मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-130, verse-54

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दमेन युयुधे चासौ बलगर्वमदान्वितः ।
दाक्षिणात्यमहीपालतनयो रणगोचरः ॥५४॥

54. damena yuyudhe cāsau balagarvamadānvitaḥ .
dākṣiṇātyamahīpālatanayo raṇagocaraḥ.

54. damena yuyudhe ca asau bala garva mada anvitaḥ
dākṣiṇātya mahīpāla tanayaḥ raṇa gocaraḥ

54. And that (lord of Kuṇḍina), who was endowed with the intoxication of pride from his strength, a son of a southern king, and skilled in warfare, fought with Dama.

Words meanings summery:

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दमेन (damena) - with Dama

युयुधे (yuyudhe) - he fought

च (ca) - and (and, also)

असौ (asau) - that one (referring to the lord of Kuṇḍina from previous verse) (that, that one, he)

बल (bala) - strength (strength, power, might, army)

गर्व (garva) - pride (pride, arrogance, haughtiness)

मद (mada) - intoxication (from pride) (intoxication, passion, pride, arrogance)

अन्वितः (anvitaḥ) - endowed with (endowed with, accompanied by, possessed of)

दाक्षिणात्य (dākṣiṇātya) - southern (southern, relating to the south)

महीपाल (mahīpāla) - king (king, protector of the earth)

तनयः (tanayaḥ) - son (of the southern king) (son)

रण (raṇa) - battle (battle, war, fight)

गोचरः (gocaraḥ) - adept in, skilled in, familiar with (battle) (accessible to, within the range of, object of, visible)

Words meanings and morphology

दमेन (damena) - with Dama

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dama

dama - Dama (a proper name); self-control, restraint

Note: Indicates the companion in the fight.

युयुधे (yuyudhe) - he fought

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (Liṭ) of yuyudhe

Perfect tense (Liṭ)

Third person singular middle perfect of √yudh (to fight). Reduplication 'yu'.

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - that one (referring to the lord of Kuṇḍina from previous verse) (that, that one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one, he, she, it

Note: Subject of 'yuyudhe'.

बल (bala) - strength (strength, power, might, army)

(noun)

neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, might, force, army

Note: First part of the compound 'balagarvamadānvita'.

गर्व (garva) - pride (pride, arrogance, haughtiness)

(noun)

masculine, singular of garva

garva - pride, arrogance, haughtiness

Note: Second part of the compound 'balagarvamadānvita'.

मद (mada) - intoxication (from pride) (intoxication, passion, pride, arrogance)

(noun)

masculine, singular of mada

mada - intoxication, passion, rut, pride, arrogance

Note: Third part of the compound 'balagarvamadānvita'.

अन्वितः (anvitaḥ) - endowed with (endowed with, accompanied by, possessed of)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anvita

anvita - endowed with, accompanied by, possessed of, joined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verbal root √i (to go) with upasarga 'anu' and suffix '-ta'.

Prefix: anu

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Fourth part of the compound 'balagarvamadānvita', completes the compound as an adjective for the subject 'asau'.

दाक्षिणात्य (dākṣiṇātya) - southern (southern, relating to the south)

(adjective)

masculine, singular of dākṣiṇātya

dākṣiṇātya - southern, belonging to the south, a southerner

Derived from 'dakṣiṇa' (south).

Note: First part of the compound 'dākṣiṇātyamahīpālatanaya'.

महीपाल (mahīpāla) - king (king, protector of the earth)

(noun)

masculine, singular of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - king, protector of the earth

Compound: 'mahī' (earth) + 'pāla' (protector).

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pāla)

mahī – earth, land
noun (feminine)
pāla – protector, guardian
noun (masculine)
Derived from √pā (to protect).
Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Second part of the compound 'dākṣiṇātyamahīpālatanaya'.

तनयः (tanayaḥ) - son (of the southern king) (son)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tanaya

tanaya - son, offspring

Derived from √tan (to stretch, extend).

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Third part of the compound 'dākṣiṇātyamahīpālatanaya', acts as an adjective for the subject 'asau'.

रण (raṇa) - battle (battle, war, fight)

(noun)

masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, fight, conflict

Note: First part of the compound 'raṇagocara'.

गोचरः (gocaraḥ) - adept in, skilled in, familiar with (battle) (accessible to, within the range of, object of, visible)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gocara

gocara - range, sphere, object; accessible to, within the range of, visible

Compound: 'go' (sense, earth, sphere) + 'cara' (moving, going).

Compound type : tatpurusha (go+cara)

go – sphere, scope, sense, cow
noun (masculine)
cara – moving, going, resorting to
adjective (masculine)
Derived from √car (to move, go).
Root: car (class 1)

Note: Completes the compound 'raṇagocara' as an adjective for the subject 'asau'.