मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-51, verse-1

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मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
दुः सहस्याभवद्भार्या निर्माष्टिर्नाम नामतः ।
जाता कलेस्तु भार्यायामृतौ चाण्डालदर्शनात् ॥१॥

1. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca .
duḥ sahasyābhavadbhāryā nirmāṣṭirnāma nāmataḥ .
jātā kalestu bhāryāyāmṛtau cāṇḍāladarśanāt.

1. mārkaṇḍeyaḥ uvāca duḥsahasya abhavat bhāryā nirmāṣṭiḥ nāma
nāmataḥ jātā kaleḥ tu bhāryāyām ṛtau cāṇḍāla-darśanāt

1. Mārkaṇḍeya said: Duḥsaha had a wife named Nirmāṣṭi, who was born from Kali's wife, conceived during her fertile period (ṛtau) after seeing a Caṇḍāla.

Words meanings summery:

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मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - The sage Mārkaṇḍeya (Mārkaṇḍeya (a sage))

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

दुःसहस्य (duḥsahasya) - of the demon Duḥsaha (of Duḥsaha (proper name))

अभवत् (abhavat) - had, came to be (became, was)

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife (wife, consort)

निर्माष्टिः (nirmāṣṭiḥ) - Nirmāṣṭi (the wife's name) (Nirmāṣṭi (proper name))

नाम (nāma) - by name (name, by name, indeed, certainly)

नामतः (nāmataḥ) - by name (by name, by means of a name, in name)

जाता (jātā) - born (feminine) (born, produced, arisen)

कलेः (kaleḥ) - of Kali (the demon's) (of Kali (the demon of the Kali Yuga))

तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing the connection (but, indeed, however)

भार्यायाम् (bhāryāyām) - from the wife (of Kali) (in the wife, from the wife)

ऋतौ (ṛtau) - during her fertile period (in the season, in the proper time, in the fertile period)

चाण्डाल-दर्शनात् (cāṇḍāla-darśanāt) - due to seeing a Caṇḍāla (from seeing a Caṇḍāla, due to the sight of an outcaste)

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - The sage Mārkaṇḍeya (Mārkaṇḍeya (a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - Name of a sage

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect active

3rd person singular, perfect active

Root: vac (class 2)

दुःसहस्य (duḥsahasya) - of the demon Duḥsaha (of Duḥsaha (proper name))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of duḥsaha

duḥsaha - Hard to bear, difficult to endure; a proper name (of a demon/being)

अभवत् (abhavat) - had, came to be (became, was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect active

3rd person singular, imperfect active

Root: bhū (class 1)

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife (wife, consort)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle (from bhṛ 'to bear', 'to support') used as a noun

Feminine noun derived from bhṛ. One who is to be nourished/supported.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

निर्माष्टिः (nirmāṣṭiḥ) - Nirmāṣṭi (the wife's name) (Nirmāṣṭi (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirmāṣṭi

nirmāṣṭi - Proper name (of a female)

नाम (nāma) - by name (name, by name, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

नामतः (nāmataḥ) - by name (by name, by means of a name, in name)

(indeclinable)

Derived from nāman with the suffix -tas, forming an adverb.

Note: Redundant with nāma in this context, used for emphasis or poetic meter.

जाता (jātā) - born (feminine) (born, produced, arisen)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, happened

Past Passive Participle

From root jan (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Used predicatively.

कलेः (kaleḥ) - of Kali (the demon's) (of Kali (the demon of the Kali Yuga))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kali

kali - The fourth and worst of the four Yugas; the demon personifying the Kali Yuga; a die with one spot.

तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing the connection (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/particle.

भार्यायाम् (bhāryāyām) - from the wife (of Kali) (in the wife, from the wife)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle (from bhṛ 'to bear', 'to support') used as a noun

Feminine noun derived from bhṛ.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Locative used here to indicate source/origin ("from") in a metaphorical sense, or context ("in the wife of Kali"). The meaning "born from Kali's wife" would typically use ablative, but locative is sometimes used with verbs of birth.

ऋतौ (ṛtau) - during her fertile period (in the season, in the proper time, in the fertile period)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ṛtu

ṛtu - fixed time, season, menstruation, fertile period

चाण्डाल-दर्शनात् (cāṇḍāla-darśanāt) - due to seeing a Caṇḍāla (from seeing a Caṇḍāla, due to the sight of an outcaste)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of cāṇḍāla-darśana

cāṇḍāla-darśana - the sight of a Caṇḍāla

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cāṇḍāla+darśana)

cāṇḍāla – an outcaste, a person of the lowest class
noun (masculine)
darśana – seeing, sight, appearance, doctrine
noun (neuter)
From root dṛś (to see).
Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Indicates cause or reason.