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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-155, verse-42

श्यामा पद्मपलाशाक्षी नीलकुञ्चितमूर्धजा ।
मानुषं विग्रहं कृत्वा साक्षादमरवर्णिनी ॥४२॥
42. śyāmā padmapalāśākṣī nīlakuñcitamūrdhajā ,
mānuṣaṁ vigrahaṁ kṛtvā sākṣādamaravarṇinī.
42. śyāmā padmapalāśākṣī nīlakuñcitamūrdhajā
mānuṣam vigraham kṛtvā sākṣāt amaravarṇinī
42. She was dark-complexioned (śyāmā), with eyes like lotus petals and dark, curly hair. Having assumed a human form, she was directly a celestial beauty.

Words meanings summery:

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  • श्यामा (śyāmā) - dark-complexioned, youthful, charming
  • पद्मपलाशाक्षी (padmapalāśākṣī) - lotus-petal-eyed
  • नीलकुञ्चितमूर्धजा (nīlakuñcitamūrdhajā) - having dark, curly hair
  • मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - human (form), pertaining to humans
  • विग्रहम् (vigraham) - form, body, shape
  • कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done, having taken
  • साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, visibly, in person
  • अमरवर्णिनी (amaravarṇinī) - celestial beauty, divine woman

Words meanings and morphology

श्यामा (śyāmā) - dark-complexioned, youthful, charming
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śyāmā
śyāmā - dark, dark-complexioned; a young woman in her prime
Feminine of śyāma.
Root: śyai
Note: Agrees with Draupadī.
पद्मपलाशाक्षी (padmapalāśākṣī) - lotus-petal-eyed
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of padmapalāśākṣī
padmapalāśākṣī - having eyes like lotus petals
Feminine of padmapalāśākṣa. Bahuvrihi compound: padma + palāśa + akṣi.
Compound type : bahuvrihi (padma+palāśa+akṣi)
  • padma – lotus
    noun (neuter)
  • palāśa – leaf, petal
    noun (neuter)
  • akṣi – eye
    noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with Draupadī.
नीलकुञ्चितमूर्धजा (nīlakuñcitamūrdhajā) - having dark, curly hair
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nīlakuñcitamūrdhajā
nīlakuñcitamūrdhajā - having dark and curly hair
Feminine of nīlakuñcitamūrdhaja. Bahuvrihi compound: nīla + kuñcita + mūrdhaja.
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nīla+kuñcita+mūrdhaja)
  • nīla – blue, dark, black
    adjective (masculine)
  • kuñcita – curled, bent, crooked
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From √kuñc
    Root: kuñc (class 1)
  • mūrdhaja – hair (literally 'head-born')
    noun (masculine)
    Compound: mūrdhan + ja (from √jan)
    Root: jan
Note: Agrees with Draupadī.
मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - human (form), pertaining to humans
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mānuṣa
mānuṣa - human, pertaining to man
Accusative singular neuter of mānuṣa.
Root: man
Note: Agrees with vigraham.
विग्रहम् (vigraham) - form, body, shape
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vigraha
vigraha - form, body, shape, figure
From √grah with vi.
Prefix: vi
Root: grah (class 9)
Note: Object of kṛtvā.
कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done, having taken
(indeclinable)
Absolutive
From √kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Connects this action to the main predication.
साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, visibly, in person
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes the directness of her celestial nature.
अमरवर्णिनी (amaravarṇinī) - celestial beauty, divine woman
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of amaravarṇinī
amaravarṇinī - a celestial beauty, divine woman
Feminine of amaravarṇin. Compound: amara + varṇinī.
Compound type : tatpurusha (amara+varṇinī)
  • amara – immortal, god, celestial being
    noun (masculine)
    Compound a (negative) + mara (from √mṛ to die).
    Prefix: a
    Root: mṛ
  • varṇinī – a beautiful woman, a lady
    noun (feminine)
    From varṇa (color, beauty).
    Root: vṛ
Note: Agrees with Draupadī.