मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-8, verse-236

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धर्मि उवाच ।
मा राजन् साहसं कार्षोर्धर्मोऽहं त्वामुपागतः ।
तितिक्षा-दम-सत्याद्यैः स्वगुणैः परितोषितः ॥२३६॥

236. dharmi uvāca .
mā rājan sāhasaṃ kārṣordharmo'haṃ tvāmupāgataḥ .
titikṣā-dama-satyādyaiḥ svaguṇaiḥ paritoṣitaḥ.

236. dharmi uvāca mā rājan sāhasam kārṣoḥ dharmaḥ aham tvām
upāgataḥ titikṣā-dama-satyādyaiḥ svaguṇaiḥ paritoṣitaḥ

236. Dharma (natural law) said: 'O King, do not commit such a rash act. I am Dharma (natural law) myself, who has approached you, and I am pleased by your own qualities such as forbearance, self-control, and truthfulness.'

Words meanings summery:

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धर्मि (dharmi) - Dharma (the personified deity), the righteous one

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

साहसम् (sāhasam) - rash act, audacity, violence

कार्षोः (kārṣoḥ) - do, perform (aorist injunctive)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - the personified deity Dharma (Dharma (natural law/righteousness))

अहम् (aham) - I

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

उपागतः (upāgataḥ) - approached, came near

तितिक्षा-दम-सत्याद्यैः (titikṣā-dama-satyādyaiḥ) - by forbearance, self-control, truthfulness, and others

स्वगुणैः (svaguṇaiḥ) - by your own qualities

परितोषितः (paritoṣitaḥ) - pleased, satisfied, delighted

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मि (dharmi) - Dharma (the personified deity), the righteous one

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmin

dharmin - righteous, virtuous, pious; one who possesses dharma (natural law/righteousness)

Nominative singular of dharmin, used as a proper name. Or a variant of Dharma.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the deity Dharma.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect

3rd person singular Perfect Active of root √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Verb for dharmi.

मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive)

(indeclinable)

Prohibitive particle.

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Vocative singular of rājan.

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Addresses Viśvāmitra.

साहसम् (sāhasam) - rash act, audacity, violence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāhasa

sāhasa - rashness, audacity, violence, force; a rash act, adventurous deed

From saha (power) with sa prefix and a suffix.

Root: sah (class 1)

Note: Object of kārṣoḥ.

कार्षोः (kārṣoḥ) - do, perform (aorist injunctive)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, aorist injunctive (luṅ) of kṛ

Aorist Injunctive

2nd person singular Aorist Injunctive Active of root √kṛ (class 8). Used with mā for prohibition.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject is implied 'you' (rājan).

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - the personified deity Dharma (Dharma (natural law/righteousness))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, cosmic order; religion, morality, justice

From root √dhṛ (to support, sustain).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for aham.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

1st person singular Nominative of asmad.

Note: Speaker (Dharma).

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

2nd person singular Accusative of yuṣmad.

Note: Object of upāgataḥ.

उपागतः (upāgataḥ) - approached, came near

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāgata

upāgata - approached, arrived, come near

Past Passive Participle

From root √gam (to go) with upasargas upa and ā.

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies aham (Dharma).

तितिक्षा-दम-सत्याद्यैः (titikṣā-dama-satyādyaiḥ) - by forbearance, self-control, truthfulness, and others

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of titikṣā-dama-satyādi

titikṣā-dama-satyādi - forbearance, self-control, truthfulness, etc.

Tatpurusha compound (or Dvandva leading to Tatpurusha) ending in ādi (etc.).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (titikṣā+dama+satya+ādi)

titikṣā – forbearance, patience
noun (feminine)
Desiderative noun
From desiderative stem of √tij (to endure)
Root: tij (class 1)
dama – self-control, restraint
noun (masculine)
From root √dam (to tame, control)
Root: dam (class 4)
satya – truth, truthfulness
noun (neuter)
From sat (being) + ya suffix.
ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
indeclinable (masculine)

Note: Refers to a group of qualities.

स्वगुणैः (svaguṇaiḥ) - by your own qualities

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of svaguṇa

svaguṇa - one's own quality, inherent quality

Tatpurusha compound: sva (own) + guṇa (quality).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+guṇa)