मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-111, verse-13

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प्राप्तास्त्रविद्यः स ययौ पितृव्यतनयान्द्विज ।
वसुरातादिकान्पुत्रानादिष्टः स महात्मना ॥१३॥

13. prāptāstravidyaḥ sa yayau pitṛvyatanayāndvija .
vasurātādikānputrānādiṣṭaḥ sa mahātmanā.

13. prāptāstravidyaḥ saḥ yayau pitṛvyatanayān dvija
vasurātādikān putrān ādiṣṭaḥ saḥ mahātmanā

13. O twice-born (dvija), he, having acquired the knowledge of weaponry and being instructed by the great-souled one, went to his paternal uncle's sons, chief among whom was Vasurāta.

Words meanings summery:

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प्राप्तास्त्रविद्यः (prāptāstravidyaḥ) - he who has obtained the knowledge of weapons

सः (saḥ) - Bhalanda (he, that)

ययौ (yayau) - went, proceeded

पितृव्यतनयान् (pitṛvyatanayān) - paternal uncle's sons

द्विज (dvija) - O Mārkaṇḍeya (the addressee) (O twice-born, O Brahmin)

वसुरातादिकान् (vasurātādikān) - paternal uncle's sons, Vasurāta and his brothers (Vasurāta and others, beginning with Vasurāta)

पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

आदिष्टः (ādiṣṭaḥ) - instructed, commanded, directed

सः (saḥ) - Bhalanda (he, that)

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled Nīpa (by the great-souled one)

Words meanings and morphology

प्राप्तास्त्रविद्यः (prāptāstravidyaḥ) - he who has obtained the knowledge of weapons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāptāstravidya

prāptāstravidya - one who has acquired the knowledge of weapons

Compound type : bahuvrihi (prāpta+astra+vidyā)

prāpta – obtained, acquired, reached
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From √āp with prefix pra-
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
astra – weapon, missile
noun (neuter)
Root: as (class 4)
vidyā – knowledge, learning, science
noun (feminine)
Root: vid (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - Bhalanda (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that (pronoun), he, she, it

ययौ (yayau) - went, proceeded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of i

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Reduplicated perfect form of √i

Root: i (class 2)

पितृव्यतनयान् (pitṛvyatanayān) - paternal uncle's sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pitṛvyatanaya

pitṛvyatanaya - son of a paternal uncle

Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛvya+tanaya)

pitṛvya – paternal uncle
noun (masculine)
tanaya – son, offspring
noun (masculine)
Derived from √tan (to stretch, extend)
Root: tan (class 8)

द्विज (dvija) - O Mārkaṇḍeya (the addressee) (O twice-born, O Brahmin)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya); a bird; a tooth

Compound: dvi (two) + ja (born)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+ja)

dvi – two
numeral
ja – born, produced from
adjective
Derived from √jan
Root: jan (class 4)

वसुरातादिकान् (vasurātādikān) - paternal uncle's sons, Vasurāta and his brothers (Vasurāta and others, beginning with Vasurāta)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vasurātādika

vasurātādika - beginning with Vasurāta, Vasurāta and others

Compound type : tatpurusha (vasurāta+ādika)

vasurāta – Name of a person
proper noun (masculine)
ādika – beginning with, and so on, principal, chief
adjective (masculine)
Derived from ādi (beginning)

पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

आदिष्टः (ādiṣṭaḥ) - instructed, commanded, directed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādiṣṭa

ādiṣṭa - commanded, directed, instructed, shown

Past Passive Participle

From √diś with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: diś (class 6)