योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-71, verse-23
मेघमालासमभुजा चिरं विद्युत्पदेक्षणा ।
नीहारजालवसना प्रोच्चकेशमिताम्बरा ॥ २३ ॥
नीहारजालवसना प्रोच्चकेशमिताम्बरा ॥ २३ ॥
meghamālāsamabhujā ciraṃ vidyutpadekṣaṇā ,
nīhārajālavasanā proccakeśamitāmbarā 23
nīhārajālavasanā proccakeśamitāmbarā 23
23.
megha-mālā-sama-bhujā ciram vidyut-pada-īkṣaṇā
nīhāra-jāla-vasanā procca-keśa-mita-ambarā
nīhāra-jāla-vasanā procca-keśa-mita-ambarā
23.
megha-mālā-sama-bhujā ciram vidyut-pada-īkṣaṇā
nīhāra-jāla-vasanā procca-keśa-mita-ambarā
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.