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मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्       mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-11, verse-19

ततस्तं वैष्णवी माया समास्कन्दति मोहिनी ।
तया विमोहितात्मासौ ज्ञानभ्रंशमवाप्नुते ॥१९॥
19. tatastaṃ vaiṣṇavī māyā samāskandati mohinī .
tayā vimohitātmāsau jñānabhraṃśamavāpnute.
19. tataḥ tam vaiṣṇavī māyā samāskandati mohinī
tayā vimohita-ātmā asau jñāna-bhraṃśam avāpnute
19. Then, Viṣṇu's deluding power (māyā) attacks him. Deluded in his very being (ātman) by her, he experiences a loss of true knowledge.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently (then, thereafter, from that)
  • तम् (tam) - him (the newborn) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))
  • वैष्णवी (vaiṣṇavī) - belonging to Viṣṇu (relating to Viṣṇu, Viṣṇu's)
  • माया (māyā) - Viṣṇu's deluding power (māyā) (illusion, magical power, deluding power (māyā))
  • समास्कन्दति (samāskandati) - she (māyā) attacks (she attacks, assails, jumps upon)
  • मोहिनी (mohinī) - deluding (power) (deluding, enchanting, bewildering)
  • तया (tayā) - by her (māyā) (by her, by that (feminine instrumental singular))
  • विमोहित-आत्मा (vimohita-ātmā) - he whose self (ātman) is bewildered (one whose self (ātman) is deluded, with a bewildered mind)
  • असौ (asau) - he (the being whose self is deluded) (that (one), he, she, it)
  • ज्ञान-भ्रंशम् (jñāna-bhraṁśam) - a loss of true knowledge (loss of knowledge, decay of knowledge)
  • अवाप्नुते (avāpnute) - he experiences (loss of knowledge) (he obtains, gains, attains, experiences)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently (then, thereafter, from that)
(indeclinable)
तम् (tam) - him (the newborn) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the being discussed.
वैष्णवी (vaiṣṇavī) - belonging to Viṣṇu (relating to Viṣṇu, Viṣṇu's)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vaiṣṇava
vaiṣṇava - relating to Viṣṇu, worshipper of Viṣṇu
Derived from Viṣṇu
Note: Qualifies "māyā".
माया (māyā) - Viṣṇu's deluding power (māyā) (illusion, magical power, deluding power (māyā))
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of māyā
māyā - illusion, magic, supernatural power, creative power, deluding power
Root: mā
समास्कन्दति (samāskandati) - she (māyā) attacks (she attacks, assails, jumps upon)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of samāskand
From sam-ā-√skand (to leap, jump)
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: skand (class 1)
मोहिनी (mohinī) - deluding (power) (deluding, enchanting, bewildering)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mohinī
mohinī - deluding, bewildering, enchanting, fascinating
Present Active Participle (feminine)
From √muh (to be bewildered, confused)
Root: muh (class 4)
तया (tayā) - by her (māyā) (by her, by that (feminine instrumental singular))
(pronoun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to "māyā".
विमोहित-आत्मा (vimohita-ātmā) - he whose self (ātman) is bewildered (one whose self (ātman) is deluded, with a bewildered mind)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vimohita-ātman
vimohita-ātman - having a deluded self, bewildered mind
Bahuvrīhi compound
Compound type : bahuvrihi (vimohita+ātman)
  • vimohita – deluded, bewildered, confused
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From vi-√muh (to be utterly confused)
    Prefix: vi
    Root: muh (class 4)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual essence, principle of life (ātman)
    noun (masculine)
    Root: an (class 2)
Note: Refers to "asau".
असौ (asau) - he (the being whose self is deluded) (that (one), he, she, it)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adas
adas - that, yonder, he, she, it
ज्ञान-भ्रंशम् (jñāna-bhraṁśam) - a loss of true knowledge (loss of knowledge, decay of knowledge)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of jñāna-bhraṃśa
jñāna-bhraṁśa - loss of knowledge, decline of knowledge
Tatpuruṣa compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (jñāna+bhraṃśa)
  • jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
    noun (neuter)
    Root: jñā (class 9)
  • bhraṃśa – fall, decline, loss, failure, deprivation
    noun (masculine)
    From √bhraṃś (to fall)
    Root: bhraṃś (class 1)
अवाप्नुते (avāpnute) - he experiences (loss of knowledge) (he obtains, gains, attains, experiences)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of avāp
From ava-√āp
Prefix: ava
Root: āp (class 5)