मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-14, verse-66
तेषामेतैः शितैः शस्त्रैर्मुहुर्विलपतां त्वचः ।
पृथक् कुर्वन्ति वै याम्याः शरीरादतिदारुणाः ॥६६॥
पृथक् कुर्वन्ति वै याम्याः शरीरादतिदारुणाः ॥६६॥
66. teṣāmetaiḥ śitaiḥ śastrairmuhurvilapatāṃ tvacaḥ .
pṛthak kurvanti vai yāmyāḥ śarīrādatidāruṇāḥ.
pṛthak kurvanti vai yāmyāḥ śarīrādatidāruṇāḥ.
66.
teṣām etaiḥ śitaiḥ śastraiḥ muhuḥ vilapatām tvacaḥ
pṛthak kurvanti vai yāmyāḥ śarīrāt atidāruṇāḥ
pṛthak kurvanti vai yāmyāḥ śarīrāt atidāruṇāḥ
66.
Indeed, these exceedingly cruel (atidāruṇa) servants of Yama (yāmyā) repeatedly separate the skins (tvacaḥ) from the bodies (śarīrāt) of those lamenting (vilapatām), using these sharp (śita) weapons (śastra).
Words meanings summery:
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- तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those contemptible people mentioned in the previous verses (of them)
- एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these (sharp) weapons (by these)
- शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp, whetted, sharpened
- शस्त्रैः (śastraiḥ) - by weapons, by instruments, by knives
- मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again, frequently
- विलपताम् (vilapatām) - of those lamenting, even while lamenting
- त्वचः (tvacaḥ) - skins, hides
- पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, apart, asunder
- कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they separate (lit. make separate) (they do, they make, they perform)
- वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily
- याम्याः (yāmyāḥ) - servants of Yama, agents of Yama
- शरीरात् (śarīrāt) - from the body
- अतिदारुणाः (atidāruṇāḥ) - exceedingly cruel, very dreadful, extremely severe
Words meanings and morphology
तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those contemptible people mentioned in the previous verses (of them)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those, them
एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these (sharp) weapons (by these)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
Note: Agrees with śastraiḥ.
शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp, whetted, sharpened
(participle)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śita
śita - sharpened, whetted, keen, sharp
Past Passive Participle
From root śo (to sharpen) or śi (to sharpen).
Root: śo/śi (class 4)
शस्त्रैः (śastraiḥ) - by weapons, by instruments, by knives
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of śastra
śastra - weapon, knife, sword, instrument
From root śās (to cut, kill).
Root: śās (class 2)
मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly, again and again, frequently
(indeclinable)
The ḥ comes from r due to visarga sandhi.
विलपताम् (vilapatām) - of those lamenting, even while lamenting
(participle)
Genitive, masculine, plural of vilapat
vilapat - lamenting, weeping, crying aloud
Present Active Participle
Derived from root lap with prefix vi
Prefix: vi
Root: lap (class 1)
त्वचः (tvacaḥ) - skins, hides
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of tvac
tvac - skin, hide, bark, rind
Note: Object of kurvanti.
पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, apart, asunder
(indeclinable)
Root: pṛth
Note: Describes how the skins are separated.
कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they separate (lit. make separate) (they do, they make, they perform)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily
(indeclinable)
याम्याः (yāmyāḥ) - servants of Yama, agents of Yama
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yāmya
yāmya - relating to Yama, belonging to Yama, a servant of Yama
Derived from Yama with a possessive/relational suffix.
Note: Subject of the verb kurvanti.
शरीरात् (śarīrāt) - from the body
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of śarīra
śarīra - body, form, frame
Root: śṝ (class 1)
Note: Indicates separation ("from").
अतिदारुणाः (atidāruṇāḥ) - exceedingly cruel, very dreadful, extremely severe
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of atidāruṇa
atidāruṇa - exceedingly cruel, very dreadful, extremely severe, terrible
ati (exceedingly) + dāruṇa (cruel).
Compound type : praadi-samāsa (ati+dāruṇa)
- ati – exceedingly, very, over, beyond
indeclinable - dāruṇa – dreadful, cruel, harsh, severe, terrible
adjective (masculine)
Root: dṝ (class 9)