मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-77, verse-39

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दिवाकरः समाधिस्थो वडवारूपधारिणीम् ।
तपश्चरन्तीं ददृशे उत्तरेषु कुरुष्वथ ॥३९॥

39. divākaraḥ samādhistho vaḍavārūpadhāriṇīm .
tapaścarantīṃ dadṛśe uttareṣu kuruṣvatha.

39. divākaraḥ samādhisthaḥ vaḍavārūpadhāriṇīm
tapaḥ carantīm dadṛśe uttareṣu kuruṣu atha

39. Then the Sun god, who was absorbed in deep meditation (dhyāna), saw her in the northern Kuru region practicing severe austerity (tapas) while having assumed the form of a mare.

Words meanings summery:

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दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - The deity Sūrya. (the sun, sun god)

समाधिस्थः (samādhisthaḥ) - absorbed in meditation, situated in concentration

वडवारूपधारिणीम् (vaḍavārūpadhāriṇīm) - Referring to Saṃjñā who transformed into a mare. (having assumed the form of a mare)

तपः (tapaḥ) - The practice of spiritual austerity. (austerity (tapas), penance, heat)

चरन्तीम् (carantīm) - performing austerity. (practicing, moving, performing)

ददृशे (dadṛśe) - saw, perceived, beheld

उत्तरेषु (uttareṣu) - In the northern regions. (in the northern, in the higher)

कुरुषु (kuruṣu) - In the region known as Uttarakuru. (in the Kurus (a people/region))

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

Words meanings and morphology

दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - The deity Sūrya. (the sun, sun god)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of divākara

divākara - day-maker, sun

Compound of 'divā' (by day) and 'kara' (maker).

Compound type : tatpurusha (divā+kara)

divā – by day, daily
indeclinable
kara – making, doing; hand; ray
noun (masculine)
From root 'kṛ' (to do/make).
Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

समाधिस्थः (samādhisthaḥ) - absorbed in meditation, situated in concentration

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samādhistha

samādhistha - absorbed in meditation, situated in concentration

Compound of 'samādhi' (meditation) and 'stha' (standing, situated).

Compound type : tatpurusha (samādhi+stha)

samādhi – concentration, deep meditation (dhyāna), absorption
noun (masculine)
From 'sam' + 'ā' + 'dhā'.
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: dhā (class 3)
stha – standing, situated, being in
adjective (masculine)
From root 'sthā'.
Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Adjective describing Divākara.

वडवारूपधारिणीम् (vaḍavārūpadhāriṇīm) - Referring to Saṃjñā who transformed into a mare. (having assumed the form of a mare)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vaḍavārūpadhāriṇī

vaḍavārūpadhāriṇī - one who assumes the form of a mare

Compound of 'vaḍavā' (mare), 'rūpa' (form) and 'dhāriṇī' (bearing/assuming).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vaḍavā+rūpa+dhāriṇī)

vaḍavā – mare
noun (feminine)
rūpa – form, shape, appearance
noun (neuter)
dhāriṇī – bearing, holding, assuming; female bearer
noun (feminine)
Agent noun (feminine)
From root 'dhṛ' with agentive suffix -in.
Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Accusative feminine singular, describing the object of 'dadṛśe'.

तपः (tapaḥ) - The practice of spiritual austerity. (austerity (tapas), penance, heat)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity (tapas), penance, heat, spiritual fervor

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Object of the participle 'carantīm'.

चरन्तीम् (carantīm) - performing austerity. (practicing, moving, performing)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of carat

carat - moving, practicing, performing

Present Active Participle