मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-98, verse-15

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क्रौष्टकिरुवाच ।
भगवञ्छ्रोतुमिच्छामि यत्स्वरूपं विवस्वतः ।
यत्कारणं चादिदेवः सोऽभवत्कश्यपात्मजः ॥१५॥

15. krauṣṭakiruvāca .
bhagavañchrotumicchāmi yatsvarūpaṃ vivasvataḥ .
yatkāraṇaṃ cādidevaḥ so'bhavatkaśyapātmajaḥ.

15. krauṣṭakiḥ uvāca bhagavan śrotum icchāmi yat svarūpam
vivasvataḥ yat kāraṇam ca ādidevaḥ saḥ abhavat kaśyapātmajaḥ

15. Krauṣṭaki said: "O venerable one, I wish to hear about the true nature of Vivasvat (the Sun god), and the reason why that primeval deity became the son of Kaśyapa."

Words meanings summery:

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क्रौष्टकिः (krauṣṭakiḥ) - Krauṣṭaki (a sage who is the speaker here) (Krauṣṭaki)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one, O divine one

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, in order to hear

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

यत् (yat) - what, which, that

स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - the true nature of Vivasvat (own form, intrinsic nature, true form)

विवस्वतः (vivasvataḥ) - of Vivasvat, of the Sun god

यत् (yat) - what, which, for what reason

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - reason, cause

च (ca) - and, also

आदिदेवः (ādidevaḥ) - Vivasvat as the primeval deity (the primeval deity, the original god)

सः (saḥ) - that Vivasvat (he, that)

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

कश्यपात्मजः (kaśyapātmajaḥ) - son of Kaśyapa

Words meanings and morphology

क्रौष्टकिः (krauṣṭakiḥ) - Krauṣṭaki (a sage who is the speaker here) (Krauṣṭaki)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krauṣṭaki

krauṣṭaki - name of a sage, Krauṣṭaki

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one, O divine one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, prosperous, venerable, divine, glorious

Note: Used here as a vocative noun addressing Markaṇḍeya.

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, in order to hear

(indeclinable)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Infinitive form.

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

यत् (yat) - what, which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to 'svarūpam'.

स्वरूपम् (svarūpam) - the true nature of Vivasvat (own form, intrinsic nature, true form)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svarūpa

svarūpa - own form, intrinsic nature, identity

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+rūpa)

sva – own, self
pronoun
rūpa – form, shape, nature, appearance
noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'icchāmi'.

विवस्वतः (vivasvataḥ) - of Vivasvat, of the Sun god

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vivasvat

vivasvat - radiant, shining; name of the Sun god

यत् (yat) - what, which, for what reason

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to 'kāraṇam'.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - reason, cause

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'icchāmi'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आदिदेवः (ādidevaḥ) - Vivasvat as the primeval deity (the primeval deity, the original god)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādideva

ādideva - primeval god, original deity

Compound type : tatpurusha (ādi+deva)

ādi – first, primeval, beginning
noun (masculine)
deva – god, deity
noun (masculine)

सः (saḥ) - that Vivasvat (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (luṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

कश्यपात्मजः (kaśyapātmajaḥ) - son of Kaśyapa

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaśyapātmaja

kaśyapātmaja - son of Kaśyapa

Compound type : tatpurusha (kaśyapa+ātmaja)

kaśyapa – name of a sage, Kaśyapa
proper noun (masculine)
ātmaja – son, born from self
noun (masculine)
Derived from ātman (self) + ja (born).
Root: jan (class 4)