मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-84, verse-10

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शब्दात्मिका सुविमलर्ग्यजुषां निधानम् उद्गीथरम्यपदपाठवतां च साम्नाम् ।
देवी त्रयी भगवती भवभावनाय वार्ता च सर्वजगतां परमार्तिहन्त्री ॥१०॥

10. śabdātmikā suvimalargyajuṣāṃ nidhānam udgītharamyapadapāṭhavatāṃ ca sāmnām .
devī trayī bhagavatī bhavabhāvanāya vārtā ca sarvajagatāṃ paramārtihantrī.

10. śabdātmikā suvimala ṛk yajuṣām nidhānam
udgītharamya-padapāṭhavatām ca sāmnām
devī trayī bhagavatī bhavabhāvanāya
vārtā ca sarvajagatām paramārtihantrī

10. You are the divine (bhagavatī) triple Veda (trayī), whose essence (ātman) is sound, the repository of the very pure Ṛk and Yajus mantras, and of the Sāman chants with their beautiful udgītha word-recitations. You are also the worldly knowledge (vārtā) that sustains all beings (jagatām), and the dispeller of their ultimate suffering.

Words meanings summery:

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शब्दात्मिका (śabdātmikā) - whose nature (ātman) is sound, consisting of sound

सुविमल (suvimala) - very pure, spotless

ऋक् (ṛk) - Rig Veda, verse

यजुषाम् (yajuṣām) - of Yajur Vedas, of Yajus mantras

निधानम् (nidhānam) - repository, treasury, source

उद्गीथरम्य-पदपाठवताम् (udgītharamya-padapāṭhavatām) - of those having beautiful word-recitations of udgītha (chants)

च (ca) - and

साम्नाम् (sāmnām) - of Sāmans, of Sāma Vedas

देवी (devī) - Goddess

त्रयी (trayī) - triple Veda (Rig, Yajur, Sama)

भगवती (bhagavatī) - divine goddess, glorious

भवभावनाय (bhavabhāvanāya) - for the existence of the world, for causing existence

वार्ता (vārtā) - livelihood, news, worldly knowledge, profession

च (ca) - and

सर्वजगताम् (sarvajagatām) - of all worlds, of all beings

परमार्तिहन्त्री (paramārtihantrī) - remover of supreme distress/suffering

Words meanings and morphology

शब्दात्मिका (śabdātmikā) - whose nature (ātman) is sound, consisting of sound

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śabdātmika

śabdātmika - whose nature (ātman) is sound, consisting of sound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śabda+ātmika)

śabda – sound, word
noun (masculine)
ātmika – relating to the self, forming the nature of
adjective (masculine)
from ātman + ṭhak (ika)

Note: Modifies 'devī' or 'trayī' (implied 'tvam asi').

सुविमल (suvimala) - very pure, spotless

(adjective)

of suvimala

suvimala - very pure, spotless

Compound type : tatpurusha (su+vimala)

su – well, good, very
indeclinable
vimala – pure, spotless, clean
adjective (masculine)
from vi + mala (no dirt)
Prefix: vi

Note: Adjective modifying 'ṛk yajuṣām'.

ऋक् (ṛk) - Rig Veda, verse

(noun)

feminine, singular of ṛc

ṛc - Rig Veda, verse, praise

Note: First part of a dvandva compound 'ṛk-yajuṣ'.

यजुषाम् (yajuṣām) - of Yajur Vedas, of Yajus mantras

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of yajuṣ

yajuṣ - Yajur Veda, sacrificial formula

Note: Second part of a dvandva compound 'ṛk-yajuṣ'. The compound 'ṛk-yajuṣ' is in genitive plural, hence 'ṛgyajuṣām' in sandhi.

निधानम् (nidhānam) - repository, treasury, source

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nidhāna

nidhāna - repository, treasury, source

verbal noun from ni + dhā + ana

Prefix: ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'trayī' (and implicitly 'devī').

उद्गीथरम्य-पदपाठवताम् (udgītharamya-padapāṭhavatām) - of those having beautiful word-recitations of udgītha (chants)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of udgītharamya-padapāṭhavat

udgītharamya-padapāṭhavat - having beautiful word-recitations of udgītha (chants)

from udgītharamya-padapāṭha + matup

Compound type : bahuvrihi (udgītha+ramya+pada+pāṭha+vat)

udgītha – Udgītha (a type of Sāman chant), chant
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ud
Root: gai (class 1)
ramya – beautiful, pleasing
adjective (masculine)
Gerundive
from ram + ya
Root: ram (class 1)
pada – word, foot (of a verse)
noun (neuter)
pāṭha – recitation, reading
noun (masculine)
from paṭh + ghañ
Root: paṭh (class 1)
vat – possessing, having
suffix
possessive suffix matup/vatup

Note: Modifies 'sāmnām'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

साम्नाम् (sāmnām) - of Sāmans, of Sāma Vedas

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sāman

sāman - Sāman (chant of Sāmaveda), song

देवी (devī) - Goddess

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess

Note: Subject (implied verb 'asi').

त्रयी (trayī) - triple Veda (Rig, Yajur, Sama)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of trayī

trayī - triple Veda, trio

from traya + ī (feminine)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'devī'.

भगवती (bhagavatī) - divine goddess, glorious

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - divine, glorious, holy, blessed

from bhaga + matup

Note: Modifies 'devī' or 'trayī'.

भवभावनाय (bhavabhāvanāya) - for the existence of the world, for causing existence

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of bhavabhāvana

bhavabhāvana - for the existence of the world, for causing existence

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhava+bhāvana)

bhava – existence, world, being
noun (masculine)
from bhū + ap
Root: bhū (class 1)
bhāvana – causing to exist, producing, conception
noun (neuter)
verbal noun
from bhū + ṇic + lyuṭ
Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Expresses purpose.

वार्ता (vārtā) - livelihood, news, worldly knowledge, profession

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vārtā

vārtā - livelihood, news, worldly knowledge, profession

Note: Predicate nominative.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सर्वजगताम् (sarvajagatām) - of all worlds, of all beings

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvajagat

sarvajagat - all worlds, all beings

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+jagat)

sarva – all, every
pronoun
jagat – world, universe, living beings
noun (neuter)
present active participle
from gam + śatṛ
Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'vārtā' and 'paramārtihantrī'.

परमार्तिहन्त्री (paramārtihantrī) - remover of supreme distress/suffering

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paramārtihantrī

paramārtihantrī - remover of supreme distress/suffering

Compound type : tatpurusha (parama+ārti+hantrī)

parama – supreme, ultimate, highest
adjective (masculine)
ārti – suffering, distress, pain
noun (feminine)
hantrī – destroyer, remover (feminine)
agent noun (feminine)
agent noun
from han + tṛc (feminine)
Root: han (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'devī' or 'vārtā'.