मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-84, verse-35

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ऋषिरुवाच ।
इति प्रसादिता देवैर्जगतोर्ऽथे तथाऽत्मनः ।
तथेत्युक्त्वा भद्रकाली बभूवान्तर्हिता नृप ॥३५॥

35. ṛṣiruvāca .
iti prasāditā devairjagator'the tathā'tmanaḥ .
tathetyuktvā bhadrakālī babhūvāntarhitā nṛpa.

35. ṛṣiḥ uvāca iti prasāditā devaiḥ jagataḥ arthe tathā
ātmanaḥ tathā iti uktvā bhadrakālī babhūva antarhitā nṛpa

35. The sage said: 'O King, thus appeased by the gods for the sake of the world and for her own (ātman) sake, Bhadrakālī, having said "So be it," disappeared.'

Words meanings summery:

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ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (introduces direct speech or summarizes)

प्रसादिता (prasāditā) - appeased, propitiated, made gracious

देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods

जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of the universe

अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the benefit of (for the sake of, for the purpose of, for the benefit of)

तथा (tathā) - and also (and, also, thus)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of her own (ātman) self (of oneself, for oneself, of the self (ātman))

तथा (tathā) - a direct quote: 'so be it' (so be it, thus)

इति (iti) - introduces or concludes direct speech (thus, saying)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

भद्रकाली (bhadrakālī) - Bhadrakālī (a form of the Goddess Durgā)

बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

अन्तर्हिता (antarhitā) - disappeared, vanished, hidden

नृप (nṛpa) - O King!

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (introduces direct speech or summarizes)

(indeclinable)

Note: Here it marks the end of the sage's statement.

प्रसादिता (prasāditā) - appeased, propitiated, made gracious

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prasādita

prasādita - appeased, propitiated, gratified, made serene

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sad (to sit) with prefix pra, in causative sense

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Refers to Bhadrakālī.

देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Agent of 'prasāditā'.

जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of the universe

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, all that moves

Present active participle of gam (to go), used as a noun

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modified by 'arthe'.

अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the benefit of (for the sake of, for the purpose of, for the benefit of)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, benefit

Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Follows a genitive noun ('jagataḥ').

तथा (tathā) - and also (and, also, thus)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'jagatāḥ arthe' and 'ātmanaḥ'.

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of her own (ātman) self (of oneself, for oneself, of the self (ātman))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, supreme spirit, essence, ego

Note: Modified by 'arthe' (implied with previous 'arthe'). Refers to Bhadrakālī's own self.

तथा (tathā) - a direct quote: 'so be it' (so be it, thus)

(indeclinable)

Note: It's the goddess's answer.

इति (iti) - introduces or concludes direct speech (thus, saying)

(indeclinable)

Note: Here, it concludes the quoted speech 'tathā'.

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root vac (to speak) with suffix -ktvā

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'Bhadrakālī'.

भद्रकाली (bhadrakālī) - Bhadrakālī (a form of the Goddess Durgā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhadrakālī

bhadrakālī - a benevolent form of Kālī, a goddess

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhadra+kālī)

bhadra – auspicious, good, benevolent
adjective
kālī – Kālī, the goddess
proper noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of 'babhūva antarhitā'.

बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Forms a compound predicate with 'antarhitā'.

अन्तर्हिता (antarhitā) - disappeared, vanished, hidden

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of antarhita

antarhita - disappeared, hidden, vanished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dhā (to place) with prefix antar

Prefix: antar

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Predicate adjective with 'babhūva'. Refers to 'Bhadrakālī'.

नृप (nṛpa) - O King!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, protector of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

nṛ – man, human being
noun (masculine)
pa – protector, one who protects/drinks
noun (masculine)
Derived from root pā (to protect/drink)
Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Refers to King Suratha, the listener of Mārkaṇḍeya's narration.