महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-217, verse-1

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
स्कन्दस्य पार्षदान्घोराञ्शृणुष्वाद्भुतदर्शनान् ।
वज्रप्रहारात्स्कन्दस्य जज्ञुस्तत्र कुमारकाः ।
ये हरन्ति शिशूञ्जातान्गर्भस्थांश्चैव दारुणाः ॥१॥

1. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ,
skandasya pārṣadānghorāñśṛṇuṣvādbhutadarśanān ,
vajraprahārātskandasya jajñustatra kumārakāḥ ,
ye haranti śiśūñjātāngarbhasthāṁścaiva dāruṇāḥ.

1. mārkaṇḍeyaḥ uvāca skandasya pārṣadān ghorān
śṛṇuṣva adbhuta-darśanān vajra-prahārāt
skandasya jajñuḥ tatra kumārakāḥ ye
haranti śiśūn jātān garbhasthān ca eva dāruṇāḥ

1. Mārkaṇḍeya said: Listen about Skanda's fierce attendants, who possess wondrous appearances. From the impact of the thunderbolt upon Skanda, young boys (kumārakāḥ) were born there—terrible ones who steal infants, both those already born and those still in the womb.

Words meanings summery:

• मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Mārkaṇḍeya

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• स्कन्दस्य (skandasya) - of Skanda

• पार्षदान् (pārṣadān) - attendants, followers

• घोरान् (ghorān) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

• शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - listen, hear

• अद्भुत-दर्शनान् (adbhuta-darśanān) - who possess wondrous appearances (of wondrous appearance, having amazing sights)

• वज्र-प्रहारात् (vajra-prahārāt) - from the blow of the thunderbolt

• स्कन्दस्य (skandasya) - of Skanda

• जज्ञुः (jajñuḥ) - were born

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• कुमारकाः (kumārakāḥ) - young boys (attendants) (young boys, lads, children)

• ये (ye) - who (relative pronoun)

• हरन्ति (haranti) - they steal, they carry away, they seize

• शिशून् (śiśūn) - infants, children

• जातान् (jātān) - born (infants) (born, originated)

• गर्भस्थान् (garbhasthān) - those still in the womb (existing in the womb, unborn)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, even

• दारुणाः (dāruṇāḥ) - terrible ones (terrible, dreadful, cruel)

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Mārkaṇḍeya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - name of a sage, son of Mṛkaṇḍu

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense form from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

स्कन्दस्य (skandasya) - of Skanda

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of skanda

skanda - name of the god of war, Kārttikeya, son of Śiva

पार्षदान् (pārṣadān) - attendants, followers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pārṣada

pārṣada - an attendant, a follower, a member of an assembly

घोरान् (ghorān) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fearful, formidable

शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative, middle voice, 2nd person singular, from root śru (class 5)

Root: śru (class 5)

अद्भुत-दर्शनान् (adbhuta-darśanān) - who possess wondrous appearances (of wondrous appearance, having amazing sights)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of adbhuta-darśana

adbhuta-darśana - of wondrous appearance, wonderful to behold

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (adbhuta+darśana)

• adbhuta – wonderful, marvelous, amazing
  adjective (neuter)
• darśana – sight, appearance, vision
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Modifies pārṣadān.

वज्र-प्रहारात् (vajra-prahārāt) - from the blow of the thunderbolt

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vajra-prahāra

vajra-prahāra - blow of a thunderbolt

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vajra+prahāra)

• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (neuter)
• prahāra – a blow, a stroke, an attack
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

स्कन्दस्य (skandasya) - of Skanda

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of skanda

skanda - name of the god of war, Kārttikeya, son of Śiva

जज्ञुः (jajñuḥ) - were born

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of jan

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural, from root jan (class 4)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Often translated passively for this root.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

कुमारकाः (kumārakāḥ) - young boys (attendants) (young boys, lads, children)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kumāraka

kumāraka - a young boy, a child, an attendant

ये (ye) - who (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Refers to kumārakāḥ.

हरन्ति (haranti) - they steal, they carry away, they seize

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of hṛ

Present tense, 3rd person plural, from root hṛ (class 1)

Root: hṛ (class 1)

शिशून् (śiśūn) - infants, children

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śiśu

śiśu - an infant, a child

जातान् (jātān) - born (infants) (born, originated)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen

Past Passive Participle

From root jan

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Modifies śiśūn.

गर्भस्थान् (garbhasthān) - those still in the womb (existing in the womb, unborn)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of garbhastha

garbhastha - remaining in the womb, unborn

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (garbha+stha)

• garbha – womb, embryo, fetus
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, staying, existing
  adjective
  Suffix from root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies (implied) śiśūn.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, even

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic.

दारुणाः (dāruṇāḥ) - terrible ones (terrible, dreadful, cruel)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - terrible, dreadful, cruel, severe

Note: Refers to kumārakāḥ.