मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-98, verse-7

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धर्मज्ञा यज्विनः शूराः परमार्थार्थवेदिनः ।
श्रुते तस्मिन्पुमान्वंशे पापौघाद्विप्रमुच्यते ॥७॥

7. dharmajñā yajvinaḥ śūrāḥ paramārthārthavedinaḥ .
śrute tasminpumānvaṃśe pāpaughādvipramucyate.

7. dharmajñāḥ yajvinaḥ śūrāḥ paramārthārthavedinaḥ
śrute tasmin pumān vaṃśe pāpa oghāt vipramucyate

7. When one hears about that lineage—whose members are knowers of natural law (dharma), performers of Vedic rituals (yajña), valorous, and understand the true meaning of the ultimate reality—that person becomes completely liberated from a multitude of sins.

Words meanings summery:

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धर्मज्ञाः (dharmajñāḥ) - knowers of natural law, experts in righteousness, virtuous

यज्विनः (yajvinaḥ) - performers of sacrifice, sacrificers

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave, valorous, heroic

परमार्थार्थवेदिनः (paramārthārthavedinaḥ) - knowers of the true meaning of the ultimate reality

श्रुते (śrute) - when that lineage is heard (when heard, in what has been heard)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that lineage (in that, on that)

पुमान् (pumān) - a man, a person

वंशे (vaṁśe) - in that (specific) lineage (in the lineage, in the family)

पाप (pāpa) - sin, evil, wicked

ओघात् (oghāt) - from the multitude (of sins) (from the flood, from the multitude)

विप्रमुच्यते (vipramucyate) - is completely liberated, is released

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मज्ञाः (dharmajñāḥ) - knowers of natural law, experts in righteousness, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of dharma; righteous; just; virtuous

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (dharma+jña)

dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue, intrinsic nature
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
jña – knower, understanding
adjective (masculine)
Suffix -jña from root jñā
Root: jñā (class 9)

यज्विनः (yajvinaḥ) - performers of sacrifice, sacrificers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yajvin

yajvin - sacrificing, performing a sacrifice, a sacrificer

From yaj + -vin

Root: yaj (class 1)

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave, valorous, heroic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - brave, valorous, heroic; a hero

परमार्थार्थवेदिनः (paramārthārthavedinaḥ) - knowers of the true meaning of the ultimate reality

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paramārthārthavedin

paramārthārthavedin - knower of the meaning of the highest truth or ultimate reality

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paramārtha+artha+vedin)

paramārtha – ultimate reality, highest truth, supreme aim
noun (masculine)
artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
noun (masculine)
Root: ṛ (class 3)
vedin – knower, one who knows, acquainted with
adjective (masculine)
From root vid with suffix -in
Root: vid (class 2)

श्रुते (śrute) - when that lineage is heard (when heard, in what has been heard)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened; revealed (scripture)

Past Passive Participle

From root śru

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Modifies 'vaṃśe' implicitly or directly.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that lineage (in that, on that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it