योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-25, verse-14

कस्तूरिकातिलककं क्रियासंख्योपकल्पितम् ।
चित्रितं चित्रगुप्तेन यमे वदनपट्टके ॥ १४ ॥

kastūrikātilakakaṃ kriyāsaṃkhyopakalpitam ,
citritaṃ citraguptena yame vadanapaṭṭake 14

14. kastūrikā-tilakakam kriyā-saṅkhyā-upakalpitam
citritam citraguptena yame vadana-paṭṭake

14. kriyā-saṅkhyā-upakalpitam kastūrikā-tilakakam
citraguptena yame vadana-paṭṭake citritam

14. A musk tilaka, fashioned by the tally of deeds (karma), is painted by Citragupta upon Yama's forehead-tablet.

Words meanings summery:

• कस्तूरिका-तिलककम् (kastūrikā-tilakakam) - a tilaka mark made of musk. (a musk tilaka, a mark of musk on the forehead)

• क्रिया-सङ्ख्या-उपकल्पितम् (kriyā-saṅkhyā-upakalpitam) - fashioned by the tally of deeds (karma). (conceived by the count of actions, fashioned from the tally of deeds)

• चित्रितम् (citritam) - painted, referring to the tilaka. (painted, drawn, depicted)

• चित्रगुप्तेन (citraguptena) - by Citragupta, the celestial recorder of deeds (karma). (by Citragupta)

• यमे (yame) - on Yama, referring to the deity. (on Yama, in Yama)

• वदन-पट्टके (vadana-paṭṭake) - on the forehead-tablet (where the tilaka is drawn). (on the face-tablet, on the forehead-board)

Words meanings and morphology

कस्तूरिका-तिलककम् (kastūrikā-tilakakam) - a tilaka mark made of musk. (a musk tilaka, a mark of musk on the forehead)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kastūrikā-tilakaka

kastūrikā-tilakaka - a tilaka mark made of musk

Compound type : tatpurusha (kastūrikā+tilakaka)

• kastūrikā – musk
  noun (feminine)
• tilakaka – a mark on the forehead (tilaka)
  noun (neuter)

क्रिया-सङ्ख्या-उपकल्पितम् (kriyā-saṅkhyā-upakalpitam) - fashioned by the tally of deeds (karma). (conceived by the count of actions, fashioned from the tally of deeds)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kriyā-saṅkhyā-upakalpita

kriyā-saṅkhyā-upakalpita - conceived by the count of actions, fashioned by the tally of deeds

Past Passive Participle of upa-kḷp, used as adjective in compound

Compound of 'kriyā-saṅkhyā' (count of actions) and 'upakalpita' (fashioned, conceived). 'upakalpita' is from upa + kḷp (to form, to prepare).

Compound type : tatpurusha (kriyā-saṅkhyā+upakalpita)

• kriyā-saṅkhyā – count of actions, number of deeds
  noun (feminine)
• upakalpita – fashioned, prepared, arranged, conceived
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From upa + kḷp (to prepare, to form)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Agrees with kastūrikā-tilakakam.

चित्रितम् (citritam) - painted, referring to the tilaka. (painted, drawn, depicted)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citrita

citrita - painted, depicted, variegated

Past Passive Participle

From root citr (to paint, to variegate)

Root: citr (class 10)

Note: Agrees with kastūrikā-tilakakam.

चित्रगुप्तेन (citraguptena) - by Citragupta, the celestial recorder of deeds (karma). (by Citragupta)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of citragupta

citragupta - Citragupta (a divine scribe, recorder of human actions in Yama's court)

Note: Agent of the passive participles 'upakalpitam' and 'citritam'.

यमे (yame) - on Yama, referring to the deity. (on Yama, in Yama)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yama

yama - Yama (the god of death and justice), restraint, twin

Note: The tilaka is depicted *on* Yama.

वदन-पट्टके (vadana-paṭṭake) - on the forehead-tablet (where the tilaka is drawn). (on the face-tablet, on the forehead-board)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vadana-paṭṭaka

vadana-paṭṭaka - a face-board, a forehead-tablet

Compound type : tatpurusha (vadana+paṭṭaka)

• vadana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vad (class 1)
• paṭṭaka – a board, tablet, plate, slab
  noun (masculine)

Note: Specifies the location on Yama where the tilaka is drawn.