मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-70, verse-37

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राक्षस उवाच ।
प्रापयामि तवादेशादिमां भर्तृगृहं प्रभो ।
यदन्यत्करणीयन्ते तदाज्ञापय पार्थिव ॥३७॥

37. rākṣasa uvāca .
prāpayāmi tavādeśādimāṃ bhartṛgṛhaṃ prabho .
yadanyatkaraṇīyante tadājñāpaya pārthiva.

37. rākṣasaḥ uvāca | prāpayāmi tava ādeśāt imām bhartṛgṛham
prabho | yat anyat karaṇīyam te tad ājñāpaya pārthiva

37. The demon said: 'O lord, by your command (ādeśa), I will deliver this woman to her husband's house. Whatever else needs to be done by you, O king, please command that.'

Words meanings summery:

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राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

प्रापयामि (prāpayāmi) - I will cause to reach, I will deliver

तव (tava) - your, of you

आदेशात् (ādeśāt) - by command, from command (ādeśa)

इमाम् (imām) - this one (female)

भर्तृगृहम् (bhartṛgṛham) - to the husband's house

प्रभो (prabho) - O lord, O master

यत् (yat) - what, which, whatever

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another, else

करणीयम् (karaṇīyam) - to be done, proper to be done

ते (te) - by you (as agent of the gerundive) (by you, for you)

तद् (tad) - that

आज्ञापय (ājñāpaya) - command, order

पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king, O ruler of the earth

Words meanings and morphology

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil spirit

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Third person singular perfect active of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रापयामि (prāpayāmi) - I will cause to reach, I will deliver

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of āp

Causative Present Active

First person singular present active of causative of root āp with upasarga pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Causative verb, 'cause to reach/obtain'. Implies future intention.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

आदेशात् (ādeśāt) - by command, from command (ādeśa)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ādeśa

ādeśa - command, order, instruction

Derived from root diś- 'to point' with upasarga ā- and suffix ghañ.

Prefix: ā

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Indicates cause or source: 'by virtue of your command'.

इमाम् (imām) - this one (female)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, she, it

Note: Refers to the woman being discussed.

भर्तृगृहम् (bhartṛgṛham) - to the husband's house

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhartṛgṛha

bhartṛgṛha - husband's house

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhartṛ+gṛha)

bhartṛ – husband, maintainer, supporter
noun (masculine)
Agent Noun
Derived from root bhṛ- 'to bear, support'.
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
gṛha – house, home
noun (neuter)
Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Indicates destination.

प्रभो (prabho) - O lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, mighty, powerful

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

यत् (yat) - what, which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to 'karaṇīyam'.