योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-5, verse-17

अमृतीकृततद्देशां देहेन्दूदयदीप्तिभिः ।
कान्तामालोक्य तस्याभूदुल्लसत्तरलं मनः ॥ १७ ॥

amṛtīkṛtataddeśāṃ dehendūdayadīptibhiḥ ,
kāntāmālokya tasyābhūdullasattaralaṃ manaḥ 17

17. amṛtī-kṛta-tat-deśām deha-indu-udaya-dīptibhiḥ
kāntām ālokya tasya abhūt ullasat-taralam manaḥ

17. deha-indu-udaya-dīptibhiḥ amṛtī-kṛta-tat-deśām
kāntām ālokya tasya manaḥ ullasat-taralam abhūt

17. Having seen his beloved (kāntā) – who, with the splendor of her moon-like body, had transformed that place into ambrosia – his mind became exceedingly agitated and restless.

Words meanings summery:

• अमृती-कृत-तत्-देशाम् (amṛtī-kṛta-tat-deśām) - who had transformed that place into ambrosia (who made that place like ambrosia)

• देह-इन्दु-उदय-दीप्तिभिः (deha-indu-udaya-dīptibhiḥ) - by the splendor of her moon-like body (by the splendors of her moon-like body's rising)

• कान्ताम् (kāntām) - his beloved (beloved, desired, beautiful woman)

• आलोक`य (āloka`ya) - having seen (having seen, perceiving)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Janārdana) (his, her, its)

• अभूत् (abhūt) - became (became, happened, was)

• उल्लसत्-तरलम् (ullasat-taralam) - exceedingly agitated and restless

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect, heart)

Words meanings and morphology

अमृती-कृत-तत्-देशाम् (amṛtī-kṛta-tat-deśām) - who had transformed that place into ambrosia (who made that place like ambrosia)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of amṛtīkṛtataddeśa

amṛtīkṛtataddeśa - (a woman) who made that place ambrosial

Past Passive Participle (kṛta)

Bahuvrīhi compound: amṛtī (ambrosia, elixir) + kṛta (made) + tat (that) + deśa (place). Amṛtīkṛta is a compound verb formation.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (amṛta+kṛta+tad+deśa)

• amṛta – ambrosia, immortality, nectar
  noun (neuter)
• kṛta – made, done, performed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• tad – that, those
  pronoun (neuter)
• deśa – place, region, country
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'kāntām'.

देह-इन्दु-उदय-दीप्तिभिः (deha-indu-udaya-dīptibhiḥ) - by the splendor of her moon-like body (by the splendors of her moon-like body's rising)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of dehindūdayadīpti

dehindūdayadīpti - radiance from the rising moon of the body

Tatpuruṣa compound: deha (body) + indu (moon) + udaya (rising) + dīpti (radiance). Metaphorically, the body's glow is compared to the rising moon's splendor.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (deha+indu+udaya+dīpti)

• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
• indu – moon
  noun (masculine)
• udaya – rising, appearance, prosperity
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'ud'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)
• dīpti – light, splendor, radiance
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'dīp' (to shine).
  Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Indicates the means by which the place was made ambrosial.

कान्ताम् (kāntām) - his beloved (beloved, desired, beautiful woman)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kāntā

kāntā - beloved woman, beautiful woman, desired

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'kam' (to love, desire) with 'ta' suffix.

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Direct object of 'āloka`ya'.

आलोक`य (āloka`ya) - having seen (having seen, perceiving)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'lok' (to see) with prefix 'ā' and suffix 'lyaP'.

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 10)

Note: Connects the action of seeing to the main verb 'abhūt'.

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Janārdana) (his, her, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Possessive, refers to Janārdana.

अभूत् (abhūt) - became (became, happened, was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

उल्लसत्-तरलम् (ullasat-taralam) - exceedingly agitated and restless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ullasattarala

ullasattarala - shining and trembling, exceedingly agitated

Present Active Participle (ullasat)

Tatpuruṣa compound: ullasat (shining, agitated) + tarala (trembling, restless).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ullasat+tarala)

• ullasat – shining forth, blossoming, agitated
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root 'las' (to shine, play) with prefix 'ud'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: las (class 1)
• tarala – trembling, restless, unsteady, agitated
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'manaḥ'.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect, heart)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, spirit

Note: Subject of the verb 'abhūt'.

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