मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-84, verse-26

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सौम्यानि यानि रूपाणि त्रैलोक्ये विचरन्ति ते ।
यानि चात्यर्थघोराणि तै रक्षास्मांस्तथा भुवम् ॥२६॥

26. saumyāni yāni rūpāṇi trailokye vicaranti te .
yāni cātyarthaghorāṇi tai rakṣāsmāṃstathā bhuvam.

26. saumyāni yāni rūpāṇi trailokye vicaranti te yāni
ca atyarthaghorāṇi taiḥ rakṣa asmān tathā bhuvam

26. Whatever gentle forms of yours move about in the three worlds, and whatever extremely dreadful (ghora) ones, by those, protect us and also the earth.

Words meanings summery:

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सौम्यानि (saumyāni) - Refers to the peaceful aspects of the goddess. (gentle, benign, mild, auspicious)

यानि (yāni) - which, whatever (neuter plural)

रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - The various manifestations of the goddess. (forms, appearances)

त्रैलोक्ये (trailokye) - Refers to the heaven, earth, and netherworld. (in the three worlds)

विचरन्ति (vicaranti) - The forms of the goddess are present and active. (they move about, they wander, they exist)

ते (te) - Refers to the goddess. (of you (genitive singular))

यानि (yāni) - which, whatever (neuter plural)

च (ca) - and

अत्यर्थघोराणि (atyarthaghorāṇi) - Refers to the fierce aspects of the goddess. (exceedingly dreadful, extremely terrifying)

तैः (taiḥ) - By those forms (gentle and dreadful) of the goddess. (by those (masculine/neuter plural))

रक्ष (rakṣa) - protect!

अस्मान् (asmān) - The supplicants seeking protection. (us (accusative plural))

तथा (tathā) - In this context, it functions as "and also" or "likewise". (thus, so, likewise, and)

भुवम् (bhuvam) - Refers to the world, which is also to be protected. (the earth (accusative singular))

Words meanings and morphology

सौम्यानि (saumyāni) - Refers to the peaceful aspects of the goddess. (gentle, benign, mild, auspicious)

(adjective)

neuter, plural of saumya

saumya - relating to Soma, lunar, gentle, auspicious

From soma + ya suffix.

यानि (yāni) - which, whatever (neuter plural)

(pronoun)

neuter, plural of yad

yad - which, what

रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - The various manifestations of the goddess. (forms, appearances)

(noun)

neuter, plural of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty

त्रैलोक्ये (trailokye) - Refers to the heaven, earth, and netherworld. (in the three worlds)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of trailokya

trailokya - the three worlds (heaven, earth, and netherworld)

From triloka + ya suffix.

विचरन्ति (vicaranti) - The forms of the goddess are present and active. (they move about, they wander, they exist)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of car

present active

3rd person plural active present indicative

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

ते (te) - Refers to the goddess. (of you (genitive singular))

(pronoun)

singular of tvad

tvad - you (pronoun)

यानि (yāni) - which, whatever (neuter plural)

(pronoun)

neuter, plural of yad

yad - which, what

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अत्यर्थघोराणि (atyarthaghorāṇi) - Refers to the fierce aspects of the goddess. (exceedingly dreadful, extremely terrifying)

(adjective)

neuter, plural of atyarthaghora

atyarthaghora - exceedingly dreadful

Karmadhāraya compound where atyartha modifies ghora.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (atyartha+ghora)

atyartha – excessive, very much
indeclinable
From ati + artha, here functioning as an adverbial compound prefix.
Prefix: ati
ghora – dreadful, terrible, fierce, awful
adjective (masculine)

Note: A karmadhāraya compound where atyartha modifies ghora.

तैः (taiḥ) - By those forms (gentle and dreadful) of the goddess. (by those (masculine/neuter plural))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine / neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to rūpāṇi, which are neuter plural, so taiḥ is also neuter plural instrumental.

रक्ष (rakṣa) - protect!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of rakṣ

imperative

2nd person singular active imperative

Root: rakṣ (class 1)