महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-112, verse-4

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विलग्नमध्यश्च स नाभिदेशे कटिश्च तस्यातिकृतप्रमाणा ।
तथास्य चीरान्तरिता प्रभाति हिरण्मयी मेखला मे यथेयम् ॥४॥

4. vilagnamadhyaśca sa nābhideśe; kaṭiśca tasyātikṛtapramāṇā ,
tathāsya cīrāntaritā prabhāti; hiraṇmayī mekhalā me yatheyam.

4. vilagnamadhyaḥ ca saḥ nābhideśe
kaṭiḥ ca tasya atikṛtapramāṇā
tathā asya cīrāntaritā prabhāti
hiraṇmayī mekhalā me yathā iyam

4. Her waist is slender at the navel region, and her hips are perfectly proportioned. Likewise, her golden girdle, hidden by her bark-garments, shines forth just as this one (girdle) of mine (does).

Words meanings summery:

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विलग्नमध्यः (vilagnamadhyaḥ) - having a slender waist (having a slender middle, contracted at the waist)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

सः (saḥ) - she (Sītā) (she, that (feminine))

नाभिदेशे (nābhideśe) - at the navel region (in the region of the navel)

कटिः (kaṭiḥ) - hips (hip, waist)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

तस्य (tasya) - of her (Sītā) (of him, of her, of it)

अतिकृतप्रमाणा (atikṛtapramāṇā) - perfectly proportioned (having excellent proportions, perfectly measured)

तथा (tathā) - likewise (thus, so, in the same way)

अस्य (asya) - of her (Sītā) (of him, of her, of it)

चीरान्तरिता (cīrāntaritā) - hidden by bark-garments (covered by bark-garments, concealed by rags)

प्रभाति (prabhāti) - shines forth (shines forth, is brilliant)

हिरण्मयी (hiraṇmayī) - golden (golden, made of gold)

मेखला (mekhalā) - girdle (girdle, belt)

मे (me) - of mine (to me, for me, my, of me)

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, like, just as)

इयम् (iyam) - this one (referring to a girdle Hanumān has) (this, this one (feminine))

Words meanings and morphology

विलग्नमध्यः (vilagnamadhyaḥ) - having a slender waist (having a slender middle, contracted at the waist)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vilagnamadhya

vilagnamadhya - having a slender middle, contracted at the waist

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'vi-lagna' (contracted, slender) + 'madhya' (middle).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (vilagna+madhya)

vilagna – stuck, attached, contracted, slender
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From root lag (to stick, adhere) with prefix vi.
Prefix: vi
Root: lag (class 1)
madhya – middle, center, waist
noun (neuter)

Note: Grammatically masculine, but contextually describes Sītā's waist.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

conjunction

सः (saḥ) - she (Sītā) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Masculine nominative singular of 'tad'.

Note: Grammatically masculine, but contextually refers to Sītā.

नाभिदेशे (nābhideśe) - at the navel region (in the region of the navel)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nābhideśa

nābhideśa - navel region, area of the navel

Compound: nābhi (navel) + deśa (region).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nābhi+deśa)

nābhi – navel, center
noun (feminine)
deśa – region, place, country
noun (masculine)
Root: diś (class 6)

कटिः (kaṭiḥ) - hips (hip, waist)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kaṭi

kaṭi - hip, waist

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

conjunction

तस्य (tasya) - of her (Sītā) (of him, of her, of it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Genitive singular of 'tad'.

Note: Grammatically masculine/neuter, but contextually refers to Sītā.

अतिकृतप्रमाणा (atikṛtapramāṇā) - perfectly proportioned (having excellent proportions, perfectly measured)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of atikṛtapramāṇa

atikṛtapramāṇa - having excellent proportions, perfectly measured, of exceeding measure

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'ati-kṛta' (exceedingly made/done) + 'pramāṇa' (measure, proportion).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (ati+kṛta+pramāṇa)

ati – over, beyond, excessive, excellent
indeclinable
Prefix indicating excellence or excess.
kṛta – done, made, performed
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From root kṛ (to do, make).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
pramāṇa – measure, standard, proof, proportion
noun (neuter)
From pra-mā (to measure).
Prefix: pra
Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'kaṭiḥ'.

तथा (tathā) - likewise (thus, so, in the same way)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of manner.

अस्य (asya) - of her (Sītā) (of him, of her, of it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, it

Genitive singular of 'idam' or 'tad'.

Note: Grammatically masculine/neuter, but contextually refers to Sītā.

चीरान्तरिता (cīrāntaritā) - hidden by bark-garments (covered by bark-garments, concealed by rags)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cīrāntarita

cīrāntarita - covered by bark-garments, concealed by rags

Tatpuruṣa compound: cīra (bark-garment) + antarita (interposed, hidden).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (cīra+antarita)

cīra – bark-garment, rag, strip of cloth
noun (neuter)
antarita – covered, hidden, separated, intervened
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From root ṛ (to go) with prefixes antar-i (to go between).
Prefix: antar
Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'mekhalā'.

प्रभाति (prabhāti) - shines forth (shines forth, is brilliant)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhā

Present tense, Parasmaipada

Root bhā (2nd class) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhā (class 2)

हिरण्मयी (hiraṇmayī) - golden (golden, made of gold)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hiraṇmaya

hiraṇmaya - golden, made of gold