मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-68, verse-42

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तेनापि नीयते विप्र तद्गुणित्वं निधीश्वरः ।
एकस्यैव भवत्येष नरं नान्यमुपैति च ॥४२॥

42. tenāpi nīyate vipra tadguṇitvaṃ nidhīśvaraḥ .
ekasyaiva bhavatyeṣa naraṃ nānyamupaiti ca.

42. tena api nīyate vipra tadguṇitvam nidhīśvaraḥ |
ekasya eva bhavati eṣaḥ naram na anyam upaiti ca

42. O Brahmin, through that (treasure), the lord of treasures himself acquires its nature. This (treasure) belongs exclusively to one person and does not pass to another.

Words meanings summery:

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तेन (tena) - by that (treasure) (by him, by that)

अपि (api) - even, also (also, even, too)

नीयते (nīyate) - is acquired, is brought to, attains (is led, is obtained, is brought)

विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin (O Brahmin, wise man)

तद्गुणित्वम् (tadguṇitvam) - its nature, its qualities (the state of having its qualities, its nature)

निधीश्वरः (nidhīśvaraḥ) - the lord of treasures (referring to the person who gains the treasure) (lord of treasures, master of treasures)

एकस्य (ekasya) - of one (person) (of one, belonging to one)

एव (eva) - only, exclusively (only, just, indeed)

भवति (bhavati) - belongs (to), exists (for) (becomes, exists, is)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (treasure) (this, this one)

नरम् (naram) - to a man, to a person (to a man, a person)

न (na) - not (not, no)

अन्यम् (anyam) - another (person) (another, other)

उपैति (upaiti) - goes to, passes to (goes to, approaches, obtains)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by that (treasure) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the treasure mentioned in the previous verse.

अपि (api) - even, also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

नीयते (nīyate) - is acquired, is brought to, attains (is led, is obtained, is brought)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of nī

Passive voice of root `nī`.

Root `nī` (to lead) + passive suffix `ya` + `te` (ātmanepada ending).

Root: nī (class 1)

विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin (O Brahmin, wise man)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - a Brahmin, a priest, a sage, inspired, wise

Root: vip

Note: Address to a Brahmin.

तद्गुणित्वम् (tadguṇitvam) - its nature, its qualities (the state of having its qualities, its nature)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tadguṇitva

tadguṇitva - the quality of that, the state of having its qualities

Compound. `tad` (that) + `guṇitva` (the state of having qualities).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+guṇitva)

tad – that, its
pronoun (neuter)
guṇitva – the state of having qualities
noun (neuter)
Derived from `guṇa` (quality) with `tva` (abstract noun suffix).

Note: Direct object of `nīyate`.

निधीश्वरः (nidhīśvaraḥ) - the lord of treasures (referring to the person who gains the treasure) (lord of treasures, master of treasures)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nidhīśvara

nidhīśvara - lord of treasures, master of wealth (often applied to Kubera)

Compound. `nidhi` (treasure) + `īśvara` (lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nidhi+īśvara)

nidhi – a treasure, fund, store
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ni
Root: dhā (class 3)
īśvara – lord, master, controller, the Supreme Being
noun (masculine)
From root `īś` (to rule, be master of) + `vara` suffix.
Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Grammatical subject in passive construction, semantic agent is implied 'by that (treasure)'.

एकस्य (ekasya) - of one (person) (of one, belonging to one)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, a single, unique, alone

Numeral pronoun.

Note: Possessive, referring to a person.

एव (eva) - only, exclusively (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

भवति (bhavati) - belongs (to), exists (for) (becomes, exists, is)

(verb)