मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-18, verse-48

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देवा ऊचुः ।
कथयस्व जगन्नाथ केषु स्थानेष्वस्थिता ।
पुरुषस्य फलं किं वा प्रयच्छत्यथ नश्यति ॥४८॥

48. devā ūcuḥ .
kathayasva jagannātha keṣu sthāneṣvasthitā .
puruṣasya phalaṃ kiṃ vā prayacchatyatha naśyati.

48. devāḥ ūcuḥ kathayasva jagannātha keṣu sthāneṣu āsthitā
puruṣasya phalam kim vā prayacchati atha naśyati

48. The gods said: "O Lord of the universe, please tell us, in which places does she (Lakṣmī) abide? What results does she grant to a person (puruṣa), or when does she disappear?"

Words meanings summery:

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देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

कथयस्व (kathayasva) - please tell, relate

जगन्नाथ (jagannātha) - O Lord of the universe (referring to Dattātreya) (Lord of the universe)

केषु (keṣu) - in which places (in which, among which)

स्थानेषु (sthāneṣu) - in places, in abodes

आस्थिता (āsthitā) - where does she (Lakṣmī) abide (situated, abiding, standing)

पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of a person, of a man

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, reward

किम् (kim) - what?

वा (vā) - or

प्रयच्छति (prayacchati) - what fruit/result does she (Lakṣmī) grant (she gives, bestows)

अथ (atha) - then, now

नश्यति (naśyati) - she perishes, disappears

Words meanings and morphology

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (Lit) of vac

Perfect (Lit) form

Root 'vac', 3rd person plural, active voice. Reduplicated form with samprasāraṇa (v->u).

Root: vac (class 2)

कथयस्व (kathayasva) - please tell, relate

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (Loṭ) of kath

Imperative (Loṭ) form, denominative

From root 'kath' (10th class or denominative from 'kathā'), 2nd person singular, middle voice.

Root: kath (class 10)

जगन्नाथ (jagannātha) - O Lord of the universe (referring to Dattātreya) (Lord of the universe)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of jagannātha

jagannātha - Lord of the world/universe

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'jagat' (world) + 'nātha' (lord). Used in vocative case.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jagat+nātha)

jagat – world, universe, moving
noun (neuter)
From root 'gam' (to go).
Root: gam (class 1)
nātha – lord, protector, master
noun (masculine)
Root: nāth (class 1)

केषु (keṣu) - in which places (in which, among which)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Here agreeing with 'sthāneṣu' which is neuter, but 'kim' in locative plural is 'keṣu' for both m/n.

स्थानेषु (sthāneṣu) - in places, in abodes

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sthāna

sthāna - place, position, abode

From root 'sthā' (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

आस्थिता (āsthitā) - where does she (Lakṣmī) abide (situated, abiding, standing)