मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-19, verse-4

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यथैवोक्ताः पुरा देवा मद्यभोगादिकुत्सनम् ।
स्त्री चेयं मम पार्श्वस्थेत्येतद्भोगाच्च कुत्सितम् ॥४॥

4. yathaivoktāḥ purā devā madyabhogādikutsanam .
strī ceyaṃ mama pārśvasthetyetadbhogācca kutsitam.

4. yathā eva uktāḥ purā devāḥ madya-bhoga-ādi-kutsanam strī
ca iyam mama pārśvasthā iti etat bhogāt ca kutsitam

4. Just as the gods were previously instructed concerning the condemnation of indulging in liquor and other sensual pleasures, so too, this woman standing by my side—the enjoyment of her is also considered contemptible.

Words meanings summery:

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यथा (yathā) - as, just as

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - addressed (to the gods) (spoken, said, addressed)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, of old

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

मद्य-भोग-आदि-कुत्सनम् (madya-bhoga-ādi-kutsanam) - condemnation of enjoyment of liquor etc.

स्त्री (strī) - my wife (woman, wife)

च (ca) - and, also

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

मम (mama) - my, of me

पार्श्वस्था (pārśvasthā) - standing by my side (standing by the side, nearby)

इति (iti) - thus, so (marks direct speech/thought)

एतत् (etat) - this (woman) (this)

भोगात् (bhogāt) - from the enjoyment of this (woman) (from enjoyment)

च (ca) - and, also

कुत्सितम् (kutsitam) - condemned, censured, despicable

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - addressed (to the gods) (spoken, said, addressed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with devāḥ

पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, of old

(indeclinable)

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

मद्य-भोग-आदि-कुत्सनम् (madya-bhoga-ādi-kutsanam) - condemnation of enjoyment of liquor etc.

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madya-bhoga-ādi-kutsana

madya-bhoga-ādi-kutsana - condemnation of indulging in liquor and similar pleasures

Compound type : tatpurusha (madya+bhoga+ādi+kutsana)

madya – liquor, wine, intoxicating drink
noun (neuter)
bhoga – enjoyment, pleasure, experience
noun (masculine)
Derived from √bhuj
Root: bhuj (class 7)
ādi – beginning, and so on, et cetera
indeclinable
kutsana – condemnation, censure, scorn
noun (neuter)
Derived from √kuts (to blame, condemn)
Root: kuts (class 10)

स्त्री (strī) - my wife (woman, wife)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, wife, female

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Agrees with strī

मम (mama) - my, of me