महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-66, verse-7

प्रतिपत्कलुषेवेन्दोर्लेखा नाति विराजते ।
न चास्या नश्यते रूपं वपुर्मलसमाचितम् ।
असंस्कृतमपि व्यक्तं भाति काञ्चनसंनिभम् ॥७॥

7. pratipatkaluṣevendorlekhā nāti virājate ,
na cāsyā naśyate rūpaṁ vapurmalasamācitam ,
asaṁskṛtamapi vyaktaṁ bhāti kāñcanasaṁnibham.

7. pratipatkaluṣe iva indoḥ lekhā na
ati virājate na ca asyāḥ naśyate
rūpam vapuḥ malasamacitam asaṃskṛtam
api vyaktam bhāti kāñcanasaṃnibham

7. Like the faint line of the moon on the first day of the lunar fortnight, her beauty does not excessively shine. Yet, her form, though covered with dirt, does not perish. Even unadorned, her body (vapus) clearly shines, resembling gold.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रतिपत्कलुषे (pratipatkaluṣe) - on the faint first day (of the moon) (on the dim/faint first day (of the moon); by the dimness of the first lunar day)

• इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)

• इन्दोः (indoḥ) - of the moon

• लेखा (lekhā) - line (of the moon, or beauty's outline) (line, streak, streak of light, delineation)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अति (ati) - excessively (excessively, very much, beyond, over)

• विराजते (virājate) - shines (shines, is radiant, is splendid)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• च (ca) - nor (and, also)

• अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of her (of her, by her)

• नश्यते (naśyate) - perishes (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, beauty (form, beauty, appearance)

• वपुः (vapuḥ) - body (body, form, figure, astonishing beauty)

• मलसमचितम् (malasamacitam) - covered with dirt (covered with dirt, stained with impurity)

• असंस्कृतम् (asaṁskṛtam) - unadorned (unadorned, unpolished, unrefined, unconsecrated)

• अपि (api) - even though (also, even, although)

• व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - clearly (clear, manifest, evident, distinctly)

• भाति (bhāti) - shines (shines, appears, looks)

• काञ्चनसंनिभम् (kāñcanasaṁnibham) - resembling gold (resembling gold, golden-like)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतिपत्कलुषे (pratipatkaluṣe) - on the faint first day (of the moon) (on the dim/faint first day (of the moon); by the dimness of the first lunar day)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of pratipatkaluṣa

pratipatkaluṣa - faintness of the first lunar day; dimness of the crescent moon

Compound of pratipat (first lunar day) and kaluṣa (dim, faint, dirty)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pratipat+kaluṣa)

• pratipat – first lunar day, beginning
  noun (feminine)
• kaluṣa – dim, turbid, faint, dirty, impure
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Literally 'on the dim first lunar day'. Implies the state of the moon on that day.

इव (iva) - just like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

इन्दोः (indoḥ) - of the moon

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of indu

indu - moon, drop

u-stem noun.

Note: Also ablative singular. Contextually genitive here.

लेखा (lekhā) - line (of the moon, or beauty's outline) (line, streak, streak of light, delineation)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of lekhā

lekhā - line, streak, streak of light, delineation, writing

Note: Refers to the faint line of the moon or the woman's beauty.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अति (ati) - excessively (excessively, very much, beyond, over)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies virājate.

विराजते (virājate) - shines (shines, is radiant, is splendid)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of virāj

present tense, middle voice

From vi + √rāj 'to rule, to shine'. Class 1 middle voice present tense, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - nor (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of her (of her, by her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Also ablative singular. Contextually genitive here.

नश्यते (naśyate) - perishes (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of naś

present tense, middle voice

From root naś, class 4 middle voice present tense, 3rd person singular (can also be passive)

Root: naś (class 4)

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, beauty (form, beauty, appearance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty, nature

Note: Subject of naśyate.

वपुः (vapuḥ) - body (body, form, figure, astonishing beauty)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vapus

vapus - body, form, figure, astonishing beauty

s-stem noun

Note: Subject of 'bhāti' later, here implies 'her body (is)'.

मलसमचितम् (malasamacitam) - covered with dirt (covered with dirt, stained with impurity)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of malasamacita

malasamacita - covered with dirt, stained with impurity

Compound of mala (dirt) and samācita (covered, accumulated)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mala+samācita)

• mala – dirt, impurity
  noun (neuter)
• samācita – covered, filled, accumulated
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam + ā + √ci 'to gather, pile up'
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Agrees with vapuḥ.

असंस्कृतम् (asaṁskṛtam) - unadorned (unadorned, unpolished, unrefined, unconsecrated)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asaṃskṛta

asaṁskṛta - unadorned, unpolished, unrefined, unconsecrated, crude

Negative compound of a + saṃskṛta

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+saṃskṛta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• saṃskṛta – prepared, refined, adorned, consecrated
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam + √kṛ 'to make'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with vapuḥ (implied) or rūpam.

अपि (api) - even though (also, even, although)

(indeclinable)

व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - clearly (clear, manifest, evident, distinctly)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyakta

vyakta - manifested, evident, distinct, clear, expressed

Past Passive Participle

From vi + añj 'to anoint, to manifest'

Prefix: vi

Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Often used adverbially. Agrees with 'vapuḥ' or acts adverbially.

भाति (bhāti) - shines (shines, appears, looks)

(verb)

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

present tense, active voice

From root bhā, class 2 active voice present tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Subject is vapuḥ (implied).

काञ्चनसंनिभम् (kāñcanasaṁnibham) - resembling gold (resembling gold, golden-like)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāñcanasaṃnibha

kāñcanasaṁnibha - resembling gold, golden-like

Compound of kāñcana (gold) and saṃnibha (resembling)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāñcana+saṃnibha)

• kāñcana – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• saṃnibha – resembling, similar to
  adjective (neuter)
  From sam + ni + bhā 'to shine, to appear'
  Prefixes: sam+ni
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with vapuḥ (implied).