योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-23, verse-14

रोमशष्पतरच्छन्ना कर्णकोटरकूपका ।
स्फिक्श्रृंखलास्थितोपान्तपृष्ठविस्तीर्णजङ्गला ॥ १४ ॥

romaśaṣpataracchannā karṇakoṭarakūpakā ,
sphikśrṛṃkhalāsthitopāntapṛṣṭhavistīrṇajaṅgalā 14

14. romaśaṣpataracchannā karṇakoṭarakūpakā
sphikśṛṅkhalāsthitopāntapṛṣṭhavistīrṇajaṅgalā

14. romaśaṣpataracchannā karṇakoṭarakūpakā
sphikśṛṅkhalāsthitopāntapṛṣṭhavistīrṇajaṅgalā

14. It is covered with abundant, grass-like hair, its ear cavities are like small pits, and a widespread thicket of hair stretches across its back, aligned in rows up to the buttocks.

14. היא מכוסה בשיחי שערות קטנות, בעלת בארות עמוקות בחללי האוזניים, ושממת הגב הרחבה שלה נשענת על שרשרת ירכיה.

Words meanings summery:

• रोमशष्पतरच्छन्ना (romaśaṣpataracchannā) - covered with abundant, grass-like hair (covered with very hairy grass/young grass)

• कर्णकोटरकूपका (karṇakoṭarakūpakā) - ear cavities are like small pits (ear cavities like small wells/pits)

• स्फिक्शृङ्खलास्थितोपान्तपृष्ठविस्तीर्णजङ्गला (sphikśṛṅkhalāsthitopāntapṛṣṭhavistīrṇajaṅgalā) - with a widespread thicket of hair extending across its back, aligned in rows up to the buttocks (having a widespread thicket on the back, extending to the sides, situated in rows (like chains) from the buttocks)

Words meanings and morphology

रोमशष्पतरच्छन्ना (romaśaṣpataracchannā) - covered with abundant, grass-like hair (covered with very hairy grass/young grass)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of romaśaṣpataracchanna

romaśaṣpataracchanna - covered with abundant hair/grass

Compound adjective: romaśa (hairy) + śaṣpa (young grass) + tara (more, very) + channa (covered).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (romaśa+śaṣpa+tara+channa)

• romaśa – hairy, woolly
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from `roman` (hair).
• śaṣpa – young grass, tender grass
  noun (neuter)
• tara – more, exceedingly, very (comparative suffix)
  indeclinable
  Comparative suffix, intensifying the adjective.
• channa – covered, concealed, hidden
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of the root `chad` (to cover).
  Root: chad (class 1)

Note: Feminine nominative singular form of the adjective.

कर्णकोटरकूपका (karṇakoṭarakūpakā) - ear cavities are like small pits (ear cavities like small wells/pits)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of karṇakoṭarakūpaka

karṇakoṭarakūpaka - having ear cavities like small wells/pits

Compound adjective: karṇa (ear) + koṭara (cavity) + kūpaka (small well/pit).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (karṇa+koṭara+kūpaka)

• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)
• koṭara – cavity, hollow, socket
  noun (neuter)
• kūpaka – small well, pit, hole
  noun (masculine)
  Diminutive of `kūpa` (well).

Note: Feminine nominative singular form.

स्फिक्शृङ्खलास्थितोपान्तपृष्ठविस्तीर्णजङ्गला (sphikśṛṅkhalāsthitopāntapṛṣṭhavistīrṇajaṅgalā) - with a widespread thicket of hair extending across its back, aligned in rows up to the buttocks (having a widespread thicket on the back, extending to the sides, situated in rows (like chains) from the buttocks)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sphikśṛṅkhalāsthitopāntapṛṣṭhavistīrṇajaṅgala

sphikśṛṅkhalāsthitopāntapṛṣṭhavistīrṇajaṅgala - having a widespread wilderness/thicket on the back extending to the sides, situated in rows from the buttocks

Long compound adjective: sphik (buttock) + śṛṅkhalā (chain/row) + sthita (situated) + upānta (near/adjacent) + pṛṣṭha (back) + vistīrṇa (widespread) + jaṅgala (wilderness/thicket).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sphik+śṛṅkhalā+sthita+upānta+pṛṣṭha+vistīrṇa+jaṅgala)

• sphik – buttock
  noun (feminine)
• śṛṅkhalā – chain, series, row
  noun (feminine)
• sthita – situated, standing, abiding
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of the root `sthā` (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• upānta – near, adjacent, border, vicinity
  noun (neuter)
• pṛṣṭha – back, surface, top
  noun (neuter)
• vistīrṇa – widespread, extensive, broad
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of the root `stṛ` with prefix `vi`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: stṛ (class 5)
• jaṅgala – wilderness, thicket, jungle
  noun (neuter)

Note: Feminine nominative singular form.

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