योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-33, verse-3

पतामः परितः पुण्यामेतां दाशरथीं सभाम् ।
नीरन्ध्रां कनकोद्योतां पद्मिनीमिव षट्पदाः ॥ ३ ॥

patāmaḥ paritaḥ puṇyāmetāṃ dāśarathīṃ sabhām ,
nīrandhrāṃ kanakodyotāṃ padminīmiva ṣaṭpadāḥ 3

3. patāmaḥ paritaḥ puṇyām etām dāśarathīm sabhām
nīrandhrām kanakodyotām padminīm iva ṣaṭpadāḥ

3. ṣaṭpadāḥ iva padminīm etām puṇyām dāśarathīm
sabhām nīrandhrām kanakodyotām paritaḥ patāmaḥ

3. Just as bees (ṣaṭpada) enter a lotus pond (padminī), we shall enter all around this sacred assembly (sabhā) of Daśaratha, which is dense and shines with golden splendor.

3. נרד ונרד בעוז מכל עבר אל החצר המקודשת הזו של בן דַשַׁרַתְהָ, הדחוסה ומפיצה אור מוזהב כערוגת לוטוס המושכת דבורים.

Words meanings summery:

• पतामः (patāmaḥ) - we (the sages) enter (we fall, we enter, we alight)

• परितः (paritaḥ) - all around, on all sides, completely

• पुण्याम् (puṇyām) - holy, sacred, auspicious, virtuous

• एताम् (etām) - this

• दाशरथीम् (dāśarathīm) - belonging to Rāma, son of Daśaratha (belonging to Daśaratha, son of Daśaratha)

• सभाम् (sabhām) - assembly, court, council

• नीरन्ध्राम् (nīrandhrām) - dense, compact, without gaps, closely packed

• कनकोद्योताम् (kanakodyotām) - shining like gold, having a golden luster

• पद्मिनीम् (padminīm) - lotus plant, lotus pond

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• षट्पदाः (ṣaṭpadāḥ) - bees, six-footed creatures

Words meanings and morphology

पतामः (patāmaḥ) - we (the sages) enter (we fall, we enter, we alight)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of pat

Present Active Indicative

root pat, Pāṇinian Class 1, parasmaipada, 1st person plural

Root: pat (class 1)

परितः (paritaḥ) - all around, on all sides, completely

(indeclinable)

पुण्याम् (puṇyām) - holy, sacred, auspicious, virtuous

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of puṇya

puṇya - holy, sacred, auspicious, virtuous, good deed

एताम् (etām) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

दाशरथीम् (dāśarathīm) - belonging to Rāma, son of Daśaratha (belonging to Daśaratha, son of Daśaratha)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dāśarathī

dāśarathī - daughter of Daśaratha; relating to Daśaratha or his son

taddhita derivation from Daśaratha

सभाम् (sabhām) - assembly, court, council

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sabhā

sabhā - assembly, court, council, hall

नीरन्ध्राम् (nīrandhrām) - dense, compact, without gaps, closely packed

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nīrandhra

nīrandhra - dense, compact, without gaps, closely packed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+randhra)

• nir – without, out, free from
  indeclinable
  prefix/preposition
• randhra – hole, opening, gap, fault
  noun (neuter)

कनकोद्योताम् (kanakodyotām) - shining like gold, having a golden luster

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kanakodyota

kanakodyota - golden radiance, shining like gold

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kanaka+udyota)

• kanaka – gold
  noun (neuter)
• udyota – radiance, splendor, light
  noun (masculine)
  From ud + √dyut (to shine) with kṛt suffix -a.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: dyut (class 1)

पद्मिनीम् (padminīm) - lotus plant, lotus pond

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of padminī

padminī - lotus plant, lotus pond, collection of lotuses

Feminine form of padmin (having lotuses)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

षट्पदाः (ṣaṭpadāḥ) - bees, six-footed creatures

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṣaṭpada

ṣaṭpada - six-footed, a bee

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ṣaṭ+pada)

• ṣaṭ – six
  numeral
• pada – foot, step
  noun (neuter)

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