मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-89, verse-35

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ततः सिंहश्चखादोग्रं दंष्ट्राक्षुण्णशिरोधरान् ।
असुरांस्तांस्तथा काली शिवदूती तथापरान् ॥३५॥

35. tataḥ siṃhaścakhādograṃ daṃṣṭrākṣuṇṇaśirodharān .
asurāṃstāṃstathā kālī śivadūtī tathāparān.

35. tataḥ siṃhaḥ cakhāda ugram daṃṣṭrākṣuṇṇaśirodharān
asurān tān tathā kālī śivadūtī tathā aparān

35. Then the lion fiercely devoured those powerful demons whose heads had been crushed by its fangs. In the same manner, Goddess Kāli and Goddess Śivadūtī also consumed other (demons).

Words meanings summery:

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ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

सिंहः (siṁhaḥ) - the lion (mount of the Goddess) (lion)

चखाद (cakhāda) - devoured (ate, devoured, consumed)

उग्रम् (ugram) - fiercely (adverbial use) (terrible, fierce, mighty, violent)

दंष्ट्राक्षुण्णशिरोधरान् (daṁṣṭrākṣuṇṇaśirodharān) - (demons) whose heads were crushed by (the lion's) fangs (whose necks/heads were crushed by fangs)

असुरान् (asurān) - demons (demons, evil beings)

तान् (tān) - those (demons) (those)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, and also (thus, so, and, also, similarly)

काली (kālī) - Goddess Kāli (Kāli (a goddess))

शिवदूती (śivadūtī) - Goddess Śivadūtī (Śivadūtī (a goddess, messenger of Shiva))

तथा (tathā) - and also (thus, so, and, also, similarly)

अपरान् (aparān) - other (demons) (others, other ones)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

From pronominal base tad.

सिंहः (siṁhaḥ) - the lion (mount of the Goddess) (lion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of siṃha

siṁha - lion, a particular constellation, a zodiac sign

Note: Subject of 'cakhāda'.

चखाद (cakhāda) - devoured (ate, devoured, consumed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √khād

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

From root √khād (1st class, P), reduplicated perfect.

Root: khād (class 1)

उग्रम् (ugram) - fiercely (adverbial use) (terrible, fierce, mighty, violent)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ugra

ugra - fierce, terrible, mighty, severe, powerful, cruel

Note: Modifies the action of 'cakhāda'.

दंष्ट्राक्षुण्णशिरोधरान् (daṁṣṭrākṣuṇṇaśirodharān) - (demons) whose heads were crushed by (the lion's) fangs (whose necks/heads were crushed by fangs)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of daṃṣṭrākṣuṇṇaśirodhara

daṁṣṭrākṣuṇṇaśirodhara - having neck/head crushed by fangs

Bahuvrīhi compound, meaning 'those whose heads are crushed by fangs'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (daṃṣṭrā+kṣuṇṇa+śirodhara)

daṃṣṭrā – fang, tusk, large tooth
noun (feminine)
kṣuṇṇa – crushed, pounded, broken
adjective (masculine/neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root √kṣuṇ (to crush) + kta suffix
Root: kṣuṇ (class 1)
śirodhara – neck, head
noun (masculine)
Compound of śiras (head) and dhara (holding/bearing). Here refers to the head or neck region.

Note: Qualifies 'asurān'.

असुरान् (asurān) - demons (demons, evil beings)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of asura

asura - demon, evil spirit, opponent of the gods

Note: Object of 'cakhāda'.

तान् (tān) - those (demons) (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'asurān'.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, and also (thus, so, and, also, similarly)