मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-2, verse-36
तत्रापश्यत् तदा युद्धं भगदत्तकिरीटिनोः ।
निरन्तरं शरैरासीदाकाशं शलभैरिव ॥३६॥
निरन्तरं शरैरासीदाकाशं शलभैरिव ॥३६॥
36. tatrāpaśyat tadā yuddhaṃ bhagadattakirīṭinoḥ .
nirantaraṃ śarairāsīdākāśaṃ śalabhairiva.
nirantaraṃ śarairāsīdākāśaṃ śalabhairiva.
36.
tatra apaśyat tadā yuddham bhagadatta-kirīṭinoḥ
nirantaram śaraiḥ āsīt ākāśam śalabhaiḥ iva
nirantaram śaraiḥ āsīt ākāśam śalabhaiḥ iva
36.
Then, there, he saw the battle between Bhagadatta and Kirīṭin (Arjuna). The sky was continuously filled with arrows, as if with locusts.
Words meanings summery:
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- तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
- अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw, he saw
- तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
- युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war
- भगदत्त-किरीटिनोः (bhagadatta-kirīṭinoḥ) - of Bhagadatta and Kirīṭin (Arjuna)
- निरन्तरम् (nirantaram) - continuously, incessantly, without interruption
- शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows
- आसीत् (āsīt) - it was, there was, existed
- आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky, space, atmosphere
- शलभैः (śalabhaiḥ) - with locusts, with grasshoppers
- इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to
Words meanings and morphology
तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
(indeclinable)
Pratyaya 'tral' indicating place
अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw, he saw
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of paś
Root: dṛś (class 1)
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
(indeclinable)
Pratyaya 'dā' indicating time, from 'tad'
युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle, fight, war
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yuddha
yuddha - battle, fight, war
Past Passive Participle
From root 'yudh' (to fight) with suffix 'kta'
Root: yudh (class 4)
भगदत्त-किरीटिनोः (bhagadatta-kirīṭinoḥ) - of Bhagadatta and Kirīṭin (Arjuna)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, dual of bhagadatta-kirīṭin
bhagadatta-kirīṭin - Bhagadatta and Kirīṭin (Arjuna)
Compound type : dvandva (bhagadatta+kirīṭin)
- bhagadatta – Bhagadatta (name of a king)
proper noun (masculine) - kirīṭin – crowned one; an epithet of Arjuna
proper noun (masculine)
From 'kirīṭa' (crown) + 'in' suffix, meaning 'possessing a crown'
निरन्तरम् (nirantaram) - continuously, incessantly, without interruption
(indeclinable)
Compound 'nis' (without) + 'antara' (interval)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (nis+antara)
- nis – without, out of
indeclinable - antara – interval, space, difference
noun (neuter)
Note: Adverbial usage.
शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara
śara - arrow, reed, dart
आसीत् (āsīt) - it was, there was, existed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky, space, atmosphere
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśa
ākāśa - sky, space, ether, atmosphere
From root 'kāś' (to shine) with prefix 'ā'
Root: kāś (class 1)
शलभैः (śalabhaiḥ) - with locusts, with grasshoppers
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śalabha
śalabha - locust, grasshopper, moth, butterfly
इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to
(indeclinable)