मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-39, verse-51

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नासतो दर्शनं योगे तस्मात्तत्परिवर्जयेत् ।
देशानेताननादृत्य मूढत्वाद्यो युनक्ति वै ॥५१॥

51. nāsato darśanaṃ yoge tasmāttatparivarjayet .
deśānetānanādṛtya mūḍhatvādyo yunakti vai.

51. na asataḥ darśanaṃ yoge tasmāt tat parivarjayet
deśān etān anādṛtya mūḍhatvāt yaḥ yunakti vai

51. There is no perception of the non-existent (asat) in yoga (yoga); therefore, one should completely avoid that. Indeed, whoever practices (yoga) out of foolishness, disregarding these proper conditions (deśa).

Words meanings summery:

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न (na) - not, no

असतः (asataḥ) - of the non-existent, of the unreal

दर्शनं (darśanaṁ) - perception, sight, vision, doctrine

योगे (yoge) - in yoga, in union, in meditation

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

तत् (tat) - that which is to be avoided (the perception of the non-existent) (that, it)

परिवर्जयेत् (parivarjayet) - one should completely avoid, one should renounce

देशान् (deśān) - proper conditions or rules for practicing yoga (places, regions, conditions)

एतान् (etān) - these

अनादृत्य (anādṛtya) - disregarding, disrespecting, not paying attention to

मूढत्वात् (mūḍhatvāt) - out of foolishness, due to ignorance

यः (yaḥ) - whoever, who

युनक्ति (yunakti) - he practices yoga (he joins, he practices (yoga), he applies)

वै (vai) - indeed, verily

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

असतः (asataḥ) - of the non-existent, of the unreal

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false

Present Active Participle

Formed from the root 'as' (to be) with the 'śatṛ' suffix, negated with 'a-'. Declined in genitive singular.

Prefix: a

Root: as (class 2)

Note: From root 'as' (to be), negated.

दर्शनं (darśanaṁ) - perception, sight, vision, doctrine

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - sight, vision, perception, doctrine

From root 'dṛś' (to see) with 'lyuṭ' suffix

Root: dṛś (class 1)

योगे (yoge) - in yoga, in union, in meditation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yoga

yoga - union, conjunction, spiritual discipline, effort, application

From root 'yuj' (to join)

Root: yuj (class 7)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Ablative singular of 'tad' used adverbially.

तत् (tat) - that which is to be avoided (the perception of the non-existent) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the 'perception of the non-existent'.

परिवर्जयेत् (parivarjayet) - one should completely avoid, one should renounce

(verb)

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

Optative Mood, 3rd Person Singular, Parasmaipadi

From root 'vṛj' with prefixes 'pari' and 'vi', causative stem 'varjay'. 'Pari' means completely, 'vi' adds intensity. The optative mood signifies a command or recommendation.

Prefixes: pari+vi

Root: vṛj (class 1)

देशान् (deśān) - proper conditions or rules for practicing yoga (places, regions, conditions)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deśa

deśa - place, region, condition, position

Note: Refers to the proper conditions or environments for yoga.

एतान् (etān) - these

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

अनादृत्य (anādṛtya) - disregarding, disrespecting, not paying attention to