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.

3. במשך כמה ימים הם נחו בהיכליהם היפים והרגועים, כמו דבורים הנחות בתוך פרחי הלוטוס.

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'.

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