महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-61, verse-110

उन्मत्तरूपा शोकार्ता तथा वस्त्रार्धसंवृता ।
कृशा विवर्णा मलिना पांसुध्वस्तशिरोरुहा ॥११०॥

110. unmattarūpā śokārtā tathā vastrārdhasaṁvṛtā ,
kṛśā vivarṇā malinā pāṁsudhvastaśiroruhā.

110. unmattarūpā śokārtā tathā vastrārdhasaṃvṛtā
kṛśā vivarṇā malinā pāṃsudhvastraśiroruhā

110. She appeared deranged, afflicted by sorrow, partially covered by a single piece of cloth, thin, pale, soiled, and with her hair disheveled by dust.

110. היא נראתה כמטורפת, מוכת צער, עטופה בחצי בגד, כחושה, חיוורת ומלוכלכת, ושערה מכוסה אבק.

Words meanings summery:

• उन्मत्तरूपा (unmattarūpā) - appearing mad, with the form of a madwoman

• शोकार्ता (śokārtā) - afflicted by sorrow, pained by grief

• तथा (tathā) - and, thus, so

• वस्त्रार्धसंवृता (vastrārdhasaṁvṛtā) - covered by half a cloth, partially clothed

• कृशा (kṛśā) - thin, emaciated

• विवर्णा (vivarṇā) - discolored, pale

• मलिना (malinā) - dirty, soiled

• पांसुध्वस्तशिरोरुहा (pāṁsudhvastaśiroruhā) - with hair disheveled by dust

Words meanings and morphology

उन्मत्तरूपा (unmattarūpā) - appearing mad, with the form of a madwoman

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of unmattarūpa

unmattarūpa - having the appearance of a mad person, appearing mad

Compound type : bahuvrihi (unmatta+rūpa)

• unmatta – mad, insane, frantic
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root mad (to be exhilarated, drunk) with prefix ud
  Prefix: ud
  Root: mad (class 4)
• rūpa – form, appearance, shape
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rūp (class 10)

Note: Agrees with implied Damayanti.

शोकार्ता (śokārtā) - afflicted by sorrow, pained by grief

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śokārta

śokārta - afflicted by sorrow, overcome with grief

Compound type : tatpurusha (śoka+ārta)

• śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• ārta – afflicted, distressed, pained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root ṛ (to go, to move), meaning 'afflicted'
  Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Agrees with implied Damayanti.

तथा (tathā) - and, thus, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction, connecting the series of adjectives.

वस्त्रार्धसंवृता (vastrārdhasaṁvṛtā) - covered by half a cloth, partially clothed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vastrārdhasaṃvṛta

vastrārdhasaṁvṛta - covered by half a garment, half-clothed

Compound type : tatpurusha (vastra+ardha+saṃvṛta)

• vastra – cloth, garment, clothing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vas (class 2)
• ardha – half, part
  noun (masculine)
• saṃvṛta – covered, concealed, shut
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root vṛ with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with implied Damayanti.

कृशा (kṛśā) - thin, emaciated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛśa

kṛśa - thin, emaciated, lean

Root: kṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied Damayanti.

विवर्णा (vivarṇā) - discolored, pale

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vivarṇa

vivarṇa - discolored, pale, wan

Root: varṇ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with implied Damayanti.

मलिना (malinā) - dirty, soiled

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of malina

malina - dirty, soiled, stained

Root: mal (class 10)

Note: Agrees with implied Damayanti.

पांसुध्वस्तशिरोरुहा (pāṁsudhvastaśiroruhā) - with hair disheveled by dust

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pāṃsudhvastaśiroruha

pāṁsudhvastaśiroruha - having hair disheveled/covered by dust

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pāṃsu+dhvasta+śiroruha)

• pāṃsu – dust, sand, powder
  noun (masculine)
• dhvasta – disheveled, destroyed, ruined
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root dhvaṃs (to fall, to perish)
  Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)
• śiroruha – hair (literally "growing on the head")
  noun (neuter)
  Compound: śiras + ruha
  Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied Damayanti.

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