मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-41, verse-23

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सर्वमात्ममयं यस्य सदसज्जगदीदृशम् ।
गुणागुणमयन्तस्य कः प्रियः को नृपाप्रियः ॥२३॥

23. sarvamātmamayaṃ yasya sadasajjagadīdṛśam .
guṇāguṇamayantasya kaḥ priyaḥ ko nṛpāpriyaḥ.

23. sarvam ātmayamam yasya satasat jagat īdṛśam
guṇāguṇamayam tasya kaḥ priyaḥ kaḥ nṛpa apriyaḥ

23. O King, for whom this entire world, consisting of both existence and non-existence, and endowed with (or composed of) both good and bad qualities, is pervaded by the self (ātman) – for such a person, who is dear and who is not dear?

Words meanings summery:

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सर्वम् (sarvam) - entire (all, entire, whole)

आत्मयमम् (ātmayamam) - pervaded by the self (ātman) (consisting of the self, pervaded by the self)

यस्य (yasya) - for whom (whose, for whom, of whom)

सतसत् (satasat) - both existence and non-existence (existing and non-existing, real and unreal, good and bad)

जगत् (jagat) - world (world, universe, moving)

ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - this (of such a kind) (such, of this kind, like this)

गुणागुणमयम् (guṇāguṇamayam) - consisting of qualities and non-qualities (consisting of qualities and non-qualities, made of virtues and vices)

तस्य (tasya) - for him (his, of him, to him, for him)

कः (kaḥ) - who (who, what)

प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear (dear, beloved, liked)

कः (kaḥ) - who (who, what)

नृप (nṛpa) - O King (O King, ruler)

अप्रियः (apriyaḥ) - not dear (not dear, unpleasant, hated)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वम् (sarvam) - entire (all, entire, whole)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Used here as an adjective.

आत्मयमम् (ātmayamam) - pervaded by the self (ātman) (consisting of the self, pervaded by the self)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ātmayamaya

ātmayamaya - consisting of the self, identical with the self

Compound with suffix -maya (made of, consisting of).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+maya)

ātman – self, soul, spirit, principle of life (ātman)
noun (masculine)
Root: an (class 2)
maya – made of, consisting of, full of
suffix forming adjective (masculine)
Taddhita suffix -maya(ṭ)

Note: Agrees with 'jagat' and 'sarvam'.

यस्य (yasya) - for whom (whose, for whom, of whom)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the person who perceives the world this way.

सतसत् (satasat) - both existence and non-existence (existing and non-existing, real and unreal, good and bad)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satasat

satasat - existing and non-existing, real and unreal, good and bad

Dvandva compound.

Compound type : dvandva (sat+asat)

sat – existent, real, good, true, being
adjective (neuter)
Present Active Participle
Derived from root as 'to be'.
Root: as (class 2)
asat – non-existent, unreal, bad, false, non-being
adjective (neuter)
Present Active Participle
Derived from root as 'to be' with negative prefix a-.
Prefix: a
Root: as (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'jagat'.

जगत् (jagat) - world (world, universe, moving)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves, moving

Present Active Participle

Derived from root gam 'to go' (reduplicated form).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first clause (implied verb 'is').

ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - this (of such a kind) (such, of this kind, like this)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of īdṛśa

īdṛśa - such, of this kind, like this

Note: Qualifies 'jagat'.

गुणागुणमयम् (guṇāguṇamayam) - consisting of qualities and non-qualities (consisting of qualities and non-qualities, made of virtues and vices)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of guṇāguṇamaya

guṇāguṇamaya - consisting of qualities and non-qualities, made of virtues and vices

Compound with suffix -maya.

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (guṇa+aguṇa+maya)

guṇa – quality, attribute, virtue, strand
noun (masculine)
aguṇa – absence of quality, fault, vice
noun (masculine)
Negative prefix a- + guṇa.
Prefix: a
maya – made of, consisting of, full of
suffix forming adjective (masculine)
Taddhita suffix -maya(ṭ)

Note: Agrees with 'jagat' and 'sarvam'.

तस्य (tasya) - for him (his, of him, to him, for him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the person mentioned by 'yasya'.

कः (kaḥ) - who (who, what)

(interrogative pronoun)

Note: Interrogative pronoun, subject of implied verb 'is'.

प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear (dear, beloved, liked)

(adjective)