Complex sentence: As part of the Markandeya Purana, it is one of the Puranas or secondary Hindu scriptures, and was composed in Sanskrit around c.400-500 CE, with authorship attributed to the sage ("Rishi") Markandeya.
Split into simpler sentences: As part of the Markandeya Purana, it is one of the Puranas or secondary Hindu scriptures. It was composed in Sanskrit around c.400-500 CE, with authorship attributed to the sage ("Rishi") Markandeya.