मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-84, verse-9

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या मुक्तिहेतुरविचिन्त्यमहाव्रता त्वम् अभ्यस्यसे सुनियतेन्द्रियतत्त्वसारैः ।
मोक्षार्थिभिर्मुनिभिरस्तसमस्तदोषैर् विद्यासि सा भगवती परमा हि देवि ॥९॥

9. yā muktiheturavicintyamahāvratā tvam abhyasyase suniyatendriyatattvasāraiḥ .
mokṣārthibhirmunibhirastasamastadoṣair vidyāsi sā bhagavatī paramā hi devi.

9. yā muktihetuḥ avicintyamahāvratā tvam
abhyasyase suniyatendriyatattvasāraiḥ
mokṣārthibhiḥ munibhiḥ astasamastadoṣaiḥ
vidyā asi sā bhagavatī paramā hi devi

9. O Goddess, you are indeed that supreme divine knowledge (vidyā) whose great vows are inconceivable. You are practiced by sages who seek final liberation (mokṣa), whose senses are perfectly disciplined, whose essence is pure, and from whom all impurities have vanished.

Words meanings summery:

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या (yā) - who, which

मुक्तिहेतुः (muktihetuḥ) - cause of liberation, means to liberation

अविचिन्त्यमहाव्रता (avicintyamahāvratā) - whose great vows are inconceivable

त्वम् (tvam) - you

अभ्यस्यसे (abhyasyase) - you are practiced, you are cultivated, you are studied

सुनियतेन्द्रियतत्त्वसारैः (suniyatendriyatattvasāraiḥ) - by those whose essence is perfectly controlled senses

मोक्षार्थिभिः (mokṣārthibhiḥ) - by those desirous of liberation (mokṣa), by seekers of liberation (mokṣa)

मुनिभिः (munibhiḥ) - by sages, by ascetics

अस्तसमस्तदोषैः (astasamastadoṣaiḥ) - by those from whom all impurities have vanished

विद्या (vidyā) - knowledge, learning, science

असि (asi) - you are

सा (sā) - that, she

भगवती (bhagavatī) - divine goddess, prosperous, endowed with fortune

परमा (paramā) - supreme, ultimate, highest

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

देवि (devi) - O Goddess!

Words meanings and morphology

या (yā) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Relative pronoun, refers to the Devi.

मुक्तिहेतुः (muktihetuḥ) - cause of liberation, means to liberation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of muktihetu

muktihetu - cause of liberation, means to liberation

Compound type : tatpurusha (mukti+hetu)

mukti – liberation (mokṣa), freedom, release
noun (feminine)
verbal noun
from muc + kti
Root: muc (class 6)
hetu – cause, reason, motive
noun (masculine)

Note: Predicate noun or adjective modifying 'tvam' (implied) and agreeing with 'yā'.

अविचिन्त्यमहाव्रता (avicintyamahāvratā) - whose great vows are inconceivable

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avicintyamahāvrata

avicintyamahāvrata - whose great vows are inconceivable

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+vicintya+mahā+vrata)

a – not, un-
indeclinable
vicintya – to be thought, conceivable
verbal derivative (neuter)
Gerundive
from vi + cint + ya
Prefix: vi
Root: cint (class 10)
mahā – great, large
adjective
vrata – vow, sacred observance
noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'tvam' (implied) and agrees with 'yā'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you (singular)

अभ्यस्यसे (abhyasyase) - you are practiced, you are cultivated, you are studied

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of abhyas

from abhi + as

Prefix: abhi

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Used here in a passive sense: 'you are practiced by...'

सुनियतेन्द्रियतत्त्वसारैः (suniyatendriyatattvasāraiḥ) - by those whose essence is perfectly controlled senses

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of suniyatendriyatattvasāra

suniyatendriyatattvasāra - whose essence is perfectly controlled senses

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+niyata+indriya+tattva+sāra)

su – well, good, perfectly
indeclinable
niyata – controlled, disciplined, restrained
verbal derivative (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from ni + yam + kta
Prefix: ni
Root: yam (class 1)
indriya – sense organ, faculty
noun (neuter)
tattva – truth, reality, essence
noun (neuter)
sāra – essence, core, best part
noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'munibhiḥ'.

मोक्षार्थिभिः (mokṣārthibhiḥ) - by those desirous of liberation (mokṣa), by seekers of liberation (mokṣa)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mokṣārthin

mokṣārthin - desirous of liberation (mokṣa), seeker of liberation (mokṣa)

from mokṣa + arthin

Compound type : tatpurusha (mokṣa+arthin)

mokṣa – liberation, release, emancipation
noun (masculine)
verbal noun
from muc + ghañ
Root: muc (class 6)
arthin – seeker, desirous of
adjective (masculine)
from artha + ini

Note: Modifies 'munibhiḥ'.

मुनिभिः (munibhiḥ) - by sages, by ascetics

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic

Note: Agent of 'abhyasyase'.

अस्तसमस्तदोषैः (astasamastadoṣaiḥ) - by those from whom all impurities have vanished

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of astasamastadoṣa

astasamastadoṣa - from whom all impurities have vanished

Compound type : bahuvrihi (asta+samasta+doṣa)

asta – set, gone, vanished
verbal derivative (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from as + kta (irreg.)
Root: as (class 2)
samasta – all, entire, whole
verbal derivative (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from sam + as + kta
Prefix: sam
Root: as (class 4)
doṣa – fault, defect, impurity
noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'munibhiḥ'.

विद्या (vidyā) - knowledge, learning, science

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vidyā

vidyā - knowledge, learning, science

Note: Predicate noun with 'asi'.

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Forms sandhi with 'vidyā' to 'vidyāsi'.

सा (sā) - that, she