मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-93, verse-16

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नमस्येऽहं पितॄन्भक्त्या येऽर्च्यन्ते गुह्यकैरपि ।
तन्मयत्वेन वाञ्छद्भिर्ऋद्धिमात्यन्तिकीं पराम् ॥१६॥

16. namasye'haṃ pitṝnbhaktyā ye'rcyante guhyakairapi .
tanmayatvena vāñchadbhirṛddhimātyantikīṃ parām.

16. namasye aham pitṝn bhaktyā ye arcyante guhyakaiḥ
api tanmayatvena vāñchadbhiḥ ṛddhim ātyantikīm parām

16. I bow to the ancestors (Pitṛs), who are worshipped with devotion (bhakti) even by the Guhyakas. These Guhyakas, desiring the ultimate supreme prosperity (ṛddhi), do so by identifying themselves with the Pitṛs.

Words meanings summery:

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नमस्ये (namasye) - I bow down (I bow down, I salute)

अहम् (aham) - I

पितॄन् (pitṝn) - to the ancestors (Pitṛs) (ancestors, fathers, forefathers, Pitṛs)

भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - with devotion (bhakti) (with devotion, with loyalty)

ये (ye) - who (referring to Pitṛs) (who, those who)

अर्च्यन्ते (arcyante) - who are worshipped (they are worshipped, they are honored)

गुह्यकैः (guhyakaiḥ) - by Guhyakas (a class of mystic beings) (by Guhyakas, by mysterious beings)

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

तन्मयत्वेन (tanmayatvena) - by identifying themselves with them (the Pitṛs) (by the state of being identified with that, by becoming one with that)

वाञ्छद्भिः (vāñchadbhiḥ) - by those (Guhyakas) desiring (by those desiring)

ऋद्धिम् (ṛddhim) - prosperity (ṛddhi) (prosperity, success, supernatural power)

आत्यन्तिकीम् (ātyantikīm) - ultimate (ultimate, everlasting, final)

पराम् (parām) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent)

Words meanings and morphology

नमस्ये (namasye) - I bow down (I bow down, I salute)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of nam

Root 'nam' (to bow) + thematic 'a' + 'e' (1st person singular, middle voice).

Root: nam (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

पितॄन् (pitṝn) - to the ancestors (Pitṛs) (ancestors, fathers, forefathers, Pitṛs)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor, progenitor, a class of divine beings (Pitṛs)

भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - with devotion (bhakti) (with devotion, with loyalty)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhakti

bhakti - devotion, worship, adoration, loyalty, attachment

From root 'bhaj' (to partake, to worship).

Root: bhaj (class 1)

ये (ye) - who (referring to Pitṛs) (who, those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

अर्च्यन्ते (arcyante) - who are worshipped (they are worshipped, they are honored)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of arc

Passive form of root 'arc' (to worship).

Root: arc (class 1)

गुह्यकैः (guhyakaiḥ) - by Guhyakas (a class of mystic beings) (by Guhyakas, by mysterious beings)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guhyaka

guhyaka - a class of semi-divine beings, attendants of Kubera, mystic beings

From 'guhya' (secret).

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

तन्मयत्वेन (tanmayatvena) - by identifying themselves with them (the Pitṛs) (by the state of being identified with that, by becoming one with that)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tanmayatva

tanmayatva - identity with that, state of being absorbed in that, oneness with that

Derived from 'tanmaya' (consisting of that, identical with that) with suffix 'tva' (abstract noun).

Compound type : tatpurusha (tat+maya+tva)

tat – that, it
pronoun (neuter)
maya – made of, consisting of
suffix
Suffix indicating material or nature.
tva – ness, hood (suffix for abstract nouns)
suffix (neuter)
Abstract noun suffix.

Note: Refers to the state of being one with the Pitṛs.

वाञ्छद्भिः (vāñchadbhiḥ) - by those (Guhyakas) desiring (by those desiring)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vāñchat

vāñchat - desiring, wishing

Present Active Participle

From root 'vāñch' (to desire).

Root: vāñch (class 1)

Note: Agrees with guhyakaiḥ.

ऋद्धिम् (ṛddhim) - prosperity (ṛddhi) (prosperity, success, supernatural power)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ṛddhi