मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-64, verse-4

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मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
एवमस्त्विति तेनोक्ते धर्मज्ञेन स्वरोचिषा ।
द्वितीया तु तदा कन्या इदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥४॥

4. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca .
evamastviti tenokte dharmajñena svarociṣā .
dvitīyā tu tadā kanyā idaṃ vacanamabravīt.

4. mārkaṇḍeyaḥ uvāca evam astu iti tena ukte dharmajñena
svarociṣā dvitīyā tu tadā kanyā idam vacanam abravīt

4. Mārkaṇḍeya said: When that self-resplendent one, who was a knower of natural law (dharma), accepted by saying 'So be it', then the second maiden spoke this word.

Words meanings summery:

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मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Mārkaṇḍeya (a sage's name)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be, so be it

इति (iti) - Marks the end of direct speech (thus, so, (quotation marker))

तेन (tena) - by the recipient of the previous offering (by him, by that)

उक्ते (ukte) - when "so be it" had been said (having been said, spoken)

धर्मज्ञेन (dharmajñena) - by the one who understood natural law (dharma) (by the knower of natural law)

स्वरोचिषा (svarociṣā) - by the self-resplendent one, by the one whose splendor is his own

द्वितीया (dvitīyā) - The second daughter (second)

तु (tu) - Introducing a contrast or continuation (but, indeed, on the other hand)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

कन्या (kanyā) - daughter, maiden, girl

इदम् (idam) - this

वचनम् (vacanam) - The statement that follows (word, speech, saying)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he/she spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Mārkaṇḍeya (a sage's name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - son of Mṛkaṇḍu; a famous sage

Patronymic from Mṛkaṇḍu.

Note: Subject of uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect active 3rd person singular

From root vac (to speak). Irregular perfect form.

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be, so be it

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Imperative active 3rd person singular

From root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - Marks the end of direct speech (thus, so, (quotation marker))

(indeclinable)

Particle.

तेन (tena) - by the recipient of the previous offering (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Instrumental masculine singular of tad.

Note: Agent in a passive construction (ukte).

उक्ते (ukte) - when "so be it" had been said (having been said, spoken)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, told

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak) + kta suffix. The root vac changes to uk-.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Part of locative absolute with 'tena'.

धर्मज्ञेन (dharmajñena) - by the one who understood natural law (dharma) (by the knower of natural law)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of natural law (dharma), righteous

Compound: dharma (natural law) + jña (knower).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+jña)

dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
jña – knower, understanding
adjective (masculine)
From root jñā (to know) + -a suffix.
Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'tena'.

स्वरोचिषा (svarociṣā) - by the self-resplendent one, by the one whose splendor is his own

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svarocis

svarocis - self-luminous, self-resplendent, having one's own light

Bahuvrīhi compound: sva (own) + rocis (splendor, light).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+rocis)