मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-2, verse-15
स्त्रग्दामापूरितशिखं हरिचन्दनभूषितम् ।
केतकीगर्भपत्राभैर्दन्तैर्घोरतराननम् ॥१५॥
केतकीगर्भपत्राभैर्दन्तैर्घोरतराननम् ॥१५॥
15. stragdāmāpūritaśikhaṃ haricandanabhūṣitam .
ketakīgarbhapatrābhairdantairghoratarānanam.
ketakīgarbhapatrābhairdantairghoratarānanam.
15.
sragdāmāpūritaśikham haricandanabhūṣitam
ketakīgarbhapatrābhaiḥ dantaiḥ ghoratarānanam
ketakīgarbhapatrābhaiḥ dantaiḥ ghoratarānanam
15.
He was (seen) with his topknot full of flower garlands, adorned with yellow sandalwood paste, and having a very terrifying face due to teeth resembling the inner leaves of the screwpine (ketakī) flower.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्रग्दामापूरितशिखम् (sragdāmāpūritaśikham) - whose topknot is filled with flower garlands
- हरिचन्दनभूषितम् (haricandanabhūṣitam) - adorned with yellow sandalwood paste
- केतकीगर्भपत्राभैः (ketakīgarbhapatrābhaiḥ) - with teeth resembling the inner leaves of the ketakī flower
- दन्तैः (dantaiḥ) - by teeth
- घोरतराननम् (ghoratarānanam) - having a very terrible face
Words meanings and morphology
स्रग्दामापूरितशिखम् (sragdāmāpūritaśikham) - whose topknot is filled with flower garlands
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sragdāmāpūritaśikha
sragdāmāpūritaśikha - one whose topknot is covered/filled with garlands and chains
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (srak+dāman+āpūrita+śikha)
- srak – garland, wreath
noun (feminine) - dāman – chain, rope, string, garland
noun (neuter) - āpūrita – filled, full, covered
participle (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root pṛ 'to fill' with upasarga ā.
Prefix: ā
Root: pṛ (class 9) - śikha – topknot, crest, point, flame
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with tam (the demon).
हरिचन्दनभूषितम् (haricandanabhūṣitam) - adorned with yellow sandalwood paste
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of haricandanabhūṣita
haricandanabhūṣita - adorned with yellow sandalwood (paste)
Compound type : tatpurusha (haricandana+bhūṣita)
- haricandana – yellow sandalwood, a particular kind of sandalwood
noun (neuter) - bhūṣita – adorned, decorated, ornamented
participle (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root bhūṣ 'to adorn'.
Root: bhūṣ (class 1)
Note: Agrees with tam (the demon).
केतकीगर्भपत्राभैः (ketakīgarbhapatrābhaiḥ) - with teeth resembling the inner leaves of the ketakī flower
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of ketakīgarbhapatrābha
ketakīgarbhapatrābha - resembling the inner leaves of the ketakī flower
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ketakīgarbhapatra+ābha)
- ketakī – screwpine flower (Pandanus odorifer)
noun (feminine) - garbha – interior, inner part, womb
noun (masculine) - patra – leaf, feather, letter
noun (neuter) - ābha – like, resembling, shining, appearance
adjective (masculine)
Prefix: ā
Note: Agrees with dantaiḥ.
दन्तैः (dantaiḥ) - by teeth
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of danta
danta - tooth, tusk, ivory
Root: dam (class 4)
Note: Indicates the means or cause of the terrible face.
घोरतराननम् (ghoratarānanam) - having a very terrible face
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ghoratarānana
ghoratarānana - having a more terrible face, exceedingly terrible-faced
Contains comparative suffix -tara (more terrible), used here to intensify 'very terrible' or 'exceedingly terrible'.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ghoratara+ānana)
- ghora – terrible, dreadful, fierce, frightful
adjective (masculine) - ānana – face, mouth
noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with tam (the demon).