योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-48, verse-13

तत्रैकस्मिन्गिरितटे कर्णिकारसमाकुले ।
कदलीखण्डनीरन्ध्रनीपगुल्मविराजिते ॥ १३ ॥

tatraikasmingiritaṭe karṇikārasamākule ,
kadalīkhaṇḍanīrandhranīpagulmavirājite 13

13. tatra ekasmin giritaṭe karṇikārasamākule
kadalīkhaṇḍanīrandhranīpagulmavirājite

13. tatra ekasmin giritaṭe karṇikārasamākule
kadalīkhaṇḍanīrandhranīpagulmavirājite

13. There, on one hillside (giritaṭa), which was densely filled with karṇikāra trees and resplendent with thick, close-packed clumps of plantain trees and nīpa bushes.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• एकस्मिन् (ekasmin) - in one

• गिरितटे (giritaṭe) - on the hillside / mountain slope

• कर्णिकारसमाकुले (karṇikārasamākule) - crowded with karṇikāra trees

• कदलीखण्डनीरन्ध्रनीपगुल्मविराजिते (kadalīkhaṇḍanīrandhranīpagulmavirājite) - resplendent with dense thickets of plantain clumps and nīpa bushes

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

derived from tad + tral suffix

एकस्मिन् (ekasmin) - in one

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, a single, unique

Note: Modifies 'giritaṭe'.

गिरितटे (giritaṭe) - on the hillside / mountain slope

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of giritaṭa

giritaṭa - mountain slope, hillside, bank of a mountain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+taṭa)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gṛ (class 6)
• taṭa – bank, shore, slope, side
  noun (masculine)

कर्णिकारसमाकुले (karṇikārasamākule) - crowded with karṇikāra trees

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of karṇikārasamākula

karṇikārasamākula - densely covered or filled with karṇikāra trees

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karṇikāra+samākula)

• karṇikāra – Indian laburnum tree (Cassia fistula)
  noun (masculine)
• samākula – crowded, filled, confused
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from sam-ā-kul (to crowd, fill)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: kul (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'giritaṭe'.

कदलीखण्डनीरन्ध्रनीपगुल्मविराजिते (kadalīkhaṇḍanīrandhranīpagulmavirājite) - resplendent with dense thickets of plantain clumps and nīpa bushes

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of kadalīkhaṇḍanīrandhranīpagulmavirājita

kadalīkhaṇḍanīrandhranīpagulmavirājita - adorned by dense thickets of banana plants and nīpa shrubs

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kadalī+khaṇḍa+nīrandhra+nīpa+gulma+virājita)

• kadalī – plantain tree, banana tree
  noun (feminine)
• khaṇḍa – piece, part, clump, section
  noun (neuter)
  Root: khaṇḍ (class 10)
• nīrandhra – dense, compact, thick, full
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from ni + randhra (gap, opening) = without gaps
  Prefix: ni
• nīpa – kadamba tree (Anthocephalus cadamba)
  noun (masculine)
• gulma – bush, shrub, thicket
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gulm (class 1)
• virājita – adorned, resplendent, shining
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root rāj (to shine, rule) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'giritaṭe'.

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