मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-97, verse-4

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शान्तिरुवाच ।
भगवन्कृतकृत्योऽस्मि यत्त्वा पश्यामि रूपिणम् ।
तथापि भक्तिनम्रस्य भवता श्रूयतां मम ॥४॥

4. śāntiruvāca .
bhagavankṛtakṛtyo'smi yattvā paśyāmi rūpiṇam .
tathāpi bhaktinamrasya bhavatā śrūyatāṃ mama.

4. śāntiḥ uvāca bhagavan kṛtakṛtyaḥ asmi yat tvā paśyāmi
rūpiṇam tathā api bhaktinamrasya bhavatā śrūyatām mama

4. Shanti said, "O Lord, I am one who has achieved my purpose, for I behold you in your true form. Nevertheless, please listen to me, who am humble with devotion (bhakti)."

Words meanings summery:

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शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - Shanti (a proper name) (peace, tranquility; a name (Shanti))

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord (O Lord, O revered one, O worshipful one)

कृतकृत्यः (kṛtakṛtyaḥ) - one who has achieved my purpose (one who has accomplished their duty/purpose)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

यत् (yat) - because, for (because, since; which, what)

त्वा (tvā) - you (accusative)

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

रूपिणम् (rūpiṇam) - in your true form (possessing a form, embodied)

तथा (tathā) - nevertheless (thus, so, in that manner)

अपि (api) - nevertheless (also, even, too, moreover)

भक्तिनम्रस्य (bhaktinamrasya) - of me, who am humble with devotion (bhakti) (of one who is humble due to devotion)

भवता (bhavatā) - by you (respectful)

श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - let it be heard

मम (mama) - my (words); listen to me (my, of me)

Words meanings and morphology

शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - Shanti (a proper name) (peace, tranquility; a name (Shanti))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śānti

śānti - peace, tranquility, cessation, a female name

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord (O Lord, O revered one, O worshipful one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - blessed, fortunate, divine, revered, Lord

कृतकृत्यः (kṛtakṛtyaḥ) - one who has achieved my purpose (one who has accomplished their duty/purpose)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtakṛtya

kṛtakṛtya - one who has accomplished their duty, satisfied, having done what ought to be done

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+kṛtya)

kṛta – done, made, performed
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of the verb root √kṛ.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
kṛtya – to be done, duty, action, purpose
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
Gerundive of the verb root √kṛ.
Root: kṛ (class 8)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

यत् (yat) - because, for (because, since; which, what)

(indeclinable)

त्वा (tvā) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

(verb)