योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-20, verse-21

पुलिन्दीस्तनपीठेषु निलीनं येन कानने ।
षट्पदेनेव पद्मेषु सोऽयं त्वमनुजो मम ॥ २१ ॥

pulindīstanapīṭheṣu nilīnaṃ yena kānane ,
ṣaṭpadeneva padmeṣu so'yaṃ tvamanujo mama 21

21. pulindīstanapīṭheṣu nilīnam yena kānane |
ṣaṭpadena iva padmeṣu saḥ ayam tvam anujaḥ mama ||

21. yena kānane pulindīstanapīṭheṣu nilīnam,
पद्मेषु षट्पदेन इव (निलीनम्) saḥ ayam mama anujaḥ tvam (asi)

21. That one, who was hidden in the forest amidst the breasts of tribal women, just like a bee concealed among lotuses – he is indeed your younger brother.

Words meanings summery:

• पुलिन्दीस्तनपीठेषु (pulindīstanapīṭheṣu) - in the breasts of Pulindi women

• निलीनम् (nilīnam) - hidden, concealed, merged, clinging

• येन (yena) - by whom, by which

• कानने (kānane) - in the forest

• षट्पदेन (ṣaṭpadena) - by a bee (lit. six-footed one)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पद्मेषु (padmeṣu) - in lotuses

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• अयम् (ayam) - this, he

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अनुजः (anujaḥ) - younger brother

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

पुलिन्दीस्तनपीठेषु (pulindīstanapīṭheṣu) - in the breasts of Pulindi women

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of pulindīstanapīṭha

pulindīstanapīṭha - the breasts of a Pulindi woman

Compound of pulindī (tribal woman) + stana (breast) + pīṭha (surface/seat)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pulindī+stana+pīṭha)

• pulindī – a woman of the Pulinda tribe, tribal woman
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine of Pulinda
• stana – breast
  noun (masculine)
• pīṭha – seat, surface, platform, broad part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Locative plural of the compound.

निलीनम् (nilīnam) - hidden, concealed, merged, clinging

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nilīna

nilīna - hidden, concealed, merged, adhering, clinging

Past Passive Participle

From root √lī (to cling, dissolve) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: lī (class 4)

Note: Grammatically a neuter nominative or accusative, here adjectivally refers to the masculine subject, which is common in poetic usage.

येन (yena) - by whom, by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to the implied subject of 'nilīnam'.

कानने (kānane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kānana

kānana - forest, grove, wood

षट्पदेन (ṣaṭpadena) - by a bee (lit. six-footed one)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ṣaṭpada

ṣaṭpada - bee (lit. six-footed)

Compound of ṣaṣ (six) + pada (foot)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ṣaṣ+pada)

• ṣaṣ – six
  numeral
• pada – foot, step
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used in comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पद्मेषु (padmeṣu) - in lotuses

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of padma

padma - lotus

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अयम् (ayam) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Used for emphasis with 'saḥ' meaning 'that very one' or 'this very one'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अनुजः (anujaḥ) - younger brother

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anuja

anuja - younger brother, born after

Compound of anu (after) + ja (born)

Compound type : tatpurusha (anu+ja)

• anu – after, along, following
  indeclinable
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  From root √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me