योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-29, verse-13

नीलनीरतरङ्गान्ततृणतर्पिततर्णिका ।
प्रतिक्षणं गृहद्वारकृतलेपनवर्णका ॥ १३ ॥

nīlanīrataraṅgāntatṛṇatarpitatarṇikā ,
pratikṣaṇaṃ gṛhadvārakṛtalepanavarṇakā 13

13. nīlanīrataraṅgāntatṛṇatarpitatarṇikā |
pratikṣaṇam gṛhadvārakṛtalepanavarṇakā ||

13. nīlanīrataraṅgāntatṛṇatarpitatarṇikā
pratikṣaṇam gṛhadvārakṛtalepanavarṇakā

13. Whose young calves were nourished by the grass found amidst the waves of blue water, and who, moment after moment, had her house-door painted and adorned with auspicious designs.

Words meanings summery:

• नीलनीरतरङ्गान्ततृणतर्पिततर्णिका (nīlanīrataraṅgāntatṛṇatarpitatarṇikā) - whose young calves were nourished by the grass within the waves of blue water

• प्रतिक्षणम् (pratikṣaṇam) - every moment, constantly, continually

• गृहद्वारकृतलेपनवर्णका (gṛhadvārakṛtalepanavarṇakā) - who had her house-door painted and decorated

Words meanings and morphology

नीलनीरतरङ्गान्ततृणतर्पिततर्णिका (nīlanīrataraṅgāntatṛṇatarpitatarṇikā) - whose young calves were nourished by the grass within the waves of blue water

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nīlanīrataraṅgāntatṛṇatarpitatarṇikā

nīlanīrataraṅgāntatṛṇatarpitatarṇikā - one whose calves are satisfied by the grass within the waves of blue water

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nīla+nīra+taraṅga+anta+tṛṇa+tarpita+tarṇikā)

• nīla – blue, dark blue
  adjective (masculine)
• nīra – water
  noun (neuter)
• taraṅga – wave, billow
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, interior, within
  noun (masculine)
• tṛṇa – grass, a blade of grass
  noun (neuter)
• tarpita – satisfied, nourished, pleased
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √tṛp (to satisfy, to nourish) with suffix 'ta'.
  Root: tṛp (class 4)
• tarṇikā – a young cow, a calf
  noun (feminine)

Note: This is a Bahuvrihi compound, describing a feminine noun implied as the subject of the verse.

प्रतिक्षणम् (pratikṣaṇam) - every moment, constantly, continually

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (prati+kṣaṇa)

• prati – towards, against, every
  indeclinable
• kṣaṇa – a moment, an instant
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial usage.

गृहद्वारकृतलेपनवर्णका (gṛhadvārakṛtalepanavarṇakā) - who had her house-door painted and decorated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gṛhadvārakṛtalepanavarṇakā

gṛhadvārakṛtalepanavarṇakā - one for whom painting and decoration were done on the house door

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gṛha+dvāra+kṛta+lepana+varṇaka)

• gṛha – house, home, dwelling
  noun (neuter)
• dvāra – door, gate, entrance
  noun (neuter)
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √kṛ (to do, make) with suffix 'ta'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• lepana – smearing, plastering, anointing, painting
  noun (neuter)
  From √lip (to smear) with suffix 'ana'.
  Root: lip (class 6)
• varṇaka – coloring, painting, decoration (especially auspicious designs)
  noun (masculine)
  From √varṇ (to color) with suffix 'aka'.
  Root: varṇ (class 10)

Note: This is a Bahuvrihi compound, describing a feminine noun implied as the subject of the verse.

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