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udaracchaviṁyeva
udaracchaviṁ
accusative singular of udaracchavi (noun, feminine); surface form shows enclitic -yeva ('indeed, just')
- belly-skin
- abdominal wall
- skin of the belly
Built from
- udar- — root · belly, abdomen
From PIE *ud- (body cavity, interior); related to Sanskrit udara. Refers to the central cavity of the body.
- cchavi — root · skin, hide
From Sanskrit tvac-; related to English 'thick' (skin as covering). Appears in medical texts for skin and integument.
- -aṁ — ending · accusative singular
Marks the feminine noun in the accusative case, indicating the direct object of a verb or preposition.
- -yeva — ending · just, indeed (emphatic)
Enclitic particle added for emphasis or precision; -y- is a ligature before the vowel-initial eva.
Analysis. udaracchaviṁ yeva: udar- (belly) + cchavi (skin) + accusative singular marker + yeva (emphatic particle 'indeed, just'). The compound udaracchavi denotes the skin stretched over the abdomen.