मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-18, verse-13

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योगयुक्तं महाभागं सर्वत्र समदर्शिनम् ।
विष्णोरंशं जगद्धातुरवतीर्णं महीतले ॥१३॥

13. yogayuktaṃ mahābhāgaṃ sarvatra samadarśinam .
viṣṇoraṃśaṃ jagaddhāturavatīrṇaṃ mahītale.

13. yogayuktam mahābhāgam sarvatra samadarśinam
viṣṇoḥ aṃśam jagaddhātuḥ avatīrṇam mahītale

13. He is endowed with (yoga) discipline, greatly illustrious, one who sees equality everywhere, an emanation (aṃśa) of Viṣṇu, the sustainer of the world, who has descended to the earth.

Words meanings summery:

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योगयुक्तम् (yogayuktam) - endowed with yoga, connected with yoga

महाभागम् (mahābhāgam) - the greatly fortunate, illustrious one

सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in every place, always

समदर्शिनम् (samadarśinam) - one who sees equality, impartial

विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu

अंशम् (aṁśam) - a part, portion, emanation

जगद्धातुः (jagaddhātuḥ) - Refers to Viṣṇu (of the creator/sustainer of the world)

अवतीर्णम् (avatīrṇam) - descended, incarnated, come down

महीतले (mahītale) - on the surface of the earth, on earth

Words meanings and morphology

योगयुक्तम् (yogayuktam) - endowed with yoga, connected with yoga

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yogayukta

yogayukta - joined with yoga, intent on yoga, endowed with yoga (discipline)

Compound type : tatpurusha (yoga+yukta)

yoga – union, spiritual discipline, method, application
noun (masculine)
Root: yuj (class 7)
yukta – joined, united, endowed with, applied, engaged
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From root yuj (to join)
Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies Dattatreya.

महाभागम् (mahābhāgam) - the greatly fortunate, illustrious one

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - greatly fortunate, illustrious, noble, excellent, sublime

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhāga)

mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective
bhāga – share, portion, destiny, fortune
noun (masculine)
Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Dattatreya.

सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in every place, always

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix tra from sarva (all).

समदर्शिनम् (samadarśinam) - one who sees equality, impartial

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samadarśin

samadarśin - seeing equality, impartial, treating all alike

Formed from sama (equal) and darśin (seer).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sama+darśin)

sama – equal, same, identical
adjective
darśin – seeing, knowing, showing; a seer
adjective (masculine)
Agent Noun
Derived from root dṛś (to see) with suffix -in.
Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Dattatreya.

विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - A proper name, one of the principal deities of Hinduism, the preserver.

Root: viṣ (class 1)

अंशम् (aṁśam) - a part, portion, emanation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aṃśa

aṁśa - part, portion, share, division, emanation

Root: aṃś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Dattatreya as an emanation.

जगद्धातुः (jagaddhātuḥ) - Refers to Viṣṇu (of the creator/sustainer of the world)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jagaddhātṛ

jagaddhātṛ - creator of the world, sustainer of the world, Brahmā or Viṣṇu

Agent Noun

From jagat (world) + dhātṛ (creator/sustainer).

Compound type : tatpurusha (jagat+dhātṛ)

jagat – world, universe, all that moves
noun (neuter)
Root: gam (class 1)
dhātṛ – creator, sustainer, supporter, arranger
noun (masculine)
Agent Noun
From root dhā (to place, create, sustain).
Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies Viṣṇu.

अवतीर्णम् (avatīrṇam) - descended, incarnated, come down

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avatīrṇa

avatīrṇa - descended, alighted, come down, incarnated

Past Passive Participle

From ava + root tṛ (to cross over, pass through).

Prefix: ava

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Dattatreya.

महीतले (mahītale) - on the surface of the earth, on earth

(noun)