मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-76, verse-46

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चाक्षुषेत्याह तं ब्रह्मा तपसो विनिवर्तयन् ।
पूर्वनाम्ना बभूवाथ प्रख्यातश्चाक्षुषो मनुः ॥४६॥

46. cākṣuṣetyāha taṃ brahmā tapaso vinivartayan .
pūrvanāmnā babhūvātha prakhyātaścākṣuṣo manuḥ.

46. cākṣuṣaḥ iti āha tam brahmā tapasasa vinivartayan
pūrvanāmnā babhūva atha prakhyātaḥ cākṣuṣaḥ manuḥ

46. Brahma addressed him as 'Chakshusha' to turn him away from his austerity (tapas). And so, by that former name, he became widely known as Chakshusha Manu.

Words meanings summery:

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चाक्षुषः (cākṣuṣaḥ) - The name given by Brahma, referring to the sixth Manu (Chakshusha (name), visual, related to the eye)

इति (iti) - thus, saying

आह (āha) - said, spoke

तम् (tam) - Refers to the future Chakshusha Manu (him, to him)

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - The creator god Brahma (Brahma)

तपसस (tapasasa) - from his austerity (tapas) (from austerity)

विनिवर्तयन् (vinivartayan) - causing to desist, turning away, dissuading

पूर्वनाम्ना (pūrvanāmnā) - By his name before he became Manu (implied, or by the name "Chakshusha" which was given by Brahma and is now his former/original name as Manu) (by the former name)

बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, moreover

प्रख्यातः (prakhyātaḥ) - renowned, famous, well-known

चाक्षुषः (cākṣuṣaḥ) - The proper name of the Manu (Chakshusha)

मनुः (manuḥ) - The sixth Manu (Manu (progenitor of mankind), man)

Words meanings and morphology

चाक्षुषः (cākṣuṣaḥ) - The name given by Brahma, referring to the sixth Manu (Chakshusha (name), visual, related to the eye)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cākṣuṣa

cākṣuṣa - ocular, visual; a proper name (Chakshusha Manu)

Note: It's part of the direct speech.

इति (iti) - thus, saying

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of the direct speech or the manner of speaking.

आह (āha) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: ah (class 2)

तम् (tam) - Refers to the future Chakshusha Manu (him, to him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of āha

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - The creator god Brahma (Brahma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahma (the creator god); the Absolute Reality (brahman)

Note: Subject of āha and vinivartayan.

तपसस (tapasasa) - from his austerity (tapas) (from austerity)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual heat, self-restraint (tapas)

Note: Object from which vinivartayan causes desisting.

विनिवर्तयन् (vinivartayan) - causing to desist, turning away, dissuading

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vinivartayat

vinivartayat - causing to turn back, diverting, dissuading

Present Active Participle (causative)

Derived from root vṛt (to turn) with upasargas vi-ni and causative suffix -i, and śatṛ suffix

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agreement with brahmā

पूर्वनाम्ना (pūrvanāmnā) - By his name before he became Manu (implied, or by the name "Chakshusha" which was given by Brahma and is now his former/original name as Manu) (by the former name)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pūrvanāman

pūrvanāman - former name, original name

Compound type : tatpurusha (pūrva+nāman)