मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-40, verse-13

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नाशयेच्चित्तमावर्त उपसर्गः स उच्यते ।
एतैर्नाशितयोगास्तु सकला देवयोनयः ॥१३॥

13. nāśayeccittamāvarta upasargaḥ sa ucyate .
etairnāśitayogāstu sakalā devayonayaḥ.

13. nāśayet cittam āvartaḥ upasargaḥ saḥ ucyate
| etaiḥ nāśitayogāḥ tu sakalāḥ devayonayaḥ

13. A mental whirlpool (āvarta) would destroy the mind (citta); that is called an obstacle (upasarga). Indeed, all beings of divine origin (devayonaya) have their yoga (yoga) destroyed by these (obstacles).

Words meanings summery:

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नाशयेत् (nāśayet) - would destroy, should destroy, might destroy

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

आवर्तः (āvartaḥ) - mental agitation, confusion (whirlpool, eddy, mental agitation, confusion)

उपसर्गः (upasargaḥ) - a spiritual obstacle or affliction (obstacle, affliction, calamity, difficulty)

सः (saḥ) - that (referring to āvartaḥ) (that, he)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said, is declared

एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these obstacles/afflictions (by these)

नाशितयोगाः (nāśitayogāḥ) - whose yoga is destroyed, those whose spiritual practice is ruined

तु (tu) - indeed, certainly (but, indeed, however)

सकलाः (sakalāḥ) - all, whole, entire

देवयोनयः (devayonayaḥ) - beings of divine origin, divine races, gods

Words meanings and morphology

नाशयेत् (nāśayet) - would destroy, should destroy, might destroy

(verb)

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

Causal stem from root naś (to perish).

Root: naś (class 4)

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect

Past Passive Participle (from cit, to perceive) also used as noun.

From root `cit` (to perceive, know, observe) + `ta` suffix.

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Object of nāśayet.

आवर्तः (āvartaḥ) - mental agitation, confusion (whirlpool, eddy, mental agitation, confusion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āvarta

āvarta - whirlpool, eddy, rotation, revolution, convolution, mental confusion

From ā + vṛt (to turn).

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Subject of nāśayet.

उपसर्गः (upasargaḥ) - a spiritual obstacle or affliction (obstacle, affliction, calamity, difficulty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upasarga

upasarga - prefix (grammar), omen, portent, calamity, obstacle, affliction, spiritual hindrance

From upa + sṛj (to emit, create).

Prefix: upa

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Predicate nominative.

सः (saḥ) - that (referring to āvartaḥ) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to āvartaḥ.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said, is declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Passive form of root vac, with weak stem ucy-.

Root: vac (class 2)

एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these obstacles/afflictions (by these)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

नाशितयोगाः (nāśitayogāḥ) - whose yoga is destroyed, those whose spiritual practice is ruined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nāśitayoga

nāśitayoga - having their yoga destroyed; whose spiritual discipline has perished

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nāśita+yoga)

nāśita – destroyed, ruined, perished
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From the causal stem of naś (nāśi) + ta (PPP suffix).
Root: naś (class 4)
yoga – union, spiritual discipline, path, effort, concentration
noun (masculine)
From root yuj (to join, to concentrate)
Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Describes devayonayaḥ.

तु (tu) - indeed, certainly (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

सकलाः (sakalāḥ) - all, whole, entire

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sakala

sakala - all, whole, entire, complete, with parts

From sa (with) + kala (part).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+kala)