योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-50, verse-7

धृतप्रफुल्लपद्मिन्यः सुगन्धिमुखमारुताः ।
नीलघुंघुमकाकल्यो निर्झरारावनूपुराः ॥ ७ ॥

dhṛtapraphullapadminyaḥ sugandhimukhamārutāḥ ,
nīlaghuṃghumakākalyo nirjharārāvanūpurāḥ 7

7. dhṛtapraphullapadminyaḥ sugandhimukhamārutāḥ
nīlaghuṃghumakākalyo nirjharārāvanūpurāḥ

7. dhṛtapraphullapadminyaḥ sugandhimukhamārutāḥ
nīlaghuṃghumakākalyo nirjharārāvanūpurāḥ

7. She holds fully bloomed lotuses, and her breaths are fragrant. Her soft, indistinct calls are like the humming of blue bees, and the sounds of waterfalls are her anklets.

Words meanings summery:

• धृतप्रफुल्लपद्मिन्यः (dhṛtapraphullapadminyaḥ) - bearing fully bloomed lotuses

• सुगन्धिमुखमारुताः (sugandhimukhamārutāḥ) - whose breaths (or winds from her mouth) are fragrant

• नीलघुंघुमकाकल्यो (nīlaghuṁghumakākalyo) - whose soft, indistinct calls are like blue humming (bees)

• निर्झरारावनूपुराः (nirjharārāvanūpurāḥ) - whose anklets are the sounds of waterfalls

Words meanings and morphology

धृतप्रफुल्लपद्मिन्यः (dhṛtapraphullapadminyaḥ) - bearing fully bloomed lotuses

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dhṛtapraphullapadminī

dhṛtapraphullapadminī - one who holds fully bloomed lotuses

Compound noun

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dhṛta+praphulla+padminī)

• dhṛta – held, borne, supported
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √dhṛ (to hold, bear)
  Root: √dhṛ (class 1)
• praphulla – fully bloomed, expanded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √phull (to bloom, expand) with prefix pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: √phull (class 1)
• padminī – lotus plant, lotus pond, a type of woman (the best of the four classes)
  noun (feminine)

सुगन्धिमुखमारुताः (sugandhimukhamārutāḥ) - whose breaths (or winds from her mouth) are fragrant

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sugandhimukhamāruta

sugandhimukhamāruta - one whose mouth-winds are fragrant

Compound noun

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sugandhi+mukha+māruta)

• sugandhi – fragrant, having good smell
  adjective
  From su- (good) + gandha (smell)
  Prefix: su
• mukha – mouth, face, chief, entrance
  noun (neuter)
• māruta – wind, air, god of wind
  noun (masculine)

नीलघुंघुमकाकल्यो (nīlaghuṁghumakākalyo) - whose soft, indistinct calls are like blue humming (bees)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nīlaghuṃghumakākalī

nīlaghuṁghumakākalī - one whose soft, indistinct cries are like blue humming

Compound noun

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nīla+ghuṃghuma+kākalī)

• nīla – blue, dark blue, indigo
  adjective
• ghuṃghuma – a humming sound, a tinkling sound (like bells), buzzing
  noun (neuter)
  Onomatopoeic
• kākalī – a soft, indistinct, sweet sound (e.g., of birds, a low note in music, whispering)
  noun (feminine)

निर्झरारावनूपुराः (nirjharārāvanūpurāḥ) - whose anklets are the sounds of waterfalls

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nirjharārāvanūpura

nirjharārāvanūpura - one whose anklets are the sounds of waterfalls

Compound noun

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nirjhara+ārāva+nūpura)

• nirjhara – waterfall, cascade, mountain stream
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: nis
• ārāva – cry, sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
  From root √ru (to cry, roar) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √ru (class 2)
• nūpura – anklet, foot ornament
  noun (masculine/neuter)

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