मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-72, verse-21

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राजोवाच ।
निः शङ्कं ब्रूहि मत्तो यद्भवात्या किञ्चिदीप्सितम् ।
तदलभ्यं न ते भीरु तवायत्तोऽस्मि नान्यथा ॥२१॥

21. rājovāca .
niḥ śaṅkaṃ brūhi matto yadbhavātyā kiñcidīpsitam .
tadalabhyaṃ na te bhīru tavāyatto'smi nānyathā.

21. rājā uvāca niḥśaṅkaṃ brūhi mattaḥ yat bhavatyā kiñcit
īpsitam tat alabhyaṃ na te bhīru tava āyattaḥ asmi na anyathā

21. The king said, 'Speak without hesitation (niḥśaṅkam) whatever you desire from me. Nothing (tat) is unattainable (alabhya) for you, O timid one; I am at your disposal (āyatta) and not otherwise.'

Words meanings summery:

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राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

निःशङ्कं (niḥśaṅkaṁ) - fearlessly, without hesitation

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak, tell

मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me

यत् (yat) - whatever, which

भवत्या (bhavatyā) - by you (feminine, polite)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something

ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - desired, wished

तत् (tat) - that (desired thing) (that, it)

अलभ्यं (alabhyaṁ) - unattainable, not to be obtained

न (na) - not, no

ते (te) - for you, to you

भीरु (bhīru) - O timid one, O fearful one

तव (tava) - your, of you

आयत्तः (āyattaḥ) - at your disposal, devoted to you (dependent on, subjected to, at the disposal of)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

न (na) - not, no

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way

Words meanings and morphology

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect

Perfect 3rd singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

निःशङ्कं (niḥśaṅkaṁ) - fearlessly, without hesitation

(indeclinable)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+śaṅkā)

nis – without, out, free from
indeclinable
śaṅkā – doubt, fear, apprehension
noun (feminine)
Root: śaṅk (class 1)

Note: adverbial usage from neuter accusative singular

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak, tell

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Imperative

Imperative 2nd singular active

Root: brū (class 2)

मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

यत् (yat) - whatever, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever

Note: Refers to the unspecified 'something desired'

भवत्या (bhavatyā) - by you (feminine, polite)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you

Present Active Participle

Feminine instrumental singular of present active participle of √bhū, used as a polite pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Polite form of 'you', agreeing with īpsitam (passive construction)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something

(indeclinable)

Note: Can be treated as neuter nominative/accusative singular of kiñcit (something) or as an adverb.

ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - desired, wished

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of īpsita

īpsita - desired, wished, sought

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of the desiderative stem of √āp 'to obtain'.

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'yat' (what)

तत् (tat) - that (desired thing) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers back to 'yat ... īpsitam'

अलभ्यं (alabhyaṁ) - unattainable, not to be obtained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of alabhya

alabhya - unattainable, not to be obtained

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Negative prefix 'a' + gerundive of √labh.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+labhya)

a – not, un-
indeclinable
labhya – to be obtained, attainable
adjective (masculine)
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
Derived from root √labh + ya suffix.
Root: labh (class 1)

Note: agrees with 'tat' (the desired thing)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - for you, to you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: variant of tubhyam

भीरु (bhīru) - O timid one, O fearful one

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of bhīru

bhīru - timid, fearful; a timid person