योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-29, verse-8

नित्यमन्नलवाक्तैककाचकम्बुप्रकोष्ठका ।
जामातृदुहितृभ्रातृपितृमातृप्रपूजनी ॥ ८ ॥

nityamannalavāktaikakācakambuprakoṣṭhakā ,
jāmātṛduhitṛbhrātṛpitṛmātṛprapūjanī 8

8. nityam annalavāktaikakācakambupracoṣṭhakā
jāmātṛduhitṛbhrātṛpitṛmātṛprapūjanī

8. nityam annalavāktaikakācakambupracoṣṭhakā
jāmātṛduhitṛbhrātṛpitṛmātṛprapūjanī

8. Daily, her forearms bore a single bangle of glass and conch shell, often stained with food particles. She was one who diligently honored sons-in-law, daughters, brothers, fathers, and mothers.

Words meanings summery:

• नित्यम् (nityam) - daily (always, constantly, daily)

• अन्नलवाक्तैककाचकम्बुप्रचोष्ठका (annalavāktaikakācakambupracoṣṭhakā) - her forearms bore a single bangle of glass and conch shell, often stained with food particles (one whose forearms have a single glass and conch bangle, stained with food particles)

• जामातृदुहितृभ्रातृपितृमातृप्रपूजनी (jāmātṛduhitṛbhrātṛpitṛmātṛprapūjanī) - one who diligently honored sons-in-law, daughters, brothers, fathers, and mothers

Words meanings and morphology

नित्यम् (nityam) - daily (always, constantly, daily)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage of neuter accusative singular

Note: Adverb modifying the actions/state.

अन्नलवाक्तैककाचकम्बुप्रचोष्ठका (annalavāktaikakācakambupracoṣṭhakā) - her forearms bore a single bangle of glass and conch shell, often stained with food particles (one whose forearms have a single glass and conch bangle, stained with food particles)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of annalavāktaikakācakambupracoṣṭhakā

annalavāktaikakācakambupracoṣṭhaka - one whose forearms are smeared with food particles and have a single glass and conch bangle

Bahuvrihi compound, feminine form

Compound type : bahuvrihi (anna+lava+ākta+eka+kāca+kambu+pracoṣṭhaka)

• anna – food, rice, corn
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'ad' (to eat) + ana suffix
  Root: ad (class 2)
• lava – fragment, particle, drop, piece
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'lū' (to cut)
  Root: lū (class 9)
• ākta – smeared, anointed, stained, affected
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'añj' (to anoint) + kta suffix
  Root: añj (class 7)
• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral (masculine)
• kāca – glass, crystal, bangle (made of glass)
  noun (masculine)
• kambu – conch-shell, conch bangle
  noun (masculine)
• pracoṣṭhaka – forearm, wrist
  noun (masculine)
  Diminutive form of pracoṣṭha
  Prefix: pra

Note: Qualifies the implied 'I'.

जामातृदुहितृभ्रातृपितृमातृप्रपूजनी (jāmātṛduhitṛbhrātṛpitṛmātṛprapūjanī) - one who diligently honored sons-in-law, daughters, brothers, fathers, and mothers

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jāmātṛduhitṛbhrātṛpitṛmātṛprapūjanī

jāmātṛduhitṛbhrātṛpitṛmātṛprapūjanī - one who honors sons-in-law, daughters, brothers, fathers, and mothers

Compound, feminine form

Compound type : dvandva (jāmātṛ+duhitṛ+bhrātṛ+pitṛ+mātṛ+prapūjanī)

• jāmātṛ – son-in-law
  noun (masculine)
• duhitṛ – daughter
  noun (feminine)
• bhrātṛ – brother
  noun (masculine)
• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)
• prapūjanī – one who worships/honors diligently (feminine)
  noun (feminine)
  Agent Noun
  From prefix 'pra' + root 'pūj' (to worship, honor) + ṇini suffix, feminine form
  Prefix: pra
  Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Qualifies the implied 'I'.

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