मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-99, verse-19

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विसृष्टौ ऋङ्मयो ब्रह्मा स्थितौ विष्णुर्यजुर्मयः ।
रुद्रः साममयोऽन्ते च तस्मात्तस्याशुचिर्ध्वनिः ॥१९॥

19. visṛṣṭau ṛṅmayo brahmā sthitau viṣṇuryajurmayaḥ .
rudraḥ sāmamayo'nte ca tasmāttasyāśucirdhvaniḥ.

19. visṛṣṭau ṛṅmayaḥ brahmā sthitau viṣṇuḥ yajurmayaḥ
rudraḥ sāmamayaḥ ante ca tasmāt tasya aśuciḥ dhvaniḥ

19. At the time of creation, Brahmā consists of the Rig Veda; at preservation, Vishnu consists of the Yajur Veda; and at dissolution (anta), Rudra consists of the Sama Veda. Therefore, his (Rudra's) sound is considered unholy.

Words meanings summery:

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विसृष्टौ (visṛṣṭau) - at creation, during emanation

ऋङ्मयः (ṛṅmayaḥ) - consisting of Rig Veda, pervaded by Rig Veda

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator deity)

स्थितौ (sthitau) - at preservation, in maintenance, during existence

विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu (the preserver deity)

यजुर्मयः (yajurmayaḥ) - consisting of Yajur Veda, pervaded by Yajur Veda

रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra (a name for Shiva, the destroyer deity)

साममयः (sāmamayaḥ) - consisting of Sama Veda, pervaded by Sama Veda

अन्ते (ante) - at the time of dissolution (at the end, at dissolution, finally)

च (ca) - and, also

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

तस्य (tasya) - (of Rudra) (his, of him)

अशुचिः (aśuciḥ) - impure, unholy, unclean

ध्वनिः (dhvaniḥ) - sound, voice, noise

Words meanings and morphology

विसृष्टौ (visṛṣṭau) - at creation, during emanation

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of visṛṣṭi

visṛṣṭi - creation, emanation, sending forth, discharge

ऋङ्मयः (ṛṅmayaḥ) - consisting of Rig Veda, pervaded by Rig Veda

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṅmaya

ṛṅmaya - consisting of or pervaded by Rig Veda

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛc+maya)

ṛc – Rig Veda hymn, praise, verse
noun (feminine)
maya – consisting of, made of, full of, pervaded by
suffix (adjectival) (masculine)
Suffix used to form adjectives indicating material or essence.

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), the Supreme Being, the sacred word

स्थितौ (sthitau) - at preservation, in maintenance, during existence

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, stability, duration, preservation, existence, state

विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu (the preserver deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Vishnu, the preserver god in Hinduism

यजुर्मयः (yajurmayaḥ) - consisting of Yajur Veda, pervaded by Yajur Veda

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajurmaya

yajurmaya - consisting of or pervaded by Yajur Veda

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajus+maya)

yajus – sacrificial formula, Yajur Veda mantra, ritual text
noun (neuter)
maya – consisting of, made of, full of, pervaded by
suffix (adjectival) (masculine)
Suffix used to form adjectives indicating material or essence.

रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra (a name for Shiva, the destroyer deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rudra

rudra - Rudra (Vedic deity), Shiva (Puranic deity), formidable, howling

साममयः (sāmamayaḥ) - consisting of Sama Veda, pervaded by Sama Veda

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāmamaya

sāmamaya - consisting of or pervaded by Sama Veda

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sāman+maya)

sāman – Sama Veda chant, melody, song, soothing word
noun (neuter)
maya – consisting of, made of, full of, pervaded by
suffix (adjectival) (masculine)
Suffix used to form adjectives indicating material or essence.

अन्ते (ante) - at the time of dissolution (at the end, at dissolution, finally)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, conclusion, dissolution

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

तस्य (tasya) - (of Rudra) (his, of him)

(pronoun)