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5,58

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-58, verse-6

गणाङ्गनानामनिशं मत्तानां चरणैर्हताः ।
अशोका इव राजन्ते यत्राशोका विलासिनः ॥ ६ ॥
gaṇāṅganānāmaniśaṃ mattānāṃ caraṇairhatāḥ ,
aśokā iva rājante yatrāśokā vilāsinaḥ 6
6. gaṇa-aṅganānām aniśam mattānām caraṇaiḥ hatāḥ
aśokāḥ iva rājante yatra aśokāḥ vilāsinaḥ
6. yatra aniśam mattānām gaṇa-aṅganānām caraṇaiḥ hatāḥ,
(tatra) aśokāḥ vilāsinaḥ,
aśokāḥ iva,
rājante
6. Where, constantly, the playful ones (vilāsinaḥ) who are free from sorrow (aśokāḥ), having been struck by the feet of intoxicated female attendants of Shiva's retinue (gaṇāṅganā), shine like Ashoka trees (aśokāḥ).

Words meanings summery:

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  • गण-अङ्गनानाम् (gaṇa-aṅganānām) - of the female companions of Shiva's divine retinue (gaṇa) (of the female attendants of the gaṇas)
  • अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly, always
  • मत्तानाम् (mattānām) - of the intoxicated female attendants (of the intoxicated ones)
  • चरणैः (caraṇaiḥ) - by feet
  • हताः (hatāḥ) - struck (by feet) (struck, hit, killed)
  • अशोकाः (aśokāḥ) - Ashoka trees, famed to bloom when touched or kicked by women (Ashoka trees)
  • इव (iva) - like, as
  • राजन्ते (rājante) - shine, appear splendid
  • यत्र (yatra) - where
  • अशोकाः (aśokāḥ) - free from sorrow, referring to the playful inhabitants of the dwelling (free from sorrow)
  • विलासिनः (vilāsinaḥ) - playful inhabitants (of the dwelling) (playful ones, revelers, charming ones)

Words meanings and morphology

गण-अङ्गनानाम् (gaṇa-aṅganānām) - of the female companions of Shiva's divine retinue (gaṇa) (of the female attendants of the gaṇas)
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of gaṇa-aṅganā
gaṇa-aṅganā - female attendant of a gaṇa (Shiva's retinue)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaṇa+aṅganā)
  • gaṇa – troop, retinue, host (often refers to Shiva's attendants)
    noun (masculine)
  • aṅganā – woman, female
    noun (feminine)
अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly, always
(indeclinable)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (na+niśā)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
  • niśā – night
    noun (feminine)
मत्तानाम् (mattānām) - of the intoxicated female attendants (of the intoxicated ones)
(adjective)
Genitive, feminine, plural of matta
matta - intoxicated, drunk, proud, excited
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √mad (to be exhilarated, intoxicated)
Root: मद् (class 4)
चरणैः (caraṇaiḥ) - by feet
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of caraṇa
caraṇa - foot, limb, movement
हताः (hatāḥ) - struck (by feet) (struck, hit, killed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of hata
hata - struck, smitten, killed, destroyed
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √han (to strike, smite, kill)
Root: हन् (class 2)
अशोकाः (aśokāḥ) - Ashoka trees, famed to bloom when touched or kicked by women (Ashoka trees)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of aśoka
aśoka - Ashoka tree (Saraca asoca); free from sorrow
इव (iva) - like, as
(indeclinable)
राजन्ते (rājante) - shine, appear splendid
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of rāj
Root: राज् (class 1)
यत्र (yatra) - where
(indeclinable)
अशोकाः (aśokāḥ) - free from sorrow, referring to the playful inhabitants of the dwelling (free from sorrow)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of aśoka
aśoka - free from sorrow, not sad; Ashoka tree
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+śoka)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
  • śoka – sorrow, grief
    noun (masculine)
विलासिनः (vilāsinaḥ) - playful inhabitants (of the dwelling) (playful ones, revelers, charming ones)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vilāsin
vilāsin - playful, charming, elegant, reveler