मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-52, verse-31

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तेभ्यः स्वधा सुते जज्ञे मेनां वै धारिणीं तथा ।
ते उभे ब्रह्मवादिन्यौ योगिन्यौ चाप्युभे द्विज ॥३१॥

31. tebhyaḥ svadhā sute jajñe menāṃ vai dhāriṇīṃ tathā .
te ubhe brahmavādinyau yoginyau cāpyubhe dvija.

31. tebhyaḥ svadhā sute jajñe menām vai dhāriṇīm tathā
te ubhe brahmavādinyau yoginyau ca api ubhe dvija

31. From those (forefathers), Svadhā was born. Also, Mena and Dhāriṇī, two daughters, were born. O twice-born (dvija), both of them were expounders of (brahman) and both were also practitioners of (yoga).

Words meanings summery:

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तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - from those (Pitṛs) (to them, from them)

स्वधा (svadhā) - Svadhā, the personification of ancestral offerings, born from the Pitṛs. (Svadhā (a goddess), inherent power, self-power, oblation)

सुते (sute) - as two daughters (referring to Mena and Dhāriṇī) (two daughters, born, produced)

जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born, originated, appeared

मेनाम् (menām) - Mena, one of the two daughters mentioned. (Mena (proper name))

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

धारिणीम् (dhāriṇīm) - Dhāriṇī, the other daughter mentioned. (Dhāriṇī (proper name), bearing, supporting)

तथा (tathā) - and also (similarly, thus, and, also)

ते (te) - those two (feminine nominative dual)

उभे (ubhe) - both (feminine nominative dual)

ब्रह्मवादिन्यौ (brahmavādinyau) - expounders of brahman, speakers of sacred knowledge

योगिन्यौ (yoginyau) - female practitioners of yoga (yoga), Yoginis

च (ca) - and, also

अपि (api) - also, even, too

उभे (ubhe) - both (feminine nominative dual)

द्विज (dvija) - Address to the listener, likely a Brahmin or sage. (O twice-born, O Brahmin)

Words meanings and morphology

तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - from those (Pitṛs) (to them, from them)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Indicates origin.

स्वधा (svadhā) - Svadhā, the personification of ancestral offerings, born from the Pitṛs. (Svadhā (a goddess), inherent power, self-power, oblation)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svadhā

svadhā - Svadhā (a goddess), inherent power, oblation offered to Pitṛs

सुते (sute) - as two daughters (referring to Mena and Dhāriṇī) (two daughters, born, produced)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of sutā

sutā - daughter

Feminine form of 'suta' (son, child).

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Appears to function as a predicate nominative or an appositive to Mena and Dhāriṇī.

जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born, originated, appeared

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense (Reduplicated Aorist, Atmanepada)

3rd person singular, Ātmanepada, Lit-lakāra (perfect tense).

Root: jan (class 4)

मेनाम् (menām) - Mena, one of the two daughters mentioned. (Mena (proper name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of menā

menā - Mena (name of a daughter of the Pitṛs, wife of Himavat, mother of Pārvatī)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

धारिणीम् (dhāriṇīm) - Dhāriṇī, the other daughter mentioned. (Dhāriṇī (proper name), bearing, supporting)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dhāriṇī

dhāriṇī - Dhāriṇī (a proper name), one who bears/supports

Agent Noun

Feminine form of 'dhārin' (bearing, holding)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - and also (similarly, thus, and, also)

(indeclinable)

Adverb/Conjunction.

Note: Connects the birth of Mena and Dhāriṇī.

ते (te) - those two (feminine nominative dual)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to Mena and Dhāriṇī.

उभे (ubhe) - both (feminine nominative dual)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Dual pronoun/adjective.

Note: Emphasizes 'both' Mena and Dhāriṇī.

ब्रह्मवादिन्यौ (brahmavādinyau) - expounders of brahman, speakers of sacred knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of brahmavādinī

brahmavādinī - female expounder of sacred knowledge (brahman), female speaker of the Veda

Agent Noun

Compound: 'brahman' (sacred knowledge) + 'vādin' (speaking) + feminine suffix 'ī'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+vādin)

brahman – sacred knowledge, Veda, supreme reality (brahman)
noun (neuter)
Root: bṛh
vādin – speaking, speaker, expounder
adjective (masculine)
Agent Noun
From root 'vad' (to speak) + 'in' suffix.
Root: vad (class 1)

योगिन्यौ (yoginyau) - female practitioners of yoga (yoga), Yoginis

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of yoginī

yoginī - female practitioner of yoga (yoga), female ascetic

Agent Noun

Feminine form of 'yogin' (one who practices yoga).

Root: yuj (class 7)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)