योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-43, verse-56

छिन्नहारलताजालविकीर्णामलमौक्तिकाः ।
दृष्टादृष्टस्तनश्रेणीपार्श्वोद्यत्कनकप्रभाः ॥ ५६ ॥

chinnahāralatājālavikīrṇāmalamauktikāḥ ,
dṛṣṭādṛṣṭastanaśreṇīpārśvodyatkanakaprabhāḥ 56

56. chinnahāralatājālavikīrṇāmalamauktikāḥ
dṛṣṭādṛṣṭastanśreṇīpārśvodyatkanakaprabhāḥ

56. chinnahāralatājālavikīrṇāmalamauktikāḥ
dṛṣṭādṛṣṭastanśreṇīpārśvodyatkanakaprabhāḥ

56. Whose networks of broken necklace-strings had scattered pure pearls, and whose sides, with rows of breasts alternately visible and invisible, shone with an emerging golden luster.

Words meanings summery:

• छिन्नहारलताजालविकीर्णामलमौक्तिकाः (chinnahāralatājālavikīrṇāmalamauktikāḥ) - whose networks of broken necklace-strings had scattered pure pearls

• दृष्टादृष्टस्तन्श्रेणीपार्श्वोद्यत्कनकप्रभाः (dṛṣṭādṛṣṭastanśreṇīpārśvodyatkanakaprabhāḥ) - whose sides, with visible and invisible rows of breasts, shone with emerging golden luster

Words meanings and morphology

छिन्नहारलताजालविकीर्णामलमौक्तिकाः (chinnahāralatājālavikīrṇāmalamauktikāḥ) - whose networks of broken necklace-strings had scattered pure pearls

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of chinnahāralatājālavikīrṇāmalamauktika

chinnahāralatājālavikīrṇāmalamauktika - whose networks of broken necklace-strings had scattered pure pearls

Compound type : bahuvrihi (chinna+hāra+latā+jāla+vikīrṇa+amala+mauktika)

• chinna – broken, cut, pierced
  participle
  Past passive participle
  Derived from root √chid
  Root: chid (class 7)
• hāra – necklace, string of pearls
  noun (masculine)
• latā – creeper, vine, string
  noun (feminine)
• jāla – net, collection, multitude, network
  noun (neuter)
• vikīrṇa – scattered, dispersed, thrown about
  participle
  Past passive participle
  Derived from root √kīr (kṛ) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṛ (class 6)
• amala – spotless, pure, clean
  adjective
  Prefix: a
• mauktika – pearl
  noun (neuter)

Note: Bahuvrīhi compound in nominative plural feminine, acting as an adjective describing implied women.

दृष्टादृष्टस्तन्श्रेणीपार्श्वोद्यत्कनकप्रभाः (dṛṣṭādṛṣṭastanśreṇīpārśvodyatkanakaprabhāḥ) - whose sides, with visible and invisible rows of breasts, shone with emerging golden luster

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dṛṣṭādṛṣṭastanśreṇīpārśvodyatkanakaprabhā

dṛṣṭādṛṣṭastanśreṇīpārśvodyatkanakaprabhā - whose sides, with visible and invisible rows of breasts, shone with emerging golden luster

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dṛṣṭa+adṛṣṭa+stana+śreṇī+pārśva+udyat+kanaka+prabhā)

• dṛṣṭa – seen, visible, observed
  participle
  Past passive participle
  Derived from root √dṛś
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• adṛṣṭa – unseen, invisible
  participle
  Past passive participle
  Derived from root √dṛś with negative prefix a
  Prefix: a
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• stana – breast, udder
  noun (masculine)
• śreṇī – row, line, series
  noun (feminine)
• pārśva – side, flank, vicinity
  noun (neuter)
• udyat – rising, emerging, shining
  participle
  Present active participle
  Derived from root √yam (to go, control) with prefix ud
  Prefix: ud
  Root: yam (class 1)
• kanaka – gold
  noun (neuter)
• prabhā – light, splendor, radiance
  noun (feminine)

Note: Bahuvrīhi compound in nominative plural feminine, acting as an adjective describing implied women.

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