मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-74, verse-32

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इत्युक्तः कोपरक्ताक्षः स प्राह स्फुरिताधरः ।
नाहं मृगी त्वयेत्युक्तं मृगी मूढे भविष्यसि ॥३२॥

32. ityuktaḥ koparaktākṣaḥ sa prāha sphuritādharaḥ .
nāhaṃ mṛgī tvayetyuktaṃ mṛgī mūḍhe bhaviṣyasi.

32. iti uktaḥ koparaktākṣaḥ saḥ prāha sphuritādharaḥ
na aham mṛgī tvayā iti uktam mṛgī mūḍhe bhaviṣyasi

32. When told this, he, with eyes reddened by anger and trembling lips, said: 'You said, "I am not a doe," (but now) you, foolish woman, shall become a doe!'

Words meanings summery:

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इति (iti) - thus, in this way, so

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been spoken to (by the lady) (spoken, said, told)

कोपरक्ताक्षः (koparaktākṣaḥ) - having eyes reddened by anger

सः (saḥ) - he, that

प्राह (prāha) - he said, he spoke

स्फुरिताधरः (sphuritādharaḥ) - having trembling lips

न (na) - not

अहम् (aham) - I

मृगी (mṛgī) - doe, female deer

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

इति (iti) - thus, in this way, so

उक्तम् (uktam) - (it was) said (by you) (spoken, said)

मृगी (mṛgī) - doe, female deer

मूढे (mūḍhe) - O foolish woman (O foolish one, O deluded one)

भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will be, you will become

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been spoken to (by the lady) (spoken, said, told)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to the sage.

कोपरक्ताक्षः (koparaktākṣaḥ) - having eyes reddened by anger

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of koparaktākṣa

koparaktākṣa - having eyes reddened by anger

Bahuvrihi compound: kopa (anger) + rakta (reddened) + akṣa (eye)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kopa+rakta+akṣa)

kopa – anger, wrath
noun (masculine)
rakta – red, reddened, colored
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root rañj (to color, be red)
Root: rañj (class 1)
akṣa – eye
noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies saḥ.

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the sage.

प्राह (prāha) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pra-ah

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd singular active of root ah (to say) with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 2)

स्फुरिताधरः (sphuritādharaḥ) - having trembling lips

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sphuritādhara

sphuritādhara - having trembling lips

Bahuvrihi compound: sphurita (trembling) + adhara (lip)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sphurita+adhara)

sphurita – trembling, quivering, throbbing
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root sphur (to throb, quiver)
Root: sphur (class 6)
adhara – lip, lower lip
noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies saḥ.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation for aham mṛgī.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Subject of implied 'asmi'.

मृगी (mṛgī) - doe, female deer

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛgī