योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-6, verse-17

मदमन्मथमत्ताङ्ग्य इमास्ताः सुरयोषितः ।
देवेश्वरं निषेवन्ते वनं वनलता इव ॥ १७ ॥

madamanmathamattāṅgya imāstāḥ surayoṣitaḥ ,
deveśvaraṃ niṣevante vanaṃ vanalatā iva 17

17. madamanmathamattāṅgyaḥ imāḥ tāḥ surayoṣitaḥ
deveśvaraṃ niṣevante vanaṃ vanalatāḥ iva

17. imāḥ tāḥ madamanmathamattāṅgyaḥ surayoṣitaḥ
deveśvaraṃ vanalatāḥ vanaṃ iva niṣevante

17. These are those celestial damsels, whose bodies are intoxicated by exhilaration and love, serving the lord of gods, just as forest creepers embrace a forest.

Words meanings summery:

• मदमन्मथमत्ताङ्ग्यः (madamanmathamattāṅgyaḥ) - whose bodies are intoxicated by exhilaration and love

• इमाः (imāḥ) - these

• ताः (tāḥ) - those

• सुरयोषितः (surayoṣitaḥ) - celestial damsels, divine women

• देवेश्वरं (deveśvaraṁ) - the lord of gods

• निषेवन्ते (niṣevante) - they serve, they attend upon

• वनं (vanaṁ) - a forest

• वनलताः (vanalatāḥ) - forest creepers, forest vines

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

मदमन्मथमत्ताङ्ग्यः (madamanmathamattāṅgyaḥ) - whose bodies are intoxicated by exhilaration and love

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of madamanmathamattāṅgī

madamanmathamattāṅgī - a woman whose limbs are intoxicated with pleasure and love

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mada+manmatha+matta+aṅga)

• mada – intoxication, exhilaration, passion
  noun (masculine)
• manmatha – love, lust, Kama (the god of love)
  noun (masculine)
• matta – intoxicated, drunk, impassioned
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root mad- 'to be glad, rejoice, be intoxicated'.
  Root: mad (class 4)
• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'surayoṣitaḥ'.

इमाः (imāḥ) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Nominative plural feminine form of 'idam'.

ताः (tāḥ) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Nominative plural feminine form of 'tad'.

सुरयोषितः (surayoṣitaḥ) - celestial damsels, divine women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of surayoṣit

surayoṣit - divine woman, celestial damsel

Compound type : tatpurusha (sura+yoṣit)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• yoṣit – woman, female
  noun (feminine)

देवेश्वरं (deveśvaraṁ) - the lord of gods

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deveśvara

deveśvara - lord of gods (often refers to Indra)

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+īśvara)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of the verb 'niṣevante'.

निषेवन्ते (niṣevante) - they serve, they attend upon

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of sev

Prefix: ni

Root: sev (class 1)

Note: The subject is 'surayoṣitaḥ'.

वनं (vanaṁ) - a forest

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Note: Object in the simile.

वनलताः (vanalatāḥ) - forest creepers, forest vines

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vanalatā

vanalatā - forest creeper/vine

Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+latā)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• latā – creeper, vine
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject in the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.