मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-34, verse-106

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अङ्गुल्यग्रे तथा दैवं तेन दिव्यक्रियाविधिः ।
तीर्थ कनिष्ठिकामूले कायं तेन प्रजापतेः ॥१०६॥

106. aṅgulyagre tathā daivaṃ tena divyakriyāvidhiḥ .
tīrtha kaniṣṭhikāmūle kāyaṃ tena prajāpateḥ.

106. aṅgulyagre tathā daivam tena divyakriyāvidhiḥ
tīrtha kaniṣṭhikāmūle kāyam tena prajāpateḥ

106. Similarly, the divine sacred spot (tīrtha) is at the tip of the fingers; by means of this, the procedure for divine rituals is to be performed. The sacred spot (tīrtha) for Prajāpati (prajāpateḥ) is at the base of the little finger; by means of this, the bodily (kāyaṃ) rites are performed.

Words meanings summery:

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अङ्गुल्यग्रे (aṅgulyagre) - at the fingertip, at the tip of the finger

तथा (tathā) - introducing a new point parallel to an implied previous one or setting the stage, hence 'similarly' (similarly, thus, so)

दैवम् (daivam) - the 'divine' sacred spot (tīrtha) (divine, pertaining to gods, sacred)

तेन (tena) - by means of that (divine sacred spot) (by that, by him, by it)

दिव्यक्रियाविधिः (divyakriyāvidhiḥ) - the prescribed method for performing rituals for gods (method/procedure of divine rites/actions)

तीर्थ (tīrtha) - a specific sacred region on the hand used for ritual libations (sacred bathing place, ford, sacred spot, hand-region for libations)

कनिष्ठिकामूले (kaniṣṭhikāmūle) - at the base of the little finger

कायम् (kāyam) - the 'bodily' sacred spot (tīrtha), often synonymous with Prajāpati's tīrtha (bodily, physical, relating to the body)

तेन (tena) - by means of that (Prajāpati's sacred spot) (by that, by him, by it)

प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - referring to the specific rites or sacred spot associated with Prajāpati (of Prajāpati, of the lord of creatures)

Words meanings and morphology

अङ्गुल्यग्रे (aṅgulyagre) - at the fingertip, at the tip of the finger

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of aṅgulyagra

aṅgulyagra - fingertip, end of the finger

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aṅguli+agra)

aṅguli – finger
noun (feminine)
agra – tip, front, top, end
noun (neuter)

तथा (tathā) - introducing a new point parallel to an implied previous one or setting the stage, hence 'similarly' (similarly, thus, so)

(indeclinable)

दैवम् (daivam) - the 'divine' sacred spot (tīrtha) (divine, pertaining to gods, sacred)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - divine, relating to gods, fate, destiny

From deva + aṇ (taddhita suffix).

Note: Used substantively, referring to the divine sacred spot (devatīrtha).

तेन (tena) - by means of that (divine sacred spot) (by that, by him, by it)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'daivam tīrtham' (divine sacred spot).

दिव्यक्रियाविधिः (divyakriyāvidhiḥ) - the prescribed method for performing rituals for gods (method/procedure of divine rites/actions)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of divyakriyāvidhi

divyakriyāvidhi - method/procedure for divine actions/rituals

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (divya+kriyā+vidhi)

divya – divine, heavenly, celestial
adjective (neuter)
kriyā – action, rite, ritual, performance
noun (feminine)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
vidhi – rule, method, procedure, ordinance, injunction
noun (masculine)
Prefix: vi
Root: dhā (class 3)

तीर्थ (tīrtha) - a specific sacred region on the hand used for ritual libations (sacred bathing place, ford, sacred spot, hand-region for libations)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tīrtha

tīrtha - sacred ford, bathing place, sacred region, method, way

Note: Presented in Devanagari without an explicit final anusvāra (m), hence 'tīrtha' instead of 'tīrtham'.

कनिष्ठिकामूले (kaniṣṭhikāmūle) - at the base of the little finger

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kaniṣṭhikāmūla

kaniṣṭhikāmūla - base of the little finger

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kaniṣṭhikā+mūla)