योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-44, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे राजमहिषी मत्तयौवना ।
तद्विवेश गृहं लक्ष्मीरिव पङ्कजकोटरम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
etasminnantare rājamahiṣī mattayauvanā ,
tadviveśa gṛhaṃ lakṣmīriva paṅkajakoṭaram 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca etasmin antare rājamahiṣī mattayauvanā
tat viveśa gṛham lakṣmīḥ iva paṅkajakoṭaram

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca etasmin antare mattayauvanā
rājamahiṣī lakṣmīḥ paṅkajakoṭaram iva tat gṛham viveśa

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: In the meantime, the queen, in the prime of her youth, entered that house, just as Lakṣmī (lakṣmī) enters the calyx of a lotus.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - the venerable Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this

• अन्तरे (antare) - in the interval, in the meantime, at this juncture

• राजमहिषी (rājamahiṣī) - queen, royal consort

• मत्तयौवना (mattayauvanā) - intoxicated with youth, in the prime of her youth

• तत् (tat) - that, her (referring to the house)

• विवेश (viveśa) - entered

• गृहम् (gṛham) - house, home, abode

• लक्ष्मीः (lakṣmīḥ) - Lakṣmī (goddess of fortune)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• पङ्कजकोटरम् (paṅkajakoṭaram) - lotus cavity/calyx

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - the venerable Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – venerable, illustrious; prosperity, wealth
  adjective
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated Vedic sage)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: The speaker.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to 'antare'.

अन्तरे (antare) - in the interval, in the meantime, at this juncture

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interval, space between, inside, meantime

Note: Used in the sense of 'meanwhile' or 'at that time'.

राजमहिषी (rājamahiṣī) - queen, royal consort

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rājamahiṣī

rājamahiṣī - queen, royal consort

Compound of rājan (king) and mahiṣī (queen, royal wife)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+mahiṣī)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• mahiṣī – queen, royal wife, female buffalo
  noun (feminine)

Note: The subject of the sentence 'she entered'.

मत्तयौवना (mattayauvanā) - intoxicated with youth, in the prime of her youth

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mattayauvanā

mattayauvanā - intoxicated with youth, in the prime of her youth

Bahuvrīhi compound, one whose youth (yauvana) is intoxicated (matta)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (matta+yauvana)

• matta – intoxicated, ardent, excited
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √mad (to be exhilarated) + kta suffix
  Root: mad (class 4)
• yauvana – youth, prime of life
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes the queen.

तत् (tat) - that, her (referring to the house)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Refers to 'gṛham'.

विवेश (viveśa) - entered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of viś

Prefix: vi

Root: viś (class 6)

गृहम् (gṛham) - house, home, abode

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, abode

Note: Object of 'entered'.

लक्ष्मीः (lakṣmīḥ) - Lakṣmī (goddess of fortune)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of lakṣmī

lakṣmī - fortune, prosperity, beauty; Goddess Lakṣmī

Note: Used in the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to introduce a simile.

पङ्कजकोटरम् (paṅkajakoṭaram) - lotus cavity/calyx

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paṅkajakoṭara

paṅkajakoṭara - cavity/calyx of a lotus

Compound of paṅkaja (lotus) and koṭara (cavity, hollow)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paṅkaja+koṭara)

• paṅkaja – lotus (born from mud)
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of paṅka (mud) and ja (born from)
• koṭara – cavity, hollow, calyx (of a flower)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'entered' in the simile.