मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-2, verse-11

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स गत्वा शैलशिखरं कङ्को यत्र हतः स्थितः ।
तस्य संकलनं चक्रे भ्रातुर्ज्येष्ठस्य खेचरः ।
कोपामर्षविवृताक्षो नागेन्द्र इव निः श्वसन् ॥११॥

11. sa gatvā śailaśikharaṃ kaṅko yatra hataḥ sthitaḥ .
tasya saṃkalanaṃ cakre bhrāturjyeṣṭhasya khecaraḥ .
kopāmarṣavivṛtākṣo nāgendra iva niḥ śvasan.

11. saḥ gatvā śaila śikharam kaṅkaḥ yatra
hataḥ sthitaḥ tasya saṃkalanam cakre
bhrātuḥ jyeṣṭhasya khecaraḥ kopa amarṣa
vivṛtta akṣaḥ nāga indraḥ iva niḥśvasan

11. Having gone to the mountain peak where Kaṅka lay slain, he, the sky-rover, performed the collection (of his remains) for his elder brother. With eyes wide open from rage and indignation, he sighed like a great serpent.

Words meanings summery:

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सः (saḥ) - Kandhara (he, that one)

गत्वा (gatvā) - Kandhara having gone to the mountain peak. (having gone)

शैल (śaila) - mountain, rock

शिखरम् (śikharam) - the peak of the mountain (peak, summit, top)

कङ्कः (kaṅkaḥ) - The slain brother. (Kaṅka (proper name))

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

हतः (hataḥ) - Kaṅka was slain. (killed, slain)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - Kaṅka lay there. (stood, was, lay)

तस्य (tasya) - referring to Kaṅka (his, of him)

संकलनम् (saṁkalanam) - collection of remains, or performance of funerary rites. (collection, gathering, accumulation, summing up)

चक्रे (cakre) - performed the collection/rites. (made, did, performed)

भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of his own brother. (of the brother)

ज्येष्ठस्य (jyeṣṭhasya) - of Kaṅka, who was the elder brother. (of the eldest, of the elder)

खेचरः (khecaraḥ) - An epithet for Kandhara, a lord of birds. (sky-rover, bird, celestial being)

कोप (kopa) - anger, wrath

अमर्ष (amarṣa) - indignation, impatience, intolerance

विवृत्त (vivṛtta) - eyes wide open (wide open, rolled, turned)

अक्षः (akṣaḥ) - his eyes (eye)

नाग (nāga) - a serpent, here specifically a powerful one (lord of serpents) (serpent, snake, elephant)

इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - lord of serpents (lord, chief, Indra (the god))

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

निःश्वसन् (niḥśvasan) - Kandhara sighing/hissing due to anger, like a serpent. (sighing, hissing)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Kandhara (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine nominative singular.

गत्वा (gatvā) - Kandhara having gone to the mountain peak. (having gone)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'gam' (to go) with suffix '-tvā'

Root: gam (class 1)

शैल (śaila) - mountain, rock

(noun)

masculine, singular of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock, peak

Note: First part of a tatpuruṣa compound `śailaśikharam`.

शिखरम् (śikharam) - the peak of the mountain (peak, summit, top)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śikhara

śikhara - peak, summit, top, crown

Note: Forms a tatpuruṣa compound `śailaśikharam` (mountain peak).

कङ्कः (kaṅkaḥ) - The slain brother. (Kaṅka (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaṅka

kaṅka - Kaṅka (a proper name)

Note: Subject of the relative clause.

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

हतः (hataḥ) - Kaṅka was slain. (killed, slain)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, slain, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'han' (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Modifies Kaṅka.

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - Kaṅka lay there. (stood, was, lay)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, located, existing, staying, being

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies Kaṅka.

तस्य (tasya) - referring to Kaṅka (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine genitive singular.

संकलनम् (saṁkalanam) - collection of remains, or performance of funerary rites. (collection, gathering, accumulation, summing up)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃkalana

saṁkalana - collection, gathering, calculation, performing

From root 'kal' with prefix 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: kal (class 10)

Note: Object of 'cakre'.

चक्रे (cakre) - performed the collection/rites. (made, did, performed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of kṛ

Perfect Middle

3rd person singular, Perfect tense, Middle voice (ātmanepada), from root 'kṛ'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of his own brother. (of the brother)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Refers to Kaṅka.

ज्येष्ठस्य (jyeṣṭhasya) - of Kaṅka, who was the elder brother. (of the eldest, of the elder)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - eldest, senior, chief, best

Superlative of 'yuvan' or 'vṛddha'

Note: Modifies `bhrātuḥ`.

खेचरः (khecaraḥ) - An epithet for Kandhara, a lord of birds. (sky-rover, bird, celestial being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khecara

khecara - moving in the air, bird, celestial being

Compound: kha (sky, space) + cara (moving)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kha+cara)

kha – sky, space, ether
noun (neuter)
cara – moving, going, living
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun from 'car'
From root 'car' (to move)
Root: car (class 1)

Note: Refers to Kandhara.

कोप (kopa) - anger, wrath

(noun)

masculine, singular of kopa

kopa - anger, wrath, rage

Note: First part of a compound.

अमर्ष (amarṣa) - indignation, impatience, intolerance

(noun)

masculine, singular of amarṣa

amarṣa - impatience, indignation, anger, intolerance

From root 'mṛṣ' (to bear) with negative prefix 'a'

Prefix: a