योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-49, verse-25

स्तबकाङ्गुलिजालेन लोलेनाभिनयक्रियाम् ।
दिशन्तमिव वल्लीनां प्रवृत्तानां वनानिलैः ॥ २५ ॥

stabakāṅgulijālena lolenābhinayakriyām ,
diśantamiva vallīnāṃ pravṛttānāṃ vanānilaiḥ 25

25. stabakāṅgulijālena lolena abhinayakriyām
diśantam iva vallīnām pravṛttānām vanānilaiḥ

25. lolena stabakāṅgulijālena vanānilaiḥ
pravṛttānām vallīnām abhinayakriyām iva diśantam

25. With its swaying clusters of leaves and flowers resembling fingers, it seemed to direct the gestural performance of the creepers, which were set in motion by the forest breezes.

Words meanings summery:

• स्तबकाङ्गुलिजालेन (stabakāṅgulijālena) - by the net of finger-like clusters

• लोलेन (lolena) - by the swaying, by the trembling

• अभिनयक्रियाम् (abhinayakriyām) - the act of gesturing, dramatic performance

• दिशन्तम् (diśantam) - directing, showing, indicating

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• वल्लीनाम् (vallīnām) - of the creepers

• प्रवृत्तानाम् (pravṛttānām) - of those set in motion, of those engaged

• वनानिलैः (vanānilaiḥ) - by the forest winds

Words meanings and morphology

स्तबकाङ्गुलिजालेन (stabakāṅgulijālena) - by the net of finger-like clusters

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of stabakāṅgulijāla

stabakāṅgulijāla - a net/mesh of finger-like clusters (of flowers/leaves)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (stabakāṅguli+jāla)

• stabaka – cluster, bunch
  noun (masculine)
• aṅguli – finger, toe
  noun (feminine)
• jāla – net, mesh, multitude, cluster
  noun (neuter)

Note: Compound: stabaka-aṅguli (fingers of clusters, or cluster-like fingers) + jāla (net). So, a net/multitude of cluster-like fingers.

लोलेन (lolena) - by the swaying, by the trembling

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of lola

lola - moving to and fro, tremulous, swaying, unsteady

From root `lul` (to shake, to agitate)

Root: lul (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `stabakāṅgulijālena`.

अभिनयक्रियाम् (abhinayakriyām) - the act of gesturing, dramatic performance

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of abhinayakriyā

abhinayakriyā - the act of dramatic representation or acting; a gestural performance

Compound of `abhinaya` (dramatic gesture, acting) and `kriyā` (action, performance).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abhinaya+kriyā)

• abhinaya – acting, dramatic gesture, expression
  noun (masculine)
  From `abhi` + `nī` (to lead)
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: nī (class 1)
• kriyā – action, act, performance
  noun (feminine)
  From `kṛ` (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

दिशन्तम् (diśantam) - directing, showing, indicating

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of diśat

diśat - directing, showing, indicating

Present Active Participle

From root `diś` (to show, to direct), present stem `diś` + `śatṛ` suffix.

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Qualifies an implicit masculine subject (e.g., the forest).

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

वल्लीनाम् (vallīnām) - of the creepers

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of vallī

vallī - creeper, climbing plant

Root: val

प्रवृत्तानाम् (pravṛttānām) - of those set in motion, of those engaged

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, plural of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - set in motion, active, begun, engaged in

Past Passive Participle

From `pra` + root `vṛt` (to turn, to exist) + `kta` suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `vallīnām`.

वनानिलैः (vanānilaiḥ) - by the forest winds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vanānila

vanānila - forest wind, forest breeze

Compound of `vana` (forest) and `anila` (wind).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+anila)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• anila – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  From `an` (to breathe)
  Root: an (class 2)