मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-82, verse-42
पञ्चाशद्भिश्च नियुतैरसिलोमा महासुरः ।
अयुतानां शतैः षड्भिर्वाष्कलो युयुधे रणे ॥४२॥
अयुतानां शतैः षड्भिर्वाष्कलो युयुधे रणे ॥४२॥
42. pañcāśadbhiśca niyutairasilomā mahāsuraḥ .
ayutānāṃ śataiḥ ṣaḍbhirvāṣkalo yuyudhe raṇe.
ayutānāṃ śataiḥ ṣaḍbhirvāṣkalo yuyudhe raṇe.
42.
pañcāśadbhiḥ ca niyutaiḥ asilomā mahāsuraḥ
ayutānām śataiḥ ṣaḍbhiḥ vāṣkalaḥ yuyudhe raṇe
ayutānām śataiḥ ṣaḍbhiḥ vāṣkalaḥ yuyudhe raṇe
42.
The great demon Asiloma fought with fifty million troops. And Vashkala fought in battle with six hundred myriad (six million) troops.
Words meanings summery:
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- पञ्चाशद्भिः (pañcāśadbhiḥ) - by fifty, with fifty
- च (ca) - and
- नियुतैः (niyutaiḥ) - by millions, by ten lakhs, with millions
- असिलोमा (asilomā) - Asiloma (name of a demon)
- महासुरः (mahāsuraḥ) - great demon
- अयुतानाम् (ayutānām) - of ten thousands, of myriads
- शतैः (śataiḥ) - by hundreds, with hundreds
- षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - by six, with six
- वाष्कलः (vāṣkalaḥ) - Vashkala (name of a demon)
- युयुधे (yuyudhe) - fought, engaged in battle
- रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in the fight
Words meanings and morphology
पञ्चाशद्भिः (pañcāśadbhiḥ) - by fifty, with fifty
(numeral)
Note: Agrees with 'niyutaiḥ'.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects 'pañcāśadbhiḥ' and 'niyutaiḥ'.
नियुतैः (niyutaiḥ) - by millions, by ten lakhs, with millions
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of niyuta
niyuta - million, ten lakhs (1,000,000)
Note: 'pañcāśadbhiḥ niyutaiḥ' = fifty millions (50,000,000).
असिलोमा (asilomā) - Asiloma (name of a demon)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of asiloman
asiloman - Asiloma (proper name of a demon, 'sword-haired')
Compound type : bahuvrihi (asi+loman)
- asi – sword
noun (masculine) - loman – hair, fur
noun (neuter)
Note: Subject of the implied 'yuyudhe'.
महासुरः (mahāsuraḥ) - great demon
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāsura
mahāsura - great demon
Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+asura)
- mahā – great, mighty
adjective - asura – demon
noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies Asilomā.
अयुतानाम् (ayutānām) - of ten thousands, of myriads
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of ayuta
ayuta - ten thousand, myriad
Note: Qualifies 'śataiḥ ṣaḍbhiḥ'.
शतैः (śataiḥ) - by hundreds, with hundreds
(numeral)
Note: Agrees with 'ṣaḍbhiḥ'.
षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - by six, with six
(numeral)
Note: Agrees with 'śataiḥ'. 'ṣaḍbhiḥ śataiḥ ayutānām' = six hundreds of ten-thousands = 600 * 10,000 = 6,000,000.
वाष्कलः (vāṣkalaḥ) - Vashkala (name of a demon)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāṣkala
vāṣkala - Vashkala (proper name of a demon)
Note: Subject of 'yuyudhe'.
युयुधे (yuyudhe) - fought, engaged in battle
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (Lit) of yudh
Perfect Middle
yudh (4th class, Ātmanepada)
Root: yudh (class 4)
Note: Used for Vashkala.
रणे (raṇe) - in battle, in the fight
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa
raṇa - battle, war, fight