योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-21, verse-54

करोति गृहिणीकार्यं सुरतानन्ददा सती ।
कान्तैव मातृभावेन गृहीता कण्ठलम्बिनी ॥ ५४ ॥

karoti gṛhiṇīkāryaṃ suratānandadā satī ,
kāntaiva mātṛbhāvena gṛhītā kaṇṭhalambinī 54

54. karoti gṛhiṇīkāryam suratānandadā satī | kāntā
eva mātṛbhāvena gṛhītā kaṇṭhalambinī || 54 ||

54. (sā) suratānandadā satī gṛhiṇīkāryam karoti.
kāntā eva mātṛbhāvena gṛhītā kaṇṭhalambinī (bhavati).

54. While bestowing the joy of intimacy, she performs the duties of a wife. Similarly, even a beloved woman, if perceived with the sentiment of a mother while embracing the neck...

Words meanings summery:

• करोति (karoti) - she does, she performs, she makes

• गृहिणीकार्यम् (gṛhiṇīkāryam) - household duties, wife's work, domestic tasks

• सुरतानन्ददा (suratānandadā) - bestowing the joy of intimacy/sexual union

• सती (satī) - while being, as (being, existing, while being)

• कान्ता (kāntā) - beloved woman, wife

• एव (eva) - even (indeed, only, certainly, even)

• मातृभावेन (mātṛbhāvena) - with the feeling/attitude of a mother, by the state of a mother

• गृहीता (gṛhītā) - taken, grasped, accepted, perceived

• कण्ठलम्बिनी (kaṇṭhalambinī) - embracing intimately (embracing the neck, clinging to the neck, hanging on the neck)

Words meanings and morphology

करोति (karoti) - she does, she performs, she makes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

present active third person singular

Root kṛ (class 8).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

गृहिणीकार्यम् (gṛhiṇīkāryam) - household duties, wife's work, domestic tasks

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gṛhiṇīkārya

gṛhiṇīkārya - the work/duty of a wife

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (gṛhiṇī+kārya)

• gṛhiṇī – wife, mistress of the house
  noun (feminine)
• kārya – work, duty, task, action, what is to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of karoti.

सुरतानन्ददा (suratānandadā) - bestowing the joy of intimacy/sexual union

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of suratānandada

suratānandada - one who gives the joy of sexual union

Tatpurusha compound. Feminine nominative singular.

Compound type : tatpurusha (suratānanda+da)

• suratānanda – joy of sexual union, intimate pleasure
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of surata (sexual union) and ānanda (joy).
• da – giving, bestowing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root dā (to give).
  Root: dā (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied subject (the wife/mother).

सती (satī) - while being, as (being, existing, while being)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sat

sat - being, existent, good, true

Present Active Participle

From root as (to be). Feminine nominative singular.

Root: as (class 2)

कान्ता (kāntā) - beloved woman, wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kāntā

kāntā - beloved, desired, beautiful woman, wife

Past Passive Participle (from kam, but here used as a noun)

From root kam (to desire).

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second part of the analogy.

एव (eva) - even (indeed, only, certainly, even)

(indeclinable)

मातृभावेन (mātṛbhāvena) - with the feeling/attitude of a mother, by the state of a mother

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mātṛbhāva

mātṛbhāva - the state or feeling of a mother

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (mātṛ+bhāva)

• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)
  Root: mā
• bhāva – state, condition, sentiment, feeling, existence
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhū (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates the means or manner of perception.

गृहीता (gṛhītā) - taken, grasped, accepted, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gṛhīta

gṛhīta - taken, grasped, accepted, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Root grah (to seize, take), suffix -ita. Feminine nominative singular.

Root: grah (class 9)

कण्ठलम्बिनी (kaṇṭhalambinī) - embracing intimately (embracing the neck, clinging to the neck, hanging on the neck)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kaṇṭhalambin

kaṇṭhalambin - clinging to the neck, embracing the neck, hanging on the neck

Compound of kaṇṭha (neck) and lambin (hanging, clinging). Feminine nominative singular.

Compound type : tatpurusha (kaṇṭha+lambin)

• kaṇṭha – neck, throat
  noun (masculine)
• lambin – hanging, suspended, clinging, dependent
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle (from root lamb)
  Root: lamb (class 1)

Note: Modifies kāntā.