योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-50, verse-5

सरिदेकावलीरम्याः शैलेन्द्रस्तनकुड्मलाः ।
निर्मलाकाशकबरा लोलनीलाम्बुदालकाः ॥ ५ ॥

saridekāvalīramyāḥ śailendrastanakuḍmalāḥ ,
nirmalākāśakabarā lolanīlāmbudālakāḥ 5

5. saritekāvalīramyāḥ śailendrastanakuḍmalāḥ
nirmalākāśakabarāḥ lolanīlāmbudālakāḥ

5. saritekāvalīramyāḥ śailendrastanakuḍmalāḥ
nirmalākāśakabarāḥ lolanīlāmbudālakāḥ

5. The directions (appeared as a woman) beautiful with rivers forming a single necklace, with towering mountains as budding breasts, with the clear sky as her braided hair, and with trembling blue clouds as her flowing locks.

5. הוא ראה את רוחות השמיים המגולמות כנשים מרהיבות: הנהרות שימשו להן כשרשראות פנינים, ההרים האדירים כחזה עגול, השמיים הזכים כצמה ומשבי העננים הכחולים כתלתלים מרחפים.

Words meanings summery:

• सरितेकावलीरम्याः (saritekāvalīramyāḥ) - (the directions) beautiful with rivers forming a single necklace (beautiful with a single necklace of rivers)

• शैलेन्द्रस्तनकुड्मलाः (śailendrastanakuḍmalāḥ) - (the directions) with towering mountains as budding breasts (having chief mountains as breast-buds)

• निर्मलाकाशकबराः (nirmalākāśakabarāḥ) - (the directions) with the clear sky as her braided hair (having clear sky as a braid of hair)

• लोलनीलाम्बुदालकाः (lolanīlāmbudālakāḥ) - (the directions) with trembling blue clouds as her flowing locks (having trembling blue clouds as curls/locks of hair)

Words meanings and morphology

सरितेकावलीरम्याः (saritekāvalīramyāḥ) - (the directions) beautiful with rivers forming a single necklace (beautiful with a single necklace of rivers)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of saritekāvalīramya

saritekāvalīramya - beautiful by a single string/necklace of rivers

Compound formed from 'sarit' (river), 'ekāvalī' (single string/necklace), and 'ramya' (beautiful).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarit+ekāvalī+ramya)

• sarit – river
  noun (feminine)
• ekāvalī – single necklace, a string of pearls
  noun (feminine)
  Compound of 'eka' (one) and 'āvalī' (row, series).
• ramya – beautiful, delightful, charming
  adjective (feminine)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root √ram (to delight) with suffix -ya.
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'diśaḥ' from previous verse.

शैलेन्द्रस्तनकुड्मलाः (śailendrastanakuḍmalāḥ) - (the directions) with towering mountains as budding breasts (having chief mountains as breast-buds)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śailendrastanakuḍmala

śailendrastanakuḍmala - having great mountains as breast-buds

Compound formed from 'śailendra' (chief mountain), 'stana' (breast), and 'kuḍmala' (bud).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śailendra+stana+kuḍmala)

• śailendra – chief of mountains, great mountain
  noun (masculine)
• stana – breast, udder
  noun (masculine)
• kuḍmala – bud, blossom (of a flower)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'diśaḥ' from previous verse.

निर्मलाकाशकबराः (nirmalākāśakabarāḥ) - (the directions) with the clear sky as her braided hair (having clear sky as a braid of hair)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nirmalākāśakabarā

nirmalākāśakabarā - having a clear sky as a braid of hair

Compound formed from 'nirmala' (clear), 'ākāśa' (sky), and 'kabarā' (braid of hair).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nirmala+ākāśa+kabarā)

• nirmala – clear, pure, spotless
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of 'nir' (without) and 'mala' (dirt, impurity).
  Prefix: nis
• ākāśa – sky, space, ether
  noun (masculine)
• kabarā – braid of hair, coiffure
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'diśaḥ' from previous verse.

लोलनीलाम्बुदालकाः (lolanīlāmbudālakāḥ) - (the directions) with trembling blue clouds as her flowing locks (having trembling blue clouds as curls/locks of hair)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of lolanīlāmbudālakā

lolanīlāmbudālakā - having trembling blue clouds as curls of hair

Compound formed from 'lola' (trembling, restless), 'nīla' (blue), 'ambuda' (cloud), and 'alakā' (curl of hair).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (lola+nīla+ambuda+alakā)

• lola – trembling, unsteady, restless, waving
  adjective (masculine)
• nīla – blue, dark, black
  adjective (masculine)
• ambuda – cloud (giver of water)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'ambu' (water) and 'da' (giver).
• alakā – curl of hair, lock of hair
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'diśaḥ' from previous verse.

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