मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-46, verse-4

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स्वात्मन्यवस्थितेव्यक्ते विकारे प्रतिसंहृते ।
प्रकृतिः पुरुषश्चैव साधर्म्येणावतिष्ठतः ॥४॥

4. svātmanyavasthitevyakte vikāre pratisaṃhṛte .
prakṛtiḥ puruṣaścaiva sādharmyeṇāvatiṣṭhataḥ.

4. svātmani avasthite avyakte vikāre pratisaṃhṛte
prakṛtiḥ puruṣaḥ ca eva sādharmyeṇa avatiṣṭhataḥ

4. When the unmanifest (avyakta) abides in its own self (ātman), with all modifications (vikāra) withdrawn, then primordial nature (prakṛti) and the cosmic person (puruṣa) both remain exhibiting similar intrinsic natures.

Words meanings summery:

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स्वात्मनि (svātmani) - in its own Self (ātman) (in one's own self, in the individual soul)

अवस्थिते (avasthite) - rests, situated (situated, abiding, standing)

अव्यक्ते (avyakte) - the unmanifest (primal nature) (unmanifest, unrevealed, primal matter)

विकारे (vikāre) - in the modifications/transformations (in modification, in transformation, in change)

प्रतिसंहृते (pratisaṁhṛte) - reabsorbed, withdrawn (reabsorbed, withdrawn, dissolved)

प्रकृतिः (prakṛtiḥ) - primordial nature (prakṛti) (nature, origin, primordial nature)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the cosmic person (puruṣa) (man, person, the supreme cosmic person)

च (ca) - and, also

एव (eva) - emphasizing 'both' in conjunction with 'ca' (even, only, just, indeed)

साधर्म्येण (sādharmyeṇa) - with similar intrinsic natures (by similarity of nature, with similar characteristics)

अवतिष्ठतः (avatiṣṭhataḥ) - remain, abide (stand, remain, abide)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वात्मनि (svātmani) - in its own Self (ātman) (in one's own self, in the individual soul)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svātman

svātman - one's own self, individual soul, the Supreme Self (ātman)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+ātman)

sva – own, one's own
adjective (masculine)
ātman – self, soul, spirit, the Supreme Spirit (ātman)
noun (masculine)
Root: an (class 2)

अवस्थिते (avasthite) - rests, situated (situated, abiding, standing)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of avasthita

avasthita - situated, standing, abiding, existing

Past Passive Participle

From ava + sthā (to stand)

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Forms a locative absolute construction with 'svātmani' and 'avyakte'.

अव्यक्ते (avyakte) - the unmanifest (primal nature) (unmanifest, unrevealed, primal matter)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of avyakta

avyakta - unmanifest, unrevealed, indistinct, primal matter

Past Passive Participle (Negated)

Derived from a (negation) + vi + añj (to manifest)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+vyakta)

a – not, un-
indeclinable
vyakta – manifest, distinct, apparent
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from vi + añj (to manifest)
Prefix: vi
Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Often refers to prakṛti in its unmanifest state. Forms a locative absolute construction.

विकारे (vikāre) - in the modifications/transformations (in modification, in transformation, in change)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vikāra

vikāra - modification, transformation, change, product

Derived from vi + kṛ (to do)

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Forms a locative absolute construction with 'pratisaṃhṛte'.

प्रतिसंहृते (pratisaṁhṛte) - reabsorbed, withdrawn (reabsorbed, withdrawn, dissolved)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of pratisaṃhṛta