मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-50, verse-43

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ब्रह्मोवाच ।
तवाश्रयो गृहं पुंसां जनश्चाधार्मिको बलम् ।
पुष्टिं नित्यक्रियाहान्या भवान् वत्स गमिष्यति ॥४३॥

43. brahmovāca .
tavāśrayo gṛhaṃ puṃsāṃ janaścādhārmiko balam .
puṣṭiṃ nityakriyāhānyā bhavān vatsa gamiṣyati.

43. brahmā uvāca tava āśrayaḥ gṛham puṃsām janaḥ ca adhārmikaḥ
balam puṣṭim nityakriyāhānyā bhavān vatsa gamiṣyati

43. Brahmā said: "Your support is the home of people, and irreligious individuals are your strength. O child, you will attain nourishment through the neglect of daily rituals (nitya-kriyā)."

Words meanings summery:

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ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (Brahmā (the creator god))

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

आश्रयः (āśrayaḥ) - support (support, refuge)

गृहम् (gṛham) - home (house, home, dwelling)

पुंसाम् (puṁsām) - of people (of men, of people)

जनः (janaḥ) - people (person, people, man)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

अधार्मिकः (adhārmikaḥ) - irreligious (unrighteous, impious, irreligious)

बलम् (balam) - strength (strength, power)

पुष्टिम् (puṣṭim) - nourishment (nourishment, growth, prosperity)

नित्यक्रियाहान्या (nityakriyāhānyā) - through the neglect of daily rituals (nitya-kriyā) (by the loss/neglect of daily rituals)

भवान् (bhavān) - you (addressing Duḥsaha) (you (polite), your honor)

वत्स (vatsa) - O child (term of address from Brahmā) (child, calf (term of endearment))

गमिष्यति (gamiṣyati) - will attain (will go, will attain)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (Brahmā (the creator god))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmā

brahmā - Brahmā (the creator god)

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Root vac, class 2, Perfect, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvam

tvam - you (singular)

2nd person pronoun

Note: Possessive pronoun.

आश्रयः (āśrayaḥ) - support (support, refuge)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśraya

āśraya - support, refuge, shelter, resort, dependence

from root śri 'to resort to', with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Subject of an implied 'is'.

गृहम् (gṛham) - home (house, home, dwelling)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

Note: Predicate nominative.

पुंसाम् (puṁsām) - of people (of men, of people)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of puṃs

puṁs - man, human being, person

Note: Possessive modifying `gṛham`.

जनः (janaḥ) - people (person, people, man)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, man, people, creature

Note: Subject.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अधार्मिकः (adhārmikaḥ) - irreligious (unrighteous, impious, irreligious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhārmika

adhārmika - unrighteous, impious, irreligious, unjust (opposite of dhārmika)

Negation 'a' + 'dhārmika' (related to dharma)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dhārmika)

a – not, non
indeclinable
dhārmika – righteous, virtuous, religious, conforming to natural law (dharma)
adjective (masculine)
From dharma, with suffix -ika

Note: Modifies `janaḥ`.

बलम् (balam) - strength (strength, power)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, might

Note: Predicate nominative for `janaḥ`.

पुष्टिम् (puṣṭim) - nourishment (nourishment, growth, prosperity)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of puṣṭi

puṣṭi - nourishment, growth, thriving, prosperity

from root puṣ 'to nourish'

Root: puṣ (class 4)

Note: Object of `gamiṣyati`.

नित्यक्रियाहान्या (nityakriyāhānyā) - through the neglect of daily rituals (nitya-kriyā) (by the loss/neglect of daily rituals)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of nityakriyāhāni

nityakriyāhāni - neglect/loss of daily rituals

Compound type : tatpurusha (nitya+kriyā+hāni)

nitya – constant, eternal, daily, regular
adjective (neuter)
kriyā – action, ritual, performance, rite
noun (feminine)
from root kṛ 'to do'
Root: kṛ (class 8)
hāni – loss, abandonment, neglect, decrease
noun (feminine)
from root hā 'to abandon'
Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Means by which nourishment is gained.

भवान् (bhavān) - you (addressing Duḥsaha) (you (polite), your honor)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you, your honor, being, existing (polite address)

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of bhū 'to be', used as a respectful pronoun

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of `gamiṣyati`.

वत्स (vatsa) - O child (term of address from Brahmā) (child, calf (term of endearment))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vatsa