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3,71

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-71, verse-23

मेघमालासमभुजा चिरं विद्युत्पदेक्षणा ।
नीहारजालवसना प्रोच्चकेशमिताम्बरा ॥ २३ ॥
meghamālāsamabhujā ciraṃ vidyutpadekṣaṇā ,
nīhārajālavasanā proccakeśamitāmbarā 23
23. megha-mālā-sama-bhujā ciram vidyut-pada-īkṣaṇā
nīhāra-jāla-vasanā procca-keśa-mita-ambarā
23. megha-mālā-sama-bhujā ciram vidyut-pada-īkṣaṇā
nīhāra-jāla-vasanā procca-keśa-mita-ambarā
23. (She is described as having) arms like rows of clouds, a gaze like sustained flashes of lightning (vidyut), a garment made of a network of mist, and towering hair that reaches the sky.

Words meanings summery:

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  • मेघ-माला-सम-भुजा (megha-mālā-sama-bhujā) - whose arms are like a string of clouds
  • चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long
  • विद्युत्-पद-ईक्षणा (vidyut-pada-īkṣaṇā) - whose gaze is like sustained flashes of lightning (whose gaze/eyes are like the place of lightning or flashing lightning)
  • नीहार-जाल-वसना (nīhāra-jāla-vasanā) - whose garment is a network of mist
  • प्रोच्च-केश-मित-अम्बरा (procca-keśa-mita-ambarā) - whose towering hair reaches up to the sky (whose towering hair measures the sky / whose high hair extends to the sky)

Words meanings and morphology

मेघ-माला-सम-भुजा (megha-mālā-sama-bhujā) - whose arms are like a string of clouds
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of megha-mālā-sama-bhuja
megha-mālā-sama-bhuja - having arms resembling a string of clouds
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (megha+mālā+sama+bhujā)
  • megha – cloud
    noun (masculine)
    From root mih (to sprinkle) + ga
    Root: mih (class 1)
  • mālā – garland, string, row, series
    noun (feminine)
  • sama – like, equal, similar
    adjective
  • bhujā – arm, hand
    noun (feminine)
Note: Describes the qualities of the speaker's desired form from the previous verse.
चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long
(indeclinable)
Accusative form of cira (long) used adverbially.
Note: Used adverbially to indicate duration.
विद्युत्-पद-ईक्षणा (vidyut-pada-īkṣaṇā) - whose gaze is like sustained flashes of lightning (whose gaze/eyes are like the place of lightning or flashing lightning)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vidyut-pada-īkṣaṇa
vidyut-pada-īkṣaṇa - having eyes/gaze like the flash of lightning
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (vidyut+pada+īkṣaṇā)
  • vidyut – lightning
    noun (feminine)
    From root dyut (to shine) + vi (prefix)
    Prefix: vi
    Root: dyut (class 1)
  • pada – place, step, footing, sign, mark
    noun (neuter)
    From root pad (to go) + a (suffix)
    Root: pad (class 4)
  • īkṣaṇā – seeing, looking, eye, sight
    noun (feminine)
    From root īkṣ (to see) + ana (suffix), feminine form
    Root: īkṣ (class 1)
Note: Describes the qualities of the speaker's desired form.
नीहार-जाल-वसना (nīhāra-jāla-vasanā) - whose garment is a network of mist
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nīhāra-jāla-vasana
nīhāra-jāla-vasana - having a garment that is a network of mist
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nīhāra+jāla+vasana)
  • nīhāra – mist, fog, dew
    noun (masculine)
    From ni + hṛ (to seize) + aṇ
    Prefix: ni
    Root: hṛ (class 1)
  • jāla – net, network, mass, collection
    noun (neuter)
  • vasana – garment, clothing, dressed
    noun (neuter)
    From root vas (to wear) + ana
    Root: vas (class 2)
Note: Describes the qualities of the speaker's desired form.
प्रोच्च-केश-मित-अम्बरा (procca-keśa-mita-ambarā) - whose towering hair reaches up to the sky (whose towering hair measures the sky / whose high hair extends to the sky)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of procca-keśa-mita-ambara
procca-keśa-mita-ambara - having very high hair that measures or reaches the sky
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (procca+keśa+mita+ambara)
  • procca – very high, elevated, lofty
    adjective
    From pra + ucca (high)
    Prefix: pra
  • keśa – hair (of the head)
    noun (masculine)
  • mita – measured, limited, bounded, established
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From root mā (to measure) + kta
    Root: mā (class 2)
  • ambara – sky, atmosphere, garment
    noun (neuter)
Note: Describes the qualities of the speaker's desired form.