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.

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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