मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-31, verse-11

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उद्धृतेष्वथ पिण्डेषु याश्चान्नकणिका भुवि ।
ताभिराप्यायनं प्राप्ता ये तिर्यकत्वं कुले गताः ॥११॥

11. uddhṛteṣvatha piṇḍeṣu yāścānnakaṇikā bhuvi .
tābhirāpyāyanaṃ prāptā ye tiryakatvaṃ kule gatāḥ.

11. uddhṛteṣu atha piṇḍeṣu yāḥ ca annakaṇikāḥ bhuvi
tābhiḥ āpyāyanam prāptāḥ ye tiryaktvam kule gatāḥ

11. And those food grains on the ground that are left over from the offered rice balls (piṇḍa)—by them, those in the family who have attained the state of animals (tiryaktva) obtain refreshment.

Words meanings summery:

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उद्धृतेषु (uddhṛteṣu) - among the offered 'piṇḍa's (among those lifted up, among those extracted, among those offered)

अथ (atha) - then, now, and, moreover

पिण्डेषु (piṇḍeṣu) - among the rice balls (piṇḍa) offered to ancestors (among the lumps of food, among the rice balls (offered to ancestors))

याः (yāḥ) - which, who, those who

च (ca) - and, also

अन्नकणिकाः (annakaṇikāḥ) - food grains, particles of food

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, on the ground

ताभिः (tābhiḥ) - by those food grains (by them, with them)

आप्यायनम् (āpyāyanam) - refreshment, satisfaction, invigorating

प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - those for whom refreshment is obtained (attained, reached, obtained)

ये (ye) - who, which, those who

तिर्यक्त्वम् (tiryaktvam) - the state of being an animal, animalhood

कुले (kule) - in the family, in the lineage

गताः (gatāḥ) - those who have attained (gone, reached, attained)

Words meanings and morphology

उद्धृतेषु (uddhṛteṣu) - among the offered 'piṇḍa's (among those lifted up, among those extracted, among those offered)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of uddhṛta

uddhṛta - lifted, extracted, offered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root hṛ (to carry) with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'piṇḍeṣu'

अथ (atha) - then, now, and, moreover

(indeclinable)

पिण्डेषु (piṇḍeṣu) - among the rice balls (piṇḍa) offered to ancestors (among the lumps of food, among the rice balls (offered to ancestors))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of piṇḍa

piṇḍa - lump, ball, specifically rice balls offered to ancestors

याः (yāḥ) - which, who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Refers to 'annakaṇikāḥ'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अन्नकणिकाः (annakaṇikāḥ) - food grains, particles of food

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of annakaṇikā

annakaṇikā - food grain, particle of food

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anna+kaṇikā)

anna – food, grain, rice
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root ad (to eat)
Root: ad (class 2)
kaṇikā – small particle, drop, atom
noun (feminine)

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground

ताभिः (tābhiḥ) - by those food grains (by them, with them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to 'annakaṇikāḥ'

आप्यायनम् (āpyāyanam) - refreshment, satisfaction, invigorating

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āpyāyana