मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-55, verse-16

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एते भौमा द्विजश्रेष्ठ स्वर्गाः स्वर्गगुणाधिकाः ।
न तासु पुण्यपापानामपूर्वाणामुपार्जनम् ॥१६॥

16. ete bhaumā dvijaśreṣṭha svargāḥ svargaguṇādhikāḥ .
na tāsu puṇyapāpānāmapūrvāṇāmupārjanam.

16. ete bhaumāḥ dvijaśreṣṭha svargāḥ svargaguṇādhikāḥ
na tāsu puṇyapāpānām apūrvāṇām upārjanam

16. O best of the twice-born (dvija), these earthly places are like heavens, possessing qualities superior to heaven itself. In them, there is no accumulation of new merits or demerits.

Words meanings summery:

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एते (ete) - these (places/valleys) (these (masculine plural nominative))

भौमाः (bhaumāḥ) - earthly (places) (earthly, terrestrial; relating to the earth)

द्विजश्रेष्ठ (dvijaśreṣṭha) - O best of Brahmins! (dvija) (O best of the twice-born!)

स्वर्गाः (svargāḥ) - heavens (as if they were heavens) (heavens)

स्वर्गगुणाधिकाः (svargaguṇādhikāḥ) - possessing qualities superior to heaven (having qualities superior to heaven)

न (na) - no (not, no)

तासु (tāsu) - in those (valleys) (in them (feminine plural locative))

पुण्यपापानाम् (puṇyapāpānām) - of merits and demerits (of merits and demerits, of good and evil deeds)

अपूर्वाणाम् (apūrvāṇām) - of new (merits and demerits) (of new, of unprecedented, of previously not existing)

उपार्जनम् (upārjanam) - accumulation (of merits and demerits) (acquisition, earning, accumulation)

Words meanings and morphology

एते (ete) - these (places/valleys) (these (masculine plural nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Subject of the first clause.

भौमाः (bhaumāḥ) - earthly (places) (earthly, terrestrial; relating to the earth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhauma

bhauma - terrestrial, earthly, relating to the earth

From bhūmi (earth) + aṇ (suffix).

द्विजश्रेष्ठ (dvijaśreṣṭha) - O best of Brahmins! (dvija) (O best of the twice-born!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijaśreṣṭha

dvijaśreṣṭha - best of the twice-born (dvija), chief of Brahmins

From dvija (twice-born) + śreṣṭha (best).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+śreṣṭha)

dvija – twice-born (a Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya); bird; tooth
noun (masculine)
From dvi (twice) + jan (born).
Root: jan (class 4)
śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
adjective
Superlative of praśasya (praise-worthy).

Note: Address to the listener.

स्वर्गाः (svargāḥ) - heavens (as if they were heavens) (heavens)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svarga

svarga - heaven, paradise, celestial abode

From su (good) + √ṛj (to go, move) + a (suffix).

Note: Predicate noun for ete bhaumāḥ.

स्वर्गगुणाधिकाः (svargaguṇādhikāḥ) - possessing qualities superior to heaven (having qualities superior to heaven)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svargaguṇādhika

svargaguṇādhika - superior in qualities to heaven, surpassing heaven in virtues

From svarga (heaven) + guṇa (quality) + adhika (superior).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svarga+guṇa+adhika)

svarga – heaven, paradise
noun (masculine)
guṇa – quality, attribute, virtue, merit
noun (masculine)
adhika – superior, abundant, excessive, more
adjective
From adhi (over, above) + ka (suffix).
Prefix: adhi

Note: Qualifies ete bhaumāḥ svargāḥ.

न (na) - no (not, no)

(indeclinable)

तासु (tāsu) - in those (valleys) (in them (feminine plural locative))

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Locative of place.

पुण्यपापानाम् (puṇyapāpānām) - of merits and demerits (of merits and demerits, of good and evil deeds)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of puṇyapāpa

puṇyapāpa - merit and demerit, good and evil, virtue and vice