मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-41, verse-10

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अत ऊर्ध्वं पुश्चापि अदुष्टापतितेषु च ।
भैक्ष्यचर्या विवर्णेषु जघन्या वृत्तिरिष्यते ॥१०॥

10. ata ūrdhvaṃ puścāpi aduṣṭāpatiteṣu ca .
bhaikṣyacaryā vivarṇeṣu jaghanyā vṛttiriṣyate.

10. ataḥ ūrdhvam puṃsu ca api aduṣṭāpatiteṣu ca
bhaikṣyacaryā vivarṇeṣu jaghanā vṛttiḥ iṣyate

10. Furthermore, beyond (the ideal householders mentioned previously), begging (bhaikṣyacaryā) is prescribed as a last resort (jaghanā vṛtti) even among men who are not corrupt or fallen, and among those of other social classes (vivarṇa).

Words meanings summery:

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अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, from this (context) (therefore, from this, hence, then)

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - further, beyond that (i.e., the previously mentioned ideal householders) (upwards, above, after, subsequently, further)

पुंसु (puṁsu) - among men

च (ca) - and (and, also)

अपि (api) - also, even (also, even, too)

अदुष्टापतितेषु (aduṣṭāpatiteṣu) - among men who are not corrupt or fallen (among those who are not corrupt and not fallen)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

भैक्ष्यचर्या (bhaikṣyacaryā) - the practice of begging for alms (the conduct of begging, wandering for alms)

विवर्णेषु (vivarṇeṣu) - among those of other (or lower) social classes (vivarṇa) (among those of mixed castes, among those of different colors/social classes)

जघना (jaghanā) - as a last resort, inferior (lowest, last, inferior, hindmost)

वृत्तिः (vṛttiḥ) - means of livelihood (livelihood, mode of life, conduct, action)

इष्यते (iṣyate) - is prescribed (is desired, is sought, is prescribed, is considered proper)

Words meanings and morphology

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, from this (context) (therefore, from this, hence, then)

(indeclinable)

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - further, beyond that (i.e., the previously mentioned ideal householders) (upwards, above, after, subsequently, further)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage (neuter accusative singular).

पुंसु (puṁsu) - among men

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of puṃs

puṁs - man, male, person

Note: From puṃs stem.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

अदुष्टापतितेषु (aduṣṭāpatiteṣu) - among men who are not corrupt or fallen (among those who are not corrupt and not fallen)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of aduṣṭāpatita

aduṣṭāpatita - not corrupt and not fallen

Compound type : dvandva (aduṣṭa+apatita)

aduṣṭa – not corrupt, unblemished, pure
participle (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Negated with 'a-'. From root duṣ (to be corrupted).
Prefix: a
Root: duṣ (class 4)
apatita – not fallen, not degraded
participle (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Negated with 'a-'. From root pat (to fall).
Prefix: a
Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Adjectival agreement with puṃsu.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects aduṣṭāpatiteṣu and vivarṇeṣu.

भैक्ष्यचर्या (bhaikṣyacaryā) - the practice of begging for alms (the conduct of begging, wandering for alms)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhaikṣyacaryā

bhaikṣyacaryā - begging for alms, wandering for food

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhaikṣya+caryā)

bhaikṣya – alms, food received as alms
noun (neuter)
From bhikṣā (alms)
Root: bhikṣ (class 1)
caryā – conduct, practice, wandering
noun (feminine)
From root car (to wander)
Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject of iṣyate.

विवर्णेषु (vivarṇeṣu) - among those of other (or lower) social classes (vivarṇa) (among those of mixed castes, among those of different colors/social classes)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of vivarṇa

vivarṇa - without color, of different color, of mixed caste, low caste

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+varṇa)