मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-63, verse-18

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तस्मात् त्वामचिरेणैव राक्षसोऽभिभविष्यसि ।
दत्ते शापे मत्सखीभ्यां स तु निर्भत्सितो मुनिः ॥१८॥

18. tasmāt tvāmacireṇaiva rākṣaso'bhibhaviṣyasi .
datte śāpe matsakhībhyāṃ sa tu nirbhatsito muniḥ.

18. tasmāt tvām acireṇa eva rākṣasaḥ abhibhaviṣyasi
datte śāpe mat-sakhībhyām sa tu nirbhartsitaḥ muniḥ

18. Therefore, very soon, a demon will overpower you. When that curse was given, my two friends rebuked that sage.

Words meanings summery:

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तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (from that, therefore, on that account)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

अचिरेण (acireṇa) - very soon (soon, quickly, without delay)

एव (eva) - very (emphatic particle, intensifying 'acireṇa') (indeed, only, just)

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - a demon (demon, evil spirit)

अभिभविष्यसि (abhibhaviṣyasi) - a demon will overcome you (you will overcome/overpower)

दत्ते (datte) - when the curse was given (given, granted)

शापे (śāpe) - in the curse (in a curse, about a curse)

मत्-सखीभ्याम् (mat-sakhībhyām) - by my two friends

स (sa) - he (the sage) (he, that)

तु (tu) - indeed (but, on the other hand, indeed)

निर्भर्त्सितः (nirbhartsitaḥ) - was rebuked (rebuked, reproached, scolded)

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (from that, therefore, on that account)

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of 'tad' used adverbially.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

अचिरेण (acireṇa) - very soon (soon, quickly, without delay)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+cira)

a – not, non-
indeclinable
cira – long time
noun (masculine)

Note: Instrumental form used adverbially.

एव (eva) - very (emphatic particle, intensifying 'acireṇa') (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - a demon (demon, evil spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - demon, evil being, goblin

Note: Appears to be the subject of 'abhibhaviṣyasi'.

अभिभविष्यसि (abhibhaviṣyasi) - a demon will overcome you (you will overcome/overpower)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of abhibhū

Future tense (lṛṭ) form.

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Grammatically, 'abhibhaviṣyasi' is 2nd person singular active future, meaning 'you will overcome'. However, in the context, with 'rākṣasaḥ' (nominative, 3rd person) and 'tvām' (accusative, 2nd person), it strongly implies 'a demon will overcome you'. This might be a grammatical irregularity typical in impassioned speech or a textual variant for 'abhibhaviṣyati' (3rd person singular).

दत्ते (datte) - when the curse was given (given, granted)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, placed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dā (to give) with kta suffix.

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction, 'śāpe datte' meaning 'when the curse was given'.

शापे (śāpe) - in the curse (in a curse, about a curse)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śāpa

śāpa - curse, imprecation, an oath