मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-2, verse-54
तेनैव खलु वज्रेण तेनैनेन्द्रेण दानवाः ।
प्राप्ते काले हता दैत्यास्तत्क्षणान्निधनं गताः ॥५४॥
प्राप्ते काले हता दैत्यास्तत्क्षणान्निधनं गताः ॥५४॥
54. tenaiva khalu vajreṇa tenainendreṇa dānavāḥ .
prāpte kāle hatā daityāstatkṣaṇānnidhanaṃ gatāḥ.
prāpte kāle hatā daityāstatkṣaṇānnidhanaṃ gatāḥ.
54.
tena eva khalu vajreṇa tena ena Indreṇa dānavāḥ
prāpte kāle hatāḥ daityāḥ tat-kṣaṇāt nidhanam gatāḥ
prāpte kāle hatāḥ daityāḥ tat-kṣaṇāt nidhanam gatāḥ
54.
Indeed, by that very thunderbolt (vajra), and by that Indra, the Dānavas (a class of asuras) and Daityas (another class of asuras), when their time came, were slain and met their end at that very moment.
Words meanings summery:
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- तेन (tena) - by that
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, very
- खलु (khalu) - indeed, surely
- वज्रेण (vajreṇa) - by the thunderbolt
- तेन (tena) - by that
- एन (ena) - emphatic particle or pronoun referring to Indra (this, him (archaic pronoun))
- इन्द्रेण (indreṇa) - by Indra
- दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - Dānavas (a class of asuras)
- प्राप्ते (prāpte) - having arrived, obtained, when arrived
- काले (kāle) - at the time, in time
- हताः (hatāḥ) - slain, killed
- दैत्याः (daityāḥ) - Daityas (a class of asuras)
- तत्-क्षणात् (tat-kṣaṇāt) - at that moment, immediately
- निधनम् (nidhanam) - destruction, death, end
- गताः (gatāḥ) - met their end (gone, attained)
Words meanings and morphology
तेन (tena) - by that
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, very
(indeclinable)
खलु (khalu) - indeed, surely
(indeclinable)
वज्रेण (vajreṇa) - by the thunderbolt
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of vajra
vajra - thunderbolt (vajra), diamond
तेन (tena) - by that
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that
एन (ena) - emphatic particle or pronoun referring to Indra (this, him (archaic pronoun))
(pronoun)
masculine, singular of ena
ena - this, him (archaic pronominal stem)
Archaic pronominal stem, often used for emphasis or in older texts. Its interaction with 'Indreṇa' forms the sandhi 'ainendreṇa'.
Note: Used here in combination with 'tena' and 'Indreṇa' to form 'tenainendreṇa' due to specific sandhi rules (a+e=ai).
इन्द्रेण (indreṇa) - by Indra
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of Indra
Indra - king of the gods, chief deity of the Rig Veda
दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - Dānavas (a class of asuras)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dānava
dānava - son of Danu, a class of demons/asuras
प्राप्ते (prāpte) - having arrived, obtained, when arrived
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of prāpta
prāpta - obtained, reached, arrived
Past Passive Participle
from pra- + root āp (to obtain)
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
Note: Often used in locative absolute constructions.
काले (kāle) - at the time, in time
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kāla
kāla - time
हताः (hatāḥ) - slain, killed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of hata
hata - killed, struck
Past Passive Participle
from root han (to strike, kill)
Root: han (class 2)
Note: From root han.
दैत्याः (daityāḥ) - Daityas (a class of asuras)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of daitya
daitya - son of Diti, a class of demons/asuras
तत्-क्षणात् (tat-kṣaṇāt) - at that moment, immediately
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of tat-kṣaṇa
tat-kṣaṇa - that moment
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+kṣaṇa)
- tad – that
pronoun - kṣaṇa – moment, instant
noun (masculine)
निधनम् (nidhanam) - destruction, death, end
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of nidhana
nidhana - destruction, death, end
from ni- + root dhā (to place)
Prefix: ni
Root: dhā (class 3)
गताः (gatāḥ) - met their end (gone, attained)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gata
gata - gone, attained, reached
Past Passive Participle
from root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: From root gam.