मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-110, verse-26

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ततस्तद्युयुधे सैन्यं तेन भूभृत्सुतेन वै ।
कृतास्त्रेण तदास्त्रेण तत्प्राचुर्येण पातितम् ॥२६॥

26. tatastadyuyudhe sainyaṃ tena bhūbhṛtsutena vai .
kṛtāstreṇa tadāstreṇa tatprācuryeṇa pātitam.

26. tataḥ tat yuyudhe sainyam tena bhūbhṛtsutena
vai kṛtāstreṇa tadāstreṇa tat prācuryena pātitam

26. Then that army engaged in battle with the king's son. Indeed, by him, who had mastered missile-warfare and wielded those very weapons, a large part of the army was brought down.

Words meanings summery:

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ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, after that

तत् (tat) - that, it (referring to the army)

युयुधे (yuyudhe) - fought, battled

सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army, host, military

तेन (tena) - by Nābhāga (by him, by that)

भूभृत्सुतेन (bhūbhṛtsutena) - by Nābhāga, son of the king (by the king's son)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

कृतास्त्रेण (kṛtāstreṇa) - by Nābhāga, who was skilled in missile-warfare (by one who has mastered missile-warfare, by one who has perfected weapons)

तदास्त्रेण (tadāstreṇa) - by the missile-weapons used by Nābhāga (by his missile, by those weapons)

तत् (tat) - that (army)

प्राचुर्येन (prācuryena) - abundantly, in great quantity

पातितम् (pātitam) - brought down, felled, caused to fall

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, after that

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas added to pronoun base 'ta'

तत् (tat) - that, it (referring to the army)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'sainyam'.

युयुधे (yuyudhe) - fought, battled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (Lit) of yudh

Perfect Tense

Perfect 3rd person singular middle ātmanepada of root 'yudh'

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: The subject is 'sainyam'.

सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army, host, military

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sainya

sainya - army, host

Note: Subject of 'yuyudhe'.

तेन (tena) - by Nābhāga (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the king's son, Nābhāga.

भूभृत्सुतेन (bhūbhṛtsutena) - by Nābhāga, son of the king (by the king's son)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhūbhṛtsuta

bhūbhṛtsuta - king's son, prince

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūbhṛt+suta)

bhūbhṛt – king, mountain
noun (masculine)
From 'bhū' (earth) and 'bhṛ' (to bear) with suffix kvip. One who bears the earth.
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
suta – son, offspring
noun (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'sū' (to produce, beget) with kta suffix
Root: sū (class 2)

Note: In apposition to 'tena'.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

कृतास्त्रेण (kṛtāstreṇa) - by Nābhāga, who was skilled in missile-warfare (by one who has mastered missile-warfare, by one who has perfected weapons)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṛtāstra

kṛtāstra - skilled in missile-warfare, having perfected weapons

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛta+astra)

kṛta – done, made, performed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'kṛ' with kta suffix
Root: kṛ (class 8)
astra – missile, weapon
noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'tena'.

तदास्त्रेण (tadāstreṇa) - by the missile-weapons used by Nābhāga (by his missile, by those weapons)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tadāstra

tadāstra - his missile, those weapons

Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+astra)