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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-9, verse-14

वक्रा शुष्कान्त्रतन्त्री च भूतभाङ्कारकारिणी ।
अरण्यलक्ष्भीर्बाल्येव शून्या चर्ममयोदरी ॥ १४ ॥
vakrā śuṣkāntratantrī ca bhūtabhāṅkārakāriṇī ,
araṇyalakṣbhīrbālyeva śūnyā carmamayodarī 14
14. vakrā śuṣkāntratantrī ca bhūtabhāṅkārakāriṇī
araṇyalakṣmīḥ bālā iva śūnyā carmamayodarī
14. sā (implied) vakrā śuṣkāntratantrī ca bhūtabhāṅkārakāriṇī
araṇyalakṣmīḥ bālā iva śūnyā carmamayodarī
14. Crooked, with dried-up intestines resembling lute strings, and producing a ghostly, hollow sound, she appeared as the forest's splendor (lakṣmī), empty and childlike, with a belly of mere skin.

Words meanings summery:

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  • वक्रा (vakrā) - crooked, bent
  • शुष्कान्त्रतन्त्री (śuṣkāntratantrī) - having dried-up intestines like lute strings
  • (ca) - and, also
  • भूतभाङ्कारकारिणी (bhūtabhāṅkārakāriṇī) - making a ghostly, hollow sound
  • अरण्यलक्ष्मीः (araṇyalakṣmīḥ) - the splendor or goddess of the forest
  • बाला (bālā) - young girl, child
  • इव (iva) - as if, like
  • शून्या (śūnyā) - empty, void
  • चर्ममयोदरी (carmamayodarī) - having a belly made of mere skin

Words meanings and morphology

वक्रा (vakrā) - crooked, bent
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vakra
vakra - crooked, bent, curved, indirect
शुष्कान्त्रतन्त्री (śuṣkāntratantrī) - having dried-up intestines like lute strings
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śuṣkāntratantrī
śuṣkāntratantrī - one whose dried-up intestines resemble lute strings
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śuṣka+antra+tantrī)
  • śuṣka – dry, dried-up, withered
    adjective (masculine/neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Root: śuṣ (class 4)
  • antra – intestine, gut
    noun (neuter)
  • tantrī – string (of an instrument), lute, lyre
    noun (feminine)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
भूतभाङ्कारकारिणी (bhūtabhāṅkārakāriṇī) - making a ghostly, hollow sound
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūtabhāṅkārakāriṇī
bhūtabhāṅkārakāriṇī - making a sound like a ghost or a hollow frightening sound
Agent Noun
Feminine form of agent noun 'kārin' (maker) with compound 'bhūtabhāṅkāra'
Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (bhūtabhāṅkāra+kāriṇī)
  • bhūtabhāṅkāra – ghostly hollow sound, eerie roar
    noun (masculine)
  • kāriṇī – female maker, doer
    noun (feminine)
    Agent Noun
    Feminine form of kārin
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
अरण्यलक्ष्मीः (araṇyalakṣmīḥ) - the splendor or goddess of the forest
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of araṇyalakṣmī
araṇyalakṣmī - forest splendor, forest goddess, beauty of the wilderness
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (araṇya+lakṣmī)
  • araṇya – forest, wilderness
    noun (neuter)
  • lakṣmī – splendor, beauty, prosperity, the goddess (lakṣmī)
    noun (feminine)
बाला (bālā) - young girl, child
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bālā
bālā - young girl, child, immature, maiden
Note: Used here with iva (like) to denote comparison.
इव (iva) - as if, like
(indeclinable)
शून्या (śūnyā) - empty, void
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śūnya
śūnya - empty, void, hollow, vacant, absent
चर्ममयोदरी (carmamayodarī) - having a belly made of mere skin
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of carmamayodarī
carmamayodarī - one whose belly is like skin, having a skin-like belly (due to emaciation)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (carmamaya+udarī)
  • carmamaya – made of skin, consisting of skin
    adjective (masculine/neuter)
  • udarī – belly, stomach (feminine form)
    noun (feminine)