मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-71, verse-7

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ऋषिरुवाच ।
ज्ञातमेतन्मया पूर्वं यत् कृतन्ते नराधिप ।
कार्यमागमने चैव मत्समीपे तवाखिलम् ॥७॥

7. ṛṣiruvāca .
jñātametanmayā pūrvaṃ yat kṛtante narādhipa .
kāryamāgamane caiva matsamīpe tavākhilam.

7. ṛṣiḥ uvāca jñātam etat mayā pūrvam yat kṛtam te
narādhipa kāryam āgamane ca eva matsamīpe tava akhilam

7. The sage said: 'O King (narādhipa), all that you have done was known to me beforehand, as was your complete task upon coming to my presence.'

Words meanings summery:

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ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

ज्ञातम् (jñātam) - known, understood

एतत् (etat) - Refers to all the events recounted by the king. (this (neuter nominative singular))

मया (mayā) - by me

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, previously, formerly

यत् (yat) - which, what

कृतम् (kṛtam) - Refers to the actions performed by the king. (done, made, performed)

ते (te) - by you, for you, your

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king, O lord of men

कार्यम् (kāryam) - task, duty, work

आगमने (āgamane) - upon coming, for coming, regarding arrival

च (ca) - and, also

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

मत्समीपे (matsamīpe) - in my presence, near me

तव (tava) - your, of you

अखिलम् (akhilam) - all, entire, complete

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet, Vedic hymn author

Note: The speaker of the verse.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of vac

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Reduplicated perfect form of root "vac".

Root: vac (class 2)

ज्ञातम् (jñātam) - known, understood

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāta

jñāta - known, understood, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root "jñā" (to know) + suffix "-ta".

Root: jñā (class 9)

एतत् (etat) - Refers to all the events recounted by the king. (this (neuter nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, here

Demonstrative pronoun.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

1st person singular pronoun.

Note: Agent in passive construction 'known by me'.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, previously, formerly

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'kṛtam'.

कृतम् (kṛtam) - Refers to the actions performed by the king. (done, made, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, accomplished, finished

Past Passive Participle

From root "kṛ" (to do) + suffix "-ta".

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ते (te) - by you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

2nd person singular pronoun.

Note: Agent in passive construction 'done by you'.

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king, O lord of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, ruler, lord of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

nara – man, human being
noun (masculine)
adhipa – ruler, lord, chief
noun (masculine)
From 'adhi' + root 'pā' (to protect, govern).
Prefix: adhi
Root: pā (class 2)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - task, duty, work

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - duty, business, work, what is to be done, desirable, practicable

Gerundive (or Noun derived from Gerundive)

Formed from root "kṛ" (to do) + suffix "-ya" (gerundive).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of the implicit verb 'is'.

आगमने (āgamane) - upon coming, for coming, regarding arrival

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of āgamana

āgamana - coming, arrival, approach

Formed from prefix "ā" + root "gam" (to go) + suffix "-ana".

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Denotes 'at the time of arrival' or 'regarding the arrival'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

मत्समीपे (matsamīpe) - in my presence, near me

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of matsamīpa

matsamīpa - near me, in my vicinity, in my presence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mad+samīpa)

mad – me, my (alternative to 'mama' or 'mayā' in compounds)
pronoun
From 'aham' (I), here in compound form.
samīpa – proximity, nearness, vicinity
noun (neuter)

Note: Denotes location.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

2nd person singular pronoun.

Note: Possessive, 'your task'.

अखिलम् (akhilam) - all, entire, complete

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akhila

akhila - all, entire, complete, whole, perfect

From 'a' (not) + 'khila' (deficient).