मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-105, verse-11

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मार्त्तण्डस्य सुतावेतावश्वरूपधरस्य हि ।
रेतसोऽन्ते च रेवन्तः खड्गी धन्वी तनुत्रधृक् ॥११॥

11. mārttaṇḍasya sutāvetāvaśvarūpadharasya hi .
retaso'nte ca revantaḥ khaḍgī dhanvī tanutradhṛk.

11. mārttaṇḍasya sutau etau aśvarūpadharasya hi |
retasaḥ ante ca revantaḥ khaḍgī dhanvī tanutradhṛk

11. Indeed, these two (Aśvins) are the sons of Mārtaṇḍa, who had assumed a horse form. And after his semen (retas) was released, Revanta, a sword-bearer, archer, and armor-wearer, was also born.

Words meanings summery:

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मार्त्तण्डस्य (mārttaṇḍasya) - of Mārtaṇḍa (the Sun god) (of Mārtaṇḍa, of the sun god)

सुतौ (sutau) - sons (two sons)

एतौ (etau) - these two (referring to the Aśvins) (these two)

अश्वरूपधरस्य (aśvarūpadharasya) - of him who had assumed a horse form (of one who holds the form of a horse, of the horse-form-bearing)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, because, for)

रेतसः (retasaḥ) - of his semen (retas) (of semen, of seed)

अन्ते (ante) - after (the release of his semen) (at the end, after, near)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

रेवन्तः (revantaḥ) - Revanta (Revanta (name of a son of Surya))

खड्गी (khaḍgī) - a sword-bearer (armed with a sword, sword-bearer)

धन्वी (dhanvī) - archer (armed with a bow, archer)

तनुत्रधृक् (tanutradhṛk) - armor-wearer (wearing armor, armor-bearer)

Words meanings and morphology

मार्त्तण्डस्य (mārttaṇḍasya) - of Mārtaṇḍa (the Sun god) (of Mārtaṇḍa, of the sun god)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mārttaṇḍa

mārttaṇḍa - Mārtaṇḍa (a name of the Sun god), born from a dead egg

सुतौ (sutau) - sons (two sons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of suta

suta - son, born, produced

Past Passive Participle (originally from √sū, to beget)

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Agrees with etau.

एतौ (etau) - these two (referring to the Aśvins) (these two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of etad

etad - this, these

अश्वरूपधरस्य (aśvarūpadharasya) - of him who had assumed a horse form (of one who holds the form of a horse, of the horse-form-bearing)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of aśvarūpadhara

aśvarūpadhara - assuming the form of a horse, horse-shaped

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśva+rūpa+dhara)

aśva – horse
noun (masculine)
rūpa – form, shape, appearance
noun (neuter)
dhara – bearing, holding, wearing
adjective (masculine)
From √dhṛ + a
Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Mārtaṇḍasya.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, because, for)

(indeclinable)

रेतसः (retasaḥ) - of his semen (retas) (of semen, of seed)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of retas

retas - semen, seed, fluid, essence

Root: rī (class 1)

अन्ते (ante) - after (the release of his semen) (at the end, after, near)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, proximity