योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-70, verse-11
कुञ्चितेक्षणसंदृश्या दीर्घदीपांशुकोमला ।
सद्यःस्नातसमुत्सन्नबालवालविलासिनी ॥ ११ ॥
सद्यःस्नातसमुत्सन्नबालवालविलासिनी ॥ ११ ॥
kuñcitekṣaṇasaṃdṛśyā dīrghadīpāṃśukomalā ,
sadyaḥsnātasamutsannabālavālavilāsinī 11
sadyaḥsnātasamutsannabālavālavilāsinī 11
11.
kuñcita-īkṣaṇa-saṃdṛśyā dīrgha-dīpa-aṃśu-komalā
sadyaḥ-snāta-samutsanna-bāla-vāla-vilāsinī
sadyaḥ-snāta-samutsanna-bāla-vāla-vilāsinī
11.
sā (she) kuñcita-īkṣaṇa-saṃdṛśyā dīrgha-dīpa-aṃśu-komalā
sadyaḥ-snāta-samutsanna-bāla-vāla-vilāsinī (asti)
sadyaḥ-snāta-samutsanna-bāla-vāla-vilāsinī (asti)
11.
Visible only to narrowed eyes, delicate like a long lamp-flame, she was radiant like the freshly bathed, newly grown fine hairs of a young one.
Words meanings summery:
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- कुञ्चित-ईक्षण-संदृश्या (kuñcita-īkṣaṇa-saṁdṛśyā) - Emphasizes the subtle and ethereal nature of the entity, requiring keen, concentrated perception. (visible only to narrowed eyes, discernible by focused vision)
- दीर्घ-दीप-अंशु-कोमला (dīrgha-dīpa-aṁśu-komalā) - A simile illustrating the entity's extreme delicacy, fragility, and subtle radiance. (delicate like a long lamp-flame/ray)
- सद्यः-स्नात-समुत्सन्न-बाल-वाल-विलासिनी (sadyaḥ-snāta-samutsanna-bāla-vāla-vilāsinī) - Portrays the entity as exceptionally fresh, pure, and charming, akin to the delicate, nascent hair after a ritual bath. (radiant like the freshly bathed, newly grown fine hairs of a young one)
Words meanings and morphology
कुञ्चित-ईक्षण-संदृश्या (kuñcita-īkṣaṇa-saṁdṛśyā) - Emphasizes the subtle and ethereal nature of the entity, requiring keen, concentrated perception. (visible only to narrowed eyes, discernible by focused vision)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kuñcita-īkṣaṇa-saṃdṛśya
kuñcita-īkṣaṇa-saṁdṛśya - visible to narrowed eyes
Gerundive
Compound 'kuñcita-īkṣaṇa' (narrowed eyes) + 'saṃdṛśya' (visible, to be seen).
Compound type : tatpurusha (kuñcita+īkṣaṇa+saṃdṛśya)
- kuñcita – narrowed, contracted, curved
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle of root 'kuñc' (to bend, contract).
Root: kuñc (class 6) - īkṣaṇa – eye, seeing, looking
noun (neuter)
Derived from verbal root 'īkṣ' (to see).
Root: īkṣ (class 1) - saṃdṛśya – visible, to be seen, perceivable
adjective
Gerundive
Gerundive (future passive participle) of root 'dṛś' with prefix 'sam'.
Prefix: sam
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Agrees with the implied feminine subject.
दीर्घ-दीप-अंशु-कोमला (dīrgha-dīpa-aṁśu-komalā) - A simile illustrating the entity's extreme delicacy, fragility, and subtle radiance. (delicate like a long lamp-flame/ray)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dīrgha-dīpa-aṃśu-komala
dīrgha-dīpa-aṁśu-komala - delicate like a long ray of a lamp
Compound describing the delicacy (komala) by comparison to a long lamp ray (dīrgha-dīpa-aṃśu).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (dīrgha+dīpa+aṃśu+komala)
- dīrgha – long, tall, extensive
adjective - dīpa – lamp, light
noun (masculine) - aṃśu – ray, beam, filament, flame
noun (masculine) - komala – delicate, soft, tender, charming
adjective
Note: Agrees with the implied feminine subject.
सद्यः-स्नात-समुत्सन्न-बाल-वाल-विलासिनी (sadyaḥ-snāta-samutsanna-bāla-vāla-vilāsinī) - Portrays the entity as exceptionally fresh, pure, and charming, akin to the delicate, nascent hair after a ritual bath. (radiant like the freshly bathed, newly grown fine hairs of a young one)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sadyaḥ-snāta-samutsanna-bāla-vāla-vilāsinī
sadyaḥ-snāta-samutsanna-bāla-vāla-vilāsinī - a radiant one like the freshly bathed, newly grown hair of a young being
A complex Bahuvrihi compound describing 'she who is radiant like...' a specific kind of hair.
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sadyaḥ+snāta+samutsanna+bāla+vāla+vilāsinī)
- sadyaḥ – freshly, just now, immediately
indeclinable - snāta – bathed, washed
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle of root 'snā' (to bathe).
Root: snā (class 2) - samutsanna – newly grown, sprung forth, arisen
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle of root 'sad' (to sit, go) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ut'.
Prefixes: sam+ut
Root: sad (class 1) - bāla – young, youthful, child
adjective (masculine) - vāla – hair, fine hair, bristle
noun (masculine) - vilāsinī – radiant, charming, playful (feminine noun/adjective)
noun (feminine)
Feminine form of 'vilāsin', from root 'las' (to shine, play) with prefix 'vi'.
Prefix: vi
Root: las (class 1)
Note: Agrees with the implied feminine subject.