मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-6, verse-35

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तत्क्षयार्थं चरिष्यामि व्रतं द्वादशवार्षिकम् ।
स्वकर्मख्यापनं कुर्वंन् प्रयश्चित्तमनुत्तमम् ॥३५॥

35. tatkṣayārthaṃ cariṣyāmi vrataṃ dvādaśavārṣikam .
svakarmakhyāpanaṃ kurvaṃn prayaścittamanuttamam.

35. tat kṣayārtham cariṣyāmi vratam dvādaśavārṣikam
svakarmakhyāpanam kurvan prāyaścittam anuttamam

35. To expiate that (sin), I will undertake a twelve-year vow (vrata), performing an unexcelled act of penance (prāyaścitta) while proclaiming my own deeds (karma).

Words meanings summery:

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तत् (tat) - that (sin, mentioned in previous verse) (that, therefore)

क्षयार्थम् (kṣayārtham) - for its expiation/destruction (for the purpose of destruction, for expiation)

चरिष्यामि (cariṣyāmi) - I will undertake, I will perform (I will perform, I will practice, I will wander)

व्रतम् (vratam) - a vow, a religious observance (vow, religious observance, sacred duty)

द्वादशवार्षिकम् (dvādaśavārṣikam) - twelve-year (twelve-year, lasting for twelve years)

स्वकर्मख्यापनम् (svakarmakhyāpanam) - proclaiming my own deeds (karma) (proclaiming one's own actions/karma, confession of one's deeds)

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - performing, doing (doing, making, performing)

प्रायश्चित्तम् (prāyaścittam) - an act of penance (prāyaścitta) (atonement, expiation, penance)

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unexcelled, supreme (unequalled, supreme, excellent)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (sin, mentioned in previous verse) (that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: In compound 'tatkṣayārtham', referring to the sin.

क्षयार्थम् (kṣayārtham) - for its expiation/destruction (for the purpose of destruction, for expiation)

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'kṣaya' (destruction) + 'artha' (purpose)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣaya+artha)

kṣaya – destruction, decay, loss
noun (masculine)
Derived from root √kṣi
Root: kṣi (class 1)
artha – purpose, meaning, object
noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial use.

चरिष्यामि (cariṣyāmi) - I will undertake, I will perform (I will perform, I will practice, I will wander)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of car

future active

1st person singular, future indicative, active voice, from root √car

Root: car (class 1)

व्रतम् (vratam) - a vow, a religious observance (vow, religious observance, sacred duty)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vrata

vrata - vow, religious observance, sacred duty, sacred practice

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Object of 'cariṣyāmi'.

द्वादशवार्षिकम् (dvādaśavārṣikam) - twelve-year (twelve-year, lasting for twelve years)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvādaśavārṣika

dvādaśavārṣika - lasting twelve years, twelve-yearly

Compound of 'dvādaśa' (twelve) + 'vārṣika' (yearly, annual)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dvādaśa+vārṣika)

dvādaśa – twelve
numeral
vārṣika – yearly, annual, belonging to a year
adjective (neuter)
Derived from varṣa (year)

Note: Agrees with 'vratam'.

स्वकर्मख्यापनम् (svakarmakhyāpanam) - proclaiming my own deeds (karma) (proclaiming one's own actions/karma, confession of one's deeds)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svakarmakhyāpana

svakarmakhyāpana - proclamation of one's own acts, confession of one's own karma

Compound of 'sva' (own) + 'karma' (action) + 'khyāpana' (proclaiming)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+karma+khyāpana)

sva – own, one's own
pronoun
karma – action, deed, work, ritual action
noun (neuter)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
khyāpana – causing to be known, proclaiming, making public
noun (neuter)
causative noun from verbal root
Derived from √khyā (to proclaim, tell)
Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Object of 'kurvan'.

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - performing, doing (doing, making, performing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - doing, making, performing (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions adverbially, describing the agent of 'cariṣyāmi'.

प्रायश्चित्तम् (prāyaścittam) - an act of penance (prāyaścitta) (atonement, expiation, penance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prāyaścitta

prāyaścitta - atonement, expiation, penance, ritual for purification

Compound of 'prāyaś' (sin) + 'citta' (thought of, purified)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāyaś+citta)

prāyaś – sin, misfortune (archaic)
noun (neuter)
citta – thought, mind, intelligence, expiation
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle (from cit)
Derived from root √cit
Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Object of the implied verb (from kurvan).

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unexcelled, supreme (unequalled, supreme, excellent)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unequalled, supreme, excellent, best

Compound of 'an' (negative) + 'uttama' (highest)

Compound type : nã-tatpuruṣa (an+uttama)