महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-123, verse-7

सर्वाभरणसंपन्ना परमाम्बरधारिणी ।
शोभेथास्त्वनवद्याङ्गि न त्वेवं मलपङ्किनी ॥७॥

7. sarvābharaṇasaṁpannā paramāmbaradhāriṇī ,
śobhethāstvanavadyāṅgi na tvevaṁ malapaṅkinī.

7. sarvābharaṇasaṃpannā paramāmbaradhāriṇī
śobhethāḥ tvam anavadyāṅgi na tu evam malapaṅkinī

7. You, O lady of flawless limbs (anavadyāṅgī), would shine (śobhethāḥ) if you were adorned with all ornaments and wearing excellent garments, but not when you are covered in dirt.

7. את מקושטת בכל התכשיטים ולבושה בבגדים מעולים. היית זורחת, הו בעלת איברים נטולי דופי, ולא כך, מכוסה בבוץ ולכלוך.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वाभरणसंपन्ना (sarvābharaṇasaṁpannā) - adorned with all ornaments, fully decorated

• परमाम्बरधारिणी (paramāmbaradhāriṇī) - wearing excellent garments, dressed in superior clothes

• शोभेथाः (śobhethāḥ) - you would shine, you should shine

• त्वम् (tvam) - referring to Sukanyā (you)

• अनवद्याङ्गि (anavadyāṅgi) - vocative address to Sukanyā (O lady of flawless limbs, O faultless one)

• न (na) - not

• तु (tu) - but, indeed

• एवम् (evam) - in this state (covered in dirt) (thus, in this manner, so)

• मलपङ्किनी (malapaṅkinī) - covered with dirt, smeared with filth

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वाभरणसंपन्ना (sarvābharaṇasaṁpannā) - adorned with all ornaments, fully decorated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarvābharaṇasaṃpanna

sarvābharaṇasaṁpanna - adorned with all ornaments, accomplished in all decorations

Bahuvrihi compound: sarva (all) + ābharaṇa (ornaments) + saṃpanna (endowed with, complete).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sarva+ābharaṇa+saṃpanna)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• ābharaṇa – ornament, decoration, jewellery
  noun (neuter)
• saṃpanna – endowed with, furnished with, complete
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √pad (to go, attain) with prefix sam-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: √pad (class 4)

परमाम्बरधारिणी (paramāmbaradhāriṇī) - wearing excellent garments, dressed in superior clothes

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paramāmbaradhāriṇ

paramāmbaradhāriṇ - wearing excellent garments

Compound: parama (excellent) + ambara (garment) + dhāriṇ (wearing). Upapada compound formed from √dhṛ (to hold, wear).

Compound type : tatpurusha (paramāmbara) + upapada (dhāriṇī) (parama+ambara+dhāriṇ)

• parama – supreme, excellent, highest
  adjective (masculine)
• ambara – garment, cloth, sky
  noun (neuter)
• dhāriṇ – wearing, holding, bearing
  adjective (feminine)
  Active Participle
  Derived from root √dhṛ (to hold, bear, wear).
  Root: √dhṛ (class 1)

शोभेथाः (śobhethāḥ) - you would shine, you should shine

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, Optative/Potential (Liṅ) of śubh

Root: √śubh (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - referring to Sukanyā (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Refers to Sukanyā, who is feminine.

अनवद्याङ्गि (anavadyāṅgi) - vocative address to Sukanyā (O lady of flawless limbs, O faultless one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of anavadyāṅgī

anavadyāṅgī - a lady of flawless limbs, faultless-limbed

Bahuvrihi compound: an (not) + avadya (blamable, defective) + aṅga (limb).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (an+avadya+aṅga)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• avadya – fault, blame, defective, blamable
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root √vad (to speak) with prefix ava- and negation an-.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: √vad (class 1)
• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - in this state (covered in dirt) (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

मलपङ्किनी (malapaṅkinī) - covered with dirt, smeared with filth

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of malapaṅkinī

malapaṅkinī - smeared with dirt/filth, covered in mud

Derived from malapaṅka (mud of dirt).

Compound type : tatpurusha (mala+paṅka)

• mala – dirt, impurity, filth
  noun (neuter)
• paṅka – mud, mire, dirt
  noun (masculine)

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