मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-41, verse-24

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विसुद्धबुद्धिः समलोष्टकाञ्चनः समस्तभूतेषु च तत्समाहितः ।
स्थानं परं शाश्वतमव्ययञ्च परं हि मत्वा न पुनः प्रजायते ॥२४॥

24. visuddhabuddhiḥ samaloṣṭakāñcanaḥ samastabhūteṣu ca tatsamāhitaḥ .
sthānaṃ paraṃ śāśvatamavyayañca paraṃ hi matvā na punaḥ prajāyate.

24. viśuddhabuddhiḥ samaloṣṭakāñcanaḥ
samastabhūteṣu ca tat samāhitaḥ
sthānam param śāśvatam avyayam ca
param hi matvā na punaḥ prajāyate

24. One whose intellect is purified, who views a clod of earth and gold with equanimity, and who is fully absorbed in that (supreme reality) in all beings, having indeed considered the supreme, eternal, and immutable state as the ultimate goal, is not born again.

Words meanings summery:

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विशुद्धबुद्धिः (viśuddhabuddhiḥ) - one whose intellect is purified (one with purified intellect, pure in understanding)

समलोष्टकाञ्चनः (samaloṣṭakāñcanaḥ) - who views a clod of earth and gold with equanimity (one who considers a clod of earth and gold as equal)

समस्तभूतेषु (samastabhūteṣu) - in all beings (in all beings, among all creatures)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

तत् (tat) - that (supreme reality) (that, it)

समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - absorbed (absorbed, collected, concentrated, composed)

स्थानम् (sthānam) - state (place, state, position, abode)

परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate)

शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal (eternal, perpetual, everlasting)

अव्ययम् (avyayam) - immutable (immutable, imperishable, undecaying)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

परम् (param) - ultimate goal (supreme, highest, ultimate goal)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

मत्वा (matvā) - having considered (having thought, having considered, having understood)

न (na) - not (not, no)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew, furthermore)

प्रजायते (prajāyate) - is born again (is born, arises, comes into being)

Words meanings and morphology

विशुद्धबुद्धिः (viśuddhabuddhiḥ) - one whose intellect is purified (one with purified intellect, pure in understanding)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśuddhabuddhi

viśuddhabuddhi - having a pure intellect, one whose understanding is clear

Bahuvrihi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (viśuddha+buddhi)

viśuddha – purified, clean, clear, stainless
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root śudh with upasarga vi.
Prefix: vi
Root: śudh (class 4)
buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception
noun (feminine)
Derived from root budh 'to know'.
Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject, the person who achieves liberation.

समलोष्टकाञ्चनः (samaloṣṭakāñcanaḥ) - who views a clod of earth and gold with equanimity (one who considers a clod of earth and gold as equal)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samaloṣṭakāñcana

samaloṣṭakāñcana - one to whom a lump of earth and gold are equal

Bahuvrihi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sama+loṣṭa+kāñcana)

sama – equal, same, even, impartial
adjective (masculine)
loṣṭa – clod of earth, lump of clay
noun (masculine)
kāñcana – gold, golden
noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

समस्तभूतेषु (samastabhūteṣu) - in all beings (in all beings, among all creatures)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of samastabhūta

samastabhūta - all beings, every creature

Karmadharaya compound.

Compound type : karmadharaya (samasta+bhūta)

samasta – all, entire, complete, whole
adjective (masculine)
Prefix: sam
Root: as (class 2)
bhūta – being, creature, element, what has been
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root bhū 'to be'.
Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Specifies where the 'samāhitaḥ' state is manifest.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects attributes of the wise person.

तत् (tat) - that (supreme reality) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Used here as a pronoun, object of absorption in 'samāhitaḥ'.

समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - absorbed (absorbed, collected, concentrated, composed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāhita

samāhita - concentrated, absorbed, composed, collected, fixed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dhā with upasargas sam-ā.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Refers to the state of mind of the wise person.

स्थानम् (sthānam) - state (place, state, position, abode)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthāna

sthāna - place, position, abode, state, condition, goal

Derived from root sthā 'to stand'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Object of 'matvā'.

परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate, other

Note: Refers to the supreme state.

शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal (eternal, perpetual, everlasting)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, constant

Root: śaśvat

अव्ययम् (avyayam) - immutable (immutable, imperishable, undecaying)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of avyaya

avyaya - immutable, imperishable, undecaying, unchanging, indeclinable

Negative prefix a- + vyaya.

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+vyaya)

a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
Negative particle.
vyaya – expenditure, loss, decay, perishability
noun (masculine)
Derived from root i with prefix vi.
Prefix: vi
Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'sthānam'.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'śāśvatam' and 'avyayam'.

परम् (param) - ultimate goal (supreme, highest, ultimate goal)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate, other

Note: Serves as the predicate complement (object of 'matvā' considered to be 'param').

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.