मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-2, verse-56

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इति शुक्रवचः सत्यं कृतमेभिः खगोत्तमैः ।
ये युद्धेऽपि न सम्प्राप्ताः पञ्चत्वमतिमानुषे ॥५६॥

56. iti śukravacaḥ satyaṃ kṛtamebhiḥ khagottamaiḥ .
ye yuddhe'pi na samprāptāḥ pañcatvamatimānuṣe.

56. iti śukravacaḥ satyam kṛtam ebhiḥ khagottamaiḥ
ye yuddhe api na samprāptāḥ pañcatvam atimānuṣe

56. Thus, the words of Shukra have been fulfilled by these excellent birds, who did not meet death (pañcatvam) even in the superhuman battle.

Words meanings summery:

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इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

शुक्रवचः (śukravacaḥ) - Shukra's words, the speech of Shukra

सत्यम् (satyam) - true (true, real, truth)

कृतम् (kṛtam) - fulfilled, made true (done, made, performed)

एभिः (ebhiḥ) - by these

खगोत्तमैः (khagottamaiḥ) - by the best of birds, by excellent birds

ये (ye) - who, which

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

अपि (api) - even, also, too

न (na) - not, no

सम्प्राप्ताः (samprāptāḥ) - met with (death) (attained, reached, met with)

पञ्चत्वम् (pañcatvam) - death (pañcatvam) (the state of five, death)

अतिमानुषे (atimānuṣe) - in the superhuman (battle) (superhuman, extraordinary, beyond human)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

शुक्रवचः (śukravacaḥ) - Shukra's words, the speech of Shukra

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śukravacas

śukravacas - Shukra's words

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śukra+vacas)

śukra – Shukra (name of a sage and planet Venus); semen, bright
proper noun (masculine)
vacas – word, speech, saying
noun (neuter)
From root vac (to speak)
Root: vac (class 2)

सत्यम् (satyam) - true (true, real, truth)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - true, real, existing, good, truth, reality

From sat (being)

कृतम् (kṛtam) - fulfilled, made true (done, made, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, created

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

एभिः (ebhiḥ) - by these

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

खगोत्तमैः (khagottamaiḥ) - by the best of birds, by excellent birds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of khagottama

khagottama - best of birds, excellent bird

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (khaga+uttama)

khaga – bird, one who moves in the sky
noun (masculine)
From kha (sky) + ga (going, from root gam)
Root: gam (class 1)
uttama – best, highest, excellent, principal
adjective (masculine)
Superlative form, derived from ud (up, high)

ये (ye) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what, that

युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

From root yudh (to fight)

Root: yudh (class 4)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सम्प्राप्ताः (samprāptāḥ) - met with (death) (attained, reached, met with)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samprāpta

samprāpta - attained, reached, arrived at, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root āp (to obtain) with prefix sam- (together, completely) and pra- (forth)

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

पञ्चत्वम् (pañcatvam) - death (pañcatvam) (the state of five, death)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pañcatva

pañcatva - the state of five; dissolution into five elements (a euphemism for death)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pañca+tva)

pañca – five
numeral
tva – suffix for abstract nouns (e.g., -ness, -hood, -ity)
indeclinable (neuter)
Suffix forming abstract nouns, indicating state or quality

अतिमानुषे (atimānuṣe) - in the superhuman (battle) (superhuman, extraordinary, beyond human)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of atimānuṣa

atimānuṣa - superhuman, extraordinary, beyond human

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+mānuṣa)