मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-72, verse-42

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तस्य मन्वन्तरं ब्रह्मन् वदतो मे निशामय ।
श्रूयतां तत्र यश्चेन्द्रो ये च देवास्तथर्षयः ॥४२॥

42. tasya manvantaraṃ brahman vadato me niśāmaya .
śrūyatāṃ tatra yaścendro ye ca devāstatharṣayaḥ.

42. tasya manvantaram brahman vadataḥ me niśāmaya
śrūyatām tatra yaḥ ca indraḥ ye ca devāḥ tathā ṛṣayaḥ

42. O brahmin (brahman), listen to me as I describe his (Uttama's) `manvantara`. May it be heard who was Indra there, and who were the gods, as well as the sages.

Words meanings summery:

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तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

मन्वन्तरम् (manvantaram) - a `manvantara` (the period of a Manu's rule)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O brahmin, O holy man

वदतः (vadataḥ) - of me speaking, as I speak

मे (me) - of me, my, to me

निशामय (niśāmaya) - hear, listen (imperative)

श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - let it be heard

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that (time/place)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

च (ca) - and, also

इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra (name of a deity)

ये (ye) - who, which (plural)

च (ca) - and, also

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

तथा (tathā) - and, likewise, as well as

ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to Uttama (the subject of the previous verses).

मन्वन्तरम् (manvantaram) - a `manvantara` (the period of a Manu's rule)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manvantara

manvantara - the period of a Manu's rule, an age or epoch presided over by a Manu

Compound of Manu + antara.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manu+antara)

manu – progenitor of mankind, a lawgiver
proper noun (masculine)
antara – interval, period, space, within
noun (neuter)

Note: Object of niśāmaya (implied 'that which I am describing').

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O brahmin, O holy man

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - brahmin, priest, the Vedic text, the ultimate reality (brahman)

n-stem noun.

Root: bṛh

Note: Addressed to a listener, likely a sage.

वदतः (vadataḥ) - of me speaking, as I speak

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vadat

vadat - speaking, saying, telling

Present Active Participle

From root vad, used in a genitive construction.

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Qualifies me (of me) which is also in genitive.

मे (me) - of me, my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

enclitic form of the first person pronoun.

Note: 'From me' or 'my' (describing speaker).

निशामय (niśāmaya) - hear, listen (imperative)

(verb)

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

Causative form of śam with prefix ni, then imperative.

From prefix ni + root śam (4th class, to be quiet), causative formation ('śāmaya') means 'to cause to be quiet, to perceive, hear'. Imperative, 2nd person singular.

Prefix: ni

Root: śam (class 4)

श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - let it be heard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Passive imperative, third person singular.

From root śru (5th class), passive voice.

Root: śru (class 5)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that (time/place)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place/time, from 'tad'.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which