योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-43, verse-46

स्त्रीणां ज्वालालवाः पश्य लिहन्त्यलकवल्लरीः ।
कुर्वन्तोऽशोकपुष्पाभां करभा इव पन्नगीः ॥ ४६ ॥

strīṇāṃ jvālālavāḥ paśya lihantyalakavallarīḥ ,
kurvanto'śokapuṣpābhāṃ karabhā iva pannagīḥ 46

46. strīṇām jvālālavāḥ paśya lihanti alakavallarīḥ
kurvantaḥ aśokapuṣpābhām karabhā iva pannagīḥ

46. paśya strīṇām alakavallarīḥ jvālālavāḥ lihanti,
kurvantaḥ aśokapuṣpābhām,
karabhā iva pannagīḥ

46. Behold, sparks of flame lick the creeper-like locks of women's hair, making them appear like aśoka flowers, just as young camels [lick] female snakes.

Words meanings summery:

• स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women (of women, of females)

• ज्वालालवाः (jvālālavāḥ) - sparks of flame (sparks of flame, drops of flame)

• पश्य (paśya) - behold! (see!, behold!, look!)

• लिहन्ति (lihanti) - they lick (they lick, they touch, they consume)

• अलकवल्लरीः (alakavallarīḥ) - the creeper-like locks of hair (creeper-like locks of hair, tendrils of curls)

• कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - making [them appear] (making, doing, performing)

• अशोकपुष्पाभाम् (aśokapuṣpābhām) - having the appearance of aśoka flowers

• करभा (karabhā) - young camels (as part of simile) (young camels, elephant's trunks, forearms)

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

• पन्नगीः (pannagīḥ) - female snakes (female snakes, creepers)

Words meanings and morphology

स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women (of women, of females)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, wife, female

ज्वालालवाः (jvālālavāḥ) - sparks of flame (sparks of flame, drops of flame)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jvālālava

jvālālava - a particle of flame, spark

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jvālā+lava)

• jvālā – flame, blaze
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jval (class 1)
• lava – a bit, particle, drop, fragment
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lū (class 9)

पश्य (paśya) - behold! (see!, behold!, look!)

(verb)

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

Imperative Mood

Root dṛś, takes form paś in present tense. 2nd person singular, imperative active.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

लिहन्ति (lihanti) - they lick (they lick, they touch, they consume)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of lih

Present Tense

3rd person plural, present indicative, active voice.

Root: lih (class 2)

अलकवल्लरीः (alakavallarīḥ) - the creeper-like locks of hair (creeper-like locks of hair, tendrils of curls)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of alakavallarī

alakavallarī - a tendril-like lock of hair

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (alaka+vallarī)

• alaka – curl, lock of hair, ringlet
  noun (masculine)
• vallarī – creeper, tendril, vine
  noun (feminine)

कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - making [them appear] (making, doing, performing)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kurvat

kurvat - doing, making, performing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with `jvālālavāḥ`.

अशोकपुष्पाभाम् (aśokapuṣpābhām) - having the appearance of aśoka flowers

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of aśokapuṣpābhā

aśokapuṣpābhā - resemblance to an aśoka flower, luster of an aśoka flower

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśoka+puṣpa+ābhā)

• aśoka – aśoka tree (Saraca indica) or its flower
  noun (masculine)
• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
  Root: puṣ (class 4)
• ābhā – luster, light, splendor, appearance, resemblance
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhā (class 2)

करभा (karabhā) - young camels (as part of simile) (young camels, elephant's trunks, forearms)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of karabha

karabha - young camel, elephant's trunk, forearm, hand

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

पन्नगीः (pannagīḥ) - female snakes (female snakes, creepers)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of pannagī

pannagī - female snake

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