मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-31, verse-22

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श्राद्धार्हद्रव्यसम्प्राप्तौ तथा दुःस्वप्नदर्शने ।
जन्मर्क्षग्रहपीडासु श्राद्धं कुर्वोत चेच्छया ॥२२॥

22. śrāddhārhadravyasamprāptau tathā duḥsvapnadarśane .
janmarkṣagrahapīḍāsu śrāddhaṃ kurvota cecchayā.

22. śrāddhārhadravyasampāptau tathā duḥsvapnadarśane
janmarkṣagrahapīḍāsu śrāddham kurvota ca icchayā

22. Likewise, one should perform a śrāddha rite, if one wishes, upon obtaining suitable materials for it, upon seeing a bad dream, or during afflictions caused by planets to one's birth star.

Words meanings summery:

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श्राद्धार्हद्रव्यसम्पाप्तौ (śrāddhārhadravyasampāptau) - upon the availability of appropriate offerings and ingredients for the śrāddha rite (upon obtaining suitable materials for śrāddha)

तथा (tathā) - likewise, so, thus, and

दुःस्वप्नदर्शने (duḥsvapnadarśane) - upon seeing a bad dream, in the event of a nightmare

जन्मर्क्षग्रहपीडासु (janmarkṣagrahapīḍāsu) - in cases of distress or trouble caused by planetary influences on one's natal constellation (during afflictions by planets to one's birth star)

श्राद्धम् (śrāddham) - śrāddha (rite), funeral offering

कुर्वोत (kurvota) - one should perform the śrāddha rite (one should perform, one should do)

च (ca) - and, also

इच्छया (icchayā) - by desire, willingly, voluntarily, if one wishes

Words meanings and morphology

श्राद्धार्हद्रव्यसम्पाप्तौ (śrāddhārhadravyasampāptau) - upon the availability of appropriate offerings and ingredients for the śrāddha rite (upon obtaining suitable materials for śrāddha)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of śrāddhārhadravyasampāpti

śrāddhārhadravyasampāpti - the obtaining of materials worthy of śrāddha

Compound type : tatpurusha (śrāddha+arha+dravya+samprapti)

śrāddha – faith, solemn obsequies, funeral offering, śrāddha rite
noun (neuter)
arha – deserving, worthy, suitable, fit
adjective (masculine)
Gerundive
derived from root arh
Root: arh (class 1)
dravya – substance, material, wealth, property
noun (neuter)
Root: dru (class 1)
samprapti – obtaining, acquisition, arrival
noun (feminine)
derived from root āp with sam and pra
Prefixes: sam+pra
Root: āp (class 5)

तथा (tathā) - likewise, so, thus, and

(indeclinable)

दुःस्वप्नदर्शने (duḥsvapnadarśane) - upon seeing a bad dream, in the event of a nightmare

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of duḥsvapnadarśana

duḥsvapnadarśana - seeing a bad dream, a nightmare

Compound type : tatpurusha (dus+svapna+darśana)

dus – bad, ill, difficult
indeclinable
svapna – sleep, dream
noun (masculine)
derived from root svap
Root: svap (class 2)
darśana – seeing, sight, perception
noun (neuter)
derived from root dṛś
Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: The initial ḥ in duḥsvapna is part of the dus prefix and is a result of internal sandhi (visarga), which is not undone.

जन्मर्क्षग्रहपीडासु (janmarkṣagrahapīḍāsu) - in cases of distress or trouble caused by planetary influences on one's natal constellation (during afflictions by planets to one's birth star)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of janmarkṣagrahapīḍā

janmarkṣagrahapīḍā - affliction of birth star by planets

Compound type : tatpurusha (janman+ṛkṣa+graha+pīḍā)

janman – birth, origin, life
noun (neuter)
derived from root jan
Root: jan (class 1)
ṛkṣa – star, constellation (especially lunar mansions or nakṣatras)
noun (neuter)
graha – planet, seizing, holding, influence
noun (masculine)
derived from root grah
Root: grah (class 9)
pīḍā – pain, distress, affliction, trouble
noun (feminine)
derived from root pīḍ
Root: pīḍ (class 10)