मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-41, verse-21

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शून्येष्वेवावकाशेषु गुहासु च वनेषु च ।
नित्ययुक्तः सदा योगी ध्यानं सम्यगुपक्रमेत् ॥२१॥

21. śūnyeṣvevāvakāśeṣu guhāsu ca vaneṣu ca .
nityayuktaḥ sadā yogī dhyānaṃ samyagupakramet.

21. śūnyeṣu eva avakāśeṣu guhāsu ca vaneṣu ca
nityayuktaḥ sadā yogī dhyānam samyak upakramet

21. A yogi (yoga) should always be constantly disciplined and properly undertake meditation (dhyāna) only in desolate places, such as caves and forests.

Words meanings summery:

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शून्येषु (śūnyeṣu) - in desolate places (in empty, in vacant, in desolate)

एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed, precisely)

अवकाशेषु (avakāśeṣu) - in places (in places, in spaces, in opportunities)

गुहासु (guhāsu) - in caves (in caves, in hiding places)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

वनेषु (vaneṣu) - in forests (in forests, in woods)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

नित्ययुक्तः (nityayuktaḥ) - constantly disciplined (constantly engaged, always disciplined, perpetually absorbed)

सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, perpetually)

योगी (yogī) - a yogi (yoga) (a practitioner of yoga, a contemplative person)

ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation (dhyāna) (meditation, contemplation)

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly (properly, rightly, completely, well)

उपक्रमेत् (upakramet) - should undertake (should undertake, should begin, should commence)

Words meanings and morphology

शून्येषु (śūnyeṣu) - in desolate places (in empty, in vacant, in desolate)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, vacant, desolate, naught

Root: śū (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'avakāśeṣu'.

एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अवकाशेषु (avakāśeṣu) - in places (in places, in spaces, in opportunities)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of avakāśa

avakāśa - space, room, interval, opportunity, leisure

Prefix: ava

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Refers to empty or desolate places.

गुहासु (guhāsu) - in caves (in caves, in hiding places)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of guhā

guhā - cave, cavern, a hiding place

Root: guh (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

वनेषु (vaneṣu) - in forests (in forests, in woods)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

Root: van (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

नित्ययुक्तः (nityayuktaḥ) - constantly disciplined (constantly engaged, always disciplined, perpetually absorbed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nityayukta

nityayukta - constantly engaged, always disciplined, perpetually absorbed

Compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (nitya+yukta)

nitya – constant, perpetual, eternal, always
adjective (masculine)
yukta – joined, united, yoked, engaged, concentrated, disciplined
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root yuj.
Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'yogī'.

सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

योगी (yogī) - a yogi (yoga) (a practitioner of yoga, a contemplative person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yogin

yogin - one who practices yoga, an ascetic, a contemplative man

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Subject of the verb 'upakramet'.

ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation (dhyāna) (meditation, contemplation)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhyāna