महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-264, verse-11

एवमुक्ता निवृत्ता सा प्रविष्टा यज्ञपावकम् ।
किं नु दुश्चरितं यज्ञे दिदृक्षुः सा रसातलम् ॥११॥

11. evamuktā nivṛttā sā praviṣṭā yajñapāvakam ,
kiṁ nu duścaritaṁ yajñe didṛkṣuḥ sā rasātalam.

11. evam uktā nivṛttā sā praviṣṭā yajña-pāvakam
kim nu duścaritam yajñe didṛkṣuḥ sā rasātalam

11. evam uktā sā nivṛttā (ca) yajña-pāvakam praviṣṭā.
sā yajñe kim nu duścaritam didṛkṣuḥ rasātalam (jagāma/icchati sma)?

11. Thus addressed, she turned back and entered the fire of the Vedic ritual (yajña). What misdeed in the ritual (yajña) did she, desiring to witness, [seek to find even by descending] to the lowest underworld (rasātala)?

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्ता (uktā) - spoken, said, addressed

• निवृत्ता (nivṛttā) - turned back, returned, ceased

• सा (sā) - she, that

• प्रविष्टा (praviṣṭā) - entered

• यज्ञ-पावकम् (yajña-pāvakam) - the ritual fire

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?, whether

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, then, an interrogative particle

• दुश्चरितम् (duścaritam) - misdeed, evil deed, bad conduct

• यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the Vedic ritual, in the sacrifice

• दिदृक्षुः (didṛkṣuḥ) - desiring to see, wishing to observe

• सा (sā) - she, that

• रसातलम् (rasātalam) - to the lowest underworld, abyss

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्ता (uktā) - spoken, said, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told, addressed

Past Passive Participle

From root vac- 'to speak'. Feminine form.

Root: vac (class 2)

निवृत्ता (nivṛttā) - turned back, returned, ceased

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nivṛtta

nivṛtta - turned back, returned, ceased, withdrawn, retired

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛt- 'to turn, be' with prefix ni. Feminine form.

Compound type : praadi-samāsa (ni+vṛtta)

• ni – down, into, in
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• vṛtta – turned, happened, acted, existed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vṛt- 'to turn, be'
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

सा (sā) - she, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रविष्टा (praviṣṭā) - entered

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of praviṣṭa

praviṣṭa - entered, gone into, initiated

Past Passive Participle

From root viś- 'to enter' with prefix pra. Feminine form.

Compound type : praadi-samāsa (pra+viṣṭa)

• pra – forth, forward, before
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• viṣṭa – entered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root viś- 'to enter'
  Root: viś (class 6)

यज्ञ-पावकम् (yajña-pāvakam) - the ritual fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yajña-pāvaka

yajña-pāvaka - the fire of a Vedic ritual (yajña)

Compound of yajña (ritual) and pāvaka (fire).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (yajña+pāvaka)

• yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
  From root yaj- 'to worship, sacrifice'
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• pāvaka – fire, pure, purifying
  noun (masculine)
  From root pū- 'to purify'
  Root: pū (class 1)

किम् (kim) - what?, why?, whether

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative particle or pronoun stem.

नु (nu) - indeed, now, then, an interrogative particle

(indeclinable)

दुश्चरितम् (duścaritam) - misdeed, evil deed, bad conduct

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of duścarita

duścarita - bad conduct, evil deed, misdeed, wickedness

Compound of dus (bad) and carita (conduct).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi / karmadhāraya (dus+carita)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill-
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• carita – conduct, behaviour, deed, acted
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (when adjective)
  From root car- 'to move, behave'
  Root: car (class 1)

यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the Vedic ritual, in the sacrifice

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship, offering

From root yaj- 'to worship, sacrifice'

Root: yaj (class 1)

दिदृक्षुः (didṛkṣuḥ) - desiring to see, wishing to observe

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of didṛkṣu

didṛkṣu - desiring to see, wishing to observe

Desiderative noun/adjective

Desiderative stem of root dṛś- 'to see', suffixed with -u. Feminine form.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सा (sā) - she, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

रसातलम् (rasātalam) - to the lowest underworld, abyss

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rasātala

rasātala - the lowest of the seven underworld regions; abyss, hell

Compound of rasa (water, sap, earth) and tala (bottom, surface).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rasa+tala)

• rasa – juice, sap, taste, essence, water
  noun (masculine)
• tala – surface, bottom, palm of hand, sole of foot, a flat surface, plain
  noun (neuter)