मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-2, verse-26
वक्त्रपादतलैर्भङ्क्त्वा चक्रे क्षोभमथातुलम् ।
तस्मिन् भग्ने ततः खड्गे बाहुयुद्धमवर्तत ॥२६॥
तस्मिन् भग्ने ततः खड्गे बाहुयुद्धमवर्तत ॥२६॥
26. vaktrapādatalairbhaṅktvā cakre kṣobhamathātulam .
tasmin bhagne tataḥ khaḍge bāhuyuddhamavartata.
tasmin bhagne tataḥ khaḍge bāhuyuddhamavartata.
26.
vaktrapādatalaiḥ bhaṅktvā cakre kṣobham atha atulam
tasmin bhagne tataḥ khaḍge bāhuyuddham avartata
tasmin bhagne tataḥ khaḍge bāhuyuddham avartata
26.
Having broken it with his beak and talons, he then wrought unparalleled destruction. After that sword was broken, then hand-to-hand combat ensued.
Words meanings summery:
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- वक्त्रपादतलैः (vaktrapādatalaiḥ) - with his beak and talons (with mouth and soles of feet, with beak and talons)
- भङ्क्त्वा (bhaṅktvā) - having broken, having shattered
- चक्रे (cakre) - he made, he did, he created
- क्षोभम् (kṣobham) - agitation, disturbance, commotion, destruction
- अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover
- अतुलम् (atulam) - unparalleled, incomparable
- तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that
- भग्ने (bhagne) - in the broken (one), when broken
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter
- खड्गे (khaḍge) - in the sword, on the sword, when the sword (was broken)
- बाहुयुद्धम् (bāhuyuddham) - arm-to-arm combat, wrestling, hand-to-hand fight
- अवर्तत (avartata) - occurred, took place, ensued
Words meanings and morphology
वक्त्रपादतलैः (vaktrapādatalaiḥ) - with his beak and talons (with mouth and soles of feet, with beak and talons)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of vaktrapādatala
vaktrapādatala - mouth-foot-sole, i.e., beak and talons
Compound type : dvandva (vaktra+pādatala)
- vaktra – mouth, face, beak
noun (neuter)
Root: vac (class 2) - pādatala – sole of the foot
noun (neuter)
Note: Instruments of breaking.
भङ्क्त्वा (bhaṅktvā) - having broken, having shattered
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
formed from root bhañj (to break) + -ktvā suffix
Root: bhañj (class 7)
Note: Absolutive (gerund) indicating prior action.
चक्रे (cakre) - he made, he did, he created
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (Lit) of kṛ
perfect middle
Reduplicated perfect form of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Refers to Jaṭāyu.
क्षोभम् (kṣobham) - agitation, disturbance, commotion, destruction
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣobha
kṣobha - agitation, disturbance, commotion
from root kṣubh (to be agitated)
Root: kṣubh (class 1)
Note: Object of cakre.
अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover
(indeclinable)
Note: Connective particle.
अतुलम् (atulam) - unparalleled, incomparable
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of atula
atula - incomparable, matchless
formed from a (not) + tula (balance, comparison)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tula)
- a – not, un-
prefix
negating prefix - tula – balance, comparison
noun (feminine)
Root: tul (class 10)
Note: Modifies kṣobham.
तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that
Note: Refers to khaḍge.
भग्ने (bhagne) - in the broken (one), when broken
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of bhagna
bhagna - broken, shattered
past passive participle
from root bhañj (to break)
Root: bhañj (class 7)
Note: Modifies khaḍge. Part of locative absolute construction.
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter
(indeclinable)
derived from tad (that) + -tas suffix
खड्गे (khaḍge) - in the sword, on the sword, when the sword (was broken)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of khaḍga
khaḍga - sword, scimitar
Note: Part of locative absolute construction ("When the sword was broken").
बाहुयुद्धम् (bāhuyuddham) - arm-to-arm combat, wrestling, hand-to-hand fight
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bāhuyuddha
bāhuyuddha - arm-to-arm combat, wrestling
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāhu+yuddha)
- bāhu – arm
noun (masculine) - yuddha – fight, battle, combat
noun (neuter)
past passive participle used as noun
from root yudh (to fight)
Root: yudh (class 4)
Note: Subject of avartata.
अवर्तत (avartata) - occurred, took place, ensued
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (Laṅ) of vṛt
imperfect middle
Augmented root from vṛt
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Refers to bāhuyuddham.