योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-48, verse-6

आलिङ्ग्य श्वपचश्यामामिह केसरिचर्मणि ।
सुप्तमापीय मैरेयं तिक्तं गजमदेन च ॥ ६ ॥

āliṅgya śvapacaśyāmāmiha kesaricarmaṇi ,
suptamāpīya maireyaṃ tiktaṃ gajamadena ca 6

6. āliṅgya śvapacacyāmām iha kesaricarmaṇi
suptam āpīya maireyam tiktam gajamadena ca

6. iha kesaricarmaṇi śvapacacyāmām āliṅgya
gajamadena tiktam maireyam āpīya ca suptam

6. Here, having embraced a dark-skinned outcaste woman on a lion's skin, and having consumed Maireya wine made bitter by elephant ichor, one slept.

Words meanings summery:

• आलिङ्ग्य (āliṅgya) - having embraced, having hugged

• श्वपचच्यामाम् (śvapacacyāmām) - a dark-skinned outcaste woman

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• केसरिचर्मणि (kesaricarmaṇi) - on a lion's skin

• सुप्तम् (suptam) - slept (impersonally, referring to the act of sleeping after the previous actions) (slept, sleeping, asleep)

• आपीय (āpīya) - having drunk, having consumed

• मैरेयम् (maireyam) - Maireya wine (a type of intoxicating drink)

• तिक्तम् (tiktam) - bitter, pungent

• गजमदेन (gajamadena) - with the intoxicating secretion from an elephant's temples (with elephant ichor, with elephant rut)

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

आलिङ्ग्य (āliṅgya) - having embraced, having hugged

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) formed from the root 'liṅg' with the prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: liṅg (class 1)

श्वपचच्यामाम् (śvapacacyāmām) - a dark-skinned outcaste woman

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śvapacacyāmā

śvapacacyāmā - a dark-skinned woman of the outcaste class

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śvapaca+śyāmā)

• śvapaca – outcaste, dog-cooker
  noun (masculine)
• śyāmā – dark-skinned woman, black woman
  noun (feminine)

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

केसरिचर्मणि (kesaricarmaṇi) - on a lion's skin

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kesaricarmen

kesaricarmen - lion's skin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kesarin+carman)

• kesarin – lion
  noun (masculine)
• carman – skin, hide, leather
  noun (neuter)

सुप्तम् (suptam) - slept (impersonally, referring to the act of sleeping after the previous actions) (slept, sleeping, asleep)

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of supta

supta - slept, asleep, dormant

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'svap' (to sleep).

Root: svap (class 2)

Note: Used adverbially to denote the state or action of sleeping.

आपीय (āpīya) - having drunk, having consumed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) formed from the root 'pā' (to drink) with the prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: pā (class 1)

मैरेयम् (maireyam) - Maireya wine (a type of intoxicating drink)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of maireya

maireya - Maireya (a kind of spirituous liquor)

तिक्तम् (tiktam) - bitter, pungent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tikta

tikta - bitter, pungent, sharp

Note: Adjective modifying 'maireyam'.

गजमदेन (gajamadena) - with the intoxicating secretion from an elephant's temples (with elephant ichor, with elephant rut)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gajamada

gajamada - elephant's ichor, elephant's rut

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaja+mada)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• mada – ichor, rut, intoxication, pride
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

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