मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-40, verse-21

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परित्यजति सूक्ष्माणि सप्त त्वेतानि योगवित् ।
सम्यग्विज्ञाय योऽलर्क तस्यावृत्तिर्न विद्यते ॥२१॥

21. parityajati sūkṣmāṇi sapta tvetāni yogavit .
samyagvijñāya yo'larka tasyāvṛttirna vidyate.

21. parityajati sūkṣmāṇi sapta tu etāni yogavit samyak
vijñāya yaḥ alarka tasya āvṛttiḥ na vidyate

21. O Alarka, the knower of yoga (yogavit) who, having thoroughly understood these seven subtle elements, abandons them—for him there is no return (āvṛtti) (saṃsāra).

Words meanings summery:

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परित्यजति (parityajati) - he abandons (he abandons, forsakes, gives up, relinquishes)

सूक्ष्माणि (sūkṣmāṇi) - subtle (elements/principles) (subtle, fine, minute (plural))

सप्त (sapta) - seven

तु (tu) - indeed (but, on the other hand, indeed, moreover)

एतानि (etāni) - these (referring to the subtle elements) (these)

योगवित् (yogavit) - the knower of yoga (yoga) (knower of yoga, one who understands yoga)

सम्यक् (samyak) - thoroughly (completely, perfectly, thoroughly, rightly)

विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having thoroughly understood (having known, having understood, having discerned)

यः (yaḥ) - he who (the knower of yoga) (who, which, he who)

अलर्क (alarka) - O Alarka (addressed King Alarka) (Alarka (a proper name))

तस्य (tasya) - for him (the knower of yoga) (of him, of that)

आवृत्तिः (āvṛttiḥ) - return (āvṛtti), i.e., rebirth (saṃsāra) (return, recurrence, repetition, rebirth (saṃsāra))

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists (exists, is found, is)

Words meanings and morphology

परित्यजति (parityajati) - he abandons (he abandons, forsakes, gives up, relinquishes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of parityaj

Present Indicative

Derived from pari- + root tyaj (1st class, Parasmaipada)

Prefix: pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the first clause.

सूक्ष्माणि (sūkṣmāṇi) - subtle (elements/principles) (subtle, fine, minute (plural))

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sūkṣma

sūkṣma - subtle, minute, fine, delicate, ethereal

Note: Object of parityajati, qualified by sapta and etāni.

सप्त (sapta) - seven

(numeral)

Note: Quantifies sūkṣmāṇi.

तु (tu) - indeed (but, on the other hand, indeed, moreover)

(indeclinable)

एतानि (etāni) - these (referring to the subtle elements) (these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of etas

etas - this, these

Note: Object of parityajati.

योगवित् (yogavit) - the knower of yoga (yoga) (knower of yoga, one who understands yoga)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yogavit

yogavit - knower of yoga, proficient in yoga

Compound of yoga and vid (knower)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yoga+vid)

yoga – union, discipline, method, spiritual practice (yoga)
noun (masculine)
Derived from root yuj
Root: yuj (class 7)
vid – knowing, understanding, a knower
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root vid
Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Subject of parityajati and of the relative clause yaḥ...

सम्यक् (samyak) - thoroughly (completely, perfectly, thoroughly, rightly)

(indeclinable)

Derived from sam- + añc

Prefix: sam

Root: añc (class 1)

विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having thoroughly understood (having known, having understood, having discerned)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from vi- + root jñā (9th class)

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)