मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-5, verse-19

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अक्षौहिण्यो हि बहुलास्तद्भारार्ता व्रजाम्यधः ।
तथा कुरुध्वं त्रिदशा यथा शान्तिर्भवेन्मम ॥१९॥

19. akṣauhiṇyo hi bahulāstadbhārārtā vrajāmyadhaḥ .
tathā kurudhvaṃ tridaśā yathā śāntirbhavenmama.

19. akṣauhiṇyaḥ hi bahulāḥ tatbhārārtāḥ vrajāmi adhaḥ
tathā kurudhvam tridaśāḥ yathā śāntiḥ bhavet mama

19. Indeed, the many armies (akṣauhiṇīs) are such a heavy burden, causing me distress, that I am sinking to the netherworld. Therefore, O gods, act in such a way that I may find peace.

Words meanings summery:

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अक्षौहिण्यः (akṣauhiṇyaḥ) - specific, large military formations (akṣauhiṇīs) (armies, divisions of an army)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, because, for)

बहुलाः (bahulāḥ) - numerous (many, numerous, abundant)

तत्भारार्ताः (tatbhārārtāḥ) - distressed by the burden of these armies (distressed by that burden, afflicted by that weight)

व्रजामि (vrajāmi) - I am going, I am sinking (I go, I proceed)

अधः (adhaḥ) - downwards, to the netherworld (below, downwards, beneath)

तथा (tathā) - therefore, in such a way (so, thus, in that manner, therefore)

कुरुध्वम् (kurudhvam) - you all act (you all do, you all act)

त्रिदशाः (tridaśāḥ) - O gods (gods (literally 'those of three ages/states'))

यथा (yathā) - so that, in such a way that (so that, as, in which way)

शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace, relief (peace, tranquility, cessation)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be (may it be, it should be, it would be)

मम (mama) - mine (my, mine, for me)

Words meanings and morphology

अक्षौहिण्यः (akṣauhiṇyaḥ) - specific, large military formations (akṣauhiṇīs) (armies, divisions of an army)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of akṣauhiṇī

akṣauhiṇī - a specific very large division of an army, consisting of 21,870 chariots, 21,870 elephants, 65,610 cavalry, and 109,350 infantry

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (indeed, certainly, because, for)

(indeclinable)

बहुलाः (bahulāḥ) - numerous (many, numerous, abundant)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bahula

bahula - many, numerous, abundant, vast

Note: Agrees with akṣauhiṇyaḥ.

तत्भारार्ताः (tatbhārārtāḥ) - distressed by the burden of these armies (distressed by that burden, afflicted by that weight)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tatbhārārta

tatbhārārta - afflicted by that burden

Compound type : tatpurusha (tat+bhāra+ārta)

tat – that, it
pronoun (neuter)
bhāra – burden, weight, load
noun (masculine)
ārta – afflicted, distressed, suffering
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root ṛ (to go, to move) or root art (to pain, to suffer). Often linked with √ṛd- (to torment, distress) + kta.
Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Agrees with akṣauhiṇyaḥ.

व्रजामि (vrajāmi) - I am going, I am sinking (I go, I proceed)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vraj

Root: vraj (class 1)

अधः (adhaḥ) - downwards, to the netherworld (below, downwards, beneath)

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - therefore, in such a way (so, thus, in that manner, therefore)

(indeclinable)

कुरुध्वम् (kurudhvam) - you all act (you all do, you all act)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ