योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-21, verse-9

विपुलोल्लासदायिन्या मदमन्मथपूर्वकम् ।
को विशेषो विकारिण्या मदिरायाः स्त्रियास्तथा ॥ ९ ॥

vipulollāsadāyinyā madamanmathapūrvakam ,
ko viśeṣo vikāriṇyā madirāyāḥ striyāstathā 9

9. vipulollāsadāyinyā madamanmathapūrvakam kaḥ
viśeṣaḥ vikāriṇyā madirāyāḥ striyāḥ tathā

9. vikāriṇyā madirāyāḥ tathā vipulollāsadāyinyā
madamanmathapūrvakam striyāḥ kaḥ viśeṣaḥ

9. What is the difference between agitating liquor (madirā) and a woman? Both cause great delight (ullāsa) and are characterized by intoxication and lust.

Words meanings summery:

• विपुलोल्लासदायिन्या (vipulollāsadāyinyā) - of the one giving great delight (referring to a woman) (of the one giving great delight, by the one giving great delight)

• मदमन्मथपूर्वकम् (madamanmathapūrvakam) - accompanied by intoxication and lust, preceded by intoxication and lust

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• विशेषः (viśeṣaḥ) - difference, distinction, particularity

• विकारिण्या (vikāriṇyā) - of the agitating (liquor) (of the agitating, by the agitating)

• मदिरायाः (madirāyāḥ) - of liquor, of wine

• स्त्रियाः (striyāḥ) - of a woman

• तथा (tathā) - and, similarly (so, thus, and)

Words meanings and morphology

विपुलोल्लासदायिन्या (vipulollāsadāyinyā) - of the one giving great delight (referring to a woman) (of the one giving great delight, by the one giving great delight)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of vipulollāsadāyinī

vipulollāsadāyinī - bestowing great joy/delight

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vipula+ullāsa+dāyin)

• vipula – ample, great, extensive
  adjective (masculine)
• ullāsa – joy, delight, brilliance
  noun (masculine)
• dāyin – giving, bestowing
  adjective (masculine)
  from `√dā` + `in`
  Root: dā (class 1)

Note: Grammatically an instrumental form, but contextually functions as a genitive adjective modifying `striyāḥ`.

मदमन्मथपूर्वकम् (madamanmathapūrvakam) - accompanied by intoxication and lust, preceded by intoxication and lust

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mada+manmatha+pūrvaka)

• mada – intoxication, pride, passion
  noun (masculine)
• manmatha – lust, Cupid (god of love)
  noun (masculine)
• pūrvaka – preceded by, accompanied by, having as a prefix
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially here.

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

विशेषः (viśeṣaḥ) - difference, distinction, particularity

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśeṣa

viśeṣa - difference, distinction, particularity

from `vi-√śiṣ`

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

विकारिण्या (vikāriṇyā) - of the agitating (liquor) (of the agitating, by the agitating)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of vikāriṇī

vikāriṇī - causing change, agitating, intoxicating

from `vi-√kṛ` + `in`

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Grammatically an instrumental form, but contextually functions as a genitive adjective modifying `madirāyāḥ`.

मदिरायाः (madirāyāḥ) - of liquor, of wine

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of madirā

madirā - wine, liquor, intoxicating drink

स्त्रियाः (striyāḥ) - of a woman

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female

तथा (tathā) - and, similarly (so, thus, and)

(indeclinable)