[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Markandeyapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya) › 2.9 # Markandeyapurana 2.9 Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 2.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.2.9) mārkaṇḍeya uvāca bruvāṇamitthaṃ khaḍgena kaṅkaṃ cincheda rākṣasaḥ / kṣaratkṣatajabībhatsaṃ visphurantamacetanam // > Mārkaṇḍeya spoke: > The Rākṣasa with his sword slew Kanka, while he was thus speaking, who fell defiled with the streaming blood, quivering and senseless. > — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa - [Previous: 2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.2.8) - [Next: 2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.2.10) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.2) ## Translations (2) - [The Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-pargiter.2.p5) — Frederick Eden Pargiter 1888, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya~en-mt.2.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.markandeya.2.9) · Pramāṇa