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.

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.