योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-51, verse-11

क्वचित्स्फीतमहारत्ना क्वचिल्लोलाम्बुजोत्पला ।
क्वचिन्नीहारकबरी सरसीदर्पणा क्वचित् ॥ ११ ॥

kvacitsphītamahāratnā kvacillolāmbujotpalā ,
kvacinnīhārakabarī sarasīdarpaṇā kvacit 11

11. kvacit sphītamahāratnā kvacit lolāmbuja-utpalā
kvacit nīhārakabarī sarasīdarpaṇā kvacit

11. kvacit sphītamahāratnā,
kvacit lolāmbuja-utpalā,
kvacit nīhārakabarī,
kvacit sarasīdarpaṇā

11. In some places, it boasts abundant great jewels; elsewhere, it features swaying lotuses and water-lilies. In other spots, it presents icy peaks like braided hair, and in still other places, its lakes serve as mirrors.

11. במקומות מסוימים היא עשירה באבנים יקרות, באחרים נעים בה חבצלות מים ולוטוסים, פה ושם עטופה בערפילים, ובמקומות אחרים מנצנצים בה אגמים הדומים למראות.

Words meanings summery:

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some places, occasionally

• स्फीतमहारत्ना (sphītamahāratnā) - having abundant great jewels

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some places, occasionally

• लोलाम्बुज-उत्पला (lolāmbuja-utpalā) - having swaying lotuses and water-lilies

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some places, occasionally

• नीहारकबरी (nīhārakabarī) - having icy braids (like hair), having snow-capped peaks resembling braids

• सरसीदर्पणा (sarasīdarpaṇā) - having lakes as mirrors

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some places, occasionally

Words meanings and morphology

क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some places, occasionally

(indeclinable)

स्फीतमहारत्ना (sphītamahāratnā) - having abundant great jewels

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sphītamahāratna

sphītamahāratna - having abundant great jewels

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sphīta+mahā-ratna)

• sphīta – abundant, swollen, large, prosperous
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √sphāy (to swell, grow, increase)
  Root: sphāy
• mahā-ratna – great jewel, precious gem
  noun (neuter)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some places, occasionally

(indeclinable)

लोलाम्बुज-उत्पला (lolāmbuja-utpalā) - having swaying lotuses and water-lilies

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of lolāmbuja-utpala

lolāmbuja-utpala - having swaying lotuses and water-lilies

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (lola+ambuja+utpala)

• lola – swaying, trembling, unsteady, moving
  adjective
  Derived from root √lul (to move, agitate)
  Root: lul
• ambuja – lotus (water-born)
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of ambu (water) + ja (born)
• utpala – water-lily, blue lotus
  noun (neuter)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some places, occasionally

(indeclinable)

नीहारकबरी (nīhārakabarī) - having icy braids (like hair), having snow-capped peaks resembling braids

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nīhārakabarī

nīhārakabarī - having snow/ice as braids of hair

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nīhāra+kabarī)

• nīhāra – frost, hoar-frost, snow, ice, mist
  noun (masculine)
• kabarī – braid of hair, plaited hair, topknot
  noun (feminine)

सरसीदर्पणा (sarasīdarpaṇā) - having lakes as mirrors

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarasīdarpaṇa

sarasīdarpaṇa - having lakes as mirrors

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarasī+darpaṇa)

• sarasī – lake, pond, large pool
  noun (feminine)
• darpaṇa – mirror
  noun (masculine)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere, in some places, occasionally

(indeclinable)

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