योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-31, verse-17

अस्माकमिभगण्डेषु दानदाहविभूतयः ।
लसन्ति मरुखण्डेषु संशुष्केष्विव धूलयः ॥ १७ ॥

asmākamibhagaṇḍeṣu dānadāhavibhūtayaḥ ,
lasanti marukhaṇḍeṣu saṃśuṣkeṣviva dhūlayaḥ 17

17. asmākam ibhagaṇḍeṣu dānadāhavibhūtayaḥ
lasanti marukhaṇḍeṣu saṃśuṣkeṣu iva dhūlayaḥ

17. asmākam ibhagaṇḍeṣu dānadāhavibhūtayaḥ
saṃśuṣkeṣu marukhaṇḍeṣu iva dhūlayaḥ lasanti

17. The marks of dried ichor (dāna) on the cheeks of our elephants appear like dust on thoroughly parched desert regions.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

• इभगण्डेषु (ibhagaṇḍeṣu) - on the cheeks/temples of elephants

• दानदाहविभूतयः (dānadāhavibhūtayaḥ) - marks/signs of dried ichor

• लसन्ति (lasanti) - they shine, they appear

• मरुखण्डेषु (marukhaṇḍeṣu) - in desert regions/tracts

• संशुष्केषु (saṁśuṣkeṣu) - on dried up, on parched

• इव (iva) - like, as

• धूलयः (dhūlayaḥ) - dust

Words meanings and morphology

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Genitive Plural of asmad (first person pronoun).

इभगण्डेषु (ibhagaṇḍeṣu) - on the cheeks/temples of elephants

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of ibhagaṇḍa

ibhagaṇḍa - elephant's cheek/temple

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ibha+gaṇḍa)

• ibha – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇḍa – cheek, temple (of an elephant)
  noun (masculine)

दानदाहविभूतयः (dānadāhavibhūtayaḥ) - marks/signs of dried ichor

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dānadāhavibhūti

dānadāhavibhūti - mark of ichor's drying up

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dāna+dāha+vibhūti)

• dāna – ichor, fluid discharge from elephant's temples
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dā (class 3)
• dāha – burning, heat, drying up
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root dah (to burn).
  Root: dah (class 1)
• vibhūti – mark, sign, manifestation, glory, power
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhū (class 1)

लसन्ति (lasanti) - they shine, they appear

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of las

Present Active

Class 1, Parasmaipada, Present Tense, 3rd Person, Plural

Root: las (class 1)

मरुखण्डेषु (marukhaṇḍeṣu) - in desert regions/tracts

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of marukhaṇḍa

marukhaṇḍa - desert region, tract of desert

Compound type : karmadhāraya (maru+khaṇḍa)

• maru – desert, waste
  noun (masculine)
• khaṇḍa – piece, part, region, tract
  noun (masculine)

संशुष्केषु (saṁśuṣkeṣu) - on dried up, on parched

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of saṃśuṣka

saṁśuṣka - completely dried, withered

Past Passive Participle

Formed from sam- + śuṣ (to dry) + kta.

Prefix: sam

Root: śuṣ (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

धूलयः (dhūlayaḥ) - dust

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dhūli

dhūli - dust, powder