मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-41, verse-12

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इत्येते च शुभाहारा योगिनः सिद्धिकारकाः ।
तत् प्रयुञ्ज्यान्मुनिर्भक्त्या परमेण समाधिना ॥१२॥

12. ityete ca śubhāhārā yoginaḥ siddhikārakāḥ .
tat prayuñjyānmunirbhaktyā parameṇa samādhinā.

12. iti ete ca śubhāhārāḥ yoginaḥ siddhikārakāḥ
tat prayuñjyāt muniḥ bhaktyā parameṇa samādhinā

12. Thus, these auspicious foods are conducive to success (siddhi) for a yogi (yogin). A sage (muni) should consume them with devotion (bhakti) and supreme concentration (samādhi).

Words meanings summery:

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इति (iti) - thus (referring to the previously listed items) (thus, in this manner, marking quotation)

एते (ete) - these (referring to the listed alms) (these (masculine nominative plural))

च (ca) - and (and, also)

शुभाहाराः (śubhāhārāḥ) - auspicious (or pure) foods (auspicious foods, pure foods)

योगिनः (yoginaḥ) - for a yogi (yogin) (of the yogi, for the yogi)

सिद्धिकारकाः (siddhikārakāḥ) - conducive to success (siddhi) (causing perfection, bringing success, conducive to spiritual attainment)

तत् (tat) - those (referring to the aforementioned foods) (that (neuter accusative singular))

प्रयुञ्ज्यात् (prayuñjyāt) - he should consume/partake (he should use, he should apply, he should perform, he should partake)

मुनिः (muniḥ) - a sage (sage, ascetic, contemplative person)

भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - with devotion (bhakti) (with devotion, by devotion (bhakti), faithfully)

परमेण (parameṇa) - with supreme (with supreme, with highest, with ultimate)

समाधिना (samādhinā) - with supreme concentration (samādhi) (with concentration (samādhi), with meditation, with deep absorption)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus (referring to the previously listed items) (thus, in this manner, marking quotation)

(indeclinable)

एते (ete) - these (referring to the listed alms) (these (masculine nominative plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to the items of bhaikṣyam from the previous verse.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects ete with śubhāhārāḥ.

शुभाहाराः (śubhāhārāḥ) - auspicious (or pure) foods (auspicious foods, pure foods)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śubhāhāra

śubhāhāra - auspicious food, pure food

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śubha+āhāra)

śubha – auspicious, pure, good
adjective (masculine)
āhāra – food, nourishment, intake
noun (masculine)
From root hṛ (to seize, carry) with prefix ā
Prefix: ā
Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate for ete.

योगिनः (yoginaḥ) - for a yogi (yogin) (of the yogi, for the yogi)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yogin

yogin - yogi, ascetic, one who practices yoga

From root yuj (to join, to concentrate)

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Dative or genitive case, here implying 'for the yogi'.

सिद्धिकारकाः (siddhikārakāḥ) - conducive to success (siddhi) (causing perfection, bringing success, conducive to spiritual attainment)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of siddhikāraka

siddhikāraka - causing perfection, bringing success

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (siddhi+kāraka)

siddhi – perfection, success, accomplishment, spiritual power
noun (feminine)
From root sidh (to succeed)
Root: sidh (class 1)
kāraka – causing, making, agent
noun (masculine)
From root kṛ (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate for ete.

तत् (tat) - those (referring to the aforementioned foods) (that (neuter accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the collection of alms, treated as a singular entity.

प्रयुञ्ज्यात् (prayuñjyāt) - he should consume/partake (he should use, he should apply, he should perform, he should partake)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of pra-yuj

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Refers to muniḥ.