मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-84, verse-5

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या श्रीः स्वयं सुकृतिनां भवनेष्वलक्ष्मीः पापात्मनां कृतधियां हृदयेषु बुद्धिः ।
श्रद्धां सतां कुलजनप्रभवस्य लज्जा तां त्वां नताः स्म परिपालय देवि विश्वम् ॥५॥

5. yā śrīḥ svayaṃ sukṛtināṃ bhavaneṣvalakṣmīḥ pāpātmanāṃ kṛtadhiyāṃ hṛdayeṣu buddhiḥ .
śraddhāṃ satāṃ kulajanaprabhavasya lajjā tāṃ tvāṃ natāḥ sma paripālaya devi viśvam.

5. yā śrīḥ svayam sukṛtinām bhavaneṣu alakṣmīḥ
pāpātmanām kṛtadhiyām hṛdayeṣu buddhiḥ
śraddhām satām kulajanaprabhavasya lajjā
tām tvām natāḥ sma paripālaya devi viśvam

5. O Goddess, we bow to You who are yourself prosperity (śrī) in the dwellings of the virtuous and misfortune (alakṣmī) in those of the wicked; intellect (buddhi) in the hearts of the wise; faith (śraddhā) among good people; and modesty (lajjā) in those of noble birth. Protect the universe!

Words meanings summery:

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या (yā) - She who (introduces a series of attributes of the Goddess) (who, which, she who)

श्रीः (śrīḥ) - prosperity (śrī) (prosperity, fortune, beauty, glory)

स्वयम् (svayam) - herself (oneself, by oneself, personally)

सुकृतिनाम् (sukṛtinām) - of the virtuous (of the virtuous, of the righteous, of those who have done good deeds)

भवनेषु (bhavaneṣu) - in the dwellings (in houses, in dwellings, in abodes)

अलक्ष्मीः (alakṣmīḥ) - misfortune (alakṣmī) (misfortune, poverty, indigence, lack of prosperity)

पापात्मनाम् (pāpātmanām) - of the wicked (of those with sinful souls, of the wicked)

कृतधियाम् (kṛtadhiyām) - of the wise (of the wise, of the discerning, of those with established intellect)

हृदयेषु (hṛdayeṣu) - in the hearts (in hearts)

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect (buddhi) (intellect, understanding, intelligence, perception)

श्रद्धाम् (śraddhām) - faith (śraddhā) (faith, trust, confidence, devotion)

सताम् (satām) - among good people (of the good, of the virtuous, of the righteous)

कुलजनप्रभवस्य (kulajanaprabhavasya) - for those of noble birth (of one born in a noble family)

लज्जा (lajjā) - modesty (lajjā) (modesty, shame, bashfulness)

ताम् (tām) - that You (referring to the Goddess described) (her, that (feminine accusative))

त्वाम् (tvām) - You (the Goddess) (you (accusative singular))

नताः (natāḥ) - bowed (we who are bowed) (bowed, bent, humbled)

स्म (sma) - (emphasizes the present action, often translated as 'do' or simply ignored in fluent English) (particle indicating past tense with present verb, or emphasis)

परिपालय (paripālaya) - protect (protect, guard, preserve)

देवि (devi) - O Goddess

विश्वम् (viśvam) - the universe (the universe, all)

Words meanings and morphology

या (yā) - She who (introduces a series of attributes of the Goddess) (who, which, she who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Relative pronoun.

श्रीः (śrīḥ) - prosperity (śrī) (prosperity, fortune, beauty, glory)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, fortune, beauty, glory, wealth

स्वयम् (svayam) - herself (oneself, by oneself, personally)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage.

सुकृतिनाम् (sukṛtinām) - of the virtuous (of the virtuous, of the righteous, of those who have done good deeds)

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of sukṛtin

sukṛtin - virtuous, righteous, meritorious person

Compound of 'su' (good) and 'kṛti' (deed/action), forming 'one who has good deeds'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies implied persons.

भवनेषु (bhavaneṣu) - in the dwellings (in houses, in dwellings, in abodes)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of bhavana

bhavana - house, dwelling, abode, existence

From root bhū (to be, to exist).

Root: bhū (class 1)

अलक्ष्मीः (alakṣmīḥ) - misfortune (alakṣmī) (misfortune, poverty, indigence, lack of prosperity)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of alakṣmī

alakṣmī - misfortune, adversity, poverty, the goddess of misfortune

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'lakṣmī' (fortune, prosperity).

पापात्मनाम् (pāpātmanām) - of the wicked (of those with sinful souls, of the wicked)

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of pāpātman

pāpātman - sinful soul, wicked person

Compound of pāpa (sin) + ātman (soul, self).

Note: Qualifies implied persons.

कृतधियाम् (kṛtadhiyām) - of the wise (of the wise, of the discerning, of those with established intellect)

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of kṛtadhī

kṛtadhī - wise, discerning, intelligent (one whose understanding is made firm)

Compound of kṛta (made, done) + dhī (intellect, understanding).

Root: dhī

हृदयेषु (hṛdayeṣu) - in the hearts (in hearts)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, soul

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect (buddhi) (intellect, understanding, intelligence, perception)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, intelligence

From root budh (to know, perceive).

Root: budh (class 1)

श्रद्धाम् (śraddhām) - faith (śraddhā) (faith, trust, confidence, devotion)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śraddhā

śraddhā - faith, trust, confidence, devotion

From śrat (truth) + dhā (to place, hold).

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Though accusative, it is interpreted as an attribute in the sequence of nominative nouns due to context, implying 'whom we consider faith'.

सताम् (satām) - among good people (of the good, of the virtuous, of the righteous)

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous, real

Present Active Participle

Present participle of as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used substantively to mean 'of the good people'.

कुलजनप्रभवस्य (kulajanaprabhavasya) - for those of noble birth (of one born in a noble family)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kulajanaprabhava

kulajanaprabhava - born of a noble family, high-born

Compound: Kula (family) + jana (person) + prabhava (born of, arising from).

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Singular genitive can denote "for the sake of" or "among those of." Here, it qualifies 'lajjā'.

लज्जा (lajjā) - modesty (lajjā) (modesty, shame, bashfulness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of lajjā

lajjā - modesty, shame, bashfulness

From root lajj (to be ashamed).

Root: lajj (class 1)

ताम् (tām) - that You (referring to the Goddess described) (her, that (feminine accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

त्वाम् (tvām) - You (the Goddess) (you (accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Personal pronoun.

नताः (natāḥ) - bowed (we who are bowed) (bowed, bent, humbled)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nata

nata - bowed, bent, humble, devoted

Past Passive Participle

From root nam (to bow, salute).

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the implied 'we' (vayam).

स्म (sma) - (emphasizes the present action, often translated as 'do' or simply ignored in fluent English) (particle indicating past tense with present verb, or emphasis)

(indeclinable)

Note: It's often used with a present verb to express a past tense. Here with natāḥ (a participle, functioning as predicate 'we are bowed'), it implies an emphatic 'we indeed bow'.

परिपालय (paripālaya) - protect (protect, guard, preserve)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of paripāl

Causative/Class 10 derivative

Derived from root pāl (to guard) with prefix pari (around, thoroughly).

Prefix: pari

Root: pāl (class 10)

देवि (devi) - O Goddess

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine female

Root: div (class 4)