योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-33, verse-21

विमलमलिकलापकोमलाङ्गं सितदलपङ्कजकुड्मलाभशङ्खम् ।
श्रुतिरणितविरञ्चिचञ्चरीकं स्वहृदयपद्मदलाश्रयं प्रपद्ये ॥ २१ ॥

vimalamalikalāpakomalāṅgaṃ sitadalapaṅkajakuḍmalābhaśaṅkham ,
śrutiraṇitavirañcicañcarīkaṃ svahṛdayapadmadalāśrayaṃ prapadye 21

21. vimalam ali-kalāpa-komala-aṅgam
sita-dala-paṅkaja-kuḍmala-ābha-śaṅkham
śruti-raṇita-virañci-cañcarīkam
sva-hṛdaya-padma-dala-āśrayam prapadye

21. vimalam ali-kalāpa-komala-aṅgam
sita-dala-paṅkaja-kuḍmala-ābha-śaṅkham
śruti-raṇita-virañci-cañcarīkam
sva-hṛdaya-padma-dala-āśrayam prapadye

21. I take refuge in the one whose tender limbs are as dark and pure as a swarm of bees, whose conch-like neck gleams like a bud of a white lotus, around whom Brahma (virañci), like a bee, hums with the sound of the Vedas (śruti), and who dwells in the petals of one's own heart-lotus.

21. אני פונה למחסה אל הטהור, שאיבריו רכים כלהקת דבורים, שהקונכייה שבידו מבהיקה כצמח לוטוס לבן, אשר בְּרַהְמָא סובב אותו כדבורה המזמזמת את פסוקי הַוֶודוֹת, והשוכן בתוך הלוטוס של הלב.

Words meanings summery:

• विमलम् (vimalam) - pure, spotless, clear

• अलि-कलाप-कोमल-अङ्गम् (ali-kalāpa-komala-aṅgam) - one whose limbs are tender and dark like a swarm of bees (one whose limbs are soft like a swarm of bees)

• सित-दल-पङ्कज-कुड्मल-आभ-शङ्खम् (sita-dala-paṅkaja-kuḍmala-ābha-śaṅkham) - one whose conch-like neck gleams like a bud of a white lotus (one whose conch-like part shines like a bud of a white-petaled lotus)

• श्रुति-रणित-विरञ्चि-चञ्चरीकम् (śruti-raṇita-virañci-cañcarīkam) - one for whom Brahma, like a bee, hums with the sound of the Vedas

• स्व-हृदय-पद्म-दल-आश्रयम् (sva-hṛdaya-padma-dala-āśrayam) - one who resides in the petals of one's own heart-lotus

• प्रपद्ये (prapadye) - I take refuge, I surrender, I resort to

Words meanings and morphology

विमलम् (vimalam) - pure, spotless, clear

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vimala

vimala - pure, clear, clean, spotless

From vi (negation/separation) + mala (impurity).

Prefix: vi

Root: mal

Note: Qualifies the implied object (Him).

अलि-कलाप-कोमल-अङ्गम् (ali-kalāpa-komala-aṅgam) - one whose limbs are tender and dark like a swarm of bees (one whose limbs are soft like a swarm of bees)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ali-kalāpa-komala-aṅga

ali-kalāpa-komala-aṅga - having limbs soft like a swarm of bees

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ali+kalāpa+komala+aṅga)

• ali – bee
  noun (masculine)
• kalāpa – bundle, cluster, swarm
  noun (masculine)
• komala – soft, tender, delicate
  adjective (masculine)
• aṅga – limb, body part, body
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies the implied object (Him).

सित-दल-पङ्कज-कुड्मल-आभ-शङ्खम् (sita-dala-paṅkaja-kuḍmala-ābha-śaṅkham) - one whose conch-like neck gleams like a bud of a white lotus (one whose conch-like part shines like a bud of a white-petaled lotus)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sita-dala-paṅkaja-kuḍmala-ābha-śaṅkha

sita-dala-paṅkaja-kuḍmala-ābha-śaṅkha - having a conch-like neck shining like a white lotus bud

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sita+dala+paṅkaja+kuḍmala+ābha+śaṅkha)

• sita – white
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'śvit' (to be white).
  Root: śvit (class 1)
• dala – petal, leaf
  noun (neuter)
• paṅkaja – lotus (born from mud)
  noun (neuter)
  Compound: paṅka (mud) + ja (born).
• kuḍmala – bud
  noun (masculine)
• ābha – shining, radiant, like, resembling
  adjective (masculine)
  From ā-bhā (to shine).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhā (class 2)
• śaṅkha – conch, a conch-like neck
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies the implied object (Him).

श्रुति-रणित-विरञ्चि-चञ्चरीकम् (śruti-raṇita-virañci-cañcarīkam) - one for whom Brahma, like a bee, hums with the sound of the Vedas

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śruti-raṇita-virañci-cañcarīka

śruti-raṇita-virañci-cañcarīka - having Brahma as a bee buzzing with the sound of the Vedas

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śruti+raṇita+virañci+cañcarīka)

• śruti – Veda (śruti), sacred text, hearing
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'śru' (to hear).
  Root: śru (class 5)
• raṇita – sound, hum, tinkling
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'raṇ' (to sound).
  Root: raṇ (class 1)
• virañci – Brahma (creator deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
• cañcarīka – bee
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies the implied object (Him).

स्व-हृदय-पद्म-दल-आश्रयम् (sva-hṛdaya-padma-dala-āśrayam) - one who resides in the petals of one's own heart-lotus

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva-hṛdaya-padma-dala-āśraya

sva-hṛdaya-padma-dala-āśraya - dwelling in the petals of one's own heart-lotus

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sva+hṛdaya+padma+dala+āśraya)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• hṛdaya – heart, mind
  noun (neuter)
• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• dala – petal, leaf
  noun (neuter)
• āśraya – shelter, refuge, dwelling, dependence
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-śri (to resort to, depend on).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied object (Him).

प्रपद्ये (prapadye) - I take refuge, I surrender, I resort to

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pra-pad

Present tense, Middle voice, 1st person singular

Prefix: pra

Root: pad (class 4)

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