योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-57, verse-5

मौनस्थां वामहस्तस्थवदनेन्दुतया नताम् ।
भूषणांशुलतापुष्पैः फुल्लामिव वनस्थलीम् ॥ ५ ॥

maunasthāṃ vāmahastasthavadanendutayā natām ,
bhūṣaṇāṃśulatāpuṣpaiḥ phullāmiva vanasthalīm 5

5. maunasthām vāmahastasthavadanendutayā natām
bhūṣaṇāṃśulatāpuṣpaiḥ phullām iva vanasthalīm

5. maunasthām (sā) vāmahastasthavadanendutayā natām (āsīt),
(sā) bhūṣaṇāṃśulatāpuṣpaiḥ phullām vanasthalīm iva (bhāti sma)

5. Silent, and bowed with her moon-like face resting on her left hand, she was like a forest glade blooming with the radiant, creeper-like flowers of her ornaments.

Words meanings summery:

• मौनस्थाम् (maunasthām) - remaining in silence, silent

• वामहस्तस्थवदनेन्दुतया (vāmahastasthavadanendutayā) - by the state of having her moon-like face resting on her left hand

• नताम् (natām) - bowed, bent, humbled

• भूषणांशुलतापुष्पैः (bhūṣaṇāṁśulatāpuṣpaiḥ) - with the radiant, creeper-like flowers of her ornaments

• फुल्लाम् (phullām) - blossomed, blooming, expanded

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• वनस्थलीम् (vanasthalīm) - a forest glade, a woodland

Words meanings and morphology

मौनस्थाम् (maunasthām) - remaining in silence, silent

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of maunasthā

maunasthā - remaining in silence, silent, characterized by silence

Compound of mauna (silence) and sthā (standing, being).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mauna+sthā)

• mauna – silence, taciturnity
  noun (neuter)
  From muni 'sage'
• sthā – standing, being, situated
  adjective (feminine)
  From root sthā 'to stand'
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Describes her state.

वामहस्तस्थवदनेन्दुतया (vāmahastasthavadanendutayā) - by the state of having her moon-like face resting on her left hand

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāmahastasthavadanendutā

vāmahastasthavadanendutā - the state of having a moon-like face resting on the left hand

Compound of vāma (left), hasta (hand), stha (situated), vadana (face), indu (moon), and the suffix -tā (state of being).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vāma+hasta+stha+vadana+indu+tā)

• vāma – left, adverse, beautiful
  adjective (masculine)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)
• stha – situated, standing, resting in
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix from root sthā 'to stand'
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• vadana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vad (class 1)
• indu – moon, drop, spot
  noun (masculine)
• tā – state, condition, nature of being
  noun (feminine)
  Suffix -tā forming abstract noun

Note: Indicates the reason for her bowed posture.

नताम् (natām) - bowed, bent, humbled

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nata

nata - bowed, bent, inclined, humbled

Past Passive Participle

From root nam 'to bow'.

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Describes her posture.

भूषणांशुलतापुष्पैः (bhūṣaṇāṁśulatāpuṣpaiḥ) - with the radiant, creeper-like flowers of her ornaments

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of bhūṣaṇāṃśulatāpuṣpa

bhūṣaṇāṁśulatāpuṣpa - flowers in the form of creeper-like rays of ornaments

Compound of bhūṣaṇa (ornament), aṃśu (ray), latā (creeper), puṣpa (flower).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhūṣaṇa+aṃśu+latā+puṣpa)

• bhūṣaṇa – ornament, decoration
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)
• aṃśu – ray, beam, lustre
  noun (masculine)
• latā – creeper, vine, slender branch
  noun (feminine)
• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
  Root: puṣ (class 4)

Note: Describes the ornaments as blooming flowers.

फुल्लाम् (phullām) - blossomed, blooming, expanded

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of phullā

phullā - blossomed, blooming, expanded, opened

Past Passive Participle

From root phul 'to blossom, expand'.

Root: phul (class 1)

Note: Describes the state of the forest glade.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

Particle used for comparison.

Note: Particle for comparison.

वनस्थलीम् (vanasthalīm) - a forest glade, a woodland

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vanasthalī

vanasthalī - forest glade, woodland, grove

Compound of vana (forest) and sthalī (place, ground).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (vana+sthalī)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• sthalī – place, ground, dry land
  noun (feminine)

Note: The entity with which the subject is compared.