योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-50, verse-6

नीलपल्लववसनाः पुष्पपूरावतंसिकाः ।
गृहीतसागरापूर्णकलशाः पुरुभूषणाः ॥ ६ ॥

nīlapallavavasanāḥ puṣpapūrāvataṃsikāḥ ,
gṛhītasāgarāpūrṇakalaśāḥ purubhūṣaṇāḥ 6

6. nīlapallavavasanāḥ puṣpapūrāvataṃsikāḥ
gṛhītasāgarāpūrṇakalaśāḥ purubhūṣaṇāḥ

6. nīlapallavavasanāḥ puṣpapūrāvataṃsikāḥ
gṛhītasāgarāpūrṇakalaśāḥ purubhūṣaṇāḥ

6. The directions, like a woman, were adorned with garments of blue leaves, with abundant flowers as ear-ornaments, holding pitchers filled with ocean water, and wearing many decorations.

6. הן עטו כסות עלים כהים, ענדו שפע פרחים כעדיים לאוזניהן, אחזו בכדים מלאים ממי האוקיינוס ונעטפו בשלל תכשיטים.

Words meanings summery:

• नीलपल्लववसनाः (nīlapallavavasanāḥ) - (the directions) adorned with garments of blue leaves (having garments of blue sprouts/leaves)

• पुष्पपूरावतंसिकाः (puṣpapūrāvataṁsikāḥ) - (the directions) with abundant flowers as ear-ornaments (having full blossoms as ear-ornaments)

• गृहीतसागरापूर्णकलशाः (gṛhītasāgarāpūrṇakalaśāḥ) - (the directions) holding pitchers filled with ocean water (having pitchers filled with ocean water held)

• पुरुभूषणाः (purubhūṣaṇāḥ) - (the directions) wearing many decorations (having many ornaments)

Words meanings and morphology

नीलपल्लववसनाः (nīlapallavavasanāḥ) - (the directions) adorned with garments of blue leaves (having garments of blue sprouts/leaves)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nīlapallavavasanā

nīlapallavavasanā - having blue leaf-garments

Compound formed from 'nīla' (blue), 'pallava' (sprout/leaf), and 'vasana' (garment).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nīla+pallava+vasana)

• nīla – blue, dark, black
  adjective (masculine)
• pallava – sprout, new leaf
  noun (masculine)
• vasana – garment, clothing
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'diśaḥ' from previous verse.

पुष्पपूरावतंसिकाः (puṣpapūrāvataṁsikāḥ) - (the directions) with abundant flowers as ear-ornaments (having full blossoms as ear-ornaments)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of puṣpapūrāvataṃsikā

puṣpapūrāvataṁsikā - having ear-ornaments made of abundant flowers

Compound formed from 'puṣpa' (flower), 'pūra' (abundance, fullness), and 'avataṃsikā' (ear-ornament).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṣpa+pūra+avataṃsikā)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• pūra – flood, abundance, fullness
  noun (masculine)
• avataṃsikā – ear-ornament, chaplet for the ear
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'diśaḥ' from previous verse.

गृहीतसागरापूर्णकलशाः (gṛhītasāgarāpūrṇakalaśāḥ) - (the directions) holding pitchers filled with ocean water (having pitchers filled with ocean water held)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of gṛhītasāgarāpūrṇakalaśā

gṛhītasāgarāpūrṇakalaśā - having pitchers filled with ocean (water) held

Compound formed from 'gṛhīta' (held), 'sāgara' (ocean), 'āpūrṇa' (full), and 'kalaśa' (pitcher).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gṛhīta+sāgara+āpūrṇa+kalaśa)

• gṛhīta – held, grasped, taken
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √grah (to seize, take) with suffix -ita.
  Root: grah (class 9)
• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• āpūrṇa – full, filled, complete
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √pṛ (to fill) with upasarga 'ā' and suffix -ṇa.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: pṛ (class 9)
• kalaśa – pitcher, water-pot
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'diśaḥ' from previous verse.

पुरुभूषणाः (purubhūṣaṇāḥ) - (the directions) wearing many decorations (having many ornaments)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of purubhūṣaṇā

purubhūṣaṇā - having many ornaments

Compound formed from 'puru' (many, abundant) and 'bhūṣaṇa' (ornament, decoration).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puru+bhūṣaṇa)

• puru – much, many, abundant
  adjective (masculine)
• bhūṣaṇa – ornament, decoration, embellishment
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'diśaḥ' from previous verse.

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