योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-50, verse-11

आर्तवस्तनधारिण्यो लग्नसूर्यांशुकुङ्कुमाः ।
विचित्रकुसुमोपेताश्चन्द्रांशुसितचन्दनाः ॥ ११ ॥

ārtavastanadhāriṇyo lagnasūryāṃśukuṅkumāḥ ,
vicitrakusumopetāścandrāṃśusitacandanāḥ 11

11. ārtavastana-dhāriṇyaḥ lagna-sūryāṃśukuṅkumāḥ
vicitrakusumopetāḥ candrāṃśusitacandanāḥ

11. ārtavastana-dhāriṇyaḥ lagna-sūryāṃśukuṅkumāḥ
vicitrakusumopetāḥ candrāṃśusitacandanāḥ

11. Bearing breasts full like seasonal blossoms, adorned with saffron-like sunbeams, embellished with various flowers, and smeared with white sandalwood paste resembling moonbeams.

Words meanings summery:

• आर्तवस्तन-धारिण्यः (ārtavastana-dhāriṇyaḥ) - bearing seasonal/full breasts

• लग्न-सूर्यांशुकुङ्कुमाः (lagna-sūryāṁśukuṅkumāḥ) - having saffron-like sunbeams attached

• विचित्रकुसुमोपेताः (vicitrakusumopetāḥ) - endowed with diverse flowers

• चन्द्रांशुसितचन्दनाः (candrāṁśusitacandanāḥ) - having white sandalwood paste like moonbeams

Words meanings and morphology

आर्तवस्तन-धारिण्यः (ārtavastana-dhāriṇyaḥ) - bearing seasonal/full breasts

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ārtavastana-dhāriṇī

ārtavastana-dhāriṇī - one bearing breasts full like seasonal blossoms

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (ārtavastana+dhāriṇī)

• ārtavastana – breasts like seasonal blossoms
  noun (neuter)
  Compound: ārtava (seasonal/blossom) + stana (breast)
• dhāriṇī – one who bears/holds
  noun (feminine)
  Agent Noun (feminine)
  From verb root dhṛ (to bear, hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

लग्न-सूर्यांशुकुङ्कुमाः (lagna-sūryāṁśukuṅkumāḥ) - having saffron-like sunbeams attached

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of lagna-sūryāṃśukuṅkumā

lagna-sūryāṁśukuṅkumā - one to whom saffron-like sunbeams are attached

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (lagna+sūryāṃśukuṅkuma)

• lagna – attached, joined
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root lag (to attach, adhere)
  Root: lag (class 1)
• sūryāṃśukuṅkuma – saffron of sunbeams, sunbeam-like saffron
  noun (neuter)
  Compound: sūryāṃśu (sunbeam) + kuṅkuma (saffron)

विचित्रकुसुमोपेताः (vicitrakusumopetāḥ) - endowed with diverse flowers

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vicitrakusumopetā

vicitrakusumopetā - one endowed with diverse flowers

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (vicitrakusuma+upeta)

• vicitrakusuma – diverse flowers
  noun (neuter)
  Compound: vicitra (diverse) + kusuma (flower)
• upeta – endowed, furnished, approached
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root i (to go) with prefix upa
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)

चन्द्रांशुसितचन्दनाः (candrāṁśusitacandanāḥ) - having white sandalwood paste like moonbeams

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of candrāṃśusitacandanā

candrāṁśusitacandanā - one having white sandalwood paste resembling moonbeams

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (candrāṃśusitacandana)

• candrāṃśusitacandana – sandalwood paste white like moonbeams
  noun (neuter)
  Compound: (candrāṃśusita) + (candana)

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