मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-98, verse-2

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ब्रह्माद्यमखिलं वंशं भूभुजां द्विजसत्तम ।
श्रोतुं ममेच्छतः सम्यग्भगवन्प्रब्रवीहि मे ॥२॥

2. brahmādyamakhilaṃ vaṃśaṃ bhūbhujāṃ dvijasattama .
śrotuṃ mamecchataḥ samyagbhagavanprabravīhi me.

2. brahmādyam akhilam vaṃśam bhūbhujām dvijasattama
śrotum mama icchataḥ samyak bhagavan prabravīhi me

2. O best of brahmins, revered one, please narrate to me the entire lineage of kings, beginning with Brahmā, as I am eager to hear it completely.

Words meanings summery:

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ब्रह्माद्यम् (brahmādyam) - beginning with Brahmā

अखिलम् (akhilam) - entire (entire, whole, complete, undivided)

वंशम् (vaṁśam) - lineage (lineage, family, race, bamboo)

भूभुजाम् (bhūbhujām) - of kings (of kings, of rulers of the earth)

द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best of brahmins (O best of twice-born ones (brahmins))

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

मम (mama) - my (in the sense of 'my desiring') (my, to me)

इच्छतः (icchataḥ) - desiring (as I am eager to hear) (desiring, wishing, wanting)

सम्यक् (samyak) - completely (properly, thoroughly, completely, well)

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

प्रब्रवीहि (prabravīhi) - please narrate (please tell, relate, declare)

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्माद्यम् (brahmādyam) - beginning with Brahmā

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahmādya

brahmādya - beginning with Brahmā, headed by Brahmā

compound

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (brahman+ādya)

brahman – Brahmā (the creator god)
proper noun (masculine)
ādya – first, primary, beginning, primordial
adjective (masculine)
from ādi (beginning)
Root: ad

Note: Agrees with vaṃśam

अखिलम् (akhilam) - entire (entire, whole, complete, undivided)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of akhila

akhila - entire, whole, complete, undivided

compound of a (negation) + khila (gap, waste land)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (a+khila)

a – not, un-
indeclinable
negative prefix
khila – gap, void, remaining, residue
noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with vaṃśam

वंशम् (vaṁśam) - lineage (lineage, family, race, bamboo)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaṃśa

vaṁśa - lineage, family, race, bamboo, flute

Root: vaṃś (class 1)

भूभुजाम् (bhūbhujām) - of kings (of kings, of rulers of the earth)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhūbhuj

bhūbhuj - king, ruler of the earth

compound: bhū (earth) + bhuj (one who enjoys/rules)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bhū+bhuj)

bhū – earth, land
noun (feminine)
Root: bhū (class 1)
bhuj – one who enjoys, one who rules
noun (masculine)
from root bhuj (to enjoy, to rule)
Root: bhuj (class 7)

द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best of brahmins (O best of twice-born ones (brahmins))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best of the twice-born, best of brahmins

compound

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dvija+sattama)

dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), bird, tooth
noun (masculine)
compound of dvi (two) + ja (born)
Root: jan (class 4)
sattama – best, most excellent
adjective (masculine)
superlative suffix -tama

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

(indeclinable)

infinitive

infinitive from root śru

Root: śru (class 5)

मम (mama) - my (in the sense of 'my desiring') (my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

इच्छतः (icchataḥ) - desiring (as I am eager to hear) (desiring, wishing, wanting)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of icchat