योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-16, verse-9

सुरतैः सुरतारुण्यैः सुन्दरः सुन्दरेहितैः ।
ईहितैः पेशलान्योन्यघनप्रेमरसाधिकैः ॥ ९ ॥

surataiḥ suratāruṇyaiḥ sundaraḥ sundarehitaiḥ ,
īhitaiḥ peśalānyonyaghanapremarasādhikaiḥ 9

9. surataiḥ suratāruṇyaiḥ sundaraḥ sundarehitaiḥ
īhitaiḥ peśala-anyonyaghana-premarasa-adhikaiḥ

9. sundaraḥ surataiḥ suratāruṇyaiḥ sundarehitaiḥ
īhitaiḥ peśala-anyonyaghana-premarasa-adhikaiḥ

9. He is charming by means of amorous sports, by the freshness of youthful love, and by delightful actions; by endeavors that are graceful, deeply imbued with intense mutual love and sentiment, and truly exceptional.

9. באורח חיים רומנטי, בתשוקת נעורים, במשחקי חן ענוגים וברצונות הדדיים השופעים אהבה עמוקה...

Words meanings summery:

• सुरतैः (surataiḥ) - by amorous sports, by sexual enjoyments

• सुरतारुण्यैः (suratāruṇyaiḥ) - by youthful passion for love, by the freshness of love

• सुन्दरः (sundaraḥ) - beautiful, charming, handsome

• सुन्दरेहितैः (sundarehitaiḥ) - by beautiful actions, by charming endeavors

• ईहितैः (īhitaiḥ) - by endeavors (by actions, by deeds, by efforts)

• पेशल-अन्योन्यघन-प्रेमरस-अधिकैः (peśala-anyonyaghana-premarasa-adhikaiḥ) - by actions graceful, intensely imbued with mutual love and sentiment, and truly exceptional

Words meanings and morphology

सुरतैः (surataiḥ) - by amorous sports, by sexual enjoyments

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of surata

surata - amorous sport, sexual union, delight

From prefix `su` (good, well) + root `ram` (to delight)

Prefix: su

Root: ram (class 1)

सुरतारुण्यैः (suratāruṇyaiḥ) - by youthful passion for love, by the freshness of love

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of suratāruṇya

suratāruṇya - youthful love, freshness of amorous passion

Compound of `surata` (amorous sport) and `āruṇya` (freshness, youthfulness)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (surata+āruṇya)

• surata – amorous sport, sexual union
  noun (neuter)
  From prefix `su` (good, well) + root `ram` (to delight)
  Prefix: su
  Root: ram (class 1)
• āruṇya – freshness, youth, dawn-redness
  noun (neuter)
  From `aruṇa` (red, dawn)

सुन्दरः (sundaraḥ) - beautiful, charming, handsome

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sundara

sundara - beautiful, charming, handsome, excellent

Note: Describes the implicit subject (he/she/it).

सुन्दरेहितैः (sundarehitaiḥ) - by beautiful actions, by charming endeavors

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sundarehita

sundarehita - beautiful action/deed, charming endeavor

Compound of `sundara` (beautiful) and `īhita` (action, deed)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sundara+īhita)

• sundara – beautiful, charming, handsome
  adjective (masculine)
• īhita – action, deed, effort, wish
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √īh (to strive, wish)
  Root: īh (class 1)

ईहितैः (īhitaiḥ) - by endeavors (by actions, by deeds, by efforts)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of īhita

īhita - action, deed, effort, wish

Past Passive Participle

From root √īh (to strive, wish)

Root: īh (class 1)

Note: This word takes the subsequent long compound as an adjective.

पेशल-अन्योन्यघन-प्रेमरस-अधिकैः (peśala-anyonyaghana-premarasa-adhikaiḥ) - by actions graceful, intensely imbued with mutual love and sentiment, and truly exceptional

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of peśalānyonyaghanapremarasādhika

peśalānyonyaghanapremarasādhika - (adjective describing actions) charming/graceful, marked by mutually intense love's essence, and superior/abundant.

A complex descriptive compound modifying `īhita`.

Compound type : Descriptive compound (Karma-dhāraya type) (peśala+anyonyaghana+premarasa+adhika)

• peśala – charming, graceful, skillful, beautiful
  adjective (neuter)
• anyonyaghana – mutually intense/dense
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of `anyonyā` (mutual) and `ghana` (intense)
• premarasa – essence/sentiment of love
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of `prema` (love) and `rasa` (sentiment)
• adhika – exceeding, superior, abundant, exceptional
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `īhitaiḥ`.

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