मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-41, verse-6

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व्यस्ते विधूमे व्यङ्गारे सर्वस्मिन् भुक्तवज्जने ।
अटेत योगविद् भैक्ष्यं न तु त्रिष्वेव नित्यशः ॥६॥

6. vyaste vidhūme vyaṅgāre sarvasmin bhuktavajjane .
aṭeta yogavid bhaikṣyaṃ na tu triṣveva nityaśaḥ.

6. vyaste vidhūme vyaṅgāre sarvasmin bhuktavajjane
aṭeta yogavit bhaikṣyam na tu triṣu eva nityaśaḥ

6. A practitioner of yoga (yogavit) should seek alms when the household fires have died down (smokeless and ember-less), and everyone has eaten and dispersed. But they should not habitually restrict their alms-seeking to only three specific categories of people.

Words meanings summery:

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व्यस्ते (vyaste) - when people have dispersed (after activities/meals) (dispersed, scattered, finished)

विधूमे (vidhūme) - when the household fire is smokeless (smokeless, smoke-free)

व्यङ्गारे (vyaṅgāre) - when the household fire is without embers (ember-less, without embers)

सर्वस्मिन् (sarvasmin) - in all (referring to the bhuktavajjane) (in all, in entire)

भुक्तवज्जने (bhuktavajjane) - when everyone has eaten and dispersed (when the people who have eaten)

अटेत (aṭeta) - should wander (for alms) (should wander, should roam)

योगवित् (yogavit) - a practitioner of yoga (one who knows yoga)

भैक्ष्यम् (bhaikṣyam) - alms (alms, food received as alms)

न (na) - not

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three specific categories (of householders or āśramas) (in three)

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

नित्यशः (nityaśaḥ) - habitually (always, habitually, constantly)

Words meanings and morphology

व्यस्ते (vyaste) - when people have dispersed (after activities/meals) (dispersed, scattered, finished)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vyasta

vyasta - dispersed, separated, disarranged, finished

Past Passive Participle

From vi-as (to throw, scatter)

Prefix: vi

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Refers to jane within bhuktavajjane.

विधूमे (vidhūme) - when the household fire is smokeless (smokeless, smoke-free)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vidhūma

vidhūma - smokeless, without smoke

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+dhūma)

vi – without, apart, away
indeclinable
dhūma – smoke
noun (masculine)
Root: dhū (class 5)

Note: Refers to an implied 'house' or 'kitchen'.

व्यङ्गारे (vyaṅgāre) - when the household fire is without embers (ember-less, without embers)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vyaṅgāra

vyaṅgāra - without embers, ember-less

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+aṅgāra)

vi – without, apart, away
indeclinable
aṅgāra – charcoal, ember
noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to an implied 'house' or 'kitchen'.

सर्वस्मिन् (sarvasmin) - in all (referring to the bhuktavajjane) (in all, in entire)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

भुक्तवज्जने (bhuktavajjane) - when everyone has eaten and dispersed (when the people who have eaten)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhuktavatjana

bhuktavatjana - people who have eaten

Compound of bhuktavat (past active participle of bhuj) and jana

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhuktavat+jana)

bhuktavat – one who has eaten
adjective (Past Active Participle) (masculine)
Past Active Participle
Derived from root 'bhuj' with ktavat suffix
Root: bhuj (class 7)
jana – person, people, human being
noun (masculine)
Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to sarvasmin (all people).

अटेत (aṭeta) - should wander (for alms) (should wander, should roam)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of aṭ

Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: aṭ (class 1)

योगवित् (yogavit) - a practitioner of yoga (one who knows yoga)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yogavid

yogavid - one who knows yoga, a yogī

agent noun from 'vid' (to know) preceded by 'yoga'

yoga + vid (noun-verb compound, kṛt suffix kvip on vid)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yoga+vid)

yoga – union, spiritual discipline, practice, concentration
noun (masculine)
Root: yuj (class 7)
vid – one who knows, wise
noun (agent noun) (masculine)
Derived from root 'vid' with kvip suffix
Root: vid (class 2)

भैक्ष्यम् (bhaikṣyam) - alms (alms, food received as alms)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaikṣya

bhaikṣya - alms, begging, food collected as alms

Derived from bhikṣā (begging)

Root: bhikṣ (class 1)

Note: object of aṭeta (wander for alms).

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three specific categories (of householders or āśramas) (in three)