मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-70, verse-32

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मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
ततः स राक्षसस्तस्याः प्रविश्यान्तः स्वमायया ।
भक्षयामास दौः शील्यं निजशक्त्या नृपाज्ञया ॥३२॥

32. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca .
tataḥ sa rākṣasastasyāḥ praviśyāntaḥ svamāyayā .
bhakṣayāmāsa dauḥ śīlyaṃ nijaśaktyā nṛpājñayā.

32. mārkaṇḍeyaḥ uvāca tataḥ saḥ rākṣasaḥ tasyāḥ praviśya antaḥ
sva-māyayā bhakṣayāmāsa dauḥśīlyam nija-śaktyā nṛpa-ājñayā

32. Mārkaṇḍeya said: "Then, that demon, having entered her (body) through his own power of illusion (māyā), consumed her bad character by his inherent energy (śakti) in accordance with the king's command."

Words meanings summery:

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मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - The sage Mārkaṇḍeya (Mārkaṇḍeya (a sage))

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from there)

सः (saḥ) - that (referring to the demon) (he, that (masc. nom. sg.))

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon (demon, a Rākṣasa)

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her (referring to the wife, contextually) (of her, from her (fem. gen. sg. or abl. sg.))

प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered (having entered, by entering)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside (her) (inside, within, internal)

स्व-मायया (sva-māyayā) - by his own power of illusion (māyā) (by one's own illusion (māyā))

भक्षयामास (bhakṣayāmāsa) - consumed (consumed, devoured, ate)

दौःशील्यम् (dauḥśīlyam) - her bad character (bad conduct, evil nature, depravity)

निज-शक्त्या (nija-śaktyā) - by his inherent energy (śakti) (by one's own power (śakti))

नृप-आज्ञया (nṛpa-ājñayā) - as per the king's command (by the king's command)

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - The sage Mārkaṇḍeya (Mārkaṇḍeya (a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - a sage, particularly the one who narrates parts of the Purāṇas

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

3rd person singular Perfect Active of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from there)

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that (referring to the demon) (he, that (masc. nom. sg.))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon (demon, a Rākṣasa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - a demon, an evil being

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her (referring to the wife, contextually) (of her, from her (fem. gen. sg. or abl. sg.))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered (having entered, by entering)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive of √viś with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside (her) (inside, within, internal)

(indeclinable)

स्व-मायया (sva-māyayā) - by his own power of illusion (māyā) (by one's own illusion (māyā))

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sva-māyā

sva-māyā - one's own illusion, own deception

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+māyā)

sva – own, one's own
pronoun
māyā – illusion, magic, supernatural power, deception
noun (feminine)
Root: mā (class 2)

भक्षयामास (bhakṣayāmāsa) - consumed (consumed, devoured, ate)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of bhakṣ

Perfect Active

3rd person singular Perfect Active of √bhakṣ (causative of √bhaj)

Root: bhakṣ (class 1)

Note: Formed with auxiliary 'āmāsa'.

दौःशील्यम् (dauḥśīlyam) - her bad character (bad conduct, evil nature, depravity)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dauḥśīlya

dauḥśīlya - bad conduct, depravity, ill disposition

Derived from duḥśīla (badly behaved) + ṣyaÑ, neuter noun

निज-शक्त्या (nija-śaktyā) - by his inherent energy (śakti) (by one's own power (śakti))

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of nija-śakti

nija-śakti - one's own power, inherent energy

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nija+śakti)

nija – own, inherent, native
adjective
From √jan (to be born) + -ḍa or from ni-√jan.
Root: jan (class 4)
śakti – power, energy, capability, strength
noun (feminine)
From √śak (to be able)
Root: śak (class 5)

नृप-आज्ञया (nṛpa-ājñayā) - as per the king's command (by the king's command)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of nṛpa-ājñā

nṛpa-ājñā - king's command, royal order

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛpa+ājñā)

nṛpa – king, ruler
noun (masculine)
From nṛ (man) + √pā (to protect)
ājñā – command, order, permission
noun (feminine)
From ā-√jñā (to know, to command)
Prefix: ā
Root: jñā (class 9)