मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-32, verse-19

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वर्जनीयं सदा सदिभस्तत्पयः श्राद्धकर्मणि ।
वर्ज्या जन्तुमती रूक्षा क्षितिः प्लुष्टा तथाग्निना ॥१९॥

19. varjanīyaṃ sadā sadibhastatpayaḥ śrāddhakarmaṇi .
varjyā jantumatī rūkṣā kṣitiḥ pluṣṭā tathāgninā.

19. varjanīyam sadā sadbhiḥ tad payaḥ śrāddhakarmaṇi |
varjyā jantumati rūkṣā kṣitiḥ pluṣṭā tathā agninā

19. That milk should always be avoided by righteous people in a śrāddha (ancestral offering) rite. Also, earth that is full of insects, dry, or scorched by fire should be avoided.

Words meanings summery:

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वर्जनीयम् (varjanīyam) - to be avoided (to be avoided, to be shunned, prohibited)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly

सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by righteous people (by good people, by the virtuous, by the righteous)

तद् (tad) - that (milk) (that, it (neuter))

पयः (payaḥ) - milk (milk, water, juice, vital fluid)

श्राद्धकर्मणि (śrāddhakarmaṇi) - in a śrāddha (ancestral offering) rite (in a śrāddha rite, in an ancestral offering)

वर्ज्या (varjyā) - to be avoided (to be avoided, to be shunned, prohibited)

जन्तुमति (jantumati) - full of insects (full of insects, infested with living beings)

रूक्षा (rūkṣā) - dry (dry, harsh, rough, coarse)

क्षितिः (kṣitiḥ) - earth (earth, ground, soil)

प्लुष्टा (pluṣṭā) - scorched (by fire) (scorched, burnt, singed)

तथा (tathā) - and / likewise (thus, so, in that manner, likewise, and)

अग्निना (agninā) - by fire

Words meanings and morphology

वर्जनीयम् (varjanīyam) - to be avoided (to be avoided, to be shunned, prohibited)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of varjanīya

varjanīya - to be avoided, to be shunned, prohibited, rejectable

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

From root 'vṛj' (to abandon, avoid) with suffix 'anīya'

Root: vṛj (class 10)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time

सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by righteous people (by good people, by the virtuous, by the righteous)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous, real, righteous

Present Active Participle (masculine, nominalized)

From root 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

तद् (tad) - that (milk) (that, it (neuter))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Demonstrative pronoun

पयः (payaḥ) - milk (milk, water, juice, vital fluid)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of payas

payas - milk, water, juice, vital fluid, strength

श्राद्धकर्मणि (śrāddhakarmaṇi) - in a śrāddha (ancestral offering) rite (in a śrāddha rite, in an ancestral offering)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śrāddhakarman

śrāddhakarman - śrāddha rite, ancestral offering ritual

Compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (śrāddha+karman)

śrāddha – ancestral offering, faith, reverence
noun (neuter)
From 'śraddhā' (faith)
karman – action, deed, rite, ritual (karma)
noun (neuter)
From root 'kṛ' (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)

वर्ज्या (varjyā) - to be avoided (to be avoided, to be shunned, prohibited)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of varjya

varjya - to be avoided, to be shunned, prohibited, rejected

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

From root 'vṛj' (to abandon)

Root: vṛj (class 10)

जन्तुमति (jantumati) - full of insects (full of insects, infested with living beings)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jantumat

jantumat - having insects, containing living beings, animated

Possessive adjective