मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम्
mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam
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chapter-21, verse-18
रक्ततुङ्गनखीं श्यामां मृद्वीं ताम्रकराङ्घ्रिकाम् ।
करभोरुं सुदशनां नीलसूक्ष्मस्थिरालकाम् ॥१८॥
करभोरुं सुदशनां नीलसूक्ष्मस्थिरालकाम् ॥१८॥
18. raktatuṅganakhīṃ śyāmāṃ mṛdvīṃ tāmrakarāṅghrikām .
karabhoruṃ sudaśanāṃ nīlasūkṣmasthirālakām.
karabhoruṃ sudaśanāṃ nīlasūkṣmasthirālakām.
18.
rakta-tuṅga-nakhīm śyāmām mṛdvīm tāmra-kara-aṅghrikām
karabhorum su-daśanām nīla-sūkṣma-sthira-alakām
karabhorum su-daśanām nīla-sūkṣma-sthira-alakām
18.
She had prominent red nails, a dark complexion, was soft (to the touch), had copper-colored hands and feet, shapely thighs, beautiful teeth, and dark, fine, dense locks of hair.
Words meanings summery:
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- रक्ततुङ्गनखीम् (raktatuṅganakhīm) - having prominent red nails
- श्यामाम् (śyāmām) - dark-complexioned woman; youthful woman
- मृद्वीम् (mṛdvīm) - soft, tender, delicate
- ताम्रकराङ्घ्रिकाम् (tāmrakarāṅghrikām) - having copper-colored hands and feet
- करभोरुम् (karabhorum) - having thighs like an elephant's trunk (shapely and tapering)
- सुदशनाम् (sudaśanām) - having beautiful teeth
- नीलसूक्ष्मस्थिरालकाम् (nīlasūkṣmasthirālakām) - having dark, fine, and dense/firm locks of hair
Words meanings and morphology
रक्ततुङ्गनखीम् (raktatuṅganakhīm) - having prominent red nails
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of raktatuṅganakhī
raktatuṅganakhī - one with prominent red nails
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (rakta+tuṅga+nakhī)
- rakta – red; dyed red; attached; passionate
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root rañj- ('to dye, color') with suffix -kta.
Root: rañj (class 1) - tuṅga – high, prominent, lofty
adjective - nakhī – nail, claw
noun (feminine)
Note: Describes the woman.
श्यामाम् (śyāmām) - dark-complexioned woman; youthful woman
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śyāmā
śyāmā - a young woman (especially one with dark complexion), dark-colored
Root: śyam
मृद्वीम् (mṛdvīm) - soft, tender, delicate
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of mṛdvī
mṛdvī - soft, tender, delicate
Feminine form of mṛdu.
Root: mṛd
Note: Describes the woman.
ताम्रकराङ्घ्रिकाम् (tāmrakarāṅghrikām) - having copper-colored hands and feet
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tāmrakarāṅghrikā
tāmrakarāṅghrikā - having copper-colored hands and feet
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (tāmra+kara+aṅghrikā)
- tāmra – copper-colored, red, copper
adjective - kara – hand, ray, tax
noun (masculine) - aṅghrikā – foot
noun (feminine)
Diminutive or derived from aṅghri.
Note: Describes the woman.
करभोरुम् (karabhorum) - having thighs like an elephant's trunk (shapely and tapering)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of karabhoru
karabhoru - having thighs like an elephant's trunk
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (karabha+ūru)
- karabha – elephant's trunk; forearm
noun (masculine) - ūru – thigh
noun (masculine/feminine)
Note: Describes the woman.
सुदशनाम् (sudaśanām) - having beautiful teeth
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sudaśanā
sudaśanā - having beautiful teeth
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (su+daśana)
- su – good, well, beautiful
indeclinable
Prefix indicating excellence. - daśana – tooth, biting
noun (masculine/neuter)
Derived from root daṃś ('to bite').
Root: daṃś (class 1)
Note: Describes the woman.
नीलसूक्ष्मस्थिरालकाम् (nīlasūkṣmasthirālakām) - having dark, fine, and dense/firm locks of hair
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of nīlasūkṣmasthirālakā
nīlasūkṣmasthirālakā - having dark, fine, and firm/dense locks of hair
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (nīla+sūkṣma+sthira+alaka)
- nīla – dark blue, dark, black
adjective - sūkṣma – fine, subtle, minute
adjective - sthira – firm, steady, dense, constant
adjective
Root: sthā (class 1) - alaka – lock of hair, curl
noun (masculine)
Note: Describes the woman.