योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-21, verse-27

यस्मिन्घनतरस्नेहं मुखे पत्राङ्कुराः स्त्रियः ।
कान्तेन रचिता ब्रह्मन्पीयते तेन जङ्गले ॥ २७ ॥

yasminghanatarasnehaṃ mukhe patrāṅkurāḥ striyaḥ ,
kāntena racitā brahmanpīyate tena jaṅgale 27

27. yasmin ghanatarasneham mukhe patrāṅkurāḥ striyaḥ
kāntena racitāḥ brahman pīyate tena jaṅgale

27. brahman yasmin mukhe striyaḥ kāntena ghanatarasneham
patrāṅkurāḥ racitāḥ tena jaṅgale pīyate

27. O Brahman, the very thick unguent and the leaf-bud designs, which were fashioned by a beloved on the faces of women, are now consumed by the wilderness.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which (face) (in which, in whom)

• घनतरस्नेहम् (ghanatarasneham) - thick unguent (very thick unguent/oil, with very thick affection)

• मुखे (mukhe) - on the face (in the face, on the mouth)

• पत्राङ्कुराः (patrāṅkurāḥ) - leaf-bud designs (as cosmetic patterns) (leaf-buds, designs of leaves/shoots)

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - (of) women (women)

• कान्तेन (kāntena) - by the beloved (man) (by the beloved, by the husband)

• रचिताः (racitāḥ) - fashioned (designs) (made, fashioned, arranged, composed)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman (address) (O Brahman (priest), O divine one)

• पीयते (pīyate) - is consumed (by the elements) (is drunk, is consumed, is absorbed)

• तेन (tena) - by that (wilderness/elements) (by that, by him)

• जङ्गले (jaṅgale) - in the wilderness (where the body decays) (in the wilderness, in the jungle, in a desolate place)

Words meanings and morphology

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which (face) (in which, in whom)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what, that

Note: Refers to mukhe.

घनतरस्नेहम् (ghanatarasneham) - thick unguent (very thick unguent/oil, with very thick affection)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghanatarasneha

ghanatarasneha - very thick affection, thick unguent

Compound type : tatpurusha (ghanatara+sneha)

• ghanatara – more dense, very thick
  adjective
  Comparative form of ghana
• sneha – oil, fat, unguent, affection, tenderness
  noun (masculine)

Note: Can be adverbial or object of racitāḥ. Here, treated as an object.

मुखे (mukhe) - on the face (in the face, on the mouth)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mukha

mukha - face, mouth, opening, front

पत्राङ्कुराः (patrāṅkurāḥ) - leaf-bud designs (as cosmetic patterns) (leaf-buds, designs of leaves/shoots)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of patrāṅkura

patrāṅkura - leaf-bud, sprout, design of leaves or shoots

Compound type : tatpurusha (patra+aṅkura)

• patra – leaf, wing, feather
  noun (neuter)
• aṅkura – sprout, shoot, bud, design
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of racitāḥ.

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - (of) women (women)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

Note: Here used in a genitive sense or as context for 'mukhe'.

कान्तेन (kāntena) - by the beloved (man) (by the beloved, by the husband)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kānta

kānta - beloved, desired, husband

Past Passive Participle

From √kam (to desire)

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Agent of racitāḥ.

रचिताः (racitāḥ) - fashioned (designs) (made, fashioned, arranged, composed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of racita

racita - made, fashioned, arranged, composed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √rac (to make, prepare, arrange)

Root: rac (class 10)

Note: This form (racitāḥ) can be masculine nominative plural (like patrāṅkurāḥ).

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman (address) (O Brahman (priest), O divine one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, priest, the Absolute (brahman), prayer

पीयते (pīyate) - is consumed (by the elements) (is drunk, is consumed, is absorbed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of pā

Present passive 3rd person singular

Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Implied subject is the beauty/essence of the adornment.

तेन (tena) - by that (wilderness/elements) (by that, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to an implied agent, like the wilderness or its elements (e.g., dust).

जङ्गले (jaṅgale) - in the wilderness (where the body decays) (in the wilderness, in the jungle, in a desolate place)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jaṅgala

jaṅgala - wilderness, jungle, uncultivated land, desolate place