योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-3, verse-29

ग्रामीणललनालोलहस्तपद्मापनोदितैः ।
लाजवर्षैर्विकीर्णात्मा हिमैरिव हिमाचलः ॥ २९ ॥

grāmīṇalalanālolahastapadmāpanoditaiḥ ,
lājavarṣairvikīrṇātmā himairiva himācalaḥ 29

29. grāmīṇalalanālolahastapadmāpanoditaiḥ
lājavarṣaiḥ vikīrṇa ātmā himaiḥ iva himācalaḥ

29. His person was covered by showers of parched grain, scattered by the restless, lotus-like hands of the village women, just as the Himalaya mountains are covered by snow.

29. גופו כוסה בגשם של אורז קלוי, שנזרק על ידי ידיהן דמויות הלוטוס המתנופפות של נשות הכפר, כמו הרי הִימָאצָ'לָה מכוסים בשלג.

Words meanings summery:

• ग्रामीणललनालोलहस्तपद्मापनोदितैः (grāmīṇalalanālolahastapadmāpanoditaiḥ) - by the (showers of grain) scattered by the restless, lotus-like hands of village women

• लाजवर्षैः (lājavarṣaiḥ) - by showers of parched grain

• विकीर्ण (vikīrṇa) - scattered, spread, covered

• आत्मा (ātmā) - self, body

• हिमैः (himaiḥ) - by snows, by ice

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• हिमाचलः (himācalaḥ) - the Himalaya mountains

Words meanings and morphology

ग्रामीणललनालोलहस्तपद्मापनोदितैः (grāmīṇalalanālolahastapadmāpanoditaiḥ) - by the (showers of grain) scattered by the restless, lotus-like hands of village women

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of grāmīṇalalanālolahastapadmāpanodita

grāmīṇalalanālolahastapadmāpanodita - scattered by the restless, lotus-like hands of village women

Past Passive Participle

Compound describing the agent of scattering: 'grāmīṇā-lalanānām lolāni hasta-padmāni, taiḥ apanodita'. 'Apanodita' from 'apa-nud' (to cast off, throw).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (grāmīṇa+lalanā+lola+hasta+padma+apanodita)

• grāmīṇa – belonging to a village, rustic
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'grāma' (village).
• lalanā – a woman, a charming woman
  noun (feminine)
• lola – moving, restless, unsteady, trembling
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'lul' (to move).
  Root: lul (class 1)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)
• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• apanodita – thrown, cast off, scattered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From upasarga 'apa-' and root 'nud' (to push away, to throw) with suffix 'kta'.
  Prefix: apa
  Root: nud (class 6)

Note: Modifies 'lājavarṣaiḥ'.

लाजवर्षैः (lājavarṣaiḥ) - by showers of parched grain

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of lājavarṣa

lājavarṣa - shower of parched grain

Compound of 'lāja' (parched grain) and 'varṣa' (rain, shower).

Compound type : tatpurusha (lāja+varṣa)

• lāja – parched grain, fried rice
  noun (masculine)
• varṣa – rain, shower
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'vṛṣ' (to rain).
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

विकीर्ण (vikīrṇa) - scattered, spread, covered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikīrṇa

vikīrṇa - scattered, spread, covered

Past Passive Participle

From upasarga 'vi-' and root 'kīr' (to scatter) with suffix 'kta'.

Prefix: vi

Root: kīr (class 6)

Note: Part of the compound 'vikīrṇātman'.

आत्मा (ātmā) - self, body

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, body, essence (ātman)

Note: Part of the compound 'vikīrṇātman'.

हिमैः (himaiḥ) - by snows, by ice

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hima

hima - snow, ice, cold

Root: hi

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

हिमाचलः (himācalaḥ) - the Himalaya mountains

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of himācala

himācala - the Himālaya mountains (lit. 'abode of snow')

Compound of 'hima' (snow) and 'acala' (mountain).

Compound type : tatpurusha (hima+acala)

• hima – snow, ice, cold
  noun (masculine)
• acala – immovable, mountain
  noun (masculine)
  From 'a' (not) and root 'cal' (to move).
  Prefix: a
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative in the comparison.

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