योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-28, verse-3

दिनानि कतिचित्स्वेषु कान्तेषु स्थिरकान्तिषु ।
द्विरेफा इव पद्मेषु मन्दिरेषु विशश्रमुः ॥ ३ ॥

dināni katicitsveṣu kānteṣu sthirakāntiṣu ,
dvirephā iva padmeṣu mandireṣu viśaśramuḥ 3

3. dināni katicit sveṣu kānteṣu sthirakāntiṣu |
dvirephāḥ iva padmeṣu mandireṣu viśaśramuḥ || 3 ||

3. katicit dināni sveṣu sthirakāntiṣu kānteṣu
mandireṣu viśaśramuḥ dvirephāḥ padmeṣu iva 3

3. For some days, they rested in their own beautiful abodes of lasting splendor, like bees in lotuses.

Words meanings summery:

• दिनानि (dināni) - for some days (duration) (days)

• कतिचित् (katicit) - some, a few

• स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in their own

• कान्तेषु (kānteṣu) - referring to the beautiful abodes (in the beautiful, in the beloved)

• स्थिरकान्तिषु (sthirakāntiṣu) - referring to the abodes with stable beauty (in those of lasting splendor/beauty)

• द्विरेफाः (dvirephāḥ) - bees (lit. "having two 'ra' letters" - referring to the humming sound)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• पद्मेषु (padmeṣu) - in lotuses

• मन्दिरेषु (mandireṣu) - in their abodes, in their dwellings

• विशश्रमुः (viśaśramuḥ) - they rested, they reposed

Words meanings and morphology

दिनानि (dināni) - for some days (duration) (days)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of dina

dina - day

Note: Indicates duration of time.

कतिचित् (katicit) - some, a few

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'dināni'.

स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in their own

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sva

sva - one's own, self

Note: Modifies 'kānteṣu' and 'mandireṣu'.

कान्तेषु (kānteṣu) - referring to the beautiful abodes (in the beautiful, in the beloved)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of kānta

kānta - beautiful, beloved, desired

past passive participle

from root 'kam' (to desire) + -ta

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'mandireṣu'.

स्थिरकान्तिषु (sthirakāntiṣu) - referring to the abodes with stable beauty (in those of lasting splendor/beauty)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of sthirakānti

sthirakānti - having stable beauty/splendor, of lasting charm

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sthira+kānti)

• sthira – firm, stable, constant, lasting
  adjective (masculine)
• kānti – beauty, splendor, luster, charm
  noun (feminine)

Note: Modifies 'mandireṣu'.

द्विरेफाः (dvirephāḥ) - bees (lit. "having two 'ra' letters" - referring to the humming sound)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvirepha

dvirepha - bee (lit. 'having two R sounds', referring to their buzzing)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+repha)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• repha – the letter 'r', the sound 'r', a hum (like a bee's)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

पद्मेषु (padmeṣu) - in lotuses

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of padma

padma - lotus, lotus flower

Note: Denotes location for the bees.

मन्दिरेषु (mandireṣu) - in their abodes, in their dwellings

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of mandira

mandira - dwelling, house, abode, temple

Note: Denotes location for the gods.

विशश्रमुः (viśaśramuḥ) - they rested, they reposed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of śram

perfect tense

root 'śram' (4th class), perfect active 3rd person plural with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: From root 'śram' with prefix 'vi'.