मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-84, verse-20

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खड्गप्रभानिकरविस्फुरणैस्तथोग्रैः शूलाग्रकान्तिनिवहेन दृशोऽसुराणाम् ।
यन्नागता विलयमंशुमदिन्दुखण्डयोग्याननं तव विलोकयतां तदेतत् ॥२०॥

20. khaḍgaprabhānikaravisphuraṇaistathograiḥ śūlāgrakāntinivahena dṛśo'surāṇām .
yannāgatā vilayamaṃśumadindukhaṇḍayogyānanaṃ tava vilokayatāṃ tadetat.

20. khaḍga prabhā nikara visphuraṇaiḥ tathā
ugraiḥ śūla agra kānti nivahena dṛśaḥ asurāṇām
yat na āgatā vilayam aṃśumat indu
khaṇḍa yogya ānanam tava vilokayatām tat etat

20. By the fierce flashes of multitudes of sword-gleams, and by the mass of light from spear-tips, how is it that the eyes of the demons, even while gazing upon your face—which is worthy of a moon-fragment (i.e., as beautiful as a partial moon)—did not meet destruction? This is truly remarkable.

Words meanings summery:

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खड्ग (khaḍga) - sword

प्रभा (prabhā) - light, splendor

निकर (nikara) - multitude, heap

विस्फुरणैः (visphuraṇaiḥ) - by flashes, by gleams

तथा (tathā) - and, thus

उग्रैः (ugraiḥ) - by fierce, by terrible

शूल (śūla) - spear

अग्र (agra) - tip, point

कान्ति (kānti) - light, splendor

निवहेन (nivahena) - by the mass, by the collection

दृशः (dṛśaḥ) - the eyes

असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the demons

यत् (yat) - that, which; how is it that

न (na) - not

आगता (āgatā) - did not come, did not reach

विलयम् (vilayam) - dissolution, destruction

अंशुमत् (aṁśumat) - moon (radiant, glorious; moon)

इन्दु (indu) - moon

खण्ड (khaṇḍa) - piece, fragment

योग्य (yogya) - suitable, worthy

आननम् (ānanam) - face

तव (tava) - your

विलोकयताम् (vilokayatām) - even while gazing (by them) (of those who behold, of those who see)

तत् (tat) - that, this

एतत् (etat) - this

Words meanings and morphology

खड्ग (khaḍga) - sword

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword, scimitar

Note: Part of a long compound.

प्रभा (prabhā) - light, splendor

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prabhā

prabhā - light, splendor, effulgence, gleam

Prefix: pra

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Part of a long compound.

निकर (nikara) - multitude, heap

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nikara

nikara - multitude, heap, collection, mass

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛ (class 1)

Note: Part of a long compound.

विस्फुरणैः (visphuraṇaiḥ) - by flashes, by gleams

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of visphuraṇa

visphuraṇa - flashing, trembling, throbbing, gleaming

Derived from root sphur (to throb, flash) with prefix vi

Compound type : tatpurusha (khaḍga+prabhā+nikara+visphuraṇa)

khaḍga – sword
noun (masculine)
prabhā – light, splendor
noun (feminine)
Prefix: pra
Root: bhā (class 2)
nikara – multitude, heap
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ni
Root: kṛ (class 1)
visphuraṇa – flashing, gleaming
noun (neuter)
Prefix: vi
Root: sphur (class 6)

Note: Instrumental plural of the compound 'khaḍgaprabhānikaravisphuraṇa' meaning 'flashes of the multitude of sword-gleams'.

तथा (tathā) - and, thus

(indeclinable)

उग्रैः (ugraiḥ) - by fierce, by terrible

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ugra

ugra - fierce, terrible, violent, dreadful, mighty

Note: Qualifies 'visphuraṇaiḥ' (flashes).

शूल (śūla) - spear

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūla

śūla - spear, pike, dart; stake, spit

Note: Part of the compound 'śūlāgrakāntinivahena'.

अग्र (agra) - tip, point

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of agra

agra - tip, point, front, summit, chief

Note: Part of the compound 'śūlāgrakāntinivahena'.

कान्ति (kānti) - light, splendor

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kānti

kānti - beauty, splendor, luster, light

Note: Part of the compound 'śūlāgrakāntinivahena'.

निवहेन (nivahena) - by the mass, by the collection

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nivahenā

nivahena - mass, collection, multitude, stream

Compound type : tatpurusha (śūla+agra+kānti+nivahena)

śūla – spear
noun (masculine)
agra – tip, point
noun (neuter)
kānti – light, splendor
noun (feminine)
nivahena – mass, collection
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ni
Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Instrumental singular of the compound 'śūlāgrakāntinivahena' meaning 'by the mass of light from spear-tips'.

दृशः (dṛśaḥ) - the eyes

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dṛś

dṛś - eye, sight, vision

असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the demons

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of asura

asura - demon, anti-god

यत् (yat) - that, which; how is it that

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here to introduce a rhetorical question 'how is it that...not...'

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

आगता (āgatā) - did not come, did not reach

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, attained, approached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Nom. Plural feminine, agreeing with 'dṛśaḥ' (eyes). Acts as the predicate for 'dṛśaḥ'.

विलयम् (vilayam) - dissolution, destruction

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vilaya

vilaya - dissolution, melting away, destruction, disappearance

Prefix: vi

Root: lī (class 4)

अंशुमत् (aṁśumat) - moon (radiant, glorious; moon)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṃśumat

aṁśumat - radiant, glorious, full of rays; the sun, the moon

Possessive suffix -mat

Note: Part of the compound 'aṃśumadindukhaṇḍayogyānanam'. Here it functions as 'moon'.

इन्दु (indu) - moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indu

indu - drop, sparkling drop; the moon

Note: Part of the compound 'aṃśumadindukhaṇḍayogyānanam'.

खण्ड (khaṇḍa) - piece, fragment

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of khaṇḍa

khaṇḍa - piece, part, fragment, portion

Note: Part of the compound 'aṃśumadindukhaṇḍayogyānanam'.

योग्य (yogya) - suitable, worthy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yogya

yogya - suitable, fit, proper, worthy, able

Gerundive

Derived from root yuj (to join, connect)

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Part of the compound 'aṃśumadindukhaṇḍayogyānanam'.

आननम् (ānanam) - face

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ānana

ānana - face, mouth, countenance

Compound type : tatpurusha (aṃśumat+indu+khaṇḍa+yogya+ānana)

aṃśumat – moon (radiant)
adjective (masculine)
Possessive suffix -mat
indu – moon
noun (masculine)
khaṇḍa – piece, fragment
noun (neuter)
yogya – suitable, worthy
adjective (masculine)
Gerundive
Derived from root yuj (to join, connect)
Root: yuj (class 7)
ānana – face
noun (neuter)
Prefix: ā
Root: an (class 2)

Note: Accusative singular of the compound 'aṃśumadindukhaṇḍayogyānana' meaning 'face worthy of a fragment of a radiant moon'.

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular and plural)

Note: Possessive pronoun referring to the goddess.

विलोकयताम् (vilokayatām) - even while gazing (by them) (of those who behold, of those who see)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vi-lok

vi-lok - to look at, behold, observe, gaze upon

Present Active Participle

Derived from root lok (to see) with prefix vi