Shloka 40
Śrīcakra–Mantra–Pūjāvidhi: Agastya–Hayagrīva Saṃvāda
Lalitopākhyāna Context
Devanagari script
लिखेद्रोचन यैकान्ते प्रतिमामवनीतले / सुरूपां च सशृङ्गारवेषाभरणमण्डिताम्
Transliteration
likhedrocana yaikānte pratimāmavanītale / surūpāṃ ca saśṛṅgāraveṣābharaṇamaṇḍitām
Translation
In a secluded place, with rocana pigment, draw upon the ground an image: fair in form, adorned with finery, garments, and ornaments.
Word by Word
likhetshould draw/write
likhet:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootlikh (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘should write/draw’
rocanaO Rocana
rocana:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootrocana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; (gender varies by tradition; commonly नपुंसक/पुं) used as address
yāwhich
yā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; relative pronoun ‘which/who’ (linking to pratimām)
ekāntein a secluded place
ekānte:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootekānta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; ‘in solitude/at a secluded place’
pratimāman image/figure
pratimām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpratimā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन
avanī-taleon the ground
avanī-tale:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootavanī (प्रातिपदिक) + tala (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; ‘on the ground/earth-surface’
surūpāmbeautiful
surūpām:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsu-rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifying pratimām; ‘beautiful in form’
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; conjunction
sa-śṛṅgāra-veṣa-ābharaṇa-maṇḍitāmadorned with dress and ornaments
sa-śṛṅgāra-veṣa-ābharaṇa-maṇḍitām:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsa (सह) + śṛṅgāra (प्रातिपदिक) + veṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + ābharaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + maṇḍita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-समास: ‘adorned with (sa-) ornamentation, dress, and embellishment’