योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-28, verse-24

रटत्प्रणालीपटलं पूर्णपुष्करिणीगणम् ।
द्विजैः कुचकुचैः कूजत्स्वलीलाश्वभ्रकच्छकम् ॥ २४ ॥

raṭatpraṇālīpaṭalaṃ pūrṇapuṣkariṇīgaṇam ,
dvijaiḥ kucakucaiḥ kūjatsvalīlāśvabhrakacchakam 24

24. raṭat praṇālī paṭalam pūrṇa-puṣkariṇī-gaṇam
dvijaiḥ kucakucaiḥ kūjat sva-līlā-śvabhra-kacchakam

24. raṭat praṇālī paṭalam pūrṇa-puṣkariṇī-gaṇam
dvijaiḥ kucakucaiḥ kūjat sva-līlā-śvabhra-kacchakam

24. With its multitude of channels resounding, its collections of lotus ponds full, and its banks of playful hollows filled with birds chirping "kucu kucu."

24. כְּפָר וּבוֹ רֶשֶׁת תְּעָלוֹת מַיִם מְפַכְפְּכוֹת, בְּרֵכוֹת נִלוֹפָרִים מְלֵאוֹת, וְצִפּוֹרִים הַמְּצַיְצוֹת בְּעַלִּיצוּת לְאֹרֶךְ הַשְּׁלוּלִיּוֹת וְהַגְּדוֹת שֶׁבָּהֶן הֵן מְשַׂחֲקוֹת,

Words meanings summery:

• रटत् (raṭat) - resounding, chirping, crying out

• प्रणाली (praṇālī) - channel, stream, conduit

• पटलम् (paṭalam) - multitude, collection, mass, cluster

• पूर्ण-पुष्करिणी-गणम् (pūrṇa-puṣkariṇī-gaṇam) - a multitude of full lotus ponds, collection of full lotus ponds

• द्विजैः (dvijaiḥ) - by birds (by birds, by the twice-born (Brahmins))

• कुचकुचैः (kucakucaiḥ) - with "kucu kucu" sounds

• कूजत् (kūjat) - chirping, cooing

• स्व-लीला-श्वभ्र-कच्छकम् (sva-līlā-śvabhra-kacchakam) - banks of playful hollows, banks of hollows for one's own sport

Words meanings and morphology

रटत् (raṭat) - resounding, chirping, crying out

(participle)

neuter, singular of raṭat

raṭ - to sound, roar, shout, chirp

Present Active Participle

Derived from root `raṭ` (1st class, Parasmaipada).

Root: raṭ (class 1)

Note: Modifies `paṭalam` within the compound `praṇālī-paṭalam`.

प्रणाली (praṇālī) - channel, stream, conduit

(noun)

feminine, singular of praṇālī

praṇālī - a channel, stream, conduit

Note: First part of the compound `praṇālī-paṭalam`.

पटलम् (paṭalam) - multitude, collection, mass, cluster

(noun)

neuter, singular of paṭala

paṭala - a multitude, collection, mass, cluster, cover, layer

Note: Forms the compound `praṇālī-paṭalam` (multitude of channels). Declension indicates it functions as an adjective for an implicit noun.

पूर्ण-पुष्करिणी-गणम् (pūrṇa-puṣkariṇī-gaṇam) - a multitude of full lotus ponds, collection of full lotus ponds

(noun)

neuter, singular of pūrṇa-puṣkariṇī-gaṇa

pūrṇa-puṣkariṇī-gaṇa - a collection of full lotus ponds

Complex Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (pūrṇa+puṣkariṇī+gaṇa)

• pūrṇa – full, complete, filled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `pṛ` (to fill).
  Root: pṛ (class 9)
• puṣkariṇī – a lotus pond, a pond with lotuses
  noun (feminine)
• gaṇa – a multitude, collection, host, group
  noun (masculine)

Note: Declension indicates it functions as an adjective for an implicit noun.

द्विजैः (dvijaiḥ) - by birds (by birds, by the twice-born (Brahmins))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born (a bird, a brahmin, a tooth)

Compound of `dvis` (twice) and `jan` (born).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dvis+jan)

• dvis – twice, two times
  indeclinable
• jan – to be born, to produce
  verb
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agent for the participle `kūjat`.

कुचकुचैः (kucakucaiḥ) - with "kucu kucu" sounds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kucakucu

kucakucu - an onomatopoeic word for the chirping sound of birds

Reduplicative onomatopoeic word.

Note: Describes the manner of chirping.

कूजत् (kūjat) - chirping, cooing

(participle)

neuter, singular of kūjat

kūj - to chirp, coo, make a soft sound

Present Active Participle

Derived from root `kūj` (1st class, Parasmaipada).

Root: kūj (class 1)

Note: Modifies `kacchakam` within the compound `sva-līlā-śvabhra-kacchakam`.

स्व-लीला-श्वभ्र-कच्छकम् (sva-līlā-śvabhra-kacchakam) - banks of playful hollows, banks of hollows for one's own sport

(noun)

neuter, singular of sva-līlā-śvabhra-kacchaka

sva-līlā-śvabhra-kacchaka - banks of hollows for one's own sport/play

Complex Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (sva+līlā+śvabhra+kacchaka)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• līlā – play, sport, amusement, ease
  noun (feminine)
• śvabhra – a hole, hollow, pit, cave
  noun (neuter)
• kacchaka – a marsh, swamp, bank, shore
  noun (neuter)

Note: Declension indicates it functions as an adjective for an implicit noun.

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