मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-31, verse-50

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यद्यदिष्टचतमं तेषां तत्तदन्नमसत्वरम् ।
अक्रुध्यंश्च नरो दद्यात् सम्भवेन प्रलोभयन् ॥५०॥

50. yadyadiṣṭacatamaṃ teṣāṃ tattadannamasatvaram .
akrudhyaṃśca naro dadyāt sambhavena pralobhayan.

50. yat yat iṣṭacatamam teṣām tat tat annam asatvaram
akrudhyan ca naraḥ dadyāt sambhavena pralobhayan

50. Whatever is most desired by them, that very food a man should give unhurriedly and without getting angry, gently enticing them with what is available.

Words meanings summery:

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यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever, that which)

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever, that which)

इष्टचतमम् (iṣṭacatamam) - most desired (by them) (most desired, most agreeable)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them (the guests) (of them, to them)

तत् (tat) - that (food) (that, it)

तत् (tat) - that (food) (that, it)

अन्नम् (annam) - food (to be offered) (food, sustenance)

असत्वरम् (asatvaram) - unhurriedly, without haste (not hastily, without hurry)

अक्रुध्यन् (akrudhyan) - without getting angry (not becoming angry, without anger)

च (ca) - and

नरः (naraḥ) - a man (the host performing the ritual) (a man, person)

दद्यात् (dadyāt) - should give (should give, may give)

सम्भवेन (sambhavena) - by means of what is possible or available (by possibility, by means of what is possible, by birth/origin)

प्रलोभयन् (pralobhayan) - enticing, alluring (the guests) (enticing, alluring, tempting)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Repetition (yadyad) means 'whatever'.

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Repetition (yadyad) means 'whatever'.

इष्टचतमम् (iṣṭacatamam) - most desired (by them) (most desired, most agreeable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of iṣṭacatama

iṣṭacatama - most desired, most agreeable

Superlative

Superlative of 'iṣṭa' (desired) with suffix -catama (or -tama for superlative)

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'annam'.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them (the guests) (of them, to them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Genitive plural indicating possession or relation.

तत् (tat) - that (food) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Emphatic repetition (tattad).

तत् (tat) - that (food) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Emphatic repetition (tattad).

अन्नम् (annam) - food (to be offered) (food, sustenance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, rice, meal

Past passive participle of √ad (to eat), used as a noun.

Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Object of giving.

असत्वरम् (asatvaram) - unhurriedly, without haste (not hastily, without hurry)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asatvara

asatvara - not hasty, unhurried

Negative prefix 'a-' + 'satvara'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+satvara)

a – not, un-
indeclinable
satvara – hasty, quick
adjective (neuter)

Note: Adverbial usage, describing the manner of giving.

अक्रुध्यन् (akrudhyan) - without getting angry (not becoming angry, without anger)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akrudhyat

akrudhyat - not becoming angry

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of √krudh (to be angry) with negative prefix 'a-'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+krudhyat)

a – not, un-
indeclinable
krudhyat – being angry
adjective (masculine)
Present Active Participle
Present active participle of √krudh
Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'naraḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नरः (naraḥ) - a man (the host performing the ritual) (a man, person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person

Note: Subject of 'dadyāt'.

दद्यात् (dadyāt) - should give (should give, may give)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)