मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-46, verse-40

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तद्वासिनोऽपि तापेन जनलोकं प्रयान्ति वै ।
एकार्णवे च त्रैलोक्ये ब्रह्मा स्वपिति वै निशि ॥४०॥

40. tadvāsino'pi tāpena janalokaṃ prayānti vai .
ekārṇave ca trailokye brahmā svapiti vai niśi.

40. tad-vāsinaḥ api tāpena janalokam prayānti vai
ekārṇave ca trailokye brahmā svapiti vai niśi

40. Even its inhabitants, due to the intense heat (of destruction), indeed proceed to the world of janas (janaloka). And when the three realms (trailokya) merge into a single ocean (ekārṇava), Brahma himself sleeps during the night.

Words meanings summery:

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तद्-वासिनः (tad-vāsinaḥ) - the inhabitants of maharloka (referring to the previous verse) (its inhabitants, the dwellers of that (place))

अपि (api) - also, even, too

तापेन (tāpena) - by heat, by distress, by suffering

जनलोकम् (janalokam) - to the world of janas, to the janaloka

प्रयान्ति (prayānti) - they go, they proceed, they depart

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

एकार्णवे (ekārṇave) - in the single ocean, when it is one ocean

च (ca) - and, also

त्रैलोक्ये (trailokye) - in the three worlds, in the three realms

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma (the creator god)

स्वपिति (svapiti) - he sleeps

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

निशि (niśi) - at night, during the night

Words meanings and morphology

तद्-वासिनः (tad-vāsinaḥ) - the inhabitants of maharloka (referring to the previous verse) (its inhabitants, the dwellers of that (place))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad-vāsin

tad-vāsin - dwelling there, its inhabitant

Tatpurusha compound of tad (that) and vāsin (dweller). vāsin is an agent noun from root vas (to dwell) with ini suffix.

Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+vāsin)

tad – that, those
pronoun (neuter)
vāsin – dweller, inhabitant
adjective (masculine)
agent noun
From root vas + ini suffix
Root: vas (class 1)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

तापेन (tāpena) - by heat, by distress, by suffering

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tāpa

tāpa - heat, burning, pain, suffering, distress

From root tap (to heat, to burn) + ghaN suffix.

Root: tap (class 1)

जनलोकम् (janalokam) - to the world of janas, to the janaloka

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of janaloka

janaloka - the world of human beings (here referring to a higher realm above maharloka), the fourth of the seven upper worlds

Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+loka)

jana – person, people, human being
noun (masculine)
Root: jan (class 4)
loka – world, realm, people
noun (masculine)
Root: loc (class 1)

प्रयान्ति (prayānti) - they go, they proceed, they depart

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pra-yā

Present indicative, 3rd person plural of pra-yā.

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: The subject is tad-vāsinaḥ.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

एकार्णवे (ekārṇave) - in the single ocean, when it is one ocean

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ekārṇava

ekārṇava - a single ocean, the cosmic ocean at the time of dissolution

Compound of eka (one) and arṇava (ocean). Karmadhāraya.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+arṇava)

eka – one, single, unique
numeral (masculine)
arṇava – ocean, sea, flood
noun (masculine)
From root ṛ (to go) + ṇava suffix, literally 'that which goes' or 'moves'.
Root: ṛ (class 3)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

त्रैलोक्ये (trailokye) - in the three worlds, in the three realms

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of trailokya

trailokya - the three worlds (heaven, earth, and atmosphere; or heaven, earth, and lower regions), the three realms

From triloka (three worlds) + ṣyaN suffix (abstract noun).

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - (masc.) Brahma (the creator god); (neuter) the absolute (brahman), the sacred word, prayer, knowledge

Root: bṛh (class 1)