

mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective (feminine)
mati – mind, intelligence, understanding, thought
noun (feminine)
From root `man` (to think)
Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

आत्मनम् (ātmanam) - the self (ātman) (the self, the soul, the individual essence)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, individual soul

Note: Object of perception or realization.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

समुत्तीर्णम् (samuttīrṇam) - completely crossed over, fully transcended, liberated

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samuttīrṇa

samuttīrṇa - completely crossed over, escaped, delivered, liberated