मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-114, verse-47
आभिचारिकमत्युग्रमहन्यहनि कुर्वताम् ।
पुरोधसां चतुर्णां च जज्ञे कृत्याचतुष्टयम् ॥४७॥
पुरोधसां चतुर्णां च जज्ञे कृत्याचतुष्टयम् ॥४७॥
47. ābhicārikamatyugramahanyahani kurvatām .
purodhasāṃ caturṇāṃ ca jajñe kṛtyācatuṣṭayam.
purodhasāṃ caturṇāṃ ca jajñe kṛtyācatuṣṭayam.
47.
ābhicārikam atyugram ahanyahani kurvatām
purodhasām caturṇām ca jajñe kṛtyācatuṣṭayam
purodhasām caturṇām ca jajñe kṛtyācatuṣṭayam
47.
And from the four priests, who were daily performing extremely fierce offensive magic (abhicāra), a quartet of Kṛtyās (malevolent magical entities) was born.
Words meanings summery:
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- आभिचारिकम् (ābhicārikam) - offensive magic, sorcery
- अत्युग्रम् (atyugram) - extremely fierce, very dreadful
- अहन्यहनि (ahanyahani) - day by day, daily
- कुर्वताम् (kurvatām) - of those performing, of those doing
- पुरोधसाम् (purodhasām) - of the priests
- चतुर्णाम् (caturṇām) - of four
- च (ca) - and
- जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born, arose
- कृत्याचतुष्टयम् (kṛtyācatuṣṭayam) - a quartet of Kṛtyās, a group of four magical entities
Words meanings and morphology
आभिचारिकम् (ābhicārikam) - offensive magic, sorcery
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ābhicārika
ābhicārika - relating to abhicāra (destructive magic), pertaining to hostile incantations
अत्युग्रम् (atyugram) - extremely fierce, very dreadful
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of atyugra
atyugra - exceedingly fierce, very terrible
Compound type : avyayībhāva (ati+ugra)
- ati – very, exceedingly
indeclinable - ugra – fierce, terrible, formidable
adjective (neuter)
अहन्यहनि (ahanyahani) - day by day, daily
(indeclinable)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (ahan+ahan)
- ahan – day
noun (neuter)
कुर्वताम् (kurvatām) - of those performing, of those doing
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of kurvat
kṛ - performing, doing (present participle)
Present Active Participle
Root: kṛ (class 8)
पुरोधसाम् (purodhasām) - of the priests
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of purodhas
purodhas - priest, domestic priest, one placed in front
चतुर्णाम् (caturṇām) - of four
(numeral)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born, arose
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of jan
Perfect (ātmanepada)
Root: jan (class 4)
कृत्याचतुष्टयम् (kṛtyācatuṣṭayam) - a quartet of Kṛtyās, a group of four magical entities
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛtyācatuṣṭaya
kṛtyācatuṣṭaya - a group of four kṛtyās (malevolent magical entities)
Compound type : dvigu (kṛtyā+catuṣṭaya)
- kṛtyā – a magical creation, a malevolent entity, a goblin
noun (feminine) - catuṣṭaya – a group of four, a quartet
noun (neuter)