योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-43, verse-60

मृणालकोमलाच्छोरुमूलजालैः सुनिर्मलैः ।
स्वच्छाम्बरतलालक्ष्यैराकाशनलिनीनिभाः ॥ ६० ॥

mṛṇālakomalācchorumūlajālaiḥ sunirmalaiḥ ,
svacchāmbaratalālakṣyairākāśanalinīnibhāḥ 60

60. mṛṇālakomalācchorumūlajālais sunirmalaiḥ
svacchāmbaratalālakṣyair ākāśanalinīnibhāḥ

60. mṛṇālakomalācchorumūlajālais sunirmalaiḥ
svacchāmbaratalālakṣyair ākāśanalinīnibhāḥ

60. They resembled celestial lotuses, with networks of thigh-roots (thigh-bases) that were soft, fair, and delicate like lotus stalks, exceedingly pure, and visible through the clear fabric of their lower garments.

Words meanings summery:

• मृणालकोमलाच्छोरुमूलजालैस् (mṛṇālakomalācchorumūlajālais) - by those networks of thigh-roots that are delicate, fair, and soft like lotus stalks

• सुनिर्मलैः (sunirmalaiḥ) - by those extremely pure/clean (ones)

• स्वच्छाम्बरतलालक्ष्यैर् (svacchāmbaratalālakṣyair) - by those visible through the clear fabric of their lower garments

• आकाशनलिनीनिभाः (ākāśanalinīnibhāḥ) - resembling celestial lotuses

Words meanings and morphology

मृणालकोमलाच्छोरुमूलजालैस् (mṛṇālakomalācchorumūlajālais) - by those networks of thigh-roots that are delicate, fair, and soft like lotus stalks

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of mṛṇālakomalācchorumūlajāla

mṛṇālakomalācchorumūlajāla - network of thigh-roots delicate, fair, and soft like lotus stalks

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mṛṇālakomala+accha+ūru+mūla+jāla)

• mṛṇāla – lotus stalk
  noun (neuter)
• komala – soft, delicate
  adjective
• accha – fair, clear, translucent
  adjective
• ūru – thigh
  noun (masculine)
• mūla – root, base, origin
  noun (neuter)
• jāla – net, network, multitude
  noun (neuter)

सुनिर्मलैः (sunirmalaiḥ) - by those extremely pure/clean (ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sunirmala

sunirmala - very pure, extremely clean, immaculate

Compound of su- (very, good) and nirmala (pure, spotless)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+nirmala)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• nirmala – pure, clean, spotless
  adjective
  From nir- + mala (dirt, impurity)
  Prefix: nis

Note: Modifies 'mṛṇālakomalācchorumūlajālais'.

स्वच्छाम्बरतलालक्ष्यैर् (svacchāmbaratalālakṣyair) - by those visible through the clear fabric of their lower garments

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of svacchāmbaratalālakṣya

svacchāmbaratalālakṣya - visible through the surface of clear garments

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Compound of svaccha (clear), ambara (garment), tala (surface), and ālakṣya (to be seen/discerned)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svaccha+ambara+tala+ālakṣya)

• svaccha – clear, transparent
  adjective
• ambara – garment, cloth
  noun (neuter)
• tala – surface, plane, base
  noun (neuter)
• ālakṣya – to be seen, visible, discernible
  adjective
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From ā- + √lakṣ (to perceive, mark)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lakṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'mṛṇālakomalācchorumūlajālais'.

आकाशनलिनीनिभाः (ākāśanalinīnibhāḥ) - resembling celestial lotuses

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ākāśanalinīnibha

ākāśanalinīnibha - resembling a lotus of the sky (celestial lotus)

Compound of ākāśa (sky), nalinī (lotus), and nibha (resembling)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ākāśa+nalinī+nibha)

• ākāśa – sky, ether, space
  noun (masculine)
• nalinī – lotus plant, lotus flower
  noun (feminine)
• nibha – resembling, like
  adjective

Note: Describes the women, likely the rājalakṣmyaḥ (royal beauties/goddesses of fortune) mentioned in the next verse.

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