मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-12, verse-14

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लेलिह्यमाना भ्राम्यन्ते परस्परसमागमे ।
एवं तत्रापि सुमहान् क्लेशस्तमसि मानवैः ॥१४॥

14. lelihyamānā bhrāmyante parasparasamāgame .
evaṃ tatrāpi sumahān kleśastamasi mānavaiḥ.

14. lelihyamānā bhrāmyante parasparasāmāgame |
evaṃ tatra api sumahān kleśaḥ tamasi mānavaiḥ

14. Licking [agents of torment] are whirled about in mutual collision. Thus, in that darkness, humans experience very great suffering (kleśa).

Words meanings summery:

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लेलिह्यमाना (lelihyamānā) - (feminine entities, e.g., flames or sharp instruments) intensely licking/devouring (licking, devouring, consuming intensely)

भ्राम्यन्ते (bhrāmyante) - they (the agents of torment) are violently whirled about (they are whirled, they roam, they wander, they spin)

परस्परसामागमे (parasparasāmāgame) - in violent mutual collision (of the agents of torment and victims) (in mutual contact, in mutual union, in mutual collision)

एवं (evaṁ) - in this way (referring to the manner of torment) (thus, in this way, so)

तत्र (tatra) - there (in the realm of darkness) (there, in that place)

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great (very great, immense, enormous)

क्लेशः (kleśaḥ) - suffering (suffering, pain, distress, affliction)

तमसि (tamasi) - in that realm of darkness (in darkness, in gloom)

मानवैः (mānavaiḥ) - by humans (the victims) (by humans, by men)

Words meanings and morphology

लेलिह्यमाना (lelihyamānā) - (feminine entities, e.g., flames or sharp instruments) intensely licking/devouring (licking, devouring, consuming intensely)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, plural of lelihyamāna

lelihyamāna - licking, devouring, consuming intensely (from intensive root √lih)

Present Middle Participle

Intensive form of √lih (to lick), with present middle participle suffix -māna. Often implies intense, repeated, or eager action.

Root: lih (class 2)

Note: Acts as the subject of bhrāmyante.

भ्राम्यन्ते (bhrāmyante) - they (the agents of torment) are violently whirled about (they are whirled, they roam, they wander, they spin)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle/passive, present (laṭ) of bhrāmya

Present Middle/Passive, 3rd person plural

From √bhram (to wander, roam, turn), 1st class (bhū-ādi) in the middle voice, or passive.

Root: bhram (class 1)

परस्परसामागमे (parasparasāmāgame) - in violent mutual collision (of the agents of torment and victims) (in mutual contact, in mutual union, in mutual collision)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of parasparasāmāgama

parasparasāmāgama - mutual contact, mutual union, collision

Compound of paraspara (mutual) and samāgama (coming together, union, contact).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paraspara+samāgama)

paraspara – mutual, reciprocal
pronoun/adjective (masculine)
samāgama – coming together, union, contact, meeting, collision
noun (masculine)
From sam- + ā- + √gam (to go)
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: gam (class 1)

एवं (evaṁ) - in this way (referring to the manner of torment) (thus, in this way, so)

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there (in the realm of darkness) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) + -tra (location suffix).

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great (very great, immense, enormous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, immense, enormous

Compound of su- (good, intense) and mahat (great).