मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-88, verse-4
कोटिवीर्याणि पञ्चाशदसुराणां कुलानि वै ।
शतं कुलानि धौम्राणां निर्गच्छन्तु ममाज्ञया ॥४॥
शतं कुलानि धौम्राणां निर्गच्छन्तु ममाज्ञया ॥४॥
4. koṭivīryāṇi pañcāśadasurāṇāṃ kulāni vai .
śataṃ kulāni dhaumrāṇāṃ nirgacchantu mamājñayā.
śataṃ kulāni dhaumrāṇāṃ nirgacchantu mamājñayā.
4.
koṭī-vīryāṇi pañcāśat asurāṇām kulāni vai śataṃ
kulāni dhaumrāṇām nirgacchantu mama ājñayā
kulāni dhaumrāṇām nirgacchantu mama ājñayā
4.
Indeed, fifty clans of the Koṭīvīryas demons, and a hundred clans of the Dhaumras, let them sally forth according to my command.
Words meanings summery:
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- कोटी-वीर्याणि (koṭī-vīryāṇi) - the Koṭīvīryas (clans of demons) (the Koṭīvīryas (a class of demons))
- पञ्चाशत् (pañcāśat) - fifty
- असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the asuras, of the demons
- कुलानि (kulāni) - clans, families, groups, races
- वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily
- शतं (śataṁ) - a hundred
- कुलानि (kulāni) - clans, families, groups, races
- धौम्राणाम् (dhaumrāṇām) - of the Dhaumras (a class of demons)
- निर्गच्छन्तु (nirgacchantu) - let them go forth, sally forth, issue out
- मम (mama) - my, of me
- आज्ञया (ājñayā) - by command, by order, according to the command
Words meanings and morphology
कोटी-वीर्याणि (koṭī-vīryāṇi) - the Koṭīvīryas (clans of demons) (the Koṭīvīryas (a class of demons))
(proper noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of koṭī-vīrya
koṭī-vīrya - a class of demons (lit. having ten million valor/strength)
bahuvrihi compound: koṭi (ten million) + vīrya (valor)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (koṭi+vīrya)
- koṭi – ten million, crore, highest point, end
noun (feminine) - vīrya – valor, strength, heroism, energy
noun (neuter)
from vīra (hero)
Note: Used here as a collective noun or an adjective for 'kulāni'.
पञ्चाशत् (pañcāśat) - fifty
(indeclinable)
compound of pañca (five) and daśa (ten) via earlier forms
असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the asuras, of the demons
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of asura
asura - demon, anti-god (a class of mythological beings often hostile to the gods)
कुलानि (kulāni) - clans, families, groups, races
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of kula
kula - family, clan, race, community, group
वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily
(indeclinable)
शतं (śataṁ) - a hundred
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śata
śata - a hundred (numeral)
Note: Can also be accusative singular. Here it acts as an adjective in apposition to 'kulāni'.
कुलानि (kulāni) - clans, families, groups, races
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of kula
kula - family, clan, race, community, group
धौम्राणाम् (dhaumrāṇām) - of the Dhaumras (a class of demons)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of dhaumra
dhaumra - Dhaumra (a class of demons, lit. 'smoky' or 'dark')
निर्गच्छन्तु (nirgacchantu) - let them go forth, sally forth, issue out
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperative (lot) of nirgam
Imperative 3rd plural Active
from preverb nir- with root gam
Prefix: nir
Root: gam (class 1)
मम (mama) - my, of me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)
personal pronoun 1st person
आज्ञया (ājñayā) - by command, by order, according to the command
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of ājñā
ājñā - command, order, permission, authority
from preverb ā- with root jñā (to know, perceive, command)
Prefix: ā
Root: jñā (class 9)