मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-52, verse-22

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सोमं दुर्वाससञ्चैव दत्तात्रेयञ्च योगिनम् ।
प्रीत्यां पुलस्त्यभार्यायां दत्तोऽन्यस्तत्सुतोऽभवत् ॥२२॥

22. somaṃ durvāsasañcaiva dattātreyañca yoginam .
prītyāṃ pulastyabhāryāyāṃ datto'nyastatsuto'bhavat.

22. somam durvāsasam ca eva dattātreyam ca yoginam prītyām
pulastyabhāryāyām dattaḥ anyaḥ tatsutaḥ abhavat

22. [Anusūyā bore] Soma, Durvāsa, and Dattātreya, the practitioner of yoga (yoga). Another [son], Datta, was born to Prīti, the wife of Pulastya; he became her son.

Words meanings summery:

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सोमम् (somam) - Soma (the moon god, as a son) (Soma (name of a deity, the moon god))

दुर्वाससम् (durvāsasam) - Durvāsa (the sage, as a son) (Durvāsa (name of a sage))

च (ca) - and (and, also)

एव (eva) - indeed, also (only, just, indeed, even)

दत्तात्रेयम् (dattātreyam) - Dattātreya (as a son) (Dattātreya (proper name, son of Atri))

च (ca) - and (and, also)

योगिनम् (yoginam) - the practitioner of yoga (yoga) (yogi, ascetic, practitioner of yoga)

प्रीत्याम् (prītyām) - to Prīti (as the mother) (in Prīti, to Prīti)

पुलस्त्यभार्यायाम् (pulastyabhāryāyām) - to the wife of Pulastya (in the wife of Pulastya, to the wife of Pulastya)

दत्तः (dattaḥ) - Datta (proper name of a son) (Datta (proper name, lit. 'given, granted'))

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another (distinct from the sons of Anusūyā) (another, other)

तत्सुतः (tatsutaḥ) - her (Prīti's) son (her son, his son)

अभवत् (abhavat) - became (was, became)

Words meanings and morphology

सोमम् (somam) - Soma (the moon god, as a son) (Soma (name of a deity, the moon god))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of soma

soma - Soma (proper name), moon, juice of Soma plant

Note: object of implied 'bore' from previous verse

दुर्वाससम् (durvāsasam) - Durvāsa (the sage, as a son) (Durvāsa (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of durvāsa

durvāsa - Durvāsa (proper name), a famous irascible sage

Note: object of implied 'bore'

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, also (only, just, indeed, even)

(indeclinable)

दत्तात्रेयम् (dattātreyam) - Dattātreya (as a son) (Dattātreya (proper name, son of Atri))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dattātreya

dattātreya - Dattātreya (proper name), son of Atri

Note: object of implied 'bore'

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

योगिनम् (yoginam) - the practitioner of yoga (yoga) (yogi, ascetic, practitioner of yoga)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yogin

yogin - yogi, ascetic, one who practices yoga

Note: adjective/epithet for Dattātreya

प्रीत्याम् (prītyām) - to Prīti (as the mother) (in Prīti, to Prīti)

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - affection, love, joy, pleasure; Prīti (proper name)

Note: indicates the mother or container of the birth

पुलस्त्यभार्यायाम् (pulastyabhāryāyām) - to the wife of Pulastya (in the wife of Pulastya, to the wife of Pulastya)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pulastyabhāryā

pulastyabhāryā - wife of Pulastya

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pulastya+bhāryā)

pulastya – Pulastya (proper name), a Vedic sage
proper noun (masculine)
bhāryā – wife
noun (feminine)
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
from root bhṛ (to bear, carry)
Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: agrees with 'prītyām'

दत्तः (dattaḥ) - Datta (proper name of a son) (Datta (proper name, lit. 'given, granted'))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of datta

datta - given, granted; Datta (proper name)

Past Passive Participle

from root dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another (distinct from the sons of Anusūyā) (another, other)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: agrees with 'dattaḥ'

तत्सुतः (tatsutaḥ) - her (Prīti's) son (her son, his son)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tatsuta

tatsuta - his son, her son

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tad+suta)

tad – that, his, her
pronoun (neuter)
suta – son, born
noun (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from root sū (to bear, give birth to)
Root: sū (class 2)

Note: refers to Datta as Prīti's son

अभवत् (abhavat) - became (was, became)

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)