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5,1

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-1, verse-23

उत्तस्थौ सावतंसोत्थभृंगमण्डलमण्डिता ।
करिसेनेव सन्ध्याद्रावालोलकरपुष्करा ॥ २३ ॥
uttasthau sāvataṃsotthabhṛṃgamaṇḍalamaṇḍitā ,
kariseneva sandhyādrāvālolakarapuṣkarā 23
23. uttasthau sāvatansotthabhṛṅgamaṇḍalamaṇḍitā
kari-senā iva sandhyādrāvālola-karapuṣkarā
23. sā avataṃsa-uttha-bhṛṅga-maṇḍala-maṇḍitā uttasthau
kari-senā iva sandhyādrāvālola-karapuṣkarā
23. She arose, adorned by swarms of bees stirred up by her ear-ornaments, just like an army of elephants with their swaying trunks appearing like the reddish glow of twilight.

Words meanings summery:

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  • उत्तस्थौ (uttasthau) - arose, stood up
  • सावतन्सोत्थभृङ्गमण्डलमण्डिता (sāvatansotthabhṛṅgamaṇḍalamaṇḍitā) - (describing the woman) (adorned with swarms of bees rising from her ear-ornaments)
  • करि-सेना (kari-senā) - army of elephants
  • इव (iva) - like, as
  • सन्ध्याद्रावालोल-करपुष्करा (sandhyādrāvālola-karapuṣkarā) - (describing the elephant army) (whose swaying trunks resemble the reddish glow of twilight)

Words meanings and morphology

उत्तस्थौ (uttasthau) - arose, stood up
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of uttasthā
perfect tense (liṭ)
3rd person singular perfect active
Prefixes: ud+sthā
Root: sthā (class 1)
सावतन्सोत्थभृङ्गमण्डलमण्डिता (sāvatansotthabhṛṅgamaṇḍalamaṇḍitā) - (describing the woman) (adorned with swarms of bees rising from her ear-ornaments)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sa-avataṃsa-uttha-bhṛṅga-maṇḍala-maṇḍita
sa-avataṁsa-uttha-bhṛṅga-maṇḍala-maṇḍita - adorned with swarms of bees rising from ear-ornaments
bahuvrihi compound
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa-avataṃsa+uttha+bhṛṅga-maṇḍala+maṇḍita)
  • sa – with, accompanied by
    indeclinable
  • avataṃsa – ear-ornament, chaplet
    noun (masculine)
  • uttha – risen, produced from
    adjective
    past passive participle
    from ud-sthā
    Prefix: ud
    Root: sthā (class 1)
  • bhṛṅga – bee
    noun (masculine)
  • maṇḍala – circle, swarm, multitude
    noun (neuter)
  • maṇḍita – adorned, decorated
    adjective
    past passive participle
    from root maṇḍ 'to adorn'
    Root: maṇḍ (class 10)
Note: This is a long bahuvrihi compound. The final `ā` indicates feminine nominative singular.
करि-सेना (kari-senā) - army of elephants
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kari-senā
kari-senā - army of elephants
tatpurusha compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (karin+senā)
  • karin – elephant
    noun (masculine)
  • senā – army, host
    noun (feminine)
इव (iva) - like, as
(indeclinable)
सन्ध्याद्रावालोल-करपुष्करा (sandhyādrāvālola-karapuṣkarā) - (describing the elephant army) (whose swaying trunks resemble the reddish glow of twilight)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sandhyā-drāva-ālolakara-puṣkara
sandhyā-drāva-ālolakara-puṣkara - having trunks swaying like the flow/redness of twilight
bahuvrihi compound
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sandhyā+drāva+ālola+kara-puṣkara)
  • sandhyā – twilight, evening
    noun (feminine)
  • drāva – flow, stream, liquid, rush
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dru (class 1)
  • ālola – swaying, trembling, agitated
    adjective
    Prefix: ā
    Root: lul (class 1)
  • kara-puṣkara – elephant's trunk
    noun (neuter)
    tatpurusha compound: 'hand-lotus' (referring to trunk)
Note: This is a long bahuvrihi compound. The final `ā` indicates feminine nominative singular, agreeing with `kari-senā`.