मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-51, verse-102
एका कुचहरा कन्या अन्या व्यञ्जनहारिका ।
तृतीया तु समाख्याता कन्यका जातहारिणी ॥१०२॥
तृतीया तु समाख्याता कन्यका जातहारिणी ॥१०२॥
102. ekā kucaharā kanyā anyā vyañjanahārikā .
tṛtīyā tu samākhyātā kanyakā jātahāriṇī.
tṛtīyā tu samākhyātā kanyakā jātahāriṇī.
102.
ekā kucaharā kanyā anyā vyañjanahārikā
tṛtīyā tu samākhyātā kanyakā jātahāriṇī
tṛtīyā tu samākhyātā kanyakā jātahāriṇī
102.
One (type of female spirit or affliction) is known as 'kucaharā', meaning 'she who takes the breasts'. Another is 'vyañjanahārikā', meaning 'she who takes away distinguishing marks or vital fluids'. The third is designated 'kanyakā jātahāriṇī', a maiden who takes away the new-born child.
Words meanings summery:
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- एका (ekā) - one (spirit/affliction) (one, a single, unique)
- कुचहरा (kucaharā) - the spirit named 'kucaharā' (breast-stealing, one who takes away breasts)
- कन्या (kanyā) - a maiden (referring to a type of spirit or affliction) (maiden, girl, daughter)
- अन्या (anyā) - another (type of spirit or affliction) (another, other)
- व्यञ्जनहारिका (vyañjanahārikā) - the spirit named 'vyañjanahārikā' (one who takes away distinguishing marks, one who takes away vital fluids or condiments)
- तृतीया (tṛtīyā) - the third (type of spirit or affliction) (third)
- तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand
- समाख्याता (samākhyātā) - called, named, designated
- कन्यका (kanyakā) - a maiden (referring to a type of spirit or affliction) (young maiden, girl)
- जातहारिणी (jātahāriṇī) - the spirit named 'jātahāriṇī' (one who takes away offspring/birth)
Words meanings and morphology
एका (ekā) - one (spirit/affliction) (one, a single, unique)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of eka
eka - one, a single, unique
कुचहरा (kucaharā) - the spirit named 'kucaharā' (breast-stealing, one who takes away breasts)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kucaharā
kucaharā - one who takes away breasts
Compound type : bahuvrihi (kuca+harā)
- kuca – breast
noun (masculine) - harā – one who takes/steals
participle (feminine)
present active participle
derived from hṛ + a, feminine form
Root: hṛ (class 1)
कन्या (kanyā) - a maiden (referring to a type of spirit or affliction) (maiden, girl, daughter)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā
kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter
अन्या (anyā) - another (type of spirit or affliction) (another, other)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of anya
anya - another, other
व्यञ्जनहारिका (vyañjanahārikā) - the spirit named 'vyañjanahārikā' (one who takes away distinguishing marks, one who takes away vital fluids or condiments)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vyañjanahārikā
vyañjanahārikā - one who takes away distinguishing marks or vital fluids/condiments
Compound type : tatpurusha (vyañjana+hārikā)
- vyañjana – mark, distinguishing sign, condiment
noun (neuter) - hārikā – one who takes/steals (feminine)
noun (feminine)
agent noun
derived from hṛ + aka, feminine form
Root: hṛ (class 1)
तृतीया (tṛtīyā) - the third (type of spirit or affliction) (third)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛtīya
tṛtīya - third
तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
समाख्याता (samākhyātā) - called, named, designated
(participle)
Nominative, feminine, singular of samākhyāta
samākhyāta - called, named, designated
past passive participle
derived from sam-ā-khyā (to tell, to name)
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: khyā (class 2)
कन्यका (kanyakā) - a maiden (referring to a type of spirit or affliction) (young maiden, girl)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyakā
kanyakā - young maiden, girl
जातहारिणी (jātahāriṇī) - the spirit named 'jātahāriṇī' (one who takes away offspring/birth)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jātahāriṇī
jātahāriṇī - one who takes away offspring/newborn
Compound type : tatpurusha (jāta+hāriṇī)
- jāta – born, offspring, new-born
participle (neuter)
past passive participle
derived from jan + kta
Root: jan (class 4) - hāriṇī – one who takes/steals (feminine)
noun (feminine)
agent noun
derived from hṛ + ini, feminine form
Root: hṛ (class 1)