मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-50, verse-33

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निरृतिश्च तथा चान्या मृत्योर्भार्याभवन्मुने ।
अलक्ष्मीर्नाम तस्याञ्च मृत्योः पुत्राश्चतुर्दश ॥३३॥

33. nirṛtiśca tathā cānyā mṛtyorbhāryābhavanmune .
alakṣmīrnāma tasyāñca mṛtyoḥ putrāścaturdaśa.

33. Nirṛtiḥ ca tathā ca anyā mṛtyoḥ bhāryā abhavan mune
| alakṣmīḥ nāma tasyām ca mṛtyoḥ putrāḥ caturdaśa

33. O sage, Nirṛti and similarly another (woman) became wives of Mṛtyu (Death). This other (wife) was named Alakṣmī, and from her, Mṛtyu had fourteen sons.

Words meanings summery:

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निरृतिः (nirṛtiḥ) - The goddess Nirṛti, a consort of Mṛtyu (Nirṛti (a goddess associated with death, decay, and dissolution))

च (ca) - and (and; also; moreover)

तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus; so; in that manner; similarly)

च (ca) - and (and; also; moreover)

अन्या (anyā) - another (woman) (another; other; different)

मृत्योः (mṛtyoḥ) - of Mṛtyu (Death) (of death; of Mṛtyu)

भार्या (bhāryā) - wives (wife; spouse)

अभवन् (abhavan) - became (they became; they were)

मुने (mune) - O sage (O sage; O ascetic)

अलक्ष्मीः (alakṣmīḥ) - Alakṣmī (the goddess of misfortune), as a proper noun for the wife (misfortune; poverty; bad luck; Alakṣmī (goddess of misfortune))

नाम (nāma) - named (by name; indeed; namely)

तस्याम् (tasyām) - in her (Alakṣmī) (in her; on her; in that)

च (ca) - and (and; also; moreover)

मृत्योः (mṛtyoḥ) - of Mṛtyu (Death) (of death; of Mṛtyu)

पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons (sons; children)

चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen

Words meanings and morphology

निरृतिः (nirṛtiḥ) - The goddess Nirṛti, a consort of Mṛtyu (Nirṛti (a goddess associated with death, decay, and dissolution))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of Nirṛti

Nirṛti - Nirṛti (goddess of calamity, destruction, death); decay; misfortune

Prefix: nis

Root: ṛ (class 3)

च (ca) - and (and; also; moreover)

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus; so; in that manner; similarly)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and; also; moreover)

(indeclinable)

अन्या (anyā) - another (woman) (another; other; different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other; another; different; distinct; similar

मृत्योः (mṛtyoḥ) - of Mṛtyu (Death) (of death; of Mṛtyu)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death; the god of death (Mṛtyu); mortality; disease

Root: mṛ (class 6)

भार्या (bhāryā) - wives (wife; spouse)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife; spouse

Gerundive

Feminine noun derived from the gerundive of root bhṛ (to bear, support), meaning 'she who is to be supported'.

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

अभवन् (abhavan) - became (they became; they were)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect Tense, Active Voice, 3rd Person Plural

A-stem class 1, root bhū. Imperfect (laṅ), 3rd person plural.

Root: bhū (class 1)

मुने (mune) - O sage (O sage; O ascetic)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage; ascetic; hermit; saint; inspired person

Root: man (class 4)

अलक्ष्मीः (alakṣmīḥ) - Alakṣmī (the goddess of misfortune), as a proper noun for the wife (misfortune; poverty; bad luck; Alakṣmī (goddess of misfortune))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of alakṣmī

alakṣmī - misfortune; poverty; ill luck; Alakṣmī (goddess of misfortune, opposite of Lakṣmī)

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'lakṣmī' (fortune, prosperity).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+lakṣmī)