योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-26, verse-19

पपात पादयोर्गेहे तयोर्वै कुसुमाञ्जलिः ।
प्रालेयसीकरासारः पद्मिन्या इव पद्मयोः ॥ १९ ॥

papāta pādayorgehe tayorvai kusumāñjaliḥ ,
prāleyasīkarāsāraḥ padminyā iva padmayoḥ 19

19. papāta pādayoḥ gehe tayoḥ vai kusumāñjaliḥ
prāleyasīkarāsāraḥ padminyāḥ iva padmayoḥ

19. gehe tayoḥ pādayoḥ kusumāñjaliḥ vai papāta,
padminyāḥ padmayoḥ prāleyasīkarāsāraḥ iva

19. Indeed, the flower offering (kusumāñjali) fell at the feet of those two (goddesses) in the house, just as a shower of dewdrops falls upon the two lotus flowers of a lotus plant.

Words meanings summery:

• पपात (papāta) - fell, dropped

• पादयोः (pādayoḥ) - at the two feet, of the two feet

• गेहे (gehe) - in the house, in the home

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two forest goddesses (of those two)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

• कुसुमाञ्जलिः (kusumāñjaliḥ) - flower offering, handful of flowers

• प्रालेयसीकरासारः (prāleyasīkarāsāraḥ) - a shower of dewdrops

• पद्मिन्याः (padminyāḥ) - of a lotus plant

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पद्मयोः (padmayoḥ) - upon the two lotuses, of the two lotuses

Words meanings and morphology

पपात (papāta) - fell, dropped

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pat

Root: pat (class 1)

पादयोः (pādayoḥ) - at the two feet, of the two feet

(noun)

Locative, masculine, dual of pāda

pāda - foot; ray (of light); chapter; quarter, part

Note: Can also be genitive dual, but locative fits 'at the feet'.

गेहे (gehe) - in the house, in the home

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling, residence

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two forest goddesses (of those two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

कुसुमाञ्जलिः (kusumāñjaliḥ) - flower offering, handful of flowers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kusumāñjali

kusumāñjali - an offering of flowers held in the hollow of the palms

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (kusuma+añjali)

• kusuma – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• añjali – the hollow of the hands placed together, an offering made with clasped hands
  noun (masculine)

प्रालेयसीकरासारः (prāleyasīkarāsāraḥ) - a shower of dewdrops

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāleyasīkarāsāra

prāleyasīkarāsāra - a shower or deluge of dewdrops

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (prāleya+sīkara+āsāra)

• prāleya – dew, frost, mist
  noun (neuter)
• sīkara – spray, drop, particle of water
  noun (masculine)
• āsāra – shower, torrent, heavy rain
  noun (masculine)

पद्मिन्याः (padminyāḥ) - of a lotus plant

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of padminī

padminī - a lotus plant, a bed of lotuses, a multitude of lotuses

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पद्मयोः (padmayoḥ) - upon the two lotuses, of the two lotuses

(noun)

Locative, neuter, dual of padma

padma - lotus flower

Note: Can also be genitive dual, but locative fits 'upon the two lotuses'.

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