मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-2, verse-38

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भिन्ने कोष्ठे शसाङ्काभं भूमावण्डचतुष्टयम् ।
आयुषः सावशेषत्वात् तूलराशाविवापतत् ॥३८॥

38. bhinne koṣṭhe śasāṅkābhaṃ bhūmāvaṇḍacatuṣṭayam .
āyuṣaḥ sāvaśeṣatvāt tūlarāśāvivāpatat.

38. bhinne koṣṭhe śaśāṅka-ābham bhūmau aṇḍa-catuṣṭayam
āyuṣaḥ sa-avaśeṣatvāt tūla-rāśau iva apatat

38. When its abdomen was pierced, the four moon-white testicles fell onto the ground as if onto a pile of cotton, because its life (āyuṣ) still remained.

Words meanings summery:

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भिन्ने (bhinne) - having been pierced, broken, split

कोष्ठे (koṣṭhe) - in the abdomen, in the body cavity

शशाङ्क-आभम् (śaśāṅka-ābham) - moon-like, white as the moon

भूमौ (bhūmau) - onto the ground, on the earth

अण्ड-चतुष्टयम् (aṇḍa-catuṣṭayam) - the four testicles (of the elephant) (four eggs, group of four testicles)

आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of life, of lifespan

स-अवशेषत्वात् (sa-avaśeṣatvāt) - due to the remainder being present, due to still having a remainder

तूल-राशौ (tūla-rāśau) - into a pile of cotton

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

अपतत् (apatat) - fell down, dropped

Words meanings and morphology

भिन्ने (bhinne) - having been pierced, broken, split

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhinna

bhinna - broken, pierced, split, divided

Past Passive Participle

From root 'bhid' (to break) with suffix 'kta'

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction.

कोष्ठे (koṣṭhe) - in the abdomen, in the body cavity

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of koṣṭha

koṣṭha - abdomen, belly, interior, body cavity, treasury

Note: Used in locative absolute construction.

शशाङ्क-आभम् (śaśāṅka-ābham) - moon-like, white as the moon

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śaśāṅka-ābha

śaśāṅka-ābha - moon-like, having the luster of the moon, white as the moon

Compound 'śaśāṅka' (moon) + 'ābha' (resembling, shining)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (śaśāṅka+ābha)

śaśāṅka – moon (literally, 'hare-marked')
noun (masculine)
From 'śaśa' (hare) + 'aṅka' (mark)
ābha – resembling, like, shining
adjective (neuter)
From root 'bhā' (to shine) with prefix 'ā'
Prefix: ā
Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'aṇḍa-catuṣṭayam'.

भूमौ (bhūmau) - onto the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, soil, land

अण्ड-चतुष्टयम् (aṇḍa-catuṣṭayam) - the four testicles (of the elephant) (four eggs, group of four testicles)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aṇḍa-catuṣṭaya

aṇḍa-catuṣṭaya - group of four eggs/testicles

Compound 'aṇḍa' (egg/testicle) + 'catuṣṭaya' (group of four)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (aṇḍa+catuṣṭaya)

aṇḍa – egg, testicle
noun (neuter)
catuṣṭaya – group of four, set of four
noun (neuter)
From 'catur' (four) + 'taya' suffix

आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of life, of lifespan

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of āyus

āyus - life, lifespan, vitality, age

स-अवशेषत्वात् (sa-avaśeṣatvāt) - due to the remainder being present, due to still having a remainder

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sa-avaśeṣatva

sa-avaśeṣatva - the state of having a remainder, residual state

Compound 'sa' (with, having) + 'avaśeṣatva' (state of remaining). 'Tva' suffix indicates state/quality.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (sa+avaśeṣatva)

sa – with, having, together with
indeclinable
avaśeṣatva – state of remaining, remainder, residuum
noun (neuter)
From 'avaśeṣa' (remainder) + 'tva' suffix

Note: Used to indicate cause or reason.

तूल-राशौ (tūla-rāśau) - into a pile of cotton

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tūla-rāśi

tūla-rāśi - pile of cotton, heap of fluff

Compound 'tūla' (cotton) + 'rāśi' (heap, pile)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tūla+rāśi)