मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-44, verse-29

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ततः कालेन महाता निर्द्वन्द्वो निष्परिग्रहः ।
प्राप्य योगर्धिमतुलां परं निर्वाणमाप्तवान् ॥२९॥

29. tataḥ kālena mahātā nirdvandvo niṣparigrahaḥ .
prāpya yogardhimatulāṃ paraṃ nirvāṇamāptavān.

29. tataḥ kālena mahātā nirdvandvaḥ niṣparigrahaḥ
prāpya yogardhim atulām param nirvāṇam āptavān

29. Then, after a long period of time, being free from dualities and without possessions, having attained incomparable spiritual power (yogardhi), he achieved the supreme liberation (nirvāṇa).

Words meanings summery:

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ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, thereafter, from that

कालेन (kālena) - after a long period of time (by time, in time, after time)

महाता (mahātā) - by a great (time) (by a great (one/thing), by a mighty (one/thing))

निर्द्वन्द्वः (nirdvandvaḥ) - free from dualities, indifferent to pairs of opposites

निष्परिग्रहः (niṣparigrahaḥ) - without possessions, unattached, unencumbered

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached, having acquired

योगर्धिम् (yogardhim) - spiritual power, prosperity of spiritual practice

अतुलाम् (atulām) - incomparable, matchless, unequalled

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

निर्वाणम् (nirvāṇam) - liberation, extinction, bliss

आप्तवान् (āptavān) - obtained, achieved, reached

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Ablative form of 'tad'.

Root: tad

कालेन (kālena) - after a long period of time (by time, in time, after time)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, destiny, death.

Root: kal

महाता (mahātā) - by a great (time) (by a great (one/thing), by a mighty (one/thing))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty, eminent, important.

Note: Agrees with 'kālena'.

निर्द्वन्द्वः (nirdvandvaḥ) - free from dualities, indifferent to pairs of opposites

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirdvandva

nirdvandva - free from pairs of opposites (like joy and sorrow, heat and cold), free from doubt.

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+dvandva)

nis – without, out, free from.
indeclinable
Prefix.
dvandva – pair, couple, duality, conflict, dilemma.
noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (Alarka).

निष्परिग्रहः (niṣparigrahaḥ) - without possessions, unattached, unencumbered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niṣparigraha

niṣparigraha - without property, destitute of possessions, unencumbered.

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+parigraha)

nis – without, out, free from.
indeclinable
Prefix.
parigraha – taking, seizure, possession, property, family, wife, retinue.
noun (masculine)
Derived from root 'grah' (to seize) with prefix 'pari'.
Prefix: pari
Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (Alarka).

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached, having acquired

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'āp' (to obtain) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

योगर्धिम् (yogardhim) - spiritual power, prosperity of spiritual practice

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yogardhi

yogardhi - spiritual power/attainment, prosperity resulting from yoga.

Guṇa sandhi of yoga + ṛddhi.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yoga+ṛddhi)

yoga – union, conjunction, spiritual discipline, effort, contemplation (yoga).
noun (masculine)
Derived from root 'yuj' (to unite, to concentrate).
Root: yuj (class 7)
ṛddhi – prosperity, success, accomplishment, increase, supernatural power.
noun (feminine)
Derived from root 'ṛdh' (to prosper, grow).
Root: ṛdh (class 4)

Note: Object of 'prāpya'.

अतुलाम् (atulām) - incomparable, matchless, unequalled

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of atulā

atulā - incomparable, unequalled, matchless.

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tulā)