मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-37, verse-35

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तन्मात्रावस्थिते सूक्ष्मे तृतीयांशे च पश्यतः ।
तथैव भूतसद्भावं शरीरं किं सुखासुखम् ॥३५॥

35. tanmātrāvasthite sūkṣme tṛtīyāṃśe ca paśyataḥ .
tathaiva bhūtasadbhāvaṃ śarīraṃ kiṃ sukhāsukham.

35. tanmātrāvasthite sūkṣme tṛtīyāṃśe ca paśyataḥ
tathā eva bhūtasadbhāvam śarīram kim sukhāsukham

35. For one who perceives [the Self] as residing in the subtle body, which consists of subtle elements (tanmātras), and also [perceives] the third part [the causal body or the witness consciousness], and who similarly perceives the body as merely the true essence of the elements – for such a one, what are happiness and unhappiness [in reality]?

Words meanings summery:

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तन्मात्रावस्थिते (tanmātrāvasthite) - situated in subtle elements, abiding in tanmātras

सूक्ष्मे (sūkṣme) - referring to the subtle body or subtle reality (subtle, fine, minute)

तृतीयांशे (tṛtīyāṁśe) - in the causal body (kāraṇa śarīra) or the underlying consciousness (in the third part, in the third aspect/portion)

च (ca) - and

पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - of one who sees, for one who perceives

तथा (tathā) - thus, just so

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

भूतसद्भावम् (bhūtasadbhāvam) - the true existence of beings/elements, the essential nature of constituents

शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

किम् (kim) - what?, why?

सुखासुखम् (sukhāsukham) - happiness and unhappiness, pleasure and pain

Words meanings and morphology

तन्मात्रावस्थिते (tanmātrāvasthite) - situated in subtle elements, abiding in tanmātras

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of tanmātrāvasthita

tanmātrāvasthita - situated in subtle elements

Compound type : locative tatpuruṣa (tanmātra+avasthita)

tanmātra – subtle element (sound, touch, form, taste, smell)
noun (neuter)
avasthita – situated, abiding, existing
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefix ava.
Prefix: ava
Root: sthā (class 1)

सूक्ष्मे (sūkṣme) - referring to the subtle body or subtle reality (subtle, fine, minute)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sūkṣma

sūkṣma - subtle, fine, minute, delicate

तृतीयांशे (tṛtīyāṁśe) - in the causal body (kāraṇa śarīra) or the underlying consciousness (in the third part, in the third aspect/portion)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tṛtīyāṃśa

tṛtīyāṁśa - third part, third portion

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (tṛtīya+aṃśa)

tṛtīya – third
adjective (masculine)
aṃśa – part, portion, share, aspect
noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - of one who sees, for one who perceives

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, perceiving, observing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root dṛś (to see) in the present tense, active voice.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - thus, just so

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

भूतसद्भावम् (bhūtasadbhāvam) - the true existence of beings/elements, the essential nature of constituents

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhūtasadbhāva

bhūtasadbhāva - the essential nature of elements/beings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+sat+bhāva)

bhūta – element, being, past
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root bhū (to be).
Root: bhū (class 1)
sat – true, existing, good
adjective (neuter)
Present Active Participle
Derived from root as (to be).
Root: as (class 2)
bhāva – nature, state, existence, being
noun (masculine)
Root: bhū (class 1)

शरीरम् (śarīram) - body

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, frame, physical form

किम् (kim) - what?, why?

(indeclinable)

सुखासुखम् (sukhāsukham) - happiness and unhappiness, pleasure and pain

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukhāsukha

sukhāsukha - happiness and unhappiness, pleasure and pain

Compound type : dvandva (sukha+asukha)