मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-50, verse-14

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शतरूपाञ्च तां नारीं तपोनिर्धूतकल्मषाम् ।
स्वायम्भुवो मनुर्देवः पत्नीत्वे जगृहे विभुः ॥१४॥

14. śatarūpāñca tāṃ nārīṃ taponirdhūtakalmaṣām .
svāyambhuvo manurdevaḥ patnītve jagṛhe vibhuḥ.

14. śatarūpām ca tām nārīm taponirdhūtakalmaṣām
svāyambhuvaḥ manuḥ devaḥ patnītve jagṛhe vibhuḥ

14. And that woman, Śatarūpā, whose impurities had been completely removed by asceticism (tapas), the divine, almighty Manu Svāyambhuva took as his wife.

Words meanings summery:

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शतरूपाम् (śatarūpām) - The name of the first woman created by Brahmā, wife of Manu Svāyambhuva. (Śatarūpā)

च (ca) - and, also

ताम् (tām) - that

नारीम् (nārīm) - woman, wife

तपोनिर्धूतकल्मषाम् (taponirdhūtakalmaṣām) - Refers to Śatarūpā, describing her purity. (whose impurities (kalmaṣa) were removed by asceticism (tapas))

स्वायम्भुवः (svāyambhuvaḥ) - The specific Manu named Svāyambhuva. (Svāyambhuva (Self-born))

मनुः (manuḥ) - The progenitor Manu. (Manu, man)

देवः (devaḥ) - divine, god, deity

पत्नीत्वे (patnītve) - in the state of wife, as wife

जगृहे (jagṛhe) - married (as he took her as his wife). (took, accepted, married)

विभुः (vibhuḥ) - almighty, powerful, omnipresent

Words meanings and morphology

शतरूपाम् (śatarūpām) - The name of the first woman created by Brahmā, wife of Manu Svāyambhuva. (Śatarūpā)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śatarūpā

śatarūpā - Śatarūpā (a proper noun, lit. 'hundred forms')

Compound: śata (hundred) + rūpa (form)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śata+rūpa)

śata – hundred
numeral (neuter)
rūpa – form, shape, beauty
noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to Śatarūpā.

नारीम् (nārīm) - woman, wife

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nārī

nārī - woman, wife, female

From root nṛ (man) with feminine suffix -ī.

Root: nṛ

Note: Object of 'jagṛhe'.

तपोनिर्धूतकल्मषाम् (taponirdhūtakalmaṣām) - Refers to Śatarūpā, describing her purity. (whose impurities (kalmaṣa) were removed by asceticism (tapas))

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of taponirdhūtakalmaṣa

taponirdhūtakalmaṣa - having sins (kalmaṣa) dispelled by asceticism (tapas)

Bahuvrihi compound: 'one whose impurities (kalmaṣa) are removed (nirdhūta) by asceticism (tapas)'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tapas+nirdhūta+kalmaṣa)

tapas – asceticism, penance, heat (tapas)
noun (neuter)
Root: tap (class 1)
nirdhūta – shaken off, removed, purified
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From prefix `nir` + root `dhū` ('to shake') + suffix `-ta`.
Prefix: nir
Root: dhū (class 5)
kalmaṣa – sin, impurity, stain
noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'nārīm'.

स्वायम्भुवः (svāyambhuvaḥ) - The specific Manu named Svāyambhuva. (Svāyambhuva (Self-born))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svāyambhuva

svāyambhuva - self-existent, self-born; an epithet of Brahmā or Manu

Derived from svayaṃbhū (self-existent) with suffix -a.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

मनुः (manuḥ) - The progenitor Manu. (Manu, man)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu (progenitor of mankind), man, human being