मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-96, verse-53
कराली नाम या जिह्वा महाप्रलयकारणम् ।
तया नः पाहि पापेभ्य ऐहिकाच्च महाभयात् ॥५३॥
तया नः पाहि पापेभ्य ऐहिकाच्च महाभयात् ॥५३॥
53. karālī nāma yā jihvā mahāpralayakāraṇam .
tayā naḥ pāhi pāpebhya aihikācca mahābhayāt.
tayā naḥ pāhi pāpebhya aihikācca mahābhayāt.
53.
karālī nāma yā jihvā mahāpralayakāraṇam tayā
naḥ pāhi pāpebhyah aihikāt ca mahābhayāt
naḥ pāhi pāpebhyah aihikāt ca mahābhayāt
53.
May that tongue, named Karālī, which is the cause of the great dissolution (mahāpralaya), protect us from sins and from the great fear of this earthly existence.
Words meanings summery:
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- कराली (karālī) - the goddess Karālī (the goddess Karālī; dreadful, terrifying)
- नाम (nāma) - named (by name, indeed, namely)
- या (yā) - which (who, which)
- जिह्वा (jihvā) - tongue
- महाप्रलयकारणम् (mahāpralayakāraṇam) - the cause of the great dissolution (mahāpralaya) (the cause of the great dissolution)
- तया (tayā) - by her (referring to the tongue Karālī) (by her, by that)
- नः (naḥ) - us (us, to us)
- पाहि (pāhi) - protect (us)! (protect!)
- पापेभ्यह् (pāpebhyah) - from sins (from sins, from evils)
- ऐहिकात् (aihikāt) - from this earthly existence (from this world, worldly)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- महाभयात् (mahābhayāt) - from the great fear (from great fear)
Words meanings and morphology
कराली (karālī) - the goddess Karālī (the goddess Karālī; dreadful, terrifying)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of karālī
karālī - dreadful, formidable, terrific (feminine form of karāla); name of a goddess (tongue of Agni/Durga)
Feminine form of 'karāla'.
Note: Appositive to 'jihvā'.
नाम (nāma) - named (by name, indeed, namely)
(indeclinable)
Can also be neuter nominative singular of 'nāman'. Here used as an indeclinable 'namely'.
Note: Used as an adverb indicating designation.
या (yā) - which (who, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
Relative pronoun.
Note: Relative pronoun.
जिह्वा (jihvā) - tongue
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jihvā
jihvā - tongue
Root: jih
Note: Subject of the relative clause.
महाप्रलयकारणम् (mahāpralayakāraṇam) - the cause of the great dissolution (mahāpralaya) (the cause of the great dissolution)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mahāpralayakāraṇa
mahāpralayakāraṇa - cause of great dissolution, cause of universal destruction
Compound type : tatpurusha (mahāpralaya+kāraṇa)
- mahāpralaya – great dissolution, universal destruction
noun (masculine)
Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'pralaya' (dissolution).
Prefix: pra
Root: laya - kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
noun (neuter)
From root kṛ (to do, make).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Predicate nominative for 'jihvā'.
तया (tayā) - by her (referring to the tongue Karālī) (by her, by that)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Refers back to 'jihvā' / 'karālī'.
नः (naḥ) - us (us, to us)
(pronoun)
Accusative, plural of asmad
asmad - we, us
Enclitic form of 'asmad'.
Note: Object of protection.
पाहि (pāhi) - protect (us)! (protect!)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of pā
imperative mood
Root: pā (class 2)
Note: Null subject (implied 'you').
पापेभ्यह् (pāpebhyah) - from sins (from sins, from evils)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, plural of pāpa
pāpa - sin, evil, wicked
Note: From which protection is sought.
ऐहिकात् (aihikāt) - from this earthly existence (from this world, worldly)
(adjective)
Ablative, neuter, singular of aihika
aihika - relating to this world, worldly, earthly
Derived from 'iha' (here, in this world).
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
महाभयात् (mahābhayāt) - from the great fear (from great fear)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of mahābhaya
mahābhaya - great fear, terrible danger
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhaya)
- mahā – great, large, powerful
adjective
Stem for 'mahat'. - bhaya – fear, dread, danger
noun (neuter)
From root bhī (to fear).
Root: bhī (class 3)
Note: Object from which protection is sought.