मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-72, verse-11

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मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
इत्युक्तः स तु सम्भारानशेषानवनीपतिः ।
आनिनाय चकारेष्टिं स च तां द्विजसत्तमः ॥११॥

11. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca .
ityuktaḥ sa tu sambhārānaśeṣānavanīpatiḥ .
ānināya cakāreṣṭiṃ sa ca tāṃ dvijasattamaḥ.

11. mārkaṇḍeyaḥ uvāca iti uktaḥ saḥ tu sambhārān aśeṣān
avanīpatiḥ ānināya cakāra iṣṭim saḥ ca tām dvijasattamaḥ

11. Mārkaṇḍeya said: 'Thus addressed, that king indeed brought all the necessary preparations. And that best of brahmins performed that Vedic ritual (yajña).'

Words meanings summery:

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मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - The narrator of this section. (Mārkaṇḍeya (a sage))

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

इति (iti) - refers to the preceding speech of the brahmin. (thus, so, in this manner)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - the king, having been addressed. (spoken, said, addressed)

सः (saḥ) - Refers to the king (avanīpatiḥ). (he, that)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

सम्भारान् (sambhārān) - materials for the sacrifice. (preparations, materials, ingredients)

अशेषान् (aśeṣān) - all the preparations. (all, entire, without remainder)

अवनीपतिः (avanīpatiḥ) - Refers to the king being addressed. (the king, lord of the earth)

आनिनाय (ānināya) - brought

चकार (cakāra) - did, made, performed

इष्टिम् (iṣṭim) - The sacrificial rite (yajña) for the marriage. (sacrifice, offering)

सः (saḥ) - Refers to the best of brahmins (dvijasattamaḥ). (he, that)

च (ca) - and

ताम् (tām) - Refers to the sacrifice (iṣṭim). (her, that)

द्विजसत्तमः (dvijasattamaḥ) - Refers to the brahmin performing the sacrifice. (best of brahmins, most excellent twice-born)

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - The narrator of this section. (Mārkaṇḍeya (a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - name of a sage

Patronymic from Mṛkaṇḍu

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Irregular perfect form from √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - refers to the preceding speech of the brahmin. (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of a quotation or statement.

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - the king, having been addressed. (spoken, said, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, addressed

Past Passive Participle

from √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used adjectivally to describe the king.

सः (saḥ) - Refers to the king (avanīpatiḥ). (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

सम्भारान् (sambhārān) - materials for the sacrifice. (preparations, materials, ingredients)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sambhāra

sambhāra - collection, assemblage, materials, preparations

from sam-√bhṛ (to collect)

Prefix: sam

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of ānināya.

अशेषान् (aśeṣān) - all the preparations. (all, entire, without remainder)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of aśeṣa

aśeṣa - all, entire, without remainder

nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of 'a' (negation) and 'śeṣa' (remainder)

Prefix: a

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Adjective for sambhārān.

अवनीपतिः (avanīpatiḥ) - Refers to the king being addressed. (the king, lord of the earth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avanīpati

avanīpati - lord of the earth, king

compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (avanī+pati)

avanī – earth, ground
noun (feminine)
pati – lord, master, husband
noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of ānināya.

आनिनाय (ānināya) - brought

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Liṭ) of √nī

Perfect Active

Irregular perfect form from ā + √nī

Prefix: ā

Root: nī (class 1)

चकार (cakāra) - did, made, performed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Liṭ) of √kṛ

Perfect Active

Irregular perfect form from √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इष्टिम् (iṣṭim) - The sacrificial rite (yajña) for the marriage. (sacrifice, offering)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of iṣṭi

iṣṭi - sacrifice, offering, desire

from √yaj (to sacrifice)

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Object of cakāra.

सः (saḥ) - Refers to the best of brahmins (dvijasattamaḥ). (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Note: Subject of cakāra.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: particle

ताम् (tām) - Refers to the sacrifice (iṣṭim). (her, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

Note: Object of cakāra, in apposition to iṣṭim.

द्विजसत्तमः (dvijasattamaḥ) - Refers to the brahmin performing the sacrifice. (best of brahmins, most excellent twice-born)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best of brahmins

tatpurusha compound with sattama (superlative of sat)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+sattama)

dvija – twice-born, brahmin, bird
noun (masculine)
from dvi (two) and jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)
sattama – best, most excellent
adjective (masculine)
superlative suffix -tama
Root: as (class 2)

Note: Subject of cakāra.