मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-2, verse-63

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इति मुनिवरचोदितास्ततस्ते मुनितनयाः परिगृह्य पक्षिणस्तान् ।
तरुविटपसमाश्रितालिसङ्घं ययुरथ तापसरम्यमाश्रमं स्वम् ॥६३॥

63. iti munivaracoditāstataste munitanayāḥ parigṛhya pakṣiṇastān .
taruviṭapasamāśritālisaṅghaṃ yayuratha tāpasaramyamāśramaṃ svam.

63. iti munivaracoditāḥ tataḥ te
munitanayāḥ parigṛhya pakṣiṇaḥ tān
taruviṭapasamāśritālisaṅgham yayuḥ
atha tāpasaramyam āśramam svam

63. Thus, those sons of the sage, who had been instructed by the excellent sage, took those birds and then went to their own hermitage (āśrama), which was beautiful to ascetics and where swarms of bees frequented the tree branches.

Words meanings summery:

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इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

मुनिवरचोदिताः (munivaracoditāḥ) - instructed by the excellent sage

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, therefore)

ते (te) - those (sons) (those, they)

मुनितनयाः (munitanayāḥ) - sons of the sage

परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - having taken, embracing

पक्षिणः (pakṣiṇaḥ) - birds

तान् (tān) - those (birds) (those)

तरुविटपसमाश्रितालिसङ्घम् (taruviṭapasamāśritālisaṅgham) - having swarms of bees resorting to tree branches

ययुः (yayuḥ) - they went

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

तापसरम्यम् (tāpasaramyam) - charming to ascetics

आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage (hermitage, ascetic abode, stage of life)

स्वम् (svam) - one's own, their own

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

मुनिवरचोदिताः (munivaracoditāḥ) - instructed by the excellent sage

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of munivaracodita

munivaracodita - instructed by the excellent sage

Past Passive Participle

Compound noun (munivara) serves as agent for the past passive participle (codita).

Note: Modifies munitanayāḥ.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, therefore)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those (sons) (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

मुनितनयाः (munitanayāḥ) - sons of the sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of munitanaya

munitanaya - son of a sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+tanaya)

muni – sage, ascetic
noun (masculine)
tanaya – son
noun (masculine)
Derived from root tan (to extend, produce).
Root: tan (class 8)

परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - having taken, embracing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root grah (to seize) with prefix pari.

Prefix: pari

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Expresses action completed before the main verb.

पक्षिणः (pakṣiṇaḥ) - birds

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pakṣin

pakṣin - bird, winged creature

Note: Object of parigṛhya.

तान् (tān) - those (birds) (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Agrees with pakṣiṇaḥ.

तरुविटपसमाश्रितालिसङ्घम् (taruviṭapasamāśritālisaṅgham) - having swarms of bees resorting to tree branches

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of taruviṭapasamāśritālisaṅgha

taruviṭapasamāśritālisaṅgha - (an area) having swarms of bees resorting to tree branches

Complex compound descriptive of the hermitage.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (taruviṭapa+samāśrita+ālisaṅgha)

taruviṭapa – tree branch
noun (masculine)
Compound of taru (tree) + viṭapa (branch).
samāśrita – resorted to, frequented by, dependent on
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root śri (to resort to) with prefix sam-ā.
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: śri (class 1)
ālisaṅgha – swarm of bees
noun (masculine)
Compound of ali (bee) + saṅgha (multitude/swarm).

Note: Agrees with āśramam.

ययुः (yayuḥ) - they went

(verb)

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

Root: yā (class 2)

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

तापसरम्यम् (tāpasaramyam) - charming to ascetics

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tāpasaramyam

tāpasaramyam - charming/beautiful to ascetics

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tāpasa+ramya)

tāpasa – ascetic, hermit
noun (masculine)
Derived from tapas (austerity).
ramya – charming, delightful, pleasant
adjective (neuter)
Gerundive
Derived from root ram (to delight) with suffix -ya.
Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with āśramam.

आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage (hermitage, ascetic abode, stage of life)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, ascetic abode, stage of life (āśrama)

Derived from root śram (to toil) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Object of yayuḥ.

स्वम् (svam) - one's own, their own

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sva