मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-130, verse-48
तदस्त्राणि ततस्तानि शरजालानि तत्क्षणात् ।
महानन्दः प्रचिच्छेद खड्गेनान्यानवञ्चयत् ॥४८॥
महानन्दः प्रचिच्छेद खड्गेनान्यानवञ्चयत् ॥४८॥
48. tadastrāṇi tatastāni śarajālāni tatkṣaṇāt .
mahānandaḥ praciccheda khaḍgenānyānavañcayat.
mahānandaḥ praciccheda khaḍgenānyānavañcayat.
48.
tad astrāṇi tatas tāni śarajālāni tatkṣaṇāt
mahānandaḥ praciccheda khaḍgena anyān avañcayat
mahānandaḥ praciccheda khaḍgena anyān avañcayat
48.
Mahānanda instantly cut down those showers of arrows with his sword, and he dodged the others.
Words meanings summery:
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- तद् (tad) - those
- अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - arrows (weapons, missiles)
- ततस् (tatas) - then, therefrom
- तानि (tāni) - those
- शरजालानि (śarajālāni) - nets of arrows, volleys of arrows
- तत्क्षणात् (tatkṣaṇāt) - at that instant, immediately
- महानन्दः (mahānandaḥ) - Mahānanda
- प्रचिच्छेद (praciccheda) - he cut down, he cut off, he severed
- खड्गेन (khaḍgena) - with a sword
- अन्यान् (anyān) - others
- अवञ्चयत् (avañcayat) - he eluded, he dodged, he deceived
Words meanings and morphology
तद् (tad) - those
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Qualifies 'astrāṇi' and 'śarajālāni'.
अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - arrows (weapons, missiles)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of astra
astra - weapon, missile, arrow
Root: as (class 4)
Note: Direct object, referring to the arrows released by Dama.
ततस् (tatas) - then, therefrom
(indeclinable)
Ablative suffix '-tas' added to 'tad'
Note: Indicates a sequence of events.
तानि (tāni) - those
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Qualifies 'śarajālāni'.
शरजालानि (śarajālāni) - nets of arrows, volleys of arrows
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of śarajāla
śarajāla - net of arrows, shower of arrows
Tatpuruṣa compound of 'śara' (arrow) and 'jāla' (net/multitude)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+jāla)
- śara – arrow
noun (masculine)
Root: śṛ (class 9) - jāla – net, web, multitude, mass
noun (neuter)
Root: jal (class 1)
Note: Direct object of 'praciccheda'.
तत्क्षणात् (tatkṣaṇāt) - at that instant, immediately
(indeclinable)
Karmadhāraya compound of 'tad' (that) and 'kṣaṇa' (moment)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (tad+kṣaṇa)
- tad – that
pronoun (neuter) - kṣaṇa – moment, instant
noun (masculine)
Root: kṣaṇ (class 1)
Note: Used adverbially to mean 'immediately'.
महानन्दः (mahānandaḥ) - Mahānanda
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahānanda
mahānanda - Mahānanda (proper name), great joy
Karmadhāraya compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'ānanda' (joy)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ānanda)
- mahā – great, large
adjective (feminine)
Feminine stem of 'mahat', used as a compound-forming element - ānanda – joy, bliss
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ā
Root: nand (class 1)
Note: Subject of the verbs 'praciccheda' and 'avañcayat'.
प्रचिच्छेद (praciccheda) - he cut down, he cut off, he severed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of chid
Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice
From root 'chid' with prefix 'pra', reduplicated perfect form 'ciccheda'
Prefix: pra
Root: chid (class 7)
खड्गेन (khaḍgena) - with a sword
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of khaḍga
khaḍga - sword
Note: Indicates the instrument used for cutting.
अन्यान् (anyān) - others
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, another, different
Note: Direct object of 'avañcayat', referring to other attacks or arrows.
अवञ्चयत् (avañcayat) - he eluded, he dodged, he deceived
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vañc
Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice
From root 'vañc', with augment 'a' for imperfect (laṅ)
Root: vañc (class 1)