मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-63, verse-53

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इमान्ते तनयां भार्यां प्रयच्छामि प्रतीच्छ ताम् ।
आयुर्वेदश्च सकलस्त्वष्टाङ्गो यो मया ततः ।
मुनेः सकाशात् संप्राप्तस्तं गृह्णीष्व महामते ॥५३॥

53. imānte tanayāṃ bhāryāṃ prayacchāmi pratīccha tām .
āyurvedaśca sakalastvaṣṭāṅgo yo mayā tataḥ .
muneḥ sakāśāt saṃprāptastaṃ gṛhṇīṣva mahāmate.

53. imām te tanayām bhāryām prayacchāmi
pratīccha tām āyurvedaḥ ca sakalaḥ
tvaṣṭāṅgaḥ yaḥ mayā tataḥ muneḥ
sakāśāt saṃprāptaḥ tam gṛhṇīṣva mahāmate

53. I offer this daughter as your wife; please accept her. Also, the entire eight-branched (aṣṭāṅga) science of Ayurveda, which I obtained from that sage, please accept that, O great-minded one (mahāmate).

Words meanings summery:

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इमाम् (imām) - this

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

तनयाम् (tanayām) - daughter

भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife

प्रयच्छामि (prayacchāmi) - I give, I offer

प्रतीच्छ (pratīccha) - accept, receive

ताम् (tām) - her

आयुर्वेदः (āyurvedaḥ) - Ayurveda

च (ca) - and

सकलः (sakalaḥ) - entire, complete, whole

त्वष्टाङ्गः (tvaṣṭāṅgaḥ) - eight-branched, having eight divisions

यः (yaḥ) - which, who

मया (mayā) - by me

ततः (tataḥ) - from there, from that, then

मुनेः (muneḥ) - from the sage

सकाशात् (sakāśāt) - from the presence, from

संप्राप्तः (saṁprāptaḥ) - obtained, received, acquired

तम् (tam) - that, him

गृह्णीष्व (gṛhṇīṣva) - accept, take, receive

महामते (mahāmate) - O great-minded one, O intelligent one

Words meanings and morphology

इमाम् (imām) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to 'tanayām'.

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Indirect object of 'prayacchāmi'.

तनयाम् (tanayām) - daughter

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tanayā

tanayā - daughter

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Object of 'prayacchāmi'.

भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, consort

Gerundive

Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, support) with suffix -yā, meaning 'one to be supported' or 'wife'.

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

प्रयच्छामि (prayacchāmi) - I give, I offer

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pra-dā

Present tense

Root dā with prefix pra, 1st person singular.

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

प्रतीच्छ (pratīccha) - accept, receive

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of prati-iṣ

Imperative

Root iṣ (to wish/seek) with prefix prati, 2nd person singular.

Prefix: prati

Root: iṣ (class 6)

ताम् (tām) - her

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Object of 'pratīccha'.

आयुर्वेदः (āyurvedaḥ) - Ayurveda

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āyurveda

āyurveda - Ayurveda (the science of life)

Tatpurusha compound: āyus (life) + veda (knowledge).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āyus+veda)

āyus – life, duration of life
noun (neuter)
veda – knowledge, sacred knowledge
noun (masculine)
Derived from root vid (to know).
Root: vid (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two offers.

सकलः (sakalaḥ) - entire, complete, whole

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sakala

sakala - complete, entire, with all parts

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+kala)

sa – with, together with
indeclinable
Prefix for 'with'.
kala – part, portion
noun (masculine)
Root: kal (class 1)

त्वष्टाङ्गः (tvaṣṭāṅgaḥ) - eight-branched, having eight divisions

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvaṣṭāṅga

tvaṣṭāṅga - having eight parts, eight-membered

Although the Devanagari is 'त्वष्टाङ्गो', it is contextually interpreted as a variant or scribal form of 'aṣṭāṅga' (eight-fold), referring to the eight branches of Ayurveda. Compound of 'aṣṭa' (eight) + 'aṅga' (limb/part).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṣṭa+aṅga)

aṣṭa – eight
numeral
aṅga – limb, part, division
noun (neuter)
Root: aṅg

Note: Although the Devanagari is 'त्वष्टाङ्गो', it is most probably a variant/typo for 'aṣṭāṅgaḥ' (eight-fold), which is a common epithet for Ayurveda. The meaning is taken from 'aṣṭāṅga'.

यः (yaḥ) - which, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Relative pronoun.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Agent in passive construction ('saṃprāptaḥ').

ततः (tataḥ) - from there, from that, then

(indeclinable)