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.

60. בירכיהן העדינות והטהורות כגבעולי לוטוס, שנראו מבעד לבגדיהן השקופים, הן נראו כפרחי לוטוס שמימיים.

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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