मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-31, verse-34

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अप्राप्तौ तद्दिने चापि वर्ज्या योषित्प्रसङ्गिनः ।
भिक्षार्थमागतान् वापि काले संयमिनो यतीन् ॥३४॥

34. aprāptau taddine cāpi varjyā yoṣitprasaṅginaḥ .
bhikṣārthamāgatān vāpi kāle saṃyamino yatīn.

34. aprāptau tad dine ca api varjyāḥ yoṣitprasaṅginaḥ
bhikṣārtham āgatān vā api kāle saṃyaminaḥ yatīn

34. If [the designated guests] are not available on that day, then even those excessively attached to women should be avoided. Alternatively, one may feed self-controlled ascetics (yatīn) who come for alms at the appropriate time.

Words meanings summery:

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अप्राप्तौ (aprāptau) - in case of non-availability, if not obtained, in the absence of

तद् (tad) - that, this

दिने (dine) - on the day

च (ca) - and, also

अपि (api) - even, also, too

वर्ज्याः (varjyāḥ) - to be avoided, prohibited

योषित्प्रसङ्गिनः (yoṣitprasaṅginaḥ) - those attached to women, sensualists

भिक्षार्थम् (bhikṣārtham) - for the sake of alms, for alms

आगतान् (āgatān) - those who have come, arrived

वा (vā) - or, either

अपि (api) - even, also

काले (kāle) - at the appropriate time for offerings/alms (at the time, at the proper time)

संयमिनः (saṁyaminaḥ) - self-controlled, restrained

यतीन् (yatīn) - ascetics, renunciants, hermits

Words meanings and morphology

अप्राप्तौ (aprāptau) - in case of non-availability, if not obtained, in the absence of

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of aprāpti

aprāpti - non-attainment, non-receipt, non-availability, absence

Feminine noun from a- (not) + prāpti (attainment), derived from pra-āp (to obtain).

Prefix: a

Root: āp (class 5)

तद् (tad) - that, this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Adjectival usage modifying 'dina' in compound.

दिने (dine) - on the day

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dina

dina - day

Note: 'taddine' means 'on that day'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Particle.

Note: Appears twice in this verse.

वर्ज्याः (varjyāḥ) - to be avoided, prohibited

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of varjya

varjya - to be avoided, to be excluded, prohibited

Gerundive

Derived from root vṛj (to avoid, abandon) + suffix -ya.

Root: vṛj (class 1)

योषित्प्रसङ्गिनः (yoṣitprasaṅginaḥ) - those attached to women, sensualists

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yoṣitprasaṅgin

yoṣitprasaṅgin - attached to women, fond of women, sensualist

Tatpuruṣa compound of yoṣit (woman) and prasaṅgin (attached to).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yoṣit+prasaṅgin)

yoṣit – woman, female
noun (feminine)
prasaṅgin – attached to, devoted to, adhering to, having attachment
adjective (masculine)
Derived from pra-saṅga (attachment), from root sañj with pra.
Prefix: pra
Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'varjyāḥ'.

भिक्षार्थम् (bhikṣārtham) - for the sake of alms, for alms

(indeclinable)

Tatpuruṣa compound of bhikṣā (alms) and artha (purpose/sake), used adverbially.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhikṣā+artha)

bhikṣā – alms, begging
noun (feminine)
Derived from root bhikṣ (to beg).
Root: bhikṣ (class 1)
artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial usage.

आगतान् (āgatān) - those who have come, arrived

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go) with prefix ā (towards).

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yatīn'.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)