मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-77, verse-41

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शातनं तेजसो मेऽद्य क्रियतामिति भास्करः ।
तञ्चाह विश्वकर्माणं संज्ञायाः पितरं द्विज ॥४१॥

41. śātanaṃ tejaso me'dya kriyatāmiti bhāskaraḥ .
tañcāha viśvakarmāṇaṃ saṃjñāyāḥ pitaraṃ dvija.

41. śātanam tejasaḥ me adya kriyatām iti bhāskaraḥ
tam ca āha viśvakarmāṇam saṃjñāyāḥ pitaram dvija

41. The Sun god (Bhāskara) then said to Viśvakarmā, who was Saṃjñā's father, "Let the diminishing of my brilliance (tejas) be carried out today, O twice-born (dvija)!"

Words meanings summery:

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शातनम् (śātanam) - The act of reducing or cutting down. (cutting, diminishing, reduction)

तेजसः (tejasaḥ) - The intense light and energy of the Sun god. (of brilliance, of radiance, of energy (tejas))

मे (me) - "my" (referring to the Sun god) (my, of me)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done, may it be performed

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks direct speech)

भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - The deity Sūrya. (the sun, sun god)

तम् (tam) - Referring to Viśvakarmā. (him, that)

च (ca) - and

आह (āha) - said, spoke

विश्वकर्माणम् (viśvakarmāṇam) - Viśvakarmā, Saṃjñā's father. (Viśvakarmā, the divine architect)

संज्ञायाः (saṁjñāyāḥ) - of Saṃjñā

पितरम् (pitaram) - father

द्विज (dvija) - A respectful address to Viśvakarmā. (O twice-born, O Brahmin)

Words meanings and morphology

शातनम् (śātanam) - The act of reducing or cutting down. (cutting, diminishing, reduction)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śātana

śātana - cutting, diminishing, reduction, shedding

Derived from causative of root 'śo' (to sharpen/cut).

Root: śo (class 4)

Note: Subject of the passive imperative 'kriyatām'.

तेजसः (tejasaḥ) - The intense light and energy of the Sun god. (of brilliance, of radiance, of energy (tejas))

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - brilliance, radiance, energy, spiritual power (tejas)

Root: tij (class 6)

Note: Genitive modifying 'śātanam'.

मे (me) - "my" (referring to the Sun god) (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my

Note: Enclitic form of genitive singular.

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done, may it be performed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, Imperative (Lot) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Passive imperative form.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks direct speech)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle marking the end of a quotation.

भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - The deity Sūrya. (the sun, sun god)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāskara

bhāskara - light-maker, sun

Compound of 'bhās' (light) and 'kara' (maker).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhās+kara)

bhās – light, splendor, radiance
noun (feminine)
kara – making, doing; hand; ray
noun (masculine)
From root 'kṛ'.
Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of 'āha'.

तम् (tam) - Referring to Viśvakarmā. (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'āha'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

आह (āha) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of ah

Root: ah (class 2)

Note: Irregular perfect form.

विश्वकर्माणम् (viśvakarmāṇam) - Viśvakarmā, Saṃjñā's father. (Viśvakarmā, the divine architect)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viśvakarmā

viśvakarmā - the divine architect, all-doing, all-creator

Compound of 'viśva' (all) and 'karman' (deed, work).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (viśva+karman)

viśva – all, whole, entire, universal
adjective (masculine)
karman – action, deed, work, ritual (karma)
noun (neuter)
From root 'kṛ'.
Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'āha'.

संज्ञायाः (saṁjñāyāḥ) - of Saṃjñā

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of saṃjñā

saṁjñā - name, consciousness, sign, proper noun

Prefix: sam

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Genitive modifying 'pitaram'.

पितरम् (pitaram) - father

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father