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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-4, verse-16

शेखरोत्सङ्गविश्रान्तप्रबुद्धमधुपस्वनैः ।
सघुंघुमशिरोभारा वदद्भिरिव मूर्धजैः ॥ १६ ॥
śekharotsaṅgaviśrāntaprabuddhamadhupasvanaiḥ ,
saghuṃghumaśirobhārā vadadbhiriva mūrdhajaiḥ 16
16. śekharotsaṅgaviśrāntaprabuddhamadhupasvanaiḥ
saghuṅghumaśirobhārā vadadbhiḥ iva mūrdhajaiḥ
16. mūrdhajaiḥ saghuṅghumaśirobhārā
śekharotsaṅgaviśrāntaprabuddhamadhupasvanaiḥ vadadbhiḥ iva
16. With their hair, heavy on the head and accompanied by the humming sounds of awakened bees resting on their ornamental crowns, as if the hair itself was speaking.

Words meanings summery:

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  • शेखरोत्सङ्गविश्रान्तप्रबुद्धमधुपस्वनैः (śekharotsaṅgaviśrāntaprabuddhamadhupasvanaiḥ) - by the sounds of the awakened bees resting among the ornamental crowns (in the women's hair) (by the sounds of awakened bees resting in the lap of the crests/crowns)
  • सघुङ्घुमशिरोभारा (saghuṅghumaśirobhārā) - (hair) heavy on the head and accompanied by a humming sound (from bees) (with a humming, heavy burden on the head; having a heavy, humming head-dress)
  • वदद्भिः (vadadbhiḥ) - as if speaking (referring to the hair) (by speaking, by uttering)
  • इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, in the manner of)
  • मूर्धजैः (mūrdhajaiḥ) - by their hair (by the hairs)

Words meanings and morphology

शेखरोत्सङ्गविश्रान्तप्रबुद्धमधुपस्वनैः (śekharotsaṅgaviśrāntaprabuddhamadhupasvanaiḥ) - by the sounds of the awakened bees resting among the ornamental crowns (in the women's hair) (by the sounds of awakened bees resting in the lap of the crests/crowns)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śekharotsaṅgaviśrāntaprabuddhamadhupasvana
śekharotsaṅgaviśrāntaprabuddhamadhupasvana - the sound of awakened bees resting on the crests
Compound type : tatpurusha (śekhara+utsaṅga+viśrānta+prabuddha+madhupa+svana)
  • śekhara – crest, crown, chaplet, summit
    noun (masculine)
  • utsaṅga – lap, bosom, embrace, close contact, fold, part
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: ut
  • viśrānta – rested, reposed, ceased, calm
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    from vi-√śram (to rest)
    Prefix: vi
    Root: śram (class 1)
  • prabuddha – awakened, aroused, conscious, developed
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    from pra-√budh (to awaken)
    Prefix: pra
    Root: budh (class 1)
  • madhupa – bee (lit. honey-drinker)
    noun (masculine)
    Compound: madhu-pa (drinking honey)
  • svana – sound, noise, roar, hum
    noun (masculine)
Note: A complex compound describing the source of sounds.
सघुङ्घुमशिरोभारा (saghuṅghumaśirobhārā) - (hair) heavy on the head and accompanied by a humming sound (from bees) (with a humming, heavy burden on the head; having a heavy, humming head-dress)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of saghuṅghumaśirobhāra
saghuṅghumaśirobhāra - having a heavy head-dress with humming sounds
Bahuvrihi compound: sa (with) + ghuṅghuma (humming) + śiras (head) + bhāra (burden)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+ghuṅghuma+śiras+bhāra)
  • sa – with, accompanied by
    indeclinable
  • ghuṅghuma – humming, buzzing sound
    noun (masculine)
  • śiras – head
    noun (neuter)
  • bhāra – burden, weight, load
    noun (masculine)
Note: Likely poetic license for saghuṅghumaśirobhāraiḥ, agreeing with mūrdhajaiḥ.
वदद्भिः (vadadbhiḥ) - as if speaking (referring to the hair) (by speaking, by uttering)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of vadat
vadat - speaking, saying
Present Active Participle
from √vad (to speak)
Root: vad (class 1)
Note: Modifies mūrdhajaiḥ.
इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, in the manner of)
(indeclinable)
मूर्धजैः (mūrdhajaiḥ) - by their hair (by the hairs)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of mūrdhaja
mūrdhaja - hair (lit. born from the head)
Compound: mūrdhan (head) + ja (born)
Compound type : tatpurusha (mūrdhan+ja)
  • mūrdhan – head, top, summit
    noun (masculine)
  • ja – born, produced from
    adjective (masculine)
    From root √jan (to be born)
    Root: jan (class 4)