मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-34, verse-23

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नग्नां परस्त्रियं नेक्षेन्न पश्येदात्मनः सकृत् ।
उदक्या दर्शनां स्पर्शो वर्ज्यं सम्भाषणन्तथा ॥२३॥

23. nagnāṃ parastriyaṃ nekṣenna paśyedātmanaḥ sakṛt .
udakyā darśanāṃ sparśo varjyaṃ sambhāṣaṇantathā.

23. nagnām parastriyam na īkṣet na paśyet ātmanaḥ sakṛt
udakyā darśanām sparśaḥ varjyam sambhāṣaṇam tathā

23. One should not gaze upon another's naked wife, nor should one continuously look at oneself. Likewise, seeing a menstruating woman, touching her, and conversing with her are to be avoided.

Words meanings summery:

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नग्नाम् (nagnām) - naked, unclothed

परस्त्रियम् (parastriyam) - another's wife, a woman belonging to another

न (na) - not

ईक्षेत् (īkṣet) - One should not gaze upon (a naked woman). (one should look, one should gaze)

पश्येत् (paśyet) - One should not constantly look at oneself. (one should see, one should look)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself, one's own (ātman)

सकृत् (sakṛt) - Continuously, repeatedly. (once, ever, continuously, constantly)

उदक्या (udakyā) - a menstruating woman

दर्शनाम् (darśanām) - The sight of (a menstruating woman). (seeing, sight)

स्पर्शः (sparśaḥ) - (Her) touch. (touch, contact)

वर्ज्यम् (varjyam) - Is to be avoided. (to be avoided, forbidden)

सम्भाषणम् (sambhāṣaṇam) - Conversation (with her). (conversation, speaking together)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, similarly

Words meanings and morphology

नग्नाम् (nagnām) - naked, unclothed

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nagna

nagna - naked, nude, bare

परस्त्रियम् (parastriyam) - another's wife, a woman belonging to another

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parastrī

parastrī - another's wife, a married woman (not one's own)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+strī)

para – other, another, supreme
pronoun/adjective (masculine)
strī – woman, wife
noun (feminine)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

ईक्षेत् (īkṣet) - One should not gaze upon (a naked woman). (one should look, one should gaze)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of īkṣ

Root 'īkṣ' (to see).

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

पश्येत् (paśyet) - One should not constantly look at oneself. (one should see, one should look)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of dṛś

Present stem is paśya. Root 'dṛś' (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself, one's own (ātman)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, ego, essence (ātman)

Note: Here used with a reflexive pronoun sense, 'of oneself'.

सकृत् (sakṛt) - Continuously, repeatedly. (once, ever, continuously, constantly)

(indeclinable)

उदक्या (udakyā) - a menstruating woman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of udakyā

udakyā - a menstruating woman, a woman in her menses

दर्शनाम् (darśanām) - The sight of (a menstruating woman). (seeing, sight)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of darśana

darśana - seeing, looking, vision, sight, view

action noun

Derived from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Grammatically unusual form; likely intended as the noun 'seeing' (darśanam) in neuter nominative, or a feminine noun form of 'seeing' (darśanā) in accusative. For translation, it is understood as 'seeing' or 'the sight'.

स्पर्शः (sparśaḥ) - (Her) touch. (touch, contact)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sparśa

sparśa - touch, contact, sensation of touch

action noun

Derived from root spṛś (to touch)

Root: spṛś (class 6)

वर्ज्यम् (varjyam) - Is to be avoided. (to be avoided, forbidden)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of varjya

varjya - to be avoided, to be shunned, to be abandoned

gerundive (future passive participle)