योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-47, verse-73

सुमेरुकर्णिकाकान्ता सह्यकेसरशालिनी ।
पूर्णा स्फीतोदरोदेति रोदसी नलिनी पुनः ॥ ७३ ॥

sumerukarṇikākāntā sahyakesaraśālinī ,
pūrṇā sphītodarodeti rodasī nalinī punaḥ 73

73. sumeru-karṇikā-kāntā sahya-kesara-śālinī
pūrṇā sphīta-udara-udeti rodasī nalinī punaḥ

73. pūrṇā sphīta-udara-udeti sumeru-karṇikā-kāntā
sahya-kesara-śālinī rodasī nalinī punaḥ

73. Again, the heaven and earth (rodasī) rise like a full lotus pond (nalinī) with a swollen belly, beautiful with Mount Sumeru as its pericarp and adorned with the Sahya mountains as its filaments.

Words meanings summery:

• सुमेरु-कर्णिका-कान्ता (sumeru-karṇikā-kāntā) - (the lotus-like heaven and earth) beautiful with Mount Sumeru as its pericarp (beautiful with Mount Sumeru as its pericarp)

• सह्य-केसर-शालिनी (sahya-kesara-śālinī) - (the lotus-like heaven and earth) adorned with the Sahya mountains as its filaments (adorned with Sahya mountains as its filaments)

• पूर्णा (pūrṇā) - full, complete, perfect

• स्फीत-उदर-उदेति (sphīta-udara-udeti) - (the lotus-like heaven and earth) rises with a swollen belly (rises with a swollen belly)

• रोदसी (rodasī) - heaven and earth (dual)

• नलिनी (nalinī) - a lotus plant, lotus pond

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore, on the other hand

Words meanings and morphology

सुमेरु-कर्णिका-कान्ता (sumeru-karṇikā-kāntā) - (the lotus-like heaven and earth) beautiful with Mount Sumeru as its pericarp (beautiful with Mount Sumeru as its pericarp)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sumerukarṇikākānta

sumerukarṇikākānta - beautiful having Sumeru as its pericarp

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sumeru+karṇikā+kānta)

• sumeru – Mount Sumeru (mythical golden mountain, center of the universe)
  proper noun (masculine)
• karṇikā – pericarp (of a lotus), seed vessel
  noun (feminine)
• kānta – beautiful, beloved, lovely, desired
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kam- 'to desire, love'
  Root: kam (class 1)

सह्य-केसर-शालिनी (sahya-kesara-śālinī) - (the lotus-like heaven and earth) adorned with the Sahya mountains as its filaments (adorned with Sahya mountains as its filaments)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sahyakesaraśālin

sahyakesaraśālin - adorned with filaments like the Sahya mountains

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sahya+kesara+śālin)

• sahya – Sahya (mountain range, Western Ghats)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kesara – filament (of a flower), mane (of a lion)
  noun (masculine)
• śālin – adorned with, possessing, rich in, beautiful
  adjective (masculine)
  From śālā (house, hall) + -in (possessive suffix); also used to mean 'possessing beauty'.

पूर्णा (pūrṇā) - full, complete, perfect

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pūrṇa

pūrṇa - full, complete, perfect, filled

Past Passive Participle

From root pṛ- 'to fill'

Root: pṛ (class 9)

स्फीत-उदर-उदेति (sphīta-udara-udeti) - (the lotus-like heaven and earth) rises with a swollen belly (rises with a swollen belly)

(verb)

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

रोदसी (rodasī) - heaven and earth (dual)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of rodas

rodas - heaven and earth (always used in dual to refer to both)

नलिनी (nalinī) - a lotus plant, lotus pond

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nalinī

nalinī - lotus plant, lotus pond, collection of lotuses

From nalina (lotus) + ī (feminine suffix, denoting a collection or quality).

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

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