मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-9, verse-29

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तपो विघ्नस्य कर्तारौ कामक्रोधवशं गतौ ।
परित्यजत भद्रं वो ब्रह्म हि प्रचुरं बलम् ॥२९॥

29. tapo vighnasya kartārau kāmakrodhavaśaṃ gatau .
parityajata bhadraṃ vo brahma hi pracuraṃ balam.

29. tapaḥ vighnasya kartārau kāmakrodhavaśam gatau
parityajata bhadram vaḥ brahma hi pracuram balam

29. You two, who are the cause of obstacles to asceticism (tapas), having fallen under the sway of desire and anger, abandon (this behavior)! May good fortune be with you, for spiritual power (brahman) is indeed abundant strength.

Words meanings summery:

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तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism (tapas) (penance, asceticism, heat)

विघ्नस्य (vighnasya) - of an obstacle (of obstacle, of impediment)

कर्तारौ (kartārau) - you two, who are the causes (two doers, two makers, two agents)

कामक्रोधवशम् (kāmakrodhavaśam) - having fallen under the sway of desire and anger (under the sway of desire and anger)

गतौ (gatau) - having fallen under (the sway of) (having gone, having reached, having resorted to)

परित्यजत (parityajata) - abandon (this conflict/behavior) (abandon, forsake, give up)

भद्रम् (bhadram) - good fortune (welfare, prosperity, good fortune, auspiciousness)

वः (vaḥ) - to you (two, respectfully plural) (to you (plural), of you (plural))

ब्रह्म (brahma) - spiritual power (brahman) (spiritual power, sacred knowledge, the Absolute (brahman))

हि (hi) - for, indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

प्रचुरम् (pracuram) - abundant (abundant, much, excessive, strong)

बलम् (balam) - strength (strength, power, force)

Words meanings and morphology

तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism (tapas) (penance, asceticism, heat)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, warmth; penance, asceticism, religious austerity.

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: First part of the genitive Tatpurusha compound 'tapo-vighnasya'.

विघ्नस्य (vighnasya) - of an obstacle (of obstacle, of impediment)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vighna

vighna - obstacle, impediment, hindrance, interruption.

From vi- + root han (to strike).

Prefix: vi

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Modifies kartārau in a Tatpurusha sense, 'doers of the obstacle'.

कर्तारौ (kartārau) - you two, who are the causes (two doers, two makers, two agents)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, maker, agent, creator.

Agent noun.

From root kṛ (to do, make) + suffix tṛc.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to Vasiṣṭha and Kauśika.

कामक्रोधवशम् (kāmakrodhavaśam) - having fallen under the sway of desire and anger (under the sway of desire and anger)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāmakrodhavaśa

kāmakrodhavaśa - under the power/sway (vaśa) of desire (kāma) and anger (krodha).

Compound.

Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (kāma+krodha+vaśa)

kāma – desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure
noun (masculine)
Root: kam (class 1)
krodha – anger, wrath, rage
noun (masculine)
From root krudh (to be angry).
Root: krudh (class 4)
vaśa – will, desire, control, power, sway
noun (masculine)
Root: vaś (class 2)

Note: Object of motion for gatau.

गतौ (gatau) - having fallen under (the sway of) (having gone, having reached, having resorted to)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of gata

gata - gone, departed, reached, understood, obtained, fallen into.

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go) + kta suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Participle referring to Vasiṣṭha and Kauśika.

परित्यजत (parityajata) - abandon (this conflict/behavior) (abandon, forsake, give up)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of parityaj