योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-54, verse-38

स्वात्मरत्नप्रकाशाढ्यां स्पष्टां कुसुमलाञ्छिताम् ।
दधार कन्धरां धीरो मेरुः शृङ्गशिखामिव ॥ ३८ ॥

svātmaratnaprakāśāḍhyāṃ spaṣṭāṃ kusumalāñchitām ,
dadhāra kandharāṃ dhīro meruḥ śṛṅgaśikhāmiva 38

38. sva-ātma-ratna-prakāśa-āḍhyām spaṣṭām kusuma-lāñchitām
dadhāra kandharām dhīraḥ meruḥ śṛṅga-śikhām iva

38. dhīraḥ svātma-ratna-prakāśa-āḍhyām spaṣṭām
kusuma-lāñchitām kandharām dadhāra meruḥ śṛṅga-śikhām iva

38. The steadfast one held his neck, which was brilliant with the radiance of the jewel of his own self (ātman), clear and adorned with flowers, just as Mount Meru bears its summit.

Words meanings summery:

• स्व-आत्म-रत्न-प्रकाश-आढ्याम् (sva-ātma-ratna-prakāśa-āḍhyām) - radiant with the light of the jewel of his own self (ātman) (enriched with the brilliance of the gem of one's own self)

• स्पष्टाम् (spaṣṭām) - clear, distinct, manifest

• कुसुम-लाञ्छिताम् (kusuma-lāñchitām) - adorned with flowers, marked with flowers

• दधार (dadhāra) - he held, he bore, he maintained

• कन्धराम् (kandharām) - neck, shoulder

• धीरः (dhīraḥ) - the wise one, the steadfast one, the patient one

• मेरुः (meruḥ) - Mount Meru (mythical mountain)

• शृङ्ग-शिखाम् (śṛṅga-śikhām) - mountain peak, summit

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

स्व-आत्म-रत्न-प्रकाश-आढ्याम् (sva-ātma-ratna-prakāśa-āḍhyām) - radiant with the light of the jewel of his own self (ātman) (enriched with the brilliance of the gem of one's own self)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of svātma-ratna-prakāśa-āḍhya

svātma-ratna-prakāśa-āḍhya - rich in the light of the jewel of one's own self

Compound describing the neck.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sva+ātman+ratna+prakāśa+āḍhya)

• sva – own, one's own
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• ratna – jewel, gem, treasure
  noun (neuter)
  From √rā (to give).
  Root: rā (class 2)
• prakāśa – light, brilliance, manifestation, splendor
  noun (masculine)
  From 'pra-' (prefix) + √kāś (to shine).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kāś (class 1)
• āḍhya – rich, wealthy, endowed with, abundant
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'kandharām'.

स्पष्टाम् (spaṣṭām) - clear, distinct, manifest

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of spaṣṭa

spaṣṭa - clear, distinct, manifest, evident, plain

Past Passive Participle

From √spṛś (to touch) or √spaś (to see), implying something 'seen' clearly.

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Modifies 'kandharām'.

कुसुम-लाञ्छिताम् (kusuma-lāñchitām) - adorned with flowers, marked with flowers

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kusuma-lāñchita

kusuma-lāñchita - marked or adorned with flowers

From 'kusuma' (flower) and 'lāñchita' (marked/adorned).

Compound type : tatpurusha (kusuma+lāñchita)

• kusuma – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• lāñchita – marked, branded, adorned, decorated
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √lāñch (to mark, brand).
  Root: lāñch (class 10)

Note: Modifies 'kandharām'.

दधार (dadhāra) - he held, he bore, he maintained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dhṛ

Past Tense (Perfect)

Reduplicated Perfect, 3rd person singular active

Root: dhṛ (class 3)

कन्धराम् (kandharām) - neck, shoulder

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kandharā

kandharā - neck, shoulder, throat

Note: Object of 'dadhāra'.

धीरः (dhīraḥ) - the wise one, the steadfast one, the patient one

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīra

dhīra - steadfast, firm, resolute, wise, patient, grave

From 'dhī' (thought, intellect) + 'ra' (suffix).

Note: Subject of 'dadhāra'.

मेरुः (meruḥ) - Mount Meru (mythical mountain)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of meru

meru - Mount Meru, the mythical golden mountain, center of the universe

Note: Subject in the simile.

शृङ्ग-शिखाम् (śṛṅga-śikhām) - mountain peak, summit

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śṛṅga-śikhā

śṛṅga-śikhā - peak of a horn/summit, mountain summit

From 'śṛṅga' (horn, peak) and 'śikhā' (crest, summit).

Compound type : tatpurusha (śṛṅga+śikhā)

• śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit, pinnacle
  noun (neuter)
• śikhā – crest, top, point, summit, flame, tuft
  noun (feminine)
  From √śik (to point, sharpen).
  Root: śik (class 1)

Note: Object in the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

particle of comparison