योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-104, verse-29

चपलो लम्पटोऽर्थानामामोदसुखमारुतम् ।
उवाचोत्कन्धरं भूपं सपद्ममिव षट्पदः ॥ २९ ॥

capalo lampaṭo'rthānāmāmodasukhamārutam ,
uvācotkandharaṃ bhūpaṃ sapadmamiva ṣaṭpadaḥ 29

29. capalaḥ lampaṭaḥ arthānām āmoda-sukha-mārutam
uvāca utkandharam bhūpam sapadmam iva ṣaṭpadaḥ

29. arthānām capalaḥ lampaṭaḥ ṣaṭpadaḥ sapadmam iva
utkandharam āmoda-sukha-mārutam bhūpam uvāca

29. The fickle one, greedy for possessions, spoke to the king, whose neck was raised (in attention) and who was like a fragrant, pleasant breeze, just as a bee (ṣaṭpada) speaks to a lotus (sapadma).

Words meanings summery:

• चपलः (capalaḥ) - the fickle (jester/flatterer) (agile, restless, fickle, swift)

• लम्पटः (lampaṭaḥ) - greedy (jester/flatterer) (greedy, covetous, dissolute)

• अर्थानाम् (arthānām) - greedy for possessions (of objects, of wealth, of purposes)

• आमोद-सुख-मारुतम् (āmoda-sukha-mārutam) - (to the king who was) like a fragrant, pleasant breeze ((to one who is) like a wind of delight and pleasure)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

• उत्कन्धरम् (utkandharam) - (to the king) with an uplifted neck (indicating attention) ((to one) with an uplifted neck)

• भूपम् (bhūpam) - to the king

• सपद्मम् (sapadmam) - (to a) lotus ((to one) with a lotus, lotus-laden)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• षट्पदः (ṣaṭpadaḥ) - a bee (a bee (literally 'six-footed'))

Words meanings and morphology

चपलः (capalaḥ) - the fickle (jester/flatterer) (agile, restless, fickle, swift)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of capala

capala - moving, trembling, restless, fickle, swift

Root: camp (class 1)

Note: Refers to the jester or flatterer

लम्पटः (lampaṭaḥ) - greedy (jester/flatterer) (greedy, covetous, dissolute)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lampaṭa

lampaṭa - greedy, covetous, addicted to, dissolute

Root: lamp (class 1)

Note: Refers to the jester or flatterer

अर्थानाम् (arthānām) - greedy for possessions (of objects, of wealth, of purposes)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of artha

artha - object, purpose, wealth, meaning

Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Governed by 'lampaṭaḥ'

आमोद-सुख-मारुतम् (āmoda-sukha-mārutam) - (to the king who was) like a fragrant, pleasant breeze ((to one who is) like a wind of delight and pleasure)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āmoda-sukha-māruta

āmoda-sukha-māruta - a wind of delight and pleasure

Compound type : tatpurusha (āmoda+sukha+māruta)

• āmoda – fragrance, delight, joy
  noun (masculine)
  from ā-mud
  Prefix: ā
  Root: mud (class 1)
• sukha – happiness, pleasure, ease
  noun (neuter)
• māruta – wind, air, god of wind
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Compound describing the king (bhūpam)

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Tense (Liṭ Lakāra)

reduplicated perfect form

Root: vac (class 2)

उत्कन्धरम् (utkandharam) - (to the king) with an uplifted neck (indicating attention) ((to one) with an uplifted neck)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of utkandhara

utkandhara - having an uplifted neck, with head raised

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ud+kandhara)

• ud – up, forth, out
  indeclinable
• kandhara – neck, throat
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'bhūpam'

भूपम् (bhūpam) - to the king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhūpa

bhūpa - king, protector of the earth

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhū+pa)

• bhū – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  from root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

सपद्मम् (sapadmam) - (to a) lotus ((to one) with a lotus, lotus-laden)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sapadma

sapadma - accompanied by a lotus, possessing a lotus

sa (with) + padma

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+padma)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Used metaphorically as the object of approach for the bee.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

षट्पदः (ṣaṭpadaḥ) - a bee (a bee (literally 'six-footed'))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṣaṭpada

ṣaṭpada - six-footed, a bee

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ṣaṣ+pada)

• ṣaṣ – six
  numeral
• pada – foot, step
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)