मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-89, verse-34
तस्य निष्क्रामतो देवी प्रहस्य स्वनवत्ततः ।
शिरश्चिच्छेद खड्गेन ततोऽसावपतद् भुवि ॥३४॥
शिरश्चिच्छेद खड्गेन ततोऽसावपतद् भुवि ॥३४॥
34. tasya niṣkrāmato devī prahasya svanavattataḥ .
śiraściccheda khaḍgena tato'sāvapatad bhuvi.
śiraściccheda khaḍgena tato'sāvapatad bhuvi.
34.
tasya niṣkrāmataḥ devī prahasya svanavat tataḥ
śiraḥ ciccheda khaḍgena tataḥ asau apatat bhuvi
śiraḥ ciccheda khaḍgena tataḥ asau apatat bhuvi
34.
As that being was emerging, the Goddess laughed loudly, and then, with a resounding noise, she cut off his head with her sword. Thereupon, he fell to the ground.
Words meanings summery:
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- तस्य (tasya) - of him (the demon/being emerging) (of him, of that)
- निष्क्रामतः (niṣkrāmataḥ) - of him (the demon) who was emerging (of him who is going out, of him who is emerging)
- देवी (devī) - the Goddess (Durga/Caṇḍikā) (goddess, divine female)
- प्रहस्य (prahasya) - having laughed loudly (having laughed, laughing loudly)
- स्वनवत् (svanavat) - with a resounding noise (sonorously, with sound, making a noise)
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thence, afterwards)
- शिरः (śiraḥ) - head
- चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off (cut, cut off, divided)
- खड्गेन (khaḍgena) - by the sword
- ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon (then, thence, afterwards)
- असौ (asau) - he (the demon) (that (person), he)
- अपतत् (apatat) - fell, dropped
- भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground (on the earth, on the ground, in the world)
Words meanings and morphology
तस्य (tasya) - of him (the demon/being emerging) (of him, of that)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the 'aparaḥ puruṣaḥ' from the previous verse.
निष्क्रामतः (niṣkrāmataḥ) - of him (the demon) who was emerging (of him who is going out, of him who is emerging)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of niṣkrāmat
niṣkrāmat - going out, emerging, departing
Present Active Participle
From root √kram (to step, go) with upasarga nis- (niṣ-)
Prefix: nis
Root: kram (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'tasya'.
देवी (devī) - the Goddess (Durga/Caṇḍikā) (goddess, divine female)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of devī
devī - goddess, queen, a revered female
Note: Subject of the actions 'prahasya' and 'ciccheda'.
प्रहस्य (prahasya) - having laughed loudly (having laughed, laughing loudly)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From root √has (to laugh) with upasarga pra- + lyap suffix.
Prefix: pra
Root: has (class 1)
स्वनवत् (svanavat) - with a resounding noise (sonorously, with sound, making a noise)
(indeclinable)
Formed with -vat suffix from svana (sound).
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thence, afterwards)
(indeclinable)
From pronominal base tad.
शिरः (śiraḥ) - head
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śiras
śiras - head, skull, top, chief part
Note: Object of 'ciccheda'.
चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off (cut, cut off, divided)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √chid
Perfect tense, 3rd person singular
From root √chid (7th class, U), reduplicated perfect.
Root: chid (class 7)
खड्गेन (khaḍgena) - by the sword
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of khaḍga
khaḍga - sword, scimitar, rhinoceros
ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon (then, thence, afterwards)
(indeclinable)
From pronominal base tad.
असौ (asau) - he (the demon) (that (person), he)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adas
adas - that, this, he, she, it (often refers to something distant or remarkable)
Note: Subject of 'apatat'.
अपतत् (apatat) - fell, dropped
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of √pat
Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular
From root √pat (1st class, P)
Root: pat (class 1)
भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground (on the earth, on the ground, in the world)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of bhū
bhū - earth, ground, land, world, place