मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-82, verse-63
छिन्नेऽपि चान्ये शिरसि पतिताः पुनरुत्थिताः ।
कबन्धा युयुधुर्देव्या गृहीतपरमायुधाः ॥६३॥
कबन्धा युयुधुर्देव्या गृहीतपरमायुधाः ॥६३॥
63. chinne'pi cānye śirasi patitāḥ punarutthitāḥ .
kabandhā yuyudhurdevyā gṛhītaparamāyudhāḥ.
kabandhā yuyudhurdevyā gṛhītaparamāyudhāḥ.
63.
chinne api ca anye śirasi patitāḥ punaḥ utthitāḥ
| kabandhāḥ yuyudhuḥ devyā gṛhītaparamāyudhāḥ
| kabandhāḥ yuyudhuḥ devyā gṛhītaparamāyudhāḥ
63.
Even after their heads were severed and fell, other headless trunks (kabandhas) rose up again. These headless trunks, having grasped excellent weapons, continued to fight with the Goddess.
Words meanings summery:
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- छिन्ने (chinne) - severed, cut, broken
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
- च (ca) - and, also
- अन्ये (anye) - others
- शिरसि (śirasi) - on the head, in the head, with respect to the head
- पतिताः (patitāḥ) - fallen, dropped, severed
- पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore
- उत्थिताः (utthitāḥ) - risen, stood up, emerged
- कबन्धाः (kabandhāḥ) - headless trunks, bodiless forms
- युयुधुः (yuyudhuḥ) - they fought
- देव्या (devyā) - with the Goddess, by the Goddess
- गृहीतपरमायुधाः (gṛhītaparamāyudhāḥ) - having taken up excellent weapons, those who took up ultimate weapons
Words meanings and morphology
छिन्ने (chinne) - severed, cut, broken
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of chinna
chinna - severed, cut, broken
Past Passive Participle
Derived from √chid (7th class, chinatti) meaning 'to cut, cleave, break'.
Root: chid (class 7)
Note: Modifies 'śirasi' (head).
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अन्ये (anye) - others
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, another
Note: Refers to other asuras/beings.
शिरसि (śirasi) - on the head, in the head, with respect to the head
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of śiras
śiras - head, skull, top
पतिताः (patitāḥ) - fallen, dropped, severed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of patita
patita - fallen, dropped, descended
Past Passive Participle
Derived from √pat (1st class, patati) meaning 'to fall, descend'.
Root: pat (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'anye' and implicitly 'kabandhāḥ'.
पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore
(indeclinable)
उत्थिताः (utthitāḥ) - risen, stood up, emerged
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of utthita
utthita - risen, stood up, elevated
Past Passive Participle
Derived from √sthā (1st class, tiṣṭhati) meaning 'to stand', with upasarga 'ut' 'up'.
Prefix: ut
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'anye' and implicitly 'kabandhāḥ'.
कबन्धाः (kabandhāḥ) - headless trunks, bodiless forms
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kabandha
kabandha - headless trunk, bodiless form (often refers to a demon who loses his head but continues to fight or live)
Note: Subject of the verb 'yuyudhuḥ'.
युयुधुः (yuyudhuḥ) - they fought
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of yudh
Reduplicated Perfect Active
From √yudh (4th class, yudhyati).
Root: yudh (class 4)
देव्या (devyā) - with the Goddess, by the Goddess
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of devī
devī - goddess, divine female
Feminine form of 'deva'.
Note: Denotes accompaniment or agency.
गृहीतपरमायुधाः (gṛhītaparamāyudhāḥ) - having taken up excellent weapons, those who took up ultimate weapons
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gṛhītaparamāyudha
gṛhītaparamāyudha - having taken up excellent weapons
Bahuvrīhi compound.
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (gṛhīta+parama+āyudha)
- gṛhīta – grasped, taken, seized
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from √grah (9th class, gṛhṇāti) meaning 'to seize, grasp'.
Root: grah (class 9) - parama – supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate
adjective - āyudha – weapon, implement of war
noun (neuter)
Note: Modifies 'kabandhāḥ'.