मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-89, verse-3

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ऋषिरुवाच ।
चकार कोपमतुलं रक्तबीजे निपातिते ।
शुम्भासुरो निशुम्भश्च हतेष्वन्येषु चाहवे ॥३॥

3. ṛṣiruvāca .
cakāra kopamatulaṃ raktabīje nipātite .
śumbhāsuro niśumbhaśca hateṣvanyeṣu cāhave.

3. ṛṣiḥ uvāca cakāra kopam atulam raktabīje nipātite
śumbhāsuraḥ niśumbhaḥ ca hateṣu anyeṣu ca āhave

3. The sage said: "When Raktabīja was slain, and indeed when other [demons] had been killed in battle, Śumbha the Asura and Niśumbha became immensely angry."

Words meanings summery:

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ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

चकार (cakāra) - conceived, harbored (anger) (did, performed, made)

कोपम् (kopam) - anger, wrath, fury

अतुलम् (atulam) - immeasurable, unequalled, immense

रक्तबीजे (raktabīje) - when Raktabīja (in Raktabīja, concerning Raktabīja)

निपातिते (nipātite) - when slain, having been slain

शुम्भासुरः (śumbhāsuraḥ) - Śumbha the demon

निशुम्भः (niśumbhaḥ) - Niśumbha (name of a demon)

च (ca) - and

हतेषु (hateṣu) - when other demons were killed (in those who were killed, when killed)

अन्येषु (anyeṣu) - among other demons (in others, among others)

च (ca) - and, also

आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in combat

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active

3rd singular perfect active form

Root: vac (class 2)

चकार (cakāra) - conceived, harbored (anger) (did, performed, made)

(verb)

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

Perfect active

3rd singular perfect active form

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कोपम् (kopam) - anger, wrath, fury

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kopa

kopa - anger, wrath, fury, indignation

Derived from the root kup ('to be angry')

Root: kup (class 4)

Note: Object of 'cakāra'.

अतुलम् (atulam) - immeasurable, unequalled, immense

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of atula

atula - unrivalled, unequalled, immeasurable, immense

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+tulā)

a – not, un-, without
indeclinable
tulā – balance, scale, comparison, equality
noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'kopam'.

रक्तबीजे (raktabīje) - when Raktabīja (in Raktabīja, concerning Raktabīja)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raktabīja

raktabīja - name of a demon

Compound type : karmadharaya (rakta+bīja)

rakta – red, dyed, impassioned
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root rañj
Root: rañj (class 1)
bīja – seed, origin, cause
noun (neuter)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with 'nipātite'.

निपातिते (nipātite) - when slain, having been slain

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of nipātita

nipātita - slain, felled, thrown down

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the causative stem of pat with the prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with 'raktabīje'.

शुम्भासुरः (śumbhāsuraḥ) - Śumbha the demon

(proper noun)