योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-25, verse-15

हेमश्रीलोकलावण्यनिर्जितान्तःपुराङ्गनः ।
नानाकुसुमसंभारजानुदघ्नगृहाङ्गणः ॥ १५ ॥

hemaśrīlokalāvaṇyanirjitāntaḥpurāṅganaḥ ,
nānākusumasaṃbhārajānudaghnagṛhāṅgaṇaḥ 15

15. hemaśrīlokalāvaṇyanirjitāntaḥpurāṅganaḥ
nānākusumasaṃbhārajānudaghnagṛhāṅgaṇaḥ

15. hemaśrīlokalāvaṇyanirjitāntaḥpurāṅganaḥ
nānākusumasaṃbhārajānudaghnagṛhāṅgaṇaḥ

15. Where the women of the inner apartments surpassed in beauty the charm and splendor of the golden world, and whose house courtyards were knee-deep with abundant heaps of various flowers.

Words meanings summery:

• हेमश्रीलोकलावण्यनिर्जितान्तःपुराङ्गनः (hemaśrīlokalāvaṇyanirjitāntaḥpurāṅganaḥ) - Describes a place (e.g., a city, palace) where the women of the royal harem are of exceptional beauty, exceeding even the most magnificent global standards. (One whose inner-apartment women surpassed (in beauty) the charm and splendor of the golden world.)

• नानाकुसुमसंभारजानुदघ्नगृहाङ्गणः (nānākusumasaṁbhārajānudaghnagṛhāṅgaṇaḥ) - Describes a place (e.g., a city, palace) where the courtyards are filled with a profusion of diverse flowers, reaching up to the knees. (One whose house courtyards were knee-deep with abundant heaps of various flowers.)

Words meanings and morphology

हेमश्रीलोकलावण्यनिर्जितान्तःपुराङ्गनः (hemaśrīlokalāvaṇyanirjitāntaḥpurāṅganaḥ) - Describes a place (e.g., a city, palace) where the women of the royal harem are of exceptional beauty, exceeding even the most magnificent global standards. (One whose inner-apartment women surpassed (in beauty) the charm and splendor of the golden world.)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hemaśrīlokalāvaṇyanirjitāntaḥpurāṅgana

hemaśrīlokalāvaṇyanirjitāntaḥpurāṅgana - (masculine adjective/noun) 'whose inner-apartment women surpassed the beauty and splendor of the golden world'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hema+śrī+loka+lāvaṇya+nirjita+antaḥpura+aṅgana)

• hema – gold
  noun (neuter)
• śrī – splendor, beauty, prosperity
  noun (feminine)
• loka – world, people
  noun (masculine)
• lāvaṇya – charm, grace, beauty
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from lavaṇa (salt, charming).
• nirjita – conquered, surpassed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ji (to conquer) with prefix nir-
  Prefix: nis
  Root: ji (class 1)
• antaḥpura – inner apartment, harem, royal women's quarters
  noun (neuter)
  Compound: antah (inside) + pura (city/fortress)
• aṅgana – woman, courtyard
  noun (feminine)

नानाकुसुमसंभारजानुदघ्नगृहाङ्गणः (nānākusumasaṁbhārajānudaghnagṛhāṅgaṇaḥ) - Describes a place (e.g., a city, palace) where the courtyards are filled with a profusion of diverse flowers, reaching up to the knees. (One whose house courtyards were knee-deep with abundant heaps of various flowers.)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nānākusumasaṃbhārajānudaghnagṛhāṅgaṇa

nānākusumasaṁbhārajānudaghnagṛhāṅgaṇa - (masculine adjective/noun) 'whose house courtyards were knee-deep with abundant heaps of various flowers'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nānā+kusuma+saṃbhāra+jānu+daghna+gṛha+aṅgaṇa)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• kusuma – flower
  noun (neuter)
• saṃbhāra – collection, heap, abundance, quantity
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhṛ (to bear, carry) with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• jānu – knee
  noun (neuter)
• daghna – reaching up to, as deep as
  adjective (masculine)
  Used as a suffix to indicate 'as deep/high as'.
• gṛha – house, home
  noun (neuter)
• aṅgaṇa – courtyard, open space
  noun (neuter)

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