मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-83, verse-11

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सोऽपि शक्तिं मुमोचाथ देव्यास्तामम्बिका द्रुतम् ।
हुङ्काराभिहतां भूमौ पातयामास निष्प्रभाम् ॥११॥

11. so'pi śaktiṃ mumocātha devyāstāmambikā drutam .
huṅkārābhihatāṃ bhūmau pātayāmāsa niṣprabhām.

11. saḥ api śaktim mumoca atha devyāḥ tām ambikā drutam
huṅkārābhihatām bhūmau pātayāmāsa niṣprabhām

11. Then he (Cāmara) also released a spear (śakti), but Ambikā (the Goddess) quickly made that (śakti) fall to the ground, struck down by her roar (huṅkāra), rendering it powerless.

Words meanings summery:

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सः (saḥ) - Referring to the demon Cāmara. (he, that one)

अपि (api) - Cāmara also (like the previous demon). (also, even)

शक्तिम् (śaktim) - The weapon thrown by Cāmara. (power, strength, a spear, a divine weapon (śakti))

मुमोच (mumoca) - Cāmara threw his śakti weapon. (released, threw)

अथ (atha) - Indicating the next event in the sequence. (then, thereupon, now)

देव्याः (devyāḥ) - Belonging to the Goddess Ambikā. (of the Goddess)

ताम् (tām) - Referring to Cāmara's śakti weapon. (that, her)

अम्बिका (ambikā) - Name of the Goddess (Durgā). (Ambikā (proper noun), mother, goddess)

द्रुतम् (drutam) - The Goddess acted quickly. (quickly, swiftly)

हुङ्काराभिहताम् (huṅkārābhihatām) - The śakti weapon was struck down by the Goddess's roar. (struck down by a roar, assailed by a hum)

भूमौ (bhūmau) - Where the śakti weapon was made to fall. (on the ground, on the earth)

पातयामास (pātayāmāsa) - The Goddess threw down the śakti weapon. (caused to fall, threw down)

निष्प्रभाम् (niṣprabhām) - The śakti weapon became powerless. (lustreless, powerless, devoid of splendor)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Referring to the demon Cāmara. (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject for 'mumoca'.

अपि (api) - Cāmara also (like the previous demon). (also, even)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'saḥ'.

शक्तिम् (śaktim) - The weapon thrown by Cāmara. (power, strength, a spear, a divine weapon (śakti))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, strength, spear, divine weapon (śakti)

Derived from root śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Object of 'mumoca'.

मुमोच (mumoca) - Cāmara threw his śakti weapon. (released, threw)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of muc

Perfect tense

Derived from root muc (class 6), 3rd person singular

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Subject is 'saḥ'.

अथ (atha) - Indicating the next event in the sequence. (then, thereupon, now)

(indeclinable)

देव्याः (devyāḥ) - Belonging to the Goddess Ambikā. (of the Goddess)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine female

Note: Possessive, modifying 'ambikā' or the implied power of Ambikā.

ताम् (tām) - Referring to Cāmara's śakti weapon. (that, her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'pātayāmāsa'.

अम्बिका (ambikā) - Name of the Goddess (Durgā). (Ambikā (proper noun), mother, goddess)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ambikā

ambikā - Ambikā (name of a goddess), mother

Note: Subject of 'pātayāmāsa'.

द्रुतम् (drutam) - The Goddess acted quickly. (quickly, swiftly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use.

हुङ्काराभिहताम् (huṅkārābhihatām) - The śakti weapon was struck down by the Goddess's roar. (struck down by a roar, assailed by a hum)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of huṅkārābhihata

huṅkārābhihata - struck by a roar/hum

Compound: huṅkāra (roar) + abhihata (struck)

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (huṅkāra+abhihata)

huṅkāra – roar, hum, fierce sound
noun (masculine)
abhihata – struck, assailed, defeated
participle (feminine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root han (class 2) with upasarga abhi-
Prefix: abhi
Root: han (class 2)

Note: Adjectival agreement with 'tām' (śaktim).

भूमौ (bhūmau) - Where the śakti weapon was made to fall. (on the ground, on the earth)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

Note: Location where the weapon fell.

पातयामास (pātayāmāsa) - The Goddess threw down the śakti weapon. (caused to fall, threw down)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of pat

Causative Perfect tense

Derived from causative of root pat (class 1), 3rd person singular

Root: pat (class 1)