मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-82, verse-50
सापि देवी ततस्तानि शस्त्राण्यस्त्राणि चण्डिका ।
लीलयैव प्रचिच्छेद निजशस्त्रास्त्रवर्षिणी ॥५०॥
लीलयैव प्रचिच्छेद निजशस्त्रास्त्रवर्षिणी ॥५०॥
50. sāpi devī tatastāni śastrāṇyastrāṇi caṇḍikā .
līlayaiva praciccheda nijaśastrāstravarṣiṇī.
līlayaiva praciccheda nijaśastrāstravarṣiṇī.
50.
sā api devī tataḥ tāni śastrāṇi astrāṇi caṇḍikā
līlayā eva praciccheda nijaśastrāstravarṣiṇī
līlayā eva praciccheda nijaśastrāstravarṣiṇī
50.
Then, the Goddess Chandi, showering her own weapons and missiles, playfully and effortlessly cut apart all those weapons and missiles [thrown by the demons].
Words meanings summery:
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- सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)
- अपि (api) - also, even
- देवी (devī) - Goddess
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that
- तानि (tāni) - those (neuter plural)
- शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons (held in hand), instruments
- अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - missiles (invoked magical weapons or projectile weapons)
- चण्डिका (caṇḍikā) - Chandi (a fierce form of the Goddess Durgā)
- लीलया (līlayā) - playfully, effortlessly, as if in sport
- एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, certainly
- प्रचिच्छेद (praciccheda) - she cut, she severed, she cut into pieces
- निजशस्त्रास्त्रवर्षिणी (nijaśastrāstravarṣiṇī) - showering her own weapons and missiles
Words meanings and morphology
सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
देवी (devī) - Goddess
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of devī
devī - goddess, divine woman
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that
(indeclinable)
तानि (tāni) - those (neuter plural)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons (held in hand), instruments
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of śastra
śastra - weapon (especially one held in hand, or any instrument), knife
from root √śas (to cut) + tra suffix
Root: śas (class 2)
अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - missiles (invoked magical weapons or projectile weapons)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of astra
astra - missile, projectile weapon (often magical)
from root √as (to throw) + tra suffix
Root: as (class 4)
चण्डिका (caṇḍikā) - Chandi (a fierce form of the Goddess Durgā)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of caṇḍikā
caṇḍikā - Chandi (proper name of the fierce Goddess Durgā)
लीलया (līlayā) - playfully, effortlessly, as if in sport
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of līlā
līlā - play, sport, amusement, ease
एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, certainly
(indeclinable)
प्रचिच्छेद (praciccheda) - she cut, she severed, she cut into pieces
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of chid
Prefix: pra
Root: chid (class 7)
निजशस्त्रास्त्रवर्षिणी (nijaśastrāstravarṣiṇī) - showering her own weapons and missiles
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nijaśastrāstravarṣin
nijaśastrāstravarṣin - one who showers own weapons and missiles
agent noun/adjective (feminine form)
compound of nija, śastra, astra, and varṣin (from √vṛṣ 'to rain')
Compound type : bahuvrīhi / tatpurusha (nija+śastra+astra+varṣin)
- nija – own, personal
adjective (masculine) - śastra – weapon (held in hand), instrument
noun (neuter)
Root: śas (class 2) - astra – missile, projectile weapon
noun (neuter)
Root: as (class 4) - varṣin – showering, raining, one who showers/rains
adjective (masculine)
agent noun/adjective
from root √vṛṣ (to rain)
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)