मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-120, verse-4

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स ताञ्छरशतैरुग्रैर्बिभेद नृपनन्दनः ।
कृतास्त्रो बलवान्बाणैस्ते च तं बिभिदुः शितैः ॥४॥

4. sa tāñcharaśatairugrairbibheda nṛpanandanaḥ .
kṛtāstro balavānbāṇaiste ca taṃ bibhiduḥ śitaiḥ.

4. sa tān śaraśataiḥ ugraiḥ bibheda nṛpanandanaḥ
kṛtāstraḥ balavān bāṇaiḥ te ca tam bibhiduḥ śitaiḥ

4. The prince, skilled in weaponry and powerful, pierced them with hundreds of fierce arrows. And they, in turn, pierced him with sharp arrows.

Words meanings summery:

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स (sa) - the prince (he, that)

तान् (tān) - the many kings and princes (them, those (persons))

शरशतैः (śaraśataiḥ) - with hundreds of arrows

उग्रैः (ugraiḥ) - by dreadful arrows (by fierce, dreadful, cruel (arrows))

बिभेद (bibheda) - he pierced, split, broke

नृपनन्दनः (nṛpanandanaḥ) - the prince, son of the king

कृतास्त्रः (kṛtāstraḥ) - skilled in weaponry, one who has acquired (knowledge of) weapons

बलवान् (balavān) - strong, powerful, mighty

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows, by arrows

ते (te) - the opponents (they, those)

च (ca) - and, also

तम् (tam) - the prince (him, that (person))

बिभिदुः (bibhiduḥ) - they pierced, split, broke

शितैः (śitaiḥ) - with sharp arrows (by sharp, by whetted (arrows))

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - the prince (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तान् (tān) - the many kings and princes (them, those (persons))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शरशतैः (śaraśataiḥ) - with hundreds of arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śaraśata

śaraśata - a hundred arrows

Compound of 'śara' (arrow) and 'śata' (hundred).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śara+śata)

śara – arrow, reed
noun (masculine)
śata – hundred
noun (neuter)

उग्रैः (ugraiḥ) - by dreadful arrows (by fierce, dreadful, cruel (arrows))

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of ugra

ugra - fierce, dreadful, violent, formidable

Note: Agrees with 'śaraśataiḥ'.

बिभेद (bibheda) - he pierced, split, broke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: bhid (class 7)

नृपनन्दनः (nṛpanandanaḥ) - the prince, son of the king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpanandana

nṛpanandana - son of a king, prince (literally: delight of a man/king)

Tatpurusha compound of 'nṛpa' (king) and 'nandana' (son/delight).

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛpa+nandana)

nṛpa – king, monarch (literally: man-protector)
noun (masculine)
nandana – son, child, delight, gladdening
noun (masculine)
agent noun/derivative
From the root 'nand' (to rejoice, be glad).
Root: nand (class 1)

कृतास्त्रः (kṛtāstraḥ) - skilled in weaponry, one who has acquired (knowledge of) weapons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtāstra

kṛtāstra - one who has made/practiced weapons; skilled in archery/weaponry

Bahuvrihi compound: 'kṛta' (made/practiced) + 'astra' (weapon).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛta+astra)

kṛta – done, made, performed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do, make).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
astra – weapon, missile, projectile
noun (neuter)

बलवान् (balavān) - strong, powerful, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - strong, powerful, mighty, endowed with strength

Possessive adjective formed with suffix -vat.

बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows, by arrows

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

ते (te) - the opponents (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad