मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-35, verse-21

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रजोऽग्निरश्वो गौश्छाया रश्मयः पवनो मही ।
विप्रुषो मक्षिकाद्याश्च दुष्टसङ्गाददोषिणः ॥२१॥

21. rajo'gniraśvo gauśchāyā raśmayaḥ pavano mahī .
vipruṣo makṣikādyāśca duṣṭasaṅgādadoṣiṇaḥ.

21. rajaḥ agniḥ aśvaḥ gauḥ chāyā raśmayaḥ pavanaḥ mahī
vipruṣaḥ makṣikā-ādyāḥ ca duṣṭasaṅgāt adoṣiṇaḥ

21. Dust, fire, a horse (aśva), a cow (go), a shadow, sunbeams, wind, the earth (mahī), drops of water, and flies (makṣikā) etc. are not defiled by contact with the impure.

Words meanings summery:

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रजः (rajaḥ) - dust (dust, pollen, menstrual fluid)

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire (fire, god of fire)

अश्वः (aśvaḥ) - horse (aśva) (horse)

गौः (gauḥ) - cow (go) (cow, ox, earth, ray of light)

छाया (chāyā) - shadow (shadow, shade, reflection)

रश्मयः (raśmayaḥ) - sunbeams (rays, beams (of light))

पवनः (pavanaḥ) - wind (wind, air, purifier)

मही (mahī) - the earth (mahī) (earth, ground)

विप्रुषः (vipruṣaḥ) - drops of water (drops of water, spray)

मक्षिका-आद्याः (makṣikā-ādyāḥ) - flies (makṣikā) etc. (flies, etc., those beginning with flies)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

दुष्टसङ्गात् (duṣṭasaṅgāt) - from contact with the impure (from contact with the impure, because of evil association)

अदोषिणः (adoṣiṇaḥ) - not defiled, free from impurity (faultless, sinless, free from impurity)

Words meanings and morphology

रजः (rajaḥ) - dust (dust, pollen, menstrual fluid)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rajas

rajas - dust, dirt, gloom, menstrual fluid

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire (fire, god of fire)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

अश्वः (aśvaḥ) - horse (aśva) (horse)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśva

aśva - horse

गौः (gauḥ) - cow (go) (cow, ox, earth, ray of light)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of go

go - cow, ox, earth, ray

छाया (chāyā) - shadow (shadow, shade, reflection)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of chāyā

chāyā - shadow, shade, reflection

रश्मयः (raśmayaḥ) - sunbeams (rays, beams (of light))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of raśmi

raśmi - ray, beam, rope

पवनः (pavanaḥ) - wind (wind, air, purifier)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pavana

pavana - wind, air, purifier

Agent noun from √pū (to purify).

Root: pū (class 1)

मही (mahī) - the earth (mahī) (earth, ground)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground

विप्रुषः (vipruṣaḥ) - drops of water (drops of water, spray)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vipruṣ

vipruṣ - drop of water, spray

मक्षिका-आद्याः (makṣikā-ādyāḥ) - flies (makṣikā) etc. (flies, etc., those beginning with flies)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of makṣikādi

makṣikādi - flies and others

Compound type : dvandva (makṣikā+ādi)

makṣikā – fly
noun (feminine)
ādi – beginning, etc., and so on
noun (masculine)

Note: The ādyāḥ makes it plural.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

दुष्टसङ्गात् (duṣṭasaṅgāt) - from contact with the impure (from contact with the impure, because of evil association)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of duṣṭasaṅga

duṣṭasaṅga - contact with the impure

Compound type : tatpurusha (duṣṭa+saṅga)

duṣṭa – impure, corrupted, bad
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from √duṣ (to be bad, corrupt).
Root: duṣ (class 4)
saṅga – contact, attachment, association
noun (masculine)
Derived from sam-√gam (to go together, to associate).
Prefix: sam
Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Indicates the cause or source of non-defilement.

अदोषिणः (adoṣiṇaḥ) - not defiled, free from impurity (faultless, sinless, free from impurity)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adoṣin

adoṣin - faultless, sinless, pure

Negative prefix 'a' + 'doṣin' (having fault).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+doṣin)