मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-8, verse-260

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तदिन्द्रस्य वचः श्रुत्वा प्रीत्या तस्य च भूपतेः ।
आनीय रोहिताश्चञ्च विश्वामित्रो महातपाः ॥२६०॥

260. tadindrasya vacaḥ śrutvā prītyā tasya ca bhūpateḥ .
ānīya rohitāścañca viśvāmitro mahātapāḥ.

260. tat indrasya vacaḥ śrutvā prītyā tasya ca bhūpateḥ
ānīya rohitāḥ ca añca viśvāmitraḥ mahātapāḥ

260. Having heard those words of Indra and by the affection of that king (Daśaratha), Viśvāmitra, the great ascetic (mahātapas), having brought (some implied object), and the Rohitas and Añca (who were also present or joining him)...

Words meanings summery:

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तत् (tat) - Refers to Indra's speech previously mentioned, or serves as a narrative particle 'then'. (that, then)

इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - of Indra

वचः (vacaḥ) - Refers to Indra's statement in the previous verse. (word, speech, utterance)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - Refers to Viśvāmitra having heard. (having heard)

प्रीत्या (prītyā) - By the king's affection. (with affection, out of love, gladly)

तस्य (tasya) - Refers to the king (bhūpateḥ). (his, of him)

च (ca) - and

भूपतेः (bhūpateḥ) - Likely referring to King Daśaratha. (of the king, lord of the earth)

आनीय (ānīya) - Refers to Viśvāmitra bringing someone/something. The direct object is grammatically ambiguous in the subsequent words as they are in nominative case. (having brought, having led)

रोहिताः (rohitāḥ) - the Rohitas (a group of people or individuals)

च (ca) - and

अञ्च (añca) - Likely referring to another group or individual alongside Rohitas. (Añca (a proper name or a type of being/people))

विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - The sage Viśvāmitra. (Viśvāmitra)

महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - one of great austerity (tapas), a great ascetic

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - Refers to Indra's speech previously mentioned, or serves as a narrative particle 'then'. (that, then)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Direct object of śrutvā (hearing that).

इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - of Indra

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra (name of the chief of the gods)

Note: Qualifies vacaḥ.

वचः (vacaḥ) - Refers to Indra's statement in the previous verse. (word, speech, utterance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, utterance

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of śrutvā.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - Refers to Viśvāmitra having heard. (having heard)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From root śru (to hear) + ktvā suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Conjunctive participle.

प्रीत्या (prītyā) - By the king's affection. (with affection, out of love, gladly)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - affection, love, joy, pleasure

From root prī (to please, to love)

Root: prī (class 4)

Note: Indicates the means or cause.

तस्य (tasya) - Refers to the king (bhūpateḥ). (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies bhūpateḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects Indrasya vacaḥ with prītyā tasya bhūpateḥ.

भूपतेः (bhūpateḥ) - Likely referring to King Daśaratha. (of the king, lord of the earth)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhūpati

bhūpati - king, lord of the earth

Compound of bhū (earth) and pati (lord).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (bhū+pati)

bhū – earth
noun (feminine)
pati – lord, master, husband
noun (masculine)

Note: Dependent on prītyā.

आनीय (ānīya) - Refers to Viśvāmitra bringing someone/something. The direct object is grammatically ambiguous in the subsequent words as they are in nominative case. (having brought, having led)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From root nī (to lead) with upasarga ā + lyap suffix (since it's prefixed verb)

Prefix: ā

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Conjunctive participle. Typically takes an accusative object.

रोहिताः (rohitāḥ) - the Rohitas (a group of people or individuals)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rohita

rohita - Rohita (name of a people, a type of deer, red-colored)

Note: Grammatically, this nominative plural form creates a conflict with ānīya (which requires an accusative object). It might imply they are co-agents or a grammatical irregularity in the source text.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects rohitāḥ with añca.

अञ्च (añca) - Likely referring to another group or individual alongside Rohitas. (Añca (a proper name or a type of being/people))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of añca

añca - Añca (a proper name, possibly related to region/direction, or a tribe)

Note: Its form suggests it might be a proper noun or an obscure term. As rohitāḥ, its nominative form is problematic as a direct object of ānīya.

विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - The sage Viśvāmitra. (Viśvāmitra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - Viśvāmitra (a famous sage)