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मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्       mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-50, verse-30

माया च वेदना चैव मिथुनं द्वयमेतयोः ।
तयोर्जज्ञेऽथ वै माया मृत्युं भूतापहारिणम् ॥३०॥
30. māyā ca vedanā caiva mithunaṃ dvayametayoḥ .
tayorjajñe'tha vai māyā mṛtyuṃ bhūtāpahāriṇam.
30. māyā ca vedanā ca eva mithunam dvayam etayoḥ
tayoḥ jajñe atha vai māyā mṛtyum bhūtāpahāriṇam
30. Illusion (māyā) and suffering (vedanā) indeed formed a pair, born from those two (Naraka and Bhaya). Then, from Māyā, indeed, Death (mṛtyu) was born, who carries away all beings.

Words meanings summery:

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  • माया (māyā) - illusion (māyā) (illusion, magic, divine power, phenomenal world, unreality)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • वेदना (vedanā) - suffering (pain, suffering, feeling, perception)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)
  • मिथुनम् (mithunam) - a pair (pair, couple, union)
  • द्वयम् (dvayam) - a pair (a pair, two)
  • एतयोः (etayoḥ) - of these two (referring to Naraka and Bhaya from the previous verse) (of these two)
  • तयोः (tayoḥ) - from those two (referring to Māyā and Vedanā as a couple) (from them, of them, of those two)
  • जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born (was born, originated)
  • अथ (atha) - then (now, then, moreover)
  • वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily)
  • माया (māyā) - Māyā (the entity who gave birth to Death) (illusion, magic, divine power, phenomenal world, unreality)
  • मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - Death (mṛtyu) (death, demise)
  • भूतापहारिणम् (bhūtāpahāriṇam) - who carries away all beings (that which takes away beings, one who removes beings)

Words meanings and morphology

माया (māyā) - illusion (māyā) (illusion, magic, divine power, phenomenal world, unreality)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of māyā
māyā - illusion, magic, art, supernatural power, the phenomenal world, unreality
From root mā (to measure, to form, to show)
Root: mā (class 2)
Note: One part of the 'pair' born from Naraka and Bhaya.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction
वेदना (vedanā) - suffering (pain, suffering, feeling, perception)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vedanā
vedanā - feeling, sensation, perception, pain, suffering
From root vid (to know, to feel) + ana (suffix) + ā (feminine suffix)
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: The other part of the 'pair' born from Naraka and Bhaya.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction
एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle
मिथुनम् (mithunam) - a pair (pair, couple, union)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mithuna
mithuna - a pair, couple, male and female of a species, sexual union
द्वयम् (dvayam) - a pair (a pair, two)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dvaya
dvaya - a pair, a couple, two
From dvi (two) + aya (suffix)
एतयोः (etayoḥ) - of these two (referring to Naraka and Bhaya from the previous verse) (of these two)
(pronoun)
Genitive, dual of etad
etad - this, these
Demonstrative pronoun
Note: The form 'etayoḥ' can be masculine or neuter for dual genitive/locative.
तयोः (tayoḥ) - from those two (referring to Māyā and Vedanā as a couple) (from them, of them, of those two)
(pronoun)
Genitive, dual of tad
tad - that, this, those, these
Demonstrative pronoun
Note: Used to indicate source or origin.
जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born (was born, originated)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, Middle, Perfect (Lit) of jan
Perfect tense, middle voice
ātmanepada, 3rd person singular, Perfect tense (Lit)
Root: jan (class 4)
अथ (atha) - then (now, then, moreover)
(indeclinable)
Particle indicating sequence or auspicious beginning.
वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle
माया (māyā) - Māyā (the entity who gave birth to Death) (illusion, magic, divine power, phenomenal world, unreality)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of māyā
māyā - illusion, magic, art, supernatural power, the phenomenal world, unreality
From root mā (to measure, to form, to show)
Root: mā (class 2)
Note: Subject of the verb 'jajñe' (gave birth to).
मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - Death (mṛtyu) (death, demise)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu
mṛtyu - death, demise, the god of death
From root mṛ (to die) + tyu (suffix)
Root: mṛ (class 6)
Note: Object of the verb 'jajñe'.
भूतापहारिणम् (bhūtāpahāriṇam) - who carries away all beings (that which takes away beings, one who removes beings)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bhūtāpahārin
bhūtāpahārin - one who carries away or destroys living beings
Compound formed from bhūta (beings) + apahārin (taker away)
Compound type : Upapada-tatpuruṣa (bhūta+apahārin)
  • bhūta – being, creature, element, past
    noun (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root bhū (to be, to become)
    Root: bhū (class 1)
  • apahārin – stealing, removing, taking away
    adjective (masculine)
    From prefix apa- + root hṛ (to seize, carry) + ṇin (agent suffix)
    Prefix: apa
    Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'mṛtyum'.