मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-25, verse-14

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त्वं कञ्चुके शीर्यमाणे निजेऽस्मिंस् तस्मिंश्च देहे मूढतां मा व्रजेथाः ।
शुभाशुभैः कर्मभिर्देहमेतन् मदादिमूढैः सञ्चुकस्तेऽपिनद्धः ॥१४॥

14. tvaṃ kañcuke śīryamāṇe nije'smiṃs tasmiṃśca dehe mūḍhatāṃ mā vrajethāḥ .
śubhāśubhaiḥ karmabhirdehametan madādimūḍhaiḥ sañcukaste'pinaddhaḥ.

14. tvam kañcuke śīryamāṇe nije asmin
tasmin ca dehe mūḍhatām mā vrajethāḥ
| śubhāśubhaiḥ karmabhiḥ deham etan
madādimūḍhaiḥ sañcukaḥ te apinaddhaḥ

14. O dear child, do not fall into delusion concerning this your own decaying body, which is like a mere jacket. This very jacket of yours has been fastened upon you by good and bad actions (karma), arising from your deluded state characterized by pride (mada) and other such afflictions.

Words meanings summery:

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त्वम् (tvam) - you (the pure self [ātman]) (you)

कञ्चुके (kañcuke) - in the body (likened to a jacket) (in the jacket, in the covering, in the sheath)

शीर्यमाणे (śīryamāṇe) - undergoing deterioration (decaying, wasting away, being worn out, perishing)

निजे (nije) - in your very own (body/jacket) (in one's own, in inherent)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - referring to the immediate 'this' (body/jacket) (in this)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - referring to the body as 'that' (which is separate from the self) (in that, in him/her/it)

च (ca) - connecting 'asmin' and 'tasmin' for emphasis, or 'kañcuke' and 'dehe' (and)

देहे (dehe) - in the physical body (in the body)

मूढताम् (mūḍhatām) - a state of ignorance or infatuation regarding the body (foolishness, delusion, ignorance)

मा (mā) - prohibitive particle (not, do not)

व्रजेथाः (vrajethāḥ) - you should not enter (into delusion) (you should go, you should fall into)

शुभाशुभैः (śubhāśubhaiḥ) - by virtuous and unvirtuous deeds (by good and bad, by auspicious and inauspicious)

कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by the consequences of past actions (karma) (by actions, by deeds)

देहम् (deham) - this physical body (body)

एतन् (etan) - referring to 'this body' (this, this one)

मदादिमूढैः (madādimūḍhaiḥ) - by oneself (the individual) in a state of delusion caused by pride (mada) and other egoistic tendencies (by those deluded by pride and so forth, by those foolish due to intoxication etc.)

सञ्चुकः (sañcukaḥ) - the body considered as a jacket (jacket, coat)

ते (te) - belonging to you (the person being addressed) (your, to you)

अपिनद्धः (apinaddhaḥ) - put on, as a garment, or constrained by (bound, fastened, covered, tied on)

Words meanings and morphology

त्वम् (tvam) - you (the pure self [ātman]) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

कञ्चुके (kañcuke) - in the body (likened to a jacket) (in the jacket, in the covering, in the sheath)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kañcuka

kañcuka - jacket, coat, bodice, sheath, covering

शीर्यमाणे (śīryamāṇe) - undergoing deterioration (decaying, wasting away, being worn out, perishing)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of śīryamāṇa

śīryamāṇa - decaying, perishing, being worn out, falling to pieces

Present Middle Participle

From root śṝ (to crumble, decay) in passive/middle sense.

Root: śṝ (class 9)

Note: Modifies 'kañcuke' and 'dehe'.

निजे (nije) - in your very own (body/jacket) (in one's own, in inherent)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of nija

nija - own, proper, inherent, native

Note: Modifies 'kañcuke' and 'dehe'.

अस्मिन् (asmin) - referring to the immediate 'this' (body/jacket) (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Modifies 'kañcuke' and 'dehe'.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - referring to the body as 'that' (which is separate from the self) (in that, in him/her/it)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, he, she, it

Note: Modifies 'kañcuke' and 'dehe'.

च (ca) - connecting 'asmin' and 'tasmin' for emphasis, or 'kañcuke' and 'dehe' (and)

(indeclinable)

देहे (dehe) - in the physical body (in the body)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, form, person

Root: dih (class 6)

मूढताम् (mūḍhatām) - a state of ignorance or infatuation regarding the body (foolishness, delusion, ignorance)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mūḍhatā

mūḍhatā - foolishness, stupidity, delusion, ignorance

From mūḍha + suffix tā.

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Object of 'vrajethāḥ'.

मा (mā) - prohibitive particle (not, do not)

(indeclinable)

व्रजेथाः (vrajethāḥ) - you should not enter (into delusion) (you should go, you should fall into)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of vraj

Optative, 2nd person singular, Ātmanepada. Root vraj.

Root: vraj (class 1)

शुभाशुभैः (śubhāśubhaiḥ) - by virtuous and unvirtuous deeds (by good and bad, by auspicious and inauspicious)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of śubhāśubha

śubhāśubha - good and bad, auspicious and inauspicious

Compound of śubha and aśubha.

Compound type : itaretara-dvandva (śubha+aśubha)

śubha – good, auspicious, pure
adjective (neuter)
aśubha – bad, inauspicious, impure
adjective (neuter)
Negative prefix 'a-'

Note: Modifies 'karmabhiḥ'.

कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by the consequences of past actions (karma) (by actions, by deeds)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, consequence of action (karma)

From root kṛ 'to do' + suffix man.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agent for 'apinaddhaḥ'.

देहम् (deham) - this physical body (body)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of deha

deha - body, form, person

Root: dih (class 6)

Note: Here treated as an object of implied understanding.

एतन् (etan) - referring to 'this body' (this, this one)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'deham'.

मदादिमूढैः (madādimūḍhaiḥ) - by oneself (the individual) in a state of delusion caused by pride (mada) and other egoistic tendencies (by those deluded by pride and so forth, by those foolish due to intoxication etc.)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of madādimūḍha

madādimūḍha - deluded by pride, infatuation, etc.

Compound: mada-ādi (pride, etc.) + mūḍha (deluded).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mada+ādi+mūḍha)

mada – pride, arrogance, intoxication, passion
noun (masculine)
Root: mad (class 4)
ādi – and so on, beginning with, etc.
indeclinable
mūḍha – deluded, foolish, ignorant
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root muh 'to be bewildered'
Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Acts as the implied agent for 'apinaddhaḥ', referring to the deluded state of the individual.

सञ्चुकः (sañcukaḥ) - the body considered as a jacket (jacket, coat)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sañcuka

sañcuka - jacket, coat, a kind of dress

Note: Subject of 'apinaddhaḥ'.

ते (te) - belonging to you (the person being addressed) (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

अपिनद्धः (apinaddhaḥ) - put on, as a garment, or constrained by (bound, fastened, covered, tied on)

(adjective)