मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-117, verse-4

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यतश्च प्राप्य वित्तर्द्धिमतुलां दातृसत्तमात् ।
जगृहुर्ब्राह्मणा विप्र नान्यराज्ञः प्रतिग्रहम् ॥४॥

4. yataśca prāpya vittarddhimatulāṃ dātṛsattamāt .
jagṛhurbrāhmaṇā vipra nānyarājñaḥ pratigraham.

4. yataḥ ca prāpya vittarddhim atulām dātṛsattamāt
jagṛhuḥ brāhmaṇā vipra na anyarājñaḥ pratigraham

4. O brahmin, the brahmins, having received incomparable wealth from him, the best of givers, did not accept any gifts from other kings.

Words meanings summery:

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यतः (yataḥ) - referring to KhaniNetra (from whom, from which)

च (ca) - and, also

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached

वित्तर्द्धिम् (vittarddhim) - abundance of wealth, prosperity of riches

अतुलाम् (atulām) - incomparable, matchless

दातृसत्तमात् (dātṛsattamāt) - from KhaniNetra (from the best of givers)

जगृहुः (jagṛhuḥ) - they received, they took

ब्राह्मणा (brāhmaṇā) - brahmins

विप्र (vipra) - The speaker addressing another brahmin (O brahmin (vocative))

न (na) - not, no

अन्यराज्ञः (anyarājñaḥ) - from another king

प्रतिग्रहम् (pratigraham) - acceptance of gifts, receiving

Words meanings and morphology

यतः (yataḥ) - referring to KhaniNetra (from whom, from which)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

From relative pronoun yad

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root āp with pra prefix and lyap suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

वित्तर्द्धिम् (vittarddhim) - abundance of wealth, prosperity of riches

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vittarddhi

vittarddhi - increase of wealth, prosperity, abundance of riches

vitta (wealth) + ṛddhi (prosperity/increase)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vitta+ṛddhi)

vitta – wealth, property, found, obtained
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root vid (to find/obtain)
Root: vid (class 6)
ṛddhi – prosperity, abundance, increase
noun (feminine)
Root: ṛdh (class 5)

Note: Object of prāpya

अतुलाम् (atulām) - incomparable, matchless

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of atula

atula - incomparable, matchless, unequalled

a (not) + tula (equal)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+tula)

a – not, non-
indeclinable
tula – equal, comparison
noun (masculine)

दातृसत्तमात् (dātṛsattamāt) - from KhaniNetra (from the best of givers)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dātṛsattama

dātṛsattama - best of givers, most excellent giver

dātṛ (giver) + sattama (best/most excellent)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dātṛ+sattama)

dātṛ – giver, bestower
noun (masculine)
Agent noun from root dā
Root: dā (class 3)
sattama – best, most excellent
adjective (masculine)
Superlative suffix tama added to sat (good)

Note: Source from which wealth is obtained

जगृहुः (jagṛhuḥ) - they received, they took

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of grah

Perfect Tense, 3rd Person Plural

Reduplicated root grah

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Subject is brāhmaṇāḥ

ब्राह्मणा (brāhmaṇā) - brahmins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin, a member of the priestly class