योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-46, verse-29

भृशमालपतेऽप्यस्मे नालापं नागरा ददुः ।
मुक्ताजालयुतायापि कीचकायाध्वगा इव ॥ २९ ॥

bhṛśamālapate'pyasme nālāpaṃ nāgarā daduḥ ,
muktājālayutāyāpi kīcakāyādhvagā iva 29

29. bhṛśam ālapate api asme na ālāpam nāgarāḥ daduḥ
muktā-jāla-yutāyāḥ api kīcakāya adhvagāḥ iva

29. nāgarāḥ bhṛśam ālapate api asme ālāpam na daduḥ
adhvagāḥ iva muktā-jāla-yutāyāḥ api kīcakāya

29. Even when he spoke profusely, the citizens offered no conversation, just as travelers would ignore a bamboo flute (kīcakā), even one belonging to a woman adorned with a network of pearls.

Words meanings summery:

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, much, excessively, intensely

• आलपते (ālapate) - speaking, addressing, conversing

• अपि (api) - even, also, though

• अस्मे (asme) - to him, to this one

• न (na) - not, no

• आलापम् (ālāpam) - conversation, speech, address

• नागराः (nāgarāḥ) - citizens, townsmen

• ददुः (daduḥ) - they gave, they offered

• मुक्ता-जाल-युतायाः (muktā-jāla-yutāyāḥ) - of one adorned with a net of pearls

• अपि (api) - even, also, though

• कीचकाय (kīcakāya) - to a bamboo flute/pipe

• अध्वगाः (adhvagāḥ) - travelers, wayfarers

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, much, excessively, intensely

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular neuter used adverbially.

आलपते (ālapate) - speaking, addressing, conversing

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ālapant

ālapant - speaking, conversing, addressing

Present Active Participle (ātmanepada)

Locative singular masculine of the present participle of root 'lap' with upasarga 'ā'. The locative indicates context or time.

Prefix: ā

Root: lap (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, though

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

अस्मे (asme) - to him, to this one

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Archaic/Vedic dative singular of the pronoun 'idam'. In classical Sanskrit, 'asmai' would typically be used for masculine/neuter dative singular.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आलापम् (ālāpam) - conversation, speech, address

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ālāpa

ālāpa - conversation, speech, talk, address

Derived from root 'lap' with upasarga 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: lap (class 1)

Note: Object of 'daduḥ'.

नागराः (nāgarāḥ) - citizens, townsmen

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nāgara

nāgara - citizen, townsman, urbanite

Derived from 'nagara' (city).

Note: Subject of 'daduḥ'.

ददुः (daduḥ) - they gave, they offered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of dā

Perfect active, 3rd person plural, from root dā (reduplicated form).

Root: dā (class 3)

मुक्ता-जाल-युतायाः (muktā-jāla-yutāyāḥ) - of one adorned with a net of pearls

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of muktā-jāla-yutā

muktā-jāla-yutā - endowed with a net of pearls, adorned with a pearl network

Feminine genitive/ablative singular of a compound adjective. Formed from 'muktā' (pearl), 'jāla' (net), and 'yuta' (endowed).

Compound type : tatpurusha (muktā+jāla+yuta)

• muktā – pearl
  noun (feminine)
• jāla – net, lattice, network
  noun (neuter)
• yuta – joined, endowed with, possessed of
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yu.
  Root: yu (class 2)

अपि (api) - even, also, though

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

कीचकाय (kīcakāya) - to a bamboo flute/pipe

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of kīcakā

kīcakā - hollow bamboo, bamboo flute, pipe

Dative singular of feminine noun 'kīcakā'. The -āya ending is an archaic or poetic dative form for ā-stem feminine nouns, instead of the classical -āyai.

Note: Indirect object of the implied 'did not give speech'.

अध्वगाः (adhvagāḥ) - travelers, wayfarers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adhvaga

adhvaga - traveler, wayfarer, one who goes on a road

Compound of 'adhvan' (road) and 'ga' (going).

Compound type : tatpurusha (adhvan+ga)

• adhvan – road, path, journey
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, a goer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  Derived from root gam.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied comparison (travelers do not give conversation).

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.