योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-21, verse-5

मेरुश्रृंगतटोल्लासिगंगाजलरयोपमा ।
दृष्टा यस्मिन्स्तने मुक्ताहारस्योल्लासशालिता ॥ ५ ॥

meruśrṛṃgataṭollāsigaṃgājalarayopamā ,
dṛṣṭā yasminstane muktāhārasyollāsaśālitā 5

5. meruśṛṅgataṭollāsigangājalrayopamā dṛṣṭā
yasmin stane muktāhārasya ullāsaśālitā

5. yasmin stane muktāhārasya ullāsaśālitā
meruśṛṅgataṭollāsigangājalrayopamā dṛṣṭā

5. The resplendence of a pearl necklace, which was seen on that breast, was comparable to the swift current of the Gaṅgā River gleaming on the slopes of Mount Meru.

5. על החזה שבו נראית תפארת מחרוזת הפנינים, הדומה לזרם מים מולבן של הַגַּנְגָּה הניגר מפסגת הר מֵרוּ...

Words meanings summery:

• मेरुशृङ्गतटोल्लासिगन्गाजल्रयोपमा (meruśṛṅgataṭollāsigangājalrayopamā) - comparable to the swift current of the Gaṅgā, which gleams on the slopes of Mount Meru

• दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen, observed

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - on which (breast) (on which, in which)

• स्तने (stane) - on the breast, in the breast

• मुक्ताहारस्य (muktāhārasya) - of a pearl necklace

• उल्लासशालिता (ullāsaśālitā) - splendor, brilliance, radiance

Words meanings and morphology

मेरुशृङ्गतटोल्लासिगन्गाजल्रयोपमा (meruśṛṅgataṭollāsigangājalrayopamā) - comparable to the swift current of the Gaṅgā, which gleams on the slopes of Mount Meru

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of meruśṛṅgataṭollāsigangājalrayopamā

meruśṛṅgataṭollāsigangājalrayopamā - a comparison (simile) like the swift current of the Gaṅgā gleaming on the slopes of Mount Meru's peaks

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (meruśṛṅgataṭollāsin+gaṅgājalraya+upamā)

• meruśṛṅgataṭollāsin – shining on the slopes of Meru's peaks
  adjective (feminine)
  present active participle
  present active participle of `ud-√las` compounded with `meruśṛṅgataṭa`
  Prefix: ud
  Root: las (class 1)
• gaṅgājalraya – swift current of the Gaṅgā River water
  noun (masculine)
• upamā – comparison, simile, resemblance
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: upa

दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen, observed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed

Past Passive Participle

derived from root `√dṛś`

Root: dṛś (class 1)

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - on which (breast) (on which, in which)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

स्तने (stane) - on the breast, in the breast

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of stana

stana - breast, udder

मुक्ताहारस्य (muktāhārasya) - of a pearl necklace

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of muktāhāra

muktāhāra - pearl necklace

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muktā+hāra)

• muktā – pearl
  noun (feminine)
• hāra – necklace, string
  noun (masculine)

उल्लासशालिता (ullāsaśālitā) - splendor, brilliance, radiance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ullāsaśālitā

ullāsaśālitā - splendor, brilliance, radiance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ullāsa+śālin+tā)

• ullāsa – splendor, joy, brightness
  noun (masculine)
  from `ud-√las`
  Prefix: ud
  Root: las (class 1)
• śālin – possessing, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix `-in`
• tā – the quality of, -ness, -ity
  suffix (feminine)
  abstract noun suffix

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