मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-37, verse-40

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न यस्य हस्तादिकमप्यशेषं मांसं न चास्थीनि खिराविभागः ।
कस्तस्य नागाश्वरथादिकोषैः स्वल्पोऽपि सम्बन्ध इहास्ति पुंसः ॥४०॥

40. na yasya hastādikamapyaśeṣaṃ māṃsaṃ na cāsthīni khirāvibhāgaḥ .
kastasya nāgāśvarathādikoṣaiḥ svalpo'pi sambandha ihāsti puṃsaḥ.

40. na yasya hastādikam api aśeṣam
māṃsam na ca asthīni khirāvibhāgaḥ
kaḥ tasya nāgāśvarathādikoṣaiḥ
svalpaḥ api sambandhaḥ iha asti puṃsaḥ

40. For one who possesses no such things as hands and the like (hastādika), no flesh, no bones, and no distinct arrangement of veins, what connection (sambandha), even a slight one, can such a person (puruṣa) here have with elephants, horses, chariots, and treasures?

Words meanings summery:

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न (na) - not, no

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which

हस्तादिकम् (hastādikam) - hands and so forth, starting with hands

अपि (api) - also, even

अशेषम् (aśeṣam) - entirely, at all (when used with negation) (entirely, completely, without remainder, all)

मांसम् (māṁsam) - flesh, meat

न (na) - not, no

च (ca) - and, also

अस्थीनि (asthīni) - bones

खिराविभागः (khirāvibhāgaḥ) - division of veins/sinews/nerves

कः (kaḥ) - who? what?

तस्य (tasya) - of him, to him, his

नागाश्वरथादिकोषैः (nāgāśvarathādikoṣaiḥ) - with elephants, horses, chariots, and so forth, and treasures

स्वल्पः (svalpaḥ) - little, small

अपि (api) - also, even

सम्बन्धः (sambandhaḥ) - connection, relationship

इह (iha) - here, in this world

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

पुंसः (puṁsaḥ) - of such a person (i.e., the Self, puruṣa) (of a person, of a man, of the supreme person (puruṣa))

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what (relative pronoun)

Genitive singular masculine/neuter of yad.

हस्तादिकम् (hastādikam) - hands and so forth, starting with hands

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hastādika

hastādika - hands and so forth, beginning with hands

Compound of hasta (hand) + ādika (beginning with, etc.). Nominative/accusative singular neuter.

Compound type : tatpurusha (hasta+ādika)

hasta – hand
noun (masculine)
ādika – beginning with, and so forth, etc.
adjective (masculine)
Derived from ādi (beginning) + ika (suffix).

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

अशेषम् (aśeṣam) - entirely, at all (when used with negation) (entirely, completely, without remainder, all)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aśeṣa

aśeṣa - without remainder, all, entire, complete

Nominative/accusative singular neuter, used adverbially. Compound of a (not) + śeṣa (remainder).

Compound type : pradi-samāsa (a+śeṣa)

a – not, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix.
śeṣa – remainder, residue, balance
noun (masculine)
Derived from root śiṣ (to leave remaining).
Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Used adverbially to modify the preceding items (hands, flesh, bones etc.) as being completely absent.

मांसम् (māṁsam) - flesh, meat

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of māṃsa

māṁsa - flesh, meat

Nominative/accusative singular of māṃsa.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अस्थीनि (asthīni) - bones

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of asthi

asthi - bone

Nominative/accusative plural of asthi.

खिराविभागः (khirāvibhāgaḥ) - division of veins/sinews/nerves

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khirāvibhāga

khirāvibhāga - division or distinct arrangement of veins, sinews, or nerves

Compound of khirā (vein/sinew/nerve) + vibhāga (division/distinction). Nominative singular masculine.

Compound type : tatpurusha (khirā+vibhāga)

khirā – vein, sinew, nerve
noun (feminine)
vibhāga – division, distinction, distribution, share
noun (masculine)
Derived from root bhaj (to divide, distribute) with prefix vi.
Prefix: vi
Root: bhaj (class 1)

कः (kaḥ) - who? what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who?, what?, which? (interrogative pronoun)

Nominative singular masculine of kim.

तस्य (tasya) - of him, to him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Genitive singular masculine/neuter of tad.

नागाश्वरथादिकोषैः (nāgāśvarathādikoṣaiḥ) - with elephants, horses, chariots, and so forth, and treasures

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nāgāśvarathādikoṣa

nāgāśvarathādikoṣa - elephants, horses, chariots, etc., and treasures

Instrumental plural of a compound noun nāgāśvarathādikoṣa.

Compound type : dvandva (nāga+aśva+ratha+ādika+koṣa)

nāga – elephant, serpent (nāga)
noun (masculine)
aśva – horse
noun (masculine)
ratha – chariot
noun (masculine)
ādika – beginning with, and so forth, etc.
adjective (masculine)
Derived from ādi (beginning) + ika (suffix).
koṣa – treasury, wealth, sheath, covering
noun (masculine)

स्वल्पः (svalpaḥ) - little, small

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svalpa

svalpa - little, small, trifling

Nominative singular masculine of svalpa. Compound of su (good/small) + alpa (small).

Compound type : tatpurusha (su+alpa)