योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-57, verse-51

वनमालामृगा मुग्धाः पुरसंचारसंस्थितौ ।
बालबुद्धिविनोदाय योजिताश्चर्मपुत्रिकाः ॥ ५१ ॥

vanamālāmṛgā mugdhāḥ purasaṃcārasaṃsthitau ,
bālabuddhivinodāya yojitāścarmaputrikāḥ 51

51. vanamālāmṛgāḥ mugdhāḥ pura-saṃcāra-saṃsthitau
bālabuddhivinodāya yojitāḥ carmaputrikāḥ

51. mugdhāḥ vanamālāmṛgāḥ bālabuddhivinodāya
pura-saṃcāra-saṃsthitau carmaputrikāḥ yojitāḥ

51. Bewildered forest deer, adorned with garlands, are arranged like leather puppets, positioned for movement in a city, for the amusement of childish minds.

Words meanings summery:

• वनमालामृगाः (vanamālāmṛgāḥ) - forest deer with garlands; deer adorned with forest garlands

• मुग्धाः (mugdhāḥ) - bewildered (bewildered, innocent, charming)

• पुर-संचार-संस्थितौ (pura-saṁcāra-saṁsthitau) - in the state of being displayed or moving in a city (in the state of city movement; in the condition of moving through a city)

• बालबुद्धिविनोदाय (bālabuddhivinodāya) - for the amusement of childish minds

• योजिताः (yojitāḥ) - arranged, made to appear (arranged, employed, joined, connected)

• चर्मपुत्रिकाः (carmaputrikāḥ) - leather puppets, leather dolls

Words meanings and morphology

वनमालामृगाः (vanamālāmṛgāḥ) - forest deer with garlands; deer adorned with forest garlands

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vanamālāmṛga

vanamālāmṛga - deer adorned with forest garlands; deer of the forest-garland

Compound type : tatpurusha (vanamālā+mṛga)

• vanamālā – forest garland
  noun (feminine)
• mṛga – deer, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛj (class 2)

मुग्धाः (mugdhāḥ) - bewildered (bewildered, innocent, charming)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mugdha

mugdha - bewildered, confused, innocent, charming, beautiful

Past Passive Participle

From root `muh` (to be bewildered, confused) + `kta` suffix.

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies `vanamālāmṛgāḥ`.

पुर-संचार-संस्थितौ (pura-saṁcāra-saṁsthitau) - in the state of being displayed or moving in a city (in the state of city movement; in the condition of moving through a city)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of purasaṃcārasaṃsthiti

purasaṁcārasaṁsthiti - state of city movement, condition of being situated in city activity

Derived from `sam` + `car` (movement) and `sam` + `sthā` (standing/being situated) combined.

Compound type : tatpurusha (pura+saṃcāra+saṃsthiti)

• pura – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• saṃcāra – movement, going about, wandering
  noun (masculine)
  From `sam` + root `car` (to move)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: car (class 1)
• saṃsthiti – state, condition, situation, standing still
  noun (feminine)
  From `sam` + root `sthā` (to stand) + `kti` suffix.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the context or manner of arrangement.

बालबुद्धिविनोदाय (bālabuddhivinodāya) - for the amusement of childish minds

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of bālabuddhivinoda

bālabuddhivinoda - amusement of childish minds; entertainment for the intellect of children

Compound type : tatpurusha (bālabuddhi+vinoda)

• bālabuddhi – childish mind, intellect of children
  noun (feminine)
• vinoda – amusement, entertainment, diversion
  noun (masculine)
  From `vi` + root `nud` (to push, remove) + `a` suffix.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: nud (class 6)

Note: Indicates purpose.

योजिताः (yojitāḥ) - arranged, made to appear (arranged, employed, joined, connected)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yojita

yojita - joined, connected, arranged, employed, harnessed

Past Passive Participle

From root `yuj` (to join, connect, employ) + `kta` suffix.

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with `vanamālāmṛgāḥ` and `carmaputrikāḥ`.

चर्मपुत्रिकाः (carmaputrikāḥ) - leather puppets, leather dolls

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of carmaputrikā

carmaputrikā - leather puppet, leather doll

Compound type : tatpurusha (carma+putrikā)

• carma – skin, hide, leather
  noun (neuter)
• putrikā – doll, puppet, daughter
  noun (feminine)
  Diminutive of `putra` (son) or `putrī` (daughter), here specifically meaning doll/puppet.

Note: This is the object of comparison for `vanamālāmṛgāḥ`.