मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-131, verse-31

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जम्भस्यासुरराजस्य पिता दष्टो भुजङ्गमैः ।
तेनाप्यखिलपातालवासिनः पन्नगाः हताः ॥३१॥

31. jambhasyāsurarājasya pitā daṣṭo bhujaṅgamaiḥ .
tenāpyakhilapātālavāsinaḥ pannagāḥ hatāḥ.

31. jambhasya asurarājasya pitā daṣṭaḥ bhujaṅgamaiḥ
tena api akhilapātālavāsinaḥ pannagāḥ hatāḥ

31. Jambha, the king of the asuras, had his father bitten by serpents. Consequently, by him, all the serpents dwelling in Pātāla were killed.

Words meanings summery:

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जम्भस्य (jambhasya) - of Jambha

असुरराजस्य (asurarājasya) - of the king of asuras (demons)

पिता (pitā) - father

दष्टः (daṣṭaḥ) - bitten, stung

भुजङ्गमैः (bhujaṅgamaiḥ) - by serpents, by snakes

तेन (tena) - by Jambha (by him, by that)

अपि (api) - even so, consequently (also, even, moreover)

अखिलपातालवासिनः (akhilapātālavāsinaḥ) - all residents of Pātāla (the netherworld)

पन्नगाः (pannagāḥ) - serpents, snakes

हताः (hatāḥ) - killed, struck, slain

Words meanings and morphology

जम्भस्य (jambhasya) - of Jambha

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jambha

jambha - Name of an asura (demon)

असुरराजस्य (asurarājasya) - of the king of asuras (demons)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of asurarāja

asurarāja - king of asuras, demon king

Compound of 'asura' (demon) and 'rāja' (king).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asura+rājan)

asura – demon, evil spirit, anti-god
noun (masculine)
Root: as
rājan – king, sovereign
noun (masculine)
Root: rāj

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'daṣṭaḥ'.

दष्टः (daṣṭaḥ) - bitten, stung

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṣṭa

daṣṭa - bitten, stung, wounded by a bite

Past Passive Participle

From root 'daṃś' (to bite).

Root: daṃś (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively.

भुजङ्गमैः (bhujaṅgamaiḥ) - by serpents, by snakes

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhujaṅgama

bhujaṅgama - serpent, snake (lit. 'going by means of its arm/coil')

Compound of 'bhuja' (arm/coil) and 'gama' (going), from root 'gam'.

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (bhuja+gama)

bhuja – arm, hand, coil (of a serpent)
noun (masculine)
gama – going, moving
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root 'gam'
Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agent of 'daṣṭaḥ'.

तेन (tena) - by Jambha (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'hatāḥ'.

अपि (api) - even so, consequently (also, even, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अखिलपातालवासिनः (akhilapātālavāsinaḥ) - all residents of Pātāla (the netherworld)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of akhilapātālavāsin

akhilapātālavāsin - residing in all of Pātāla, all residents of Pātāla

Compound of 'akhila' (all) + 'pātāla' (netherworld) + 'vāsin' (resident). 'vāsin' is an agent noun from root 'vas' (to dwell).

Compound type : karmadhāraya-tatpuruṣa (akhila+pātāla+vāsin)

akhila – all, entire, whole, complete
adjective (masculine)
Derived from 'a' (not) and 'khila' (gap, remnant).
pātāla – Pātāla, the netherworld, one of the seven regions below the earth
proper noun (neuter)
vāsin – dwelling, residing, inhabitant
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun from root 'vas' (to dwell)
Root: vas (class 1)

पन्नगाः (pannagāḥ) - serpents, snakes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pannaga

pannaga - serpent, snake (lit. 'moving with feet' or 'creeping')

Compound often considered from 'pad' (foot) and 'ga' (going).

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (pad+ga)