मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-71, verse-15

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ऋषीरुवाच ।
न भक्षिता सा भूपाल सिहव्याघ्रनिशाचरैः ।
सा त्वविप्लुतचारित्रा साम्प्रतन्तु रसातले ॥१५॥

15. ṛṣīruvāca .
na bhakṣitā sā bhūpāla sihavyāghraniśācaraiḥ .
sā tvaviplutacāritrā sāmpratantu rasātale.

15. ṛṣiḥ uvāca na bhakṣitā sā bhūpāla siṃha vyāghra
niśācaraiḥ sā tu avipluta caritrā sāmpratam tu rasātale

15. The sage said: 'O King, she was not devoured by lions, tigers, or night-roaming creatures. Indeed, she, of unblemished character, is now in the netherworld (rasātala).'

Words meanings summery:

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ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - the sage (sage, seer, inspired poet)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

न (na) - not (not, no)

भक्षिता (bhakṣitā) - eaten (eaten, devoured, consumed)

सा (sā) - she (she, that (feminine))

भूपाल (bhūpāla) - O King (king, protector of the earth)

सिंह (siṁha) - lions (lion)

व्याघ्र (vyāghra) - tigers (tiger)

निशाचरैः (niśācaraiḥ) - by night-roaming creatures (by the night-roamers, by the demons)

सा (sā) - she (she, that (feminine))

तु (tu) - indeed (but, however, indeed)

अविप्लुत (avipluta) - unblemished (unblemished, pure, undisturbed)

चरित्रा (caritrā) - character (character, conduct, behavior)

साम्प्रतम् (sāmpratam) - now (now, at present, currently)

तु (tu) - indeed (but, however, indeed)

रसातले (rasātale) - in the netherworld (rasātala) (in Rasātala (a netherworld), in the lowest region)

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - the sage (sage, seer, inspired poet)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

भक्षिता (bhakṣitā) - eaten (eaten, devoured, consumed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhakṣita

bhakṣita - eaten, devoured, consumed

Past Passive Participle

From root bhakṣ (to eat, devour)

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

सा (sā) - she (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, she, he

भूपाल (bhūpāla) - O King (king, protector of the earth)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhūpāla

bhūpāla - king, protector of the earth, sovereign

Compound of bhū (earth) and pāla (protector)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhū+pāla)

bhū – earth, land, ground
noun (feminine)
pāla – protector, guardian, keeper
noun (masculine)
agent noun from pāl
Suffix a after root pāl (to protect)
Root: pāl (class 1)

सिंह (siṁha) - lions (lion)

(noun)

masculine, plural of siṃha

siṁha - lion

Note: First part of the Dvandva compound 'siṃhavyāghraniśācaraiḥ'.

व्याघ्र (vyāghra) - tigers (tiger)

(noun)

masculine, plural of vyāghra

vyāghra - tiger

Note: Second part of the Dvandva compound 'siṃhavyāghraniśācaraiḥ'.

निशाचरैः (niśācaraiḥ) - by night-roaming creatures (by the night-roamers, by the demons)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niśācara

niśācara - night-roamer, demon, ghost, animal active at night

Compound of niśā (night) and cara (moving, roamer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niśā+cara)

niśā – night
noun (feminine)
cara – moving, roaming, going, one who moves/roams
adjective (masculine)
agent noun from car
Suffix a after root car (to move, go)
Root: car (class 1)

Note: Last part of the Dvandva compound 'siṃhavyāghraniśācaraiḥ'.

सा (sā) - she (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, she, he

तु (tu) - indeed (but, however, indeed)

(indeclinable)

अविप्लुत (avipluta) - unblemished (unblemished, pure, undisturbed)

(adjective)

feminine, singular of avipluta

avipluta - unblemished, pure, undisturbed, uncorrupted

Past Passive Participle (negative)

Compound of a (negation) and vipluta (from vi-plu 'to flow away, be disturbed, spoiled')

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vipluta)

a – not, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix
vipluta – spoiled, corrupted, disturbed, flown away
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root plu (to float, flow) with prefix vi-
Prefix: vi
Root: plu (class 1)

Note: First part of the Bahuvrihi compound 'aviplutacāritrā'.

चरित्रा (caritrā) - character (character, conduct, behavior)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of caritra

caritra - conduct, character, behavior, history

From root car (to move, behave)

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Last part of the Bahuvrihi compound 'aviplutacāritrā'.

साम्प्रतम् (sāmpratam) - now (now, at present, currently)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - indeed (but, however, indeed)

(indeclinable)