योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-23, verse-7

रेखाविभक्तपादाग्रशिलाप्रथमनिर्मिता ।
चर्ममर्मशिरासारसंधिसीमामनोरमा ॥ ७ ॥

rekhāvibhaktapādāgraśilāprathamanirmitā ,
carmamarmaśirāsārasaṃdhisīmāmanoramā 7

7. rekhāvibhaktapādāgraśilāprathamanirmitā
carmamarmaśirāsārasandhisīmāmanoramā

7. rekhāvibhaktapādāgraśilāprathamanirmitā
carmamarmaśirāsārasandhisīmāmanoramā

7. Her form is as if first sculpted from a stone with foot-tips distinctly marked by lines; she is enchanting due to the beautifully defined contours of her skin, vital points, sinews, and joints.

7. יסודותיה מונחים על אבני בהונות הרגליים החרוצות בקווים, והיא מרהיבה בגבולות העור, נקודות התורף, גידי הדם והפרקים.

Words meanings summery:

• रेखाविभक्तपादाग्रशिलाप्रथमनिर्मिता (rekhāvibhaktapādāgraśilāprathamanirmitā) - first fashioned from a stone whose foot-tips are divided by lines

• चर्ममर्मशिरासारसन्धिसीमामनोरमा (carmamarmaśirāsārasandhisīmāmanoramā) - enchanting with the boundaries of skin, vital points, sinews, essence, and joints

Words meanings and morphology

रेखाविभक्तपादाग्रशिलाप्रथमनिर्मिता (rekhāvibhaktapādāgraśilāprathamanirmitā) - first fashioned from a stone whose foot-tips are divided by lines

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rekhāvibhaktapādāgraśilāprathamanirmita

rekhāvibhaktapādāgraśilāprathamanirmita - first created from a stone whose foot-tips are distinctly marked by lines

Past Passive Participle

A complex Bahuvrihi compound ending with a past passive participle, describing a feminine subject.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (rekhāvibhakta+pādāgraśilā+prathama+nirmita)

• rekhāvibhakta – divided/separated by lines
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhaj' (to divide) with prefix 'vi' and 'rekhā' as the instrumental agent.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhaj (class 1)
• rekhā – line, streak, furrow
  noun (feminine)
  Root: rikh (class 1)
• vibhakta – divided, separated, distinct
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhaj' (to divide) with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhaj (class 1)
• pādāgraśilā – stone of the foot-tips
  noun (feminine)
• pādāgra – tip of the foot, toe
  noun (neuter)
• pāda – foot, leg, quarter
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pad (class 4)
• agra – tip, forefront, apex
  noun (neuter)
• śilā – stone, rock
  noun (feminine)
• prathama – first, foremost, primary
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: prath (class 1)
• nirmita – created, fashioned, made
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'mā' (to measure, create) with prefix 'nis'.
  Prefix: nis
  Root: mā (class 2)

चर्ममर्मशिरासारसन्धिसीमामनोरमा (carmamarmaśirāsārasandhisīmāmanoramā) - enchanting with the boundaries of skin, vital points, sinews, essence, and joints

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of carmamarmaśirāsārasandhisīmāmanorama

carmamarmaśirāsārasandhisīmāmanorama - enchanting by virtue of the boundaries/contours of the skin, vital spots, sinews, essence, and joints

A complex Bahuvrihi compound, describing something which possesses 'manorama' (enchanting qualities) due to the preceding body parts' defined contours ('sīmā').

Compound type : bahuvrihi (carma+marma+śirā+sāra+sandhi+sīmā+manorama)

• carma – skin, hide, leather
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cṛ (class 1)
• marma – vital spot, vulnerable point
  noun (neuter)
  Root: mṛ (class 1)
• śirā – sinew, vein, artery
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śri (class 1)
• sāra – essence, core, strength, best part
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• sandhi – joint, connection, junction
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dhā' (to place, put) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• sīmā – boundary, limit, contour, frontier
  noun (feminine)
  Root: si (class 5)
• manorama – enchanting, lovely, beautiful, charming
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'manas' (mind) + 'rama' (delighting).
  Root: ram (class 1)

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