मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-125, verse-9

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हृष्टपुष्टे पुरे तस्मिन्गीतवाद्यैर्वराङ्गनाः ।
विलासिन्योऽतिचार्वङ्ग्यो ननृतुर्लास्यमुत्तमम् ॥९॥

9. hṛṣṭapuṣṭe pure tasmingītavādyairvarāṅganāḥ .
vilāsinyo'ticārvaṅgyo nanṛturlāsyamuttamam.

9. hṛṣṭapuṣṭe pure tasmin gītavādyaiḥ varāṅganāḥ
vilāsinyaḥ aticārvagyaḥ nanṛtuḥ lāsyam uttamam

9. In that joyful and well-nourished city, beautiful women, graceful and exceedingly charming in form, performed a superb, graceful dance accompanied by songs and musical instruments.

Words meanings summery:

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हृष्टपुष्टे (hṛṣṭapuṣṭe) - delighted and nourished, joyful and prosperous

पुरे (pure) - in the city, in the town

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

गीतवाद्यैः (gītavādyaiḥ) - with songs and musical instruments, by means of singing and playing instruments

वराङ्गनाः (varāṅganāḥ) - beautiful women, excellent women

विलासिन्यः (vilāsinyaḥ) - playful women, charming women, amorous women

अतिचार्वग्यः (aticārvagyaḥ) - exceedingly beautiful-bodied, extremely graceful in form

ननृतुः (nanṛtuḥ) - they danced

लास्यम् (lāsyam) - graceful dance, feminine dance

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, best

Words meanings and morphology

हृष्टपुष्टे (hṛṣṭapuṣṭe) - delighted and nourished, joyful and prosperous

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛṣṭapuṣṭa

hṛṣṭapuṣṭa - delighted and nourished, joyful and thriving

Compound type : dvandva (hṛṣṭa+puṣṭa)

hṛṣṭa – delighted, joyful
adjective
Past Passive Participle
from root `hṛṣ` (to be glad)
Root: hṛṣ (class 4)
puṣṭa – nourished, prosperous, thriving
adjective
Past Passive Participle
from root `puṣ` (to nourish)
Root: puṣ (class 4)

Note: qualifies `pure`

पुरे (pure) - in the city, in the town

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: refers to `pure`

गीतवाद्यैः (gītavādyaiḥ) - with songs and musical instruments, by means of singing and playing instruments

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of gītavādya

gītavādya - song and musical instrument

Compound type : dvandva (gīta+vādya)

gīta – song, sung
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
from root `gai` (to sing)
Root: gai (class 1)
vādya – musical instrument, played
noun (neuter)
Gerundive (action of playing, or thing to be played)
from root `vad` (to speak, play)
Root: vad (class 1)

वराङ्गनाः (varāṅganāḥ) - beautiful women, excellent women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of varāṅganā

varāṅganā - beautiful woman, excellent woman

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vara+aṅganā)

vara – excellent, best, beautiful
adjective
Root: vṛ (class 1)
aṅganā – woman, lady
noun (feminine)

विलासिन्यः (vilāsinyaḥ) - playful women, charming women, amorous women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vilāsinī

vilāsinī - playful woman, charming woman, coquette

feminine form of `vilāsin` (playful, charming), from prefix `vi` + root `las` (to sport, shine)

Prefix: vi

Root: las (class 1)

अतिचार्वग्यः (aticārvagyaḥ) - exceedingly beautiful-bodied, extremely graceful in form

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of aticārvagī

aticārvagī - having exceedingly beautiful limbs/body

feminine form of the Bahuvrīhi compound `aticārvanga` ("whose body is exceedingly beautiful"), formed from `ati` (exceedingly), `cāru` (beautiful), and `aṅga` (limb/body).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ati+cāru+aṅga)