योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-27, verse-25

तत्कस्य वद भर्तुस्त्वां समीपं वरवर्णिनि ।
वात्या वनान्तरं गन्धलेखामिव वनान्नये ॥ २५ ॥

tatkasya vada bhartustvāṃ samīpaṃ varavarṇini ,
vātyā vanāntaraṃ gandhalekhāmiva vanānnaye 25

25. tat kasya vada bhartuḥ tvām samīpam varavarṇini
vātyā vanāntaram gandhalekhām iva vanāt nayet

25. varavarṇini,
tat vada,
kasya bhartuḥ samīpam tvām,
vātyā vanāt vanāntaram gandhalekhām iva,
nayet

25. Therefore, O beautiful woman, tell me, to the proximity of which husband should one lead you, just as a whirlwind carries a streak of fragrance from one forest to another.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - therefore (that, therefore, then)

• कस्य (kasya) - whose (whose, of what)

• वद (vada) - tell (me) (tell, speak)

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of a husband/lord (of a husband, of a lord, of a maintainer)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (the beautiful woman) (you)

• समीपम् (samīpam) - to the proximity (of) (proximity, near)

• वरवर्णिनि (varavarṇini) - O beautiful woman (addressing the female interlocutor) (O fair-hipped woman, O beautiful woman)

• वात्या (vātyā) - by a whirlwind (by a whirlwind, by a storm)

• वनान्तरम् (vanāntaram) - to another forest (another forest, the interior of a forest)

• गन्धलेखाम् (gandhalekhām) - a streak of fragrance (a streak of fragrance, a line of scent)

• इव (iva) - like, just as (like, as, as if)

• वनात् (vanāt) - from a forest

• नयेत् (nayet) - should lead (may lead, should lead, would lead)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - therefore (that, therefore, then)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an indeclinable connective particle.

कस्य (kasya) - whose (whose, of what)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Connects with 'bhartuḥ'.

वद (vada) - tell (me) (tell, speak)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vad

Root: vad (class 1)

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of a husband/lord (of a husband, of a lord, of a maintainer)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, lord, master, supporter

Agent noun

Derived from √bhṛ (to bear, support).

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Possessive, refers to 'samīpam'.

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (the beautiful woman) (you)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you, yourself

Note: Direct object of 'nayet'.

समीपम् (samīpam) - to the proximity (of) (proximity, near)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samīpa

samīpa - near, proximity, vicinity

Prefix: sam

Root: īpa

Note: Used adverbially here, indicating direction.

वरवर्णिनि (varavarṇini) - O beautiful woman (addressing the female interlocutor) (O fair-hipped woman, O beautiful woman)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of varavarṇinī

varavarṇinī - a beautiful woman, one with fair hips/colour

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vara+varṇa)

• vara – excellent, best, choice, boon
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
• varṇa – color, appearance, caste, letter
  noun (masculine)

वात्या (vātyā) - by a whirlwind (by a whirlwind, by a storm)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vātyā

vātyā - whirlwind, hurricane, storm

Note: Agent in the simile.

वनान्तरम् (vanāntaram) - to another forest (another forest, the interior of a forest)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vanāntara

vanāntara - another forest, interior of a forest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+antara)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• antara – interior, interval, other, different
  adjective/noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates destination.

गन्धलेखाम् (gandhalekhām) - a streak of fragrance (a streak of fragrance, a line of scent)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gandhalekhā

gandhalekhā - streak of fragrance, line of scent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gandha+lekhā)

• gandha – smell, fragrance, scent
  noun (masculine)
• lekhā – line, streak, drawing
  noun (feminine)
  Root: likh (class 6)

Note: Object of 'nayet' in the simile.

इव (iva) - like, just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

वनात् (vanāt) - from a forest

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Note: Indicates source of movement in the simile.

नयेत् (nayet) - should lead (may lead, should lead, would lead)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of nī

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: The implied subject is an agent (one/he).