योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-10, verse-7

शिरोघटेन शुभ्रेण मसृणेनेन्दुवर्चसा ।
विडम्बयच्च कर्पूराप्लुतलिङ्गशिरःश्रियम् ॥ ७ ॥

śiroghaṭena śubhreṇa masṛṇenenduvarcasā ,
viḍambayacca karpūrāplutaliṅgaśiraḥśriyam 7

7. śiroghaṭena śubhrena masṛṇena induvarchasā
viḍambayat ca karpūrāplutaliṅgaśiraḥśriyam

7. ca śubhrena masṛṇena induvarchasā śiroghaṭena
karpūrāplutaliṅgaśiraḥśriyam viḍambayat

7. And with its white, smooth skull, radiant like the moon, it was imitating the glory of a liṅga-head bathed in camphor.

Words meanings summery:

• शिरोघटेन (śiroghaṭena) - with the skull-pot, with the skull

• शुभ्रेन (śubhrena) - by the white, by the bright

• मसृणेन (masṛṇena) - by the smooth, by the polished

• इन्दुवर्छसा (induvarchasā) - by moon-like radiance, with moon-like splendor

• विडम्बयत् (viḍambayat) - imitating, mocking

• च (ca) - and, also

• कर्पूराप्लुतलिङ्गशिरःश्रियम् (karpūrāplutaliṅgaśiraḥśriyam) - the glory of a liṅga-head bathed in camphor

Words meanings and morphology

शिरोघटेन (śiroghaṭena) - with the skull-pot, with the skull

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śiroghaṭa

śiroghaṭa - skull-pot, skull

Compound type : tatpurusha (śiras+ghaṭa)

• śiras – head, skull
  noun (neuter)
• ghaṭa – pot, jar, vessel
  noun (masculine)

शुभ्रेन (śubhrena) - by the white, by the bright

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śubhra

śubhra - white, bright, splendid

मसृणेन (masṛṇena) - by the smooth, by the polished

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of masṛṇa

masṛṇa - smooth, polished, soft, oily

इन्दुवर्छसा (induvarchasā) - by moon-like radiance, with moon-like splendor

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of induvarchas

induvarchas - moon-like splendor, radiance of the moon

Compound type : tatpurusha (indu+varchas)

• indu – moon
  noun (masculine)
• varchas – radiance, splendor, light
  noun (neuter)

विडम्बयत् (viḍambayat) - imitating, mocking

(verbal derivative)

Note: Can also be neuter nominative/accusative singular

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कर्पूराप्लुतलिङ्गशिरःश्रियम् (karpūrāplutaliṅgaśiraḥśriyam) - the glory of a liṅga-head bathed in camphor

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of karpūrāplutaliṅgaśiraḥśrī

karpūrāplutaliṅgaśiraḥśrī - glory or beauty of a liṅga-head bathed in camphor

Compound type : tatpurusha (karpūra+āpluta+liṅga+śiras+śrī)

• karpūra – camphor
  noun (masculine)
• āpluta – bathed, soaked, immersed
  verbal derivative (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'plu' with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: plu (class 1)
• liṅga – mark, sign, emblem; phallus (especially of Śiva)
  noun (neuter)
• śiras – head, top
  noun (neuter)
• śrī – glory, beauty, prosperity
  noun (feminine)

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