महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-219, verse-24

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
ततः शरीरात्स्कन्दस्य पुरुषः काञ्चनप्रभः ।
भोक्तुं प्रजाः स मर्त्यानां निष्पपात महाबलः ॥२४॥

24. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ,
tataḥ śarīrātskandasya puruṣaḥ kāñcanaprabhaḥ ,
bhoktuṁ prajāḥ sa martyānāṁ niṣpapāta mahābalaḥ.

24. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca tataḥ śarīrāt skandasya puruṣaḥ
kāñcanaprabhaḥ bhoktum prajāḥ sa martyānām niṣpapāta mahābalaḥ

24. Mārkaṇḍeya said: "Then, a mighty, golden-effulgent being sprang forth from Skanda's body to devour the offspring of mortals."

Words meanings summery:

• मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Mārkaṇḍeya (a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, from that, therefore)

• शरीरात् (śarīrāt) - from the body

• स्कन्दस्य (skandasya) - of Skanda

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a being, a person (man, person, being, supreme cosmic person (puruṣa))

• काञ्चनप्रभः (kāñcanaprabhaḥ) - golden-effulgent, having a golden luster

• भोक्तुम् (bhoktum) - to devour (to eat, to devour, to enjoy)

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - offspring, people (progeny, offspring, people, creatures)

• स (sa) - he (the golden-effulgent being) (he, that)

• मर्त्यानाम् (martyānām) - of mortals, of men

• निष्पपात (niṣpapāta) - sprang forth, emerged (fell out, sprang forth, emerged)

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty in strength (mighty, very powerful, great strength)

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Mārkaṇḍeya (a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - Mārkaṇḍeya (name of a sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd person singular, root vac, reduplication, irregular perfect stem

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, from that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

शरीरात् (śarīrāt) - from the body

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, frame, substance

Root: śṛ (class 1)

स्कन्दस्य (skandasya) - of Skanda

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of skanda

skanda - Skanda, Kartikeya

Root: skand (class 1)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a being, a person (man, person, being, supreme cosmic person (puruṣa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, male, person, spirit, soul, supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

Note: Subject of 'niṣpapāta'.

काञ्चनप्रभः (kāñcanaprabhaḥ) - golden-effulgent, having a golden luster

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāñcanaprabha

kāñcanaprabha - golden-effulgent, having a golden luster

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāñcana+prabhā)

• kāñcana – golden, made of gold
  adjective (neuter)
• prabhā – light, splendor, effulgence, radiance
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with puruṣaḥ.

भोक्तुम् (bhoktum) - to devour (to eat, to devour, to enjoy)

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of bhuj

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root bhuj

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Expresses purpose.

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - offspring, people (progeny, offspring, people, creatures)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, people, subjects, creatures

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of 'bhoktum'.

स (sa) - he (the golden-effulgent being) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to puruṣaḥ.

मर्त्यानाम् (martyānām) - of mortals, of men

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of martya

martya - mortal, human being, man

Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies prajāḥ.

निष्पपात (niṣpapāta) - sprang forth, emerged (fell out, sprang forth, emerged)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of pat

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd person singular, root pat with prefix niṣ

Prefix: niṣ

Root: pat (class 1)

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty in strength (mighty, very powerful, great strength)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - very strong, mighty, great strength

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+bala)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with puruṣaḥ.