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.

23. האספה קמה, מעוטרת בנחילי דבורים שהתעופפו מתוך העדיים, דומה לעדר פילים על הר הערביים המניעים את חדקיהם.

Words meanings summery:

• 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`.

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