योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-49, verse-3

वातावधूलितानल्पभ्रमद्भ्रमरकुन्तलम् ।
प्रमार्जयन्तमाशानां मुखं पल्लवपाणिभिः ॥ ३ ॥

vātāvadhūlitānalpabhramadbhramarakuntalam ,
pramārjayantamāśānāṃ mukhaṃ pallavapāṇibhiḥ 3

3. vātaavadhūlitānalpabhramadbhramarakuntalam
pramārjayantam āśānām mukham pallavapāṇibhiḥ

3. vātaavadhūlitānalpabhramadbhramarakuntalam
pramārjayantam pallavapāṇibhiḥ āśānām mukham

3. (It was) having abundant, wandering bees like hair-curls, which were shaken by the wind, and wiping the faces of the directions with its hands of sprouts (new leaves).

3. שתלתלי שערותיו היו דבורים רבות הרוחשות ברוח, והוא מוחה את פני רוחות השמיים בכפות ידיו העשויות עלים רכים...

Words meanings summery:

• वातअवधूलितानल्पभ्रमद्भ्रमरकुन्तलम् (vātaavadhūlitānalpabhramadbhramarakuntalam) - with many bees (like hair) agitated by the breeze (having numerous wandering bee-curls shaken by the wind)

• प्रमार्जयन्तम् (pramārjayantam) - gently wiping (wiping, cleansing, rubbing)

• आशानाम् (āśānām) - of the cardinal directions (of the directions, of the hopes)

• मुखम् (mukham) - the 'face' or appearance of the directions (face, mouth, front)

• पल्लवपाणिभिः (pallavapāṇibhiḥ) - using new leaves as hands (with sprout-hands)

Words meanings and morphology

वातअवधूलितानल्पभ्रमद्भ्रमरकुन्तलम् (vātaavadhūlitānalpabhramadbhramarakuntalam) - with many bees (like hair) agitated by the breeze (having numerous wandering bee-curls shaken by the wind)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vātaavadhūlitānalpabhramadbhramarakuntala

vātaavadhūlitānalpabhramadbhramarakuntala - whose numerous wandering bee-curls are shaken by the wind

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vāta+avadhūlita+analpa+bhramat+bhramara+kuntala)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• avadhūlita – shaken, agitated
  adjective
  past passive participle
  from root 'dhūl' (to shake) with upasarga 'ava'
  Prefix: ava
  Root: dhūl (class 1)
• analpa – not small, numerous, abundant
  adjective (masculine)
  nañ-tatpurusha compound with negative 'a'
• bhramat – wandering, moving about
  adjective
  present active participle
  from root 'bhram' (to wander)
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• bhramara – bee
  noun (masculine)
• kuntala – hair, curl, lock of hair
  noun (masculine)

Note: Accusative singular, modifying an implied noun.

प्रमार्जयन्तम् (pramārjayantam) - gently wiping (wiping, cleansing, rubbing)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pramārjayat

pramārjayat - wiping, cleansing

present active participle (causative)

from root 'mṛj' (to wipe, cleanse) with upasarga 'pra' and causative suffix -aya

Prefix: pra

Root: mṛj (class 2)

Note: Accusative singular, modifying an implied noun.

आशानाम् (āśānām) - of the cardinal directions (of the directions, of the hopes)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of āśā

āśā - direction, quarter, hope, desire

Note: Genitive plural.

मुखम् (mukham) - the 'face' or appearance of the directions (face, mouth, front)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mukha

mukha - face, mouth, front, opening

Note: Accusative singular.

पल्लवपाणिभिः (pallavapāṇibhiḥ) - using new leaves as hands (with sprout-hands)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pallavapāṇi

pallavapāṇi - whose hands are sprouts

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pallava+pāṇi)

• pallava – sprout, new leaf, twig
  noun (masculine)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Instrumental plural, agreeing with an implied subject.

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