योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-14, verse-40

पीतमामोदि मन्दारकेसरारुणितं पयः ।
मन्दाकिन्याः सकह्लारं तटीष्वमरभूभृतः ॥ ४० ॥

pītamāmodi mandārakesarāruṇitaṃ payaḥ ,
mandākinyāḥ sakahlāraṃ taṭīṣvamarabhūbhṛtaḥ 40

40. pītam āmodi mandārakesara-āruṇitam payaḥ
mandākinyāḥ sa-kahlāram taṭīṣu amara-bhūbhṛtaḥ

40. mandākinyāḥ amara-bhūbhṛtaḥ taṭīṣu sa-kahlāram
mandārakesara-āruṇitam āmodi payaḥ pītam

40. On the banks of the divine mountain's Mandakini river, which were adorned with water lilies, the fragrant water, reddened by the filaments of mandāra flowers, was drunk.

Words meanings summery:

• पीतम् (pītam) - drunk, imbibed, consumed

• आमोदि (āmodi) - fragrant, delightful, smelling sweet

• मन्दारकेसर-आरुणितम् (mandārakesara-āruṇitam) - reddened by the filaments of the Mandara flower

• पयः (payaḥ) - water (water, milk, fluid)

• मन्दाकिन्याः (mandākinyāḥ) - of the Mandakini river

• स-कह्लारम् (sa-kahlāram) - with water lilies, adorned with kahlaras

• तटीषु (taṭīṣu) - on the banks, on the shores

• अमर-भूभृतः (amara-bhūbhṛtaḥ) - of the divine mountain (of the celestial mountain, of a god (king))

Words meanings and morphology

पीतम् (pītam) - drunk, imbibed, consumed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pīta

pīta - drunk, imbibed, consumed

Past Passive Participle

From root √pā (to drink).

Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'payaḥ'.

आमोदि (āmodi) - fragrant, delightful, smelling sweet

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āmodin

āmodin - fragrant, delightful, smelling sweet

From ā-√mud (to rejoice, be glad) with -in suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: mud (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'payaḥ'.

मन्दारकेसर-आरुणितम् (mandārakesara-āruṇitam) - reddened by the filaments of the Mandara flower

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mandārakesara-āruṇita

mandārakesara-āruṇita - reddened by the filaments of the Mandara flower

Compound.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (instrumental + adjective) (mandārakesara+āruṇita)

• mandārakesara – filaments of the Mandara flower
  noun (neuter)
  Compound.
• āruṇita – reddened, made reddish
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ā-√ruṇ (to make red) or derived from aruṇa (red) with -ita suffix.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ruṇ

Note: Qualifies 'payaḥ'.

पयः (payaḥ) - water (water, milk, fluid)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of payas

payas - water, milk, fluid

Note: Subject of 'pītam'.

मन्दाकिन्याः (mandākinyāḥ) - of the Mandakini river

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mandākinī

mandākinī - the Ganges in heaven, a celestial river

Note: Possessive, relates to 'taṭīṣu'.

स-कह्लारम् (sa-kahlāram) - with water lilies, adorned with kahlaras

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sa-kahlāra

sa-kahlāra - with water lilies, having kahlaras

Bahuvrihi compound.

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (sa+kahlāra)

• sa – with, together with, having
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'with'.
• kahlāra – a white water lily
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'payaḥ'.

तटीषु (taṭīṣu) - on the banks, on the shores

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of taṭī

taṭī - bank, shore, coast

Note: Location where the water was drunk.

अमर-भूभृतः (amara-bhūbhṛtaḥ) - of the divine mountain (of the celestial mountain, of a god (king))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of amara-bhūbhṛt

amara-bhūbhṛt - celestial mountain, divine king, god

Compound.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (amara+bhūbhṛt)

• amara – immortal, god, celestial being
  noun (masculine)
  a (not) + mara (mortal, from root √mṛ 'to die').
  Prefix: a
  Root: mṛ
• bhūbhṛt – mountain, king, earth-supporter
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: bhū (earth) + bhṛt (bearing, supporting, from root √bhṛ 'to bear').
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Describes the Mandakini river's location/origin.

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