मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-130, verse-24

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क्षत्रियाणां परमयं न विट्शूद्रद्विजन्मनाम् ।
दममाश्रित्य निष्पन्नः स चास्या दुहितुस्तव ॥२४॥

24. kṣatriyāṇāṃ paramayaṃ na viṭśūdradvijanmanām .
damamāśritya niṣpannaḥ sa cāsyā duhitustava.

24. kṣatriyāṇām paramam ayam na viṭśūdradvijanmanām
damam āśritya niṣpannaḥ saḥ ca asyāḥ duhituḥ tava

24. This (Gāndharva marriage) is supremely [suitable] for Kṣatriyas, but not for Vaiśyas, Śūdras, or those of twice-born (dvijanman) status [Brāhmaṇas]. And that [marriage] of your daughter was completed, based on [her] self-control (dama).

Words meanings summery:

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क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of Kṣatriyas, for Kṣatriyas

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, best, highest; supremely

अयम् (ayam) - refers to the Gāndharva marriage ritual (vidhiḥ) mentioned in the previous verse. (this, this one)

न (na) - not, no

विट्शूद्रद्विजन्मनाम् (viṭśūdradvijanmanām) - Refers to the other three social classes for whom the Gāndharva marriage is not deemed suitable. (for Vaiśyas, Śūdras, and Brāhmaṇas (twice-born))

दमम् (damam) - self-control, restraint, subjugation

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, depending on, based on

निष्पन्नः (niṣpannaḥ) - accomplished, completed, produced

सः (saḥ) - Refers to the Gāndharva marriage. (that, he)

च (ca) - and

अस्याः (asyāḥ) - Of your daughter. (of her, of this (feminine))

दुहितुः (duhituḥ) - of the daughter

तव (tava) - your, of you

Words meanings and morphology

क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of Kṣatriyas, for Kṣatriyas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - Kṣatriya (member of the warrior class), noble, regal

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, best, highest; supremely

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, best, highest, ultimate

Note: Here used as a predicate adjective or adverb, describing the nature of 'ayam vidhiḥ'.

अयम् (ayam) - refers to the Gāndharva marriage ritual (vidhiḥ) mentioned in the previous verse. (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

विट्शूद्रद्विजन्मनाम् (viṭśūdradvijanmanām) - Refers to the other three social classes for whom the Gāndharva marriage is not deemed suitable. (for Vaiśyas, Śūdras, and Brāhmaṇas (twice-born))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of viṭśūdradvijanman

viṭśūdradvijanman - Vaiśyas, Śūdras, and twice-born (Brāhmaṇas)

A dvandva compound listing three groups.

Compound type : dvandva (viś+śūdra+dvijanman)

viś – Vaiśya (member of the merchant/farmer class)
noun (masculine)
śūdra – Śūdra (member of the servant class)
noun (masculine)
dvijanman – twice-born (referring to Brāhmaṇas, Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas who undergo upanayana; here specifically Brāhmaṇas in distinction to Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas, and Śūdras already mentioned)
noun (masculine)
Compound of `dvi` (twice) and `janman` (birth).

दमम् (damam) - self-control, restraint, subjugation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dama

dama - self-control, restraint, taming, subjugation

From root `dam` (to tame, control).

Root: dam (class 4)

Note: Object of `āśritya`.

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, depending on, based on

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From `ā` + root `śri` (to resort to, serve).

Prefix: ā