मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-51, verse-106

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अनुप्रविश्य सा जातमपहृत्यात्मसम्भवम् ।
क्षणप्रसविनी बालं तत्रैवोत्सृजते द्विज ॥१०६॥

106. anupraviśya sā jātamapahṛtyātmasambhavam .
kṣaṇaprasavinī bālaṃ tatraivotsṛjate dvija.

106. anupraviśya sā jātam apahṛtya ātmasambhavam
kṣaṇaprasavinī bālam tatra eva utsṛjate dvija

106. Having entered, she seizes her own offspring (ātmasambhavam). She, who gives birth for just a moment, then abandons the child right there, O brahmin.

Words meanings summery:

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अनुप्रविश्य (anupraviśya) - having entered, having penetrated

सा (sā) - she, that (female)

जातम् (jātam) - the newborn child (born one, offspring, produced)

अपहृत्य (apahṛtya) - having seized, having carried away, having stolen

आत्मसम्भवम् (ātmasambhavam) - her own child, born of herself (self-born, one's own offspring, spontaneously produced)

क्षणप्रसविनी (kṣaṇaprasavinī) - she who produces offspring that lasts but a moment (one who gives birth for a moment, one whose offspring is short-lived, one who gives birth quickly)

बालम् (bālam) - the newborn child (child, infant, young one)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

एव (eva) - right there, at that very spot (indeed, only, just, merely)

उत्सृजते (utsṛjate) - abandons, releases, gives up, casts off

द्विज (dvija) - O brahmin, O twice-born one

Words meanings and morphology

अनुप्रविश्य (anupraviśya) - having entered, having penetrated

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from root viś with prefixes anu and pra, forming an absolutive.

Prefixes: anu+pra

Root: viś (class 6)

सा (sā) - she, that (female)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

जातम् (jātam) - the newborn child (born one, offspring, produced)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, generated, existing

Past Passive Participle

From root jan (to be born, produce).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Functions as a noun here, 'the born one' or 'the offspring'.

अपहृत्य (apahṛtya) - having seized, having carried away, having stolen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from root hṛ with prefix apa, forming an absolutive.

Prefix: apa

Root: hṛ (class 1)

आत्मसम्भवम् (ātmasambhavam) - her own child, born of herself (self-born, one's own offspring, spontaneously produced)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ātmasambhava

ātmasambhava - self-born, one's own offspring, naturally produced, spontaneously produced

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+sambhava)

ātman – self, soul (ātman), spirit, essence, ego (ahaṅkāra)
noun (masculine)
sambhava – birth, origin, production, cause, offspring
noun (masculine)
From sam-bhū (to be born, arise).
Prefix: sam
Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies jātam.

क्षणप्रसविनी (kṣaṇaprasavinī) - she who produces offspring that lasts but a moment (one who gives birth for a moment, one whose offspring is short-lived, one who gives birth quickly)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣaṇaprasavin

kṣaṇaprasavin - one who gives birth for a moment, one whose offspring is short-lived, one who gives birth quickly

Feminine of kṣaṇaprasavin (from kṣaṇa + prasavin).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣaṇa+prasavin)

kṣaṇa – a moment, instant, a very short time
noun (masculine)
prasavin – bearing, producing, one who gives birth
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun/adjective
From pra-sū (to bring forth, give birth) + -in suffix.
Prefix: pra
Root: sū (class 2)

Note: In apposition to sā.

बालम् (bālam) - the newborn child (child, infant, young one)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, infant, young, foolish

Note: Object of utsṛjate.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

From tad + tra.

Note: Part of tatraiva.

एव (eva) - right there, at that very spot (indeed, only, just, merely)

(indeclinable)