योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-48, verse-12

उद्यानदोलाविलसल्ललनागेयघुंघुमः ।
निशोपभुक्तकुसुमनीरन्ध्रविशिखावनिः ॥ १२ ॥

udyānadolāvilasallalanāgeyaghuṃghumaḥ ,
niśopabhuktakusumanīrandhraviśikhāvaniḥ 12

12. udyānadolāvilasallalanāgeyahumghumḥ
niśopabhuktakusumanīrandhraviśikhāvaniḥ

12. udyānadolāvilasallalanāgeyahumghumḥ
niśopabhuktakusumanīrandhraviśikhāvaniḥ

12. Its gardens echoed with the humming songs of graceful women sporting on swings, and its streets were densely covered with flowers that had been enjoyed during the night.

Words meanings summery:

• उद्यानदोलाविलसल्ललनागेयहुम्घुम्ः (udyānadolāvilasallalanāgeyahumghumḥ) - whose gardens hummed with the songs of graceful women sporting on swings

• निशोपभुक्तकुसुमनीरन्ध्रविशिखावनिः (niśopabhuktakusumanīrandhraviśikhāvaniḥ) - whose streets were densely covered with flowers enjoyed during the night

Words meanings and morphology

उद्यानदोलाविलसल्ललनागेयहुम्घुम्ः (udyānadolāvilasallalanāgeyahumghumḥ) - whose gardens hummed with the songs of graceful women sporting on swings

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udyānadolāvilasallalanāgeyahumghum

udyānadolāvilasallalanāgeyahumghum - characterized by the humming of songs sung by women playing on garden swings

Compound type : bahuvrihi (udyāna+dolā+vilasat+lalanā+geya+humghum)

• udyāna – garden, park
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: yā (class 2)
• dolā – swing
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dul (class 1)
• vilasat – sporting, playing, shining, sparkling
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root las (to shine, sport) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: las (class 1)
• lalanā – woman, beautiful woman
  noun (feminine)
  Root: lal (class 1)
• geya – to be sung, song, chant
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root gā (to sing)
  Root: gā (class 3)
• humghum – humming, buzzing sound (onomatopoeic)
  noun (masculine)

Note: A Bahuvrihi compound describing a place.

निशोपभुक्तकुसुमनीरन्ध्रविशिखावनिः (niśopabhuktakusumanīrandhraviśikhāvaniḥ) - whose streets were densely covered with flowers enjoyed during the night

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niśopabhuktakusumanīrandhraviśikhāvani

niśopabhuktakusumanīrandhraviśikhāvani - having streets densely covered with night-enjoyed flowers

Compound type : bahuvrihi (niśā+upabhukta+kusuma+nīrandhra+viśikhā+avani)

• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)
• upabhukta – enjoyed, consumed, used
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhuj (to enjoy, eat) with prefix upa
  Prefix: upa
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• kusuma – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• nīrandhra – dense, compact, thick, full
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from ni + randhra (gap, opening) = without gaps
  Prefix: ni
• viśikhā – street, lane, road
  noun (feminine)
• avani – earth, ground, land, region
  noun (feminine)

Note: A Bahuvrihi compound describing a place.

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