योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-7, verse-30

तौ दम्पती तत्र विलासकान्ती विवेशतुस्तासु वनस्थलीषु ।
किञ्जल्कगौरानिलघूर्णितासु रक्तौ द्विरेफाविव पद्मिनीषु ॥ ३० ॥

tau dampatī tatra vilāsakāntī viveśatustāsu vanasthalīṣu ,
kiñjalkagaurānilaghūrṇitāsu raktau dvirephāviva padminīṣu 30

30. tau dampatī tatra vilāsakāntī viveśatuḥ tāsu vanasthalīṣu
kiñjalkagaurānilaghūrṇitāsu raktau dvirephau iva padminīṣu

30. tau vilāsakāntī dampatī tatra tāsu kiñjalkagaurānilaghūrṇitāsu
vanasthalīṣu raktau dvirephau iva padminīṣu viveśatuḥ

30. Those two, the loving couple, radiant in their playful charm, entered those forest groves (vanasthalī) where the golden pollen-laden winds swirled. They were like two passionate bees (dvirepha) (alighting) upon lotus ponds (padminī).

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two

• दम्पती (dampatī) - the husband and wife, the couple

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• विलासकान्ती (vilāsakāntī) - charming in their sport/play, radiant with playful charm

• विवेशतुः (viveśatuḥ) - they two entered

• तासु (tāsu) - in those (feminine)

• वनस्थलीषु (vanasthalīṣu) - in the forest groves/regions

• किञ्जल्कगौरानिलघूर्णितासु (kiñjalkagaurānilaghūrṇitāsu) - in which the wind, golden with pollen, was whirling; agitated by winds golden with pollen

• रक्तौ (raktau) - red, passionate, dyed, attached

• द्विरेफौ (dvirephau) - two bees (literally, 'two R-sound-makers')

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• पद्मिनीषु (padminīṣu) - in the lotus ponds, among the lotus plants

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दम्पती (dampatī) - the husband and wife, the couple

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dampati

dampati - husband and wife, couple, lord of the house

Compound type : dvandva (dam+pati)

• dam – house, home
  noun (neuter)
• pati – master, husband, lord
  noun (masculine)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

विलासकान्ती (vilāsakāntī) - charming in their sport/play, radiant with playful charm

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vilāsakānta

vilāsakānta - charming due to play/sport

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vilāsa+kānta)

• vilāsa – play, sport, charm, grace
  noun (masculine)
• kānta – charming, beautiful, desired, beloved
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root KAM.
  Root: kam (class 1)

विवेशतुः (viveśatuḥ) - they two entered

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (liṭ) of vi-viś

Prefix: vi

Root: viś (class 6)

तासु (tāsu) - in those (feminine)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वनस्थलीषु (vanasthalīṣu) - in the forest groves/regions

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of vanasthalī

vanasthalī - forest region, forest grove

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+sthalī)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• sthalī – place, region, dry land
  noun (feminine)

किञ्जल्कगौरानिलघूर्णितासु (kiñjalkagaurānilaghūrṇitāsu) - in which the wind, golden with pollen, was whirling; agitated by winds golden with pollen

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of kiñjalkagaurānilaghūrṇita

kiñjalkagaurānilaghūrṇita - agitated by winds golden with pollen

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kiñjalka+gaura+anila+ghūrṇita)

• kiñjalka – filament of a lotus, pollen
  noun (masculine)
• gaura – yellowish, golden, fair
  adjective (masculine)
• anila – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• ghūrṇita – whirled, agitated, trembling
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root GHŪRṆ.
  Root: ghūrṇ (class 1)

रक्तौ (raktau) - red, passionate, dyed, attached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of rakta

rakta - red, colored, attached, passionate

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root RAÑJ.

Root: rañj (class 1)

द्विरेफौ (dvirephau) - two bees (literally, 'two R-sound-makers')

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dvirepha

dvirepha - bee (lit. 'having two R's', referring to the humming sound)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+repha)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• repha – the letter 'R', humming sound
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

पद्मिनीषु (padminīṣu) - in the lotus ponds, among the lotus plants

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of padminī

padminī - group of lotus flowers, lotus pond

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