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.

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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