मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-51, verse-34

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उच्छेषणं मनुष्याणां हरत्यन्नञ्च दुर्हरा ।
कर्मान्तागारशालाभ्यः सिद्धर्धि हरति द्विज ॥३४॥

34. uccheṣaṇaṃ manuṣyāṇāṃ haratyannañca durharā .
karmāntāgāraśālābhyaḥ siddhardhi harati dvija.

34. ucchṣaṇam manuṣyāṇām harati annam ca durharā |
karmāntāgāraśālābhyaḥ siddhardhi harati dvija

34. O twice-born (dvija), [an entity named or described as] Durharā steals the leftovers of humans and also their food. She takes away accomplished prosperity from workshops, houses, and halls.

Words meanings summery:

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उच्छ्षणम् (ucchṣaṇam) - leftovers, remnants, residue

मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām) - of humans, of people

हरति (harati) - takes away, steals, carries off

अन्नम् (annam) - food, cooked rice

च (ca) - and, also

दुर्हरा (durharā) - An entity or type of being named Durharā, who steals things. (difficult to take away; a difficult stealer (feminine))

कर्मान्तागारशालाभ्यः (karmāntāgāraśālābhyaḥ) - from workshops, houses, and halls

सिद्धर्धि (siddhardhi) - accomplished prosperity, success and wealth

हरति (harati) - takes away, steals, carries off

द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born, O Brahmin

Words meanings and morphology

उच्छ्षणम् (ucchṣaṇam) - leftovers, remnants, residue

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ucchṣaṇa

ucchṣaṇa - leftovers, remnants, residue, leavings of food

From ud + śiṣ (to leave a remainder). Suffix -ana.

Prefix: ud

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām) - of humans, of people

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - human, man, person

Root: manu

हरति (harati) - takes away, steals, carries off

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of hṛ

present active

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अन्नम् (annam) - food, cooked rice

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, grain, cooked rice

Past Passive Participle

Originally from ad (to eat).

Root: ad (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दुर्हरा (durharā) - An entity or type of being named Durharā, who steals things. (difficult to take away; a difficult stealer (feminine))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of durharā

durharā - difficult to take away, hard to get rid of; a female entity associated with stealing/taking

agent noun

From dur (difficult) + hṛ (to take) + ā (feminine suffix).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dur+harā)

dur – bad, difficult, ill
indeclinable
harā – taking, carrying, stealing (feminine agent)
noun (feminine)
agent noun
From hṛ (to take) + ā (feminine suffix).
Root: hṛ (class 1)

कर्मान्तागारशालाभ्यः (karmāntāgāraśālābhyaḥ) - from workshops, houses, and halls

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, plural of karmāntāgāraśālā

karmāntāgāraśālā - workshops, houses, and halls (collectively)

A dvandva compound of karmānta (workshop), agāra (house), and śālā (hall).

Compound type : dvandva (karmānta+agāra+śālā)

karmānta – work, business, workshop
noun (masculine/neuter)
agāra – house, dwelling
noun (neuter)
śālā – hall, room, stable
noun (feminine)

सिद्धर्धि (siddhardhi) - accomplished prosperity, success and wealth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of siddhardhi

siddhardhi - perfected prosperity, accomplished wealth, success and abundance

Compound of siddha (accomplished) and ṛddhi (prosperity).

Compound type : tatpurusha (siddha+ṛddhi)

siddha – accomplished, perfected, successful
adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
Past Passive Participle
From sidh (to succeed).
Root: sidh (class 1)
ṛddhi – prosperity, success, abundance
noun (feminine)

हरति (harati) - takes away, steals, carries off

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of hṛ

present active

Root: hṛ (class 1)

द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born, O Brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (epithet for Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya; also bird, tooth, snake)

From dvi (two) + ja (born).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+ja)