मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-128, verse-43

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वीराऽपि कृत्वा सुमहत्तपो धर्मभृतां वरा ।
भर्तुः सलोकतां प्राप्ता महाभागा पतिव्रता ॥४३॥

43. vīrā'pi kṛtvā sumahattapo dharmabhṛtāṃ varā .
bhartuḥ salokatāṃ prāptā mahābhāgā pativratā.

43. vīrā api kṛtvā sumahat tapaḥ dharmabhṛtām varā
bhartuḥ salokatām prāptā mahābhāgā pativratā

43. Vīrā, who was the best among those upholding their natural law (dharma), a highly fortunate and devoted wife (pativratā), also performed a very great austerity (tapas) and thus attained the same realm (salokatā) as her husband.

Words meanings summery:

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वीरा (vīrā) - Vīrā (name)

अपि (api) - also, even

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, immense

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas) (austerity, penance)

धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - of those upholding their natural law (dharma) (of those upholding dharma, of the virtuous)

वरा (varā) - best, excellent, superior

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband, of the maintainer

सलोकताम् (salokatām) - the same realm (salokatā) (the state of being in the same world/realm)

प्राप्ता (prāptā) - attained, reached

महाभागा (mahābhāgā) - highly fortunate, blessed, glorious

पतिव्रता (pativratā) - devoted wife (pativratā) (devoted to her husband, chaste wife)

Words meanings and morphology

वीरा (vīrā) - Vīrā (name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vīrā

vīrā - Name of a female character

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, immense

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, immense

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (su+mahat)

su – good, well, very
indeclinable
mahat – great, large
adjective (neuter)

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas) (austerity, penance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, heat

धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - of those upholding their natural law (dharma) (of those upholding dharma, of the virtuous)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dharmabhṛt

dharmabhṛt - upholding dharma, virtuous

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (dharma+bhṛt)

dharma – constitution, natural law, righteousness, duty
noun (masculine)
bhṛt – carrying, holding, supporting
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
participle
formed from root bhṛ
Root: bhṛ (class 3)

वरा (varā) - best, excellent, superior

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vara

vara - excellent, best, boon

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband, of the maintainer

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, maintainer, lord

सलोकताम् (salokatām) - the same realm (salokatā) (the state of being in the same world/realm)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of salokatā

salokatā - state of being in the same world/realm