योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-27, verse-53

कल्लोलाकुलकच्छासु लसद्गुच्छलतासु च ।
वेलावनगुहास्वब्धेश्चिरं कूर्मतया स्थितम् ॥ ५३ ॥

kallolākulakacchāsu lasadgucchalatāsu ca ,
velāvanaguhāsvabdheściraṃ kūrmatayā sthitam 53

53. kallolākulakacchāsu lasadgucchalatāsu ca
velāvanaguhāsu abdheḥ ciraṃ kūrmatayā sthitam

53. abdheḥ kallolākulakacchāsu lasadgucchalatāsu
ca velāvanaguhāsu ciraṃ kūrmatayā sthitam

53. For a long time, I dwelled as a tortoise in the ocean's shore-forest caves, amidst creepers bearing lustrous flower clusters, and on shores turbulent with waves.

53. במשך זמן רב חייתי כצב במערות החוף של האוקיינוס, בין גלים סוערים ומטפסים מוריקים.

Words meanings summery:

• कल्लोलाकुलकच्छासु (kallolākulakacchāsu) - on shores turbulent with waves (on banks disturbed by waves, on shores agitated by billows)

• लसद्गुच्छलतासु (lasadgucchalatāsu) - amidst creepers bearing lustrous flower clusters (amidst creepers with shining clusters (of flowers/fruits))

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• वेलावनगुहासु (velāvanaguhāsu) - in the ocean's shore-forest caves (in the caves of the shore-forests)

• अब्धेः (abdheḥ) - of the ocean, of the sea

• चिरं (ciraṁ) - for a long time, for a prolonged period, long

• कूर्मतया (kūrmatayā) - by the state of being a tortoise, as a tortoise

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - I remained, dwelled (as an impersonal construction) (remained, stood, existed, stayed)

Words meanings and morphology

कल्लोलाकुलकच्छासु (kallolākulakacchāsu) - on shores turbulent with waves (on banks disturbed by waves, on shores agitated by billows)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of kallolākulakacchā

kallolākulakacchā - a bank/shore agitated by waves

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kallola+ākula+kacchā)

• kallola – a large wave, a billow
  noun (masculine)
• ākula – agitated, confused, disturbed, full of
  adjective (masculine)
• kacchā – bank, shore, marshy ground
  noun (feminine)

लसद्गुच्छलतासु (lasadgucchalatāsu) - amidst creepers bearing lustrous flower clusters (amidst creepers with shining clusters (of flowers/fruits))

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of lasadgucchalatā

lasadgucchalatā - creepers with shining clusters

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lasat+guccha+latā)

• lasat – shining, glittering, appearing
  verbal derivative (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from the root 'las' (to shine, appear).
  Root: las (class 1)
• guccha – a cluster, bunch, bouquet
  noun (masculine)
• latā – a creeper, vine
  noun (feminine)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

वेलावनगुहासु (velāvanaguhāsu) - in the ocean's shore-forest caves (in the caves of the shore-forests)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of velāvanaguhā

velāvanaguhā - a cave of the shore-forest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (velā+vana+guhā)

• velā – coast, shore, tideline
  noun (feminine)
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• guhā – a cave, cavern
  noun (feminine)

अब्धेः (abdheḥ) - of the ocean, of the sea

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of abdhi

abdhi - ocean, sea, cloud

चिरं (ciraṁ) - for a long time, for a prolonged period, long

(indeclinable)

कूर्मतया (kūrmatayā) - by the state of being a tortoise, as a tortoise

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kūrmatā

kūrmatā - the state or nature of being a tortoise

Derived from 'kūrma' (tortoise) by adding the suffix '-tā' for abstract noun.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - I remained, dwelled (as an impersonal construction) (remained, stood, existed, stayed)

(verbal derivative)

Note: Used impersonally, implying 'it was remained (by me)'.

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