मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-5, verse-6
ततो वृत्रः समुत्तस्थौ ज्वालामाली महासुरः ।
महाकायो महादंष्ट्रो भिन्नाञ्जनचयप्रभः ॥६॥
महाकायो महादंष्ट्रो भिन्नाञ्जनचयप्रभः ॥६॥
6. tato vṛtraḥ samuttasthau jvālāmālī mahāsuraḥ .
mahākāyo mahādaṃṣṭro bhinnāñjanacayaprabhaḥ.
mahākāyo mahādaṃṣṭro bhinnāñjanacayaprabhaḥ.
6.
tataḥ vṛtraḥ samuttasthau jvālāmālī mahāsuraḥ
mahākāyaḥ mahādaṃṣṭraḥ bhinnāñjanacayaprabhaḥ
mahākāyaḥ mahādaṃṣṭraḥ bhinnāñjanacayaprabhaḥ
6.
Then Vṛtra, a great demon (asura), arose, garlanded with flames, possessing a colossal body and enormous fangs, and shining with the luster of a mass of broken collyrium.
Words meanings summery:
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- ततः (tataḥ) - then, afterwards, from there
- वृत्रः (vṛtraḥ) - Vṛtra (name of a powerful asura, Indra's arch-enemy)
- समुत्तस्थौ (samuttasthau) - arose, stood up, appeared
- ज्वालामाली (jvālāmālī) - garlanded with flames, having a fiery garland
- महासुरः (mahāsuraḥ) - a great demon (asura), a mighty asura
- महाकायः (mahākāyaḥ) - having a gigantic body, colossal-bodied
- महादंष्ट्रः (mahādaṁṣṭraḥ) - having huge fangs/tusks, enormous-toothed
- भिन्नाञ्जनचयप्रभः (bhinnāñjanacayaprabhaḥ) - having the luster of a heap of broken collyrium/black ointment
Words meanings and morphology
ततः (tataḥ) - then, afterwards, from there
(indeclinable)
वृत्रः (vṛtraḥ) - Vṛtra (name of a powerful asura, Indra's arch-enemy)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛtra
vṛtra - Vṛtra (a Vedic asura, personification of drought and obstruction, slain by Indra)
समुत्तस्थौ (samuttasthau) - arose, stood up, appeared
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (liṭ) of √sthā
Root with upasargas sam- and ud-
Prefixes: sam+ud
Root: sthā (class 1)
ज्वालामाली (jvālāmālī) - garlanded with flames, having a fiery garland
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jvālāmālin
jvālāmālin - garlanded with flames, having a wreath of flames
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jvālā+mālin)
- jvālā – flame, blaze, torch
noun (feminine) - mālin – wearing a garland, garlanded
adjective (masculine)
महासुरः (mahāsuraḥ) - a great demon (asura), a mighty asura
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāsura
mahāsura - a great demon, mighty asura
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+asura)
- mahā – great, mighty, large
adjective - asura – demon, titan, anti-god (asura)
noun (masculine)
महाकायः (mahākāyaḥ) - having a gigantic body, colossal-bodied
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākāya
mahākāya - of great body, huge-bodied
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+kāya)
- mahā – great, large, huge
adjective - kāya – body, collection
noun (masculine)
महादंष्ट्रः (mahādaṁṣṭraḥ) - having huge fangs/tusks, enormous-toothed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādaṃṣṭra
mahādaṁṣṭra - having large fangs/tusks
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+daṃṣṭra)
- mahā – great, large, huge
adjective - daṃṣṭra – tusk, fang, large tooth
noun (masculine)
भिन्नाञ्जनचयप्रभः (bhinnāñjanacayaprabhaḥ) - having the luster of a heap of broken collyrium/black ointment
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhinnāñjanacayaprabha
bhinnāñjanacayaprabha - shining like a heap of broken collyrium
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhinna+añjana+caya+prabha)
- bhinna – broken, split, shattered, divided
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √bhid (to break, split)
Root: bhid (class 7) - añjana – collyrium, black ointment (for eyes), mascara
noun (neuter)
Root: añj (class 7) - caya – heap, pile, collection, mass
noun (masculine)
Root: ci (class 5) - prabha – light, splendor, luster, radiance
noun (masculine)
Prefix: pra
Root: bhā (class 2)