योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-39, verse-10

जहर्ष जनितानन्दा वैष्णवी गतसंभ्रमा ।
जनता जलदध्वानफुल्लेव कुटजावली ॥ १० ॥

jaharṣa janitānandā vaiṣṇavī gatasaṃbhramā ,
janatā jaladadhvānaphulleva kuṭajāvalī 10

10. jaharṣa janitānandā vaiṣṇavī gatasaṃbhramā
janatā jaladadhvānaphullā iva kuṭajāvalī

10. janitānandā gatasaṃbhramā vaiṣṇavī janatā
jaharṣa iva jaladadhvānaphullā kuṭajāvalī

10. The Vaiṣṇava people (janatā), with joy arisen and fear dispelled, rejoiced, just as a cluster of kutaja plants blossoms at the roar of thunder (jaladadhvāna).

Words meanings summery:

• जहर्ष (jaharṣa) - rejoiced, became glad

• जनितानन्दा (janitānandā) - having joy generated, filled with joy

• वैष्णवी (vaiṣṇavī) - relating to Viṣṇu, a female devotee of Viṣṇu, the Vaiṣṇava (collective feminine)

• गतसंभ्रमा (gatasaṁbhramā) - having agitation/fear gone, free from fear

• जनता (janatā) - people, populace, crowd

• जलदध्वानफुल्ला (jaladadhvānaphullā) - blossomed by the roar of clouds

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• कुटजावली (kuṭajāvalī) - a row/cluster of kutaja trees/flowers

Words meanings and morphology

जहर्ष (jaharṣa) - rejoiced, became glad

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of hṛṣ

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

जनितानन्दा (janitānandā) - having joy generated, filled with joy

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of janitānanda

janitānanda - whose joy is generated/arisen

Compound type : bahuvrihi (janita+ānanda)

• janita – generated, produced, born
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root jan (to be born, produce)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• ānanda – joy, happiness, bliss
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Bahuvrihi compound, agrees with janatā.

वैष्णवी (vaiṣṇavī) - relating to Viṣṇu, a female devotee of Viṣṇu, the Vaiṣṇava (collective feminine)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vaiṣṇavī

vaiṣṇava - relating to Viṣṇu, a follower of Viṣṇu

Derived from Viṣṇu with -a suffix, then feminine -ī suffix

Note: Feminine form, agrees with janatā.

गतसंभ्रमा (gatasaṁbhramā) - having agitation/fear gone, free from fear

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gatasaṃbhrama

gatasaṁbhrama - whose agitation/fear is gone

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gata+saṃbhrama)

• gata – gone, departed, ceased
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• saṃbhrama – agitation, confusion, dismay, fear
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Bahuvrihi compound, agrees with janatā.

जनता (janatā) - people, populace, crowd

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of janatā

janatā - people, populace, multitude, community

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of jaharṣa.

जलदध्वानफुल्ला (jaladadhvānaphullā) - blossomed by the roar of clouds

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jaladadhvānaphulla

jaladadhvānaphulla - blossomed by the roar of clouds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jaladadhvāna+phulla)

• jaladadhvāna – roar of a cloud, thunder
  noun (masculine)
• phulla – blossomed, open, expanded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root phall (to expand, blossom)
  Root: phall (class 1)

Note: Agrees with kuṭajāvalī.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

कुटजावली (kuṭajāvalī) - a row/cluster of kutaja trees/flowers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kuṭajāvalī

kuṭajāvalī - a row/cluster of kuṭaja (Wrightia antidysenterica) plants/flowers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuṭaja+āvalī)

• kuṭaja – Wrightia antidysenterica (a tree/plant)
  noun (masculine)
• āvalī – row, line, series, cluster
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā

Note: Subject of comparison.

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