योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-65, verse-17

तत्रोत्तरतटे सानौ विनम्रफलपादपे ।
रत्नपुष्करिणीजालवहन्निर्झरवारिणि ॥ १७ ॥

tatrottarataṭe sānau vinamraphalapādape ,
ratnapuṣkariṇījālavahannirjharavāriṇi 17

17. tatra uttarataṭe sānau vinamraphalapādape
ratnapuṣkariṇījālavahannirjharavāriṇi

17. tatra uttarataṭe sānau vinamraphalapādape
ratnapuṣkariṇījālavahannirjharavāriṇi

17. There, on its northern slope, on a plateau where fruit trees are bent low with their bounty, and where the water of waterfalls flows from a network of jeweled pools.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there

• उत्तरतटे (uttarataṭe) - on the northern slope/bank

• सानौ (sānau) - on the peak, on the plateau

• विनम्रफलपादपे (vinamraphalapādape) - on a spot where fruit trees are bent low with their bounty (where trees are bent down with fruit)

• रत्नपुष्करिणीजालवहन्निर्झरवारिणि (ratnapuṣkariṇījālavahannirjharavāriṇi) - where the water of waterfalls flows from a network of jeweled pools

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there

(indeclinable)

उत्तरतटे (uttarataṭe) - on the northern slope/bank

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of uttarataṭa

uttarataṭa - northern bank, northern slope

Compound type : tatpurusha (uttara+taṭa)

• uttara – northern, upper, later
  adjective (masculine)
• taṭa – bank, shore, slope, edge
  noun (masculine)

सानौ (sānau) - on the peak, on the plateau

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sānu

sānu - peak, plateau, ridge of a mountain

विनम्रफलपादपे (vinamraphalapādape) - on a spot where fruit trees are bent low with their bounty (where trees are bent down with fruit)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vinamraphalapādapa

vinamraphalapādapa - tree bent low with fruit

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vinamra+phala+pādapa)

• vinamra – bent down, bowed, humble
  adjective (masculine)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• pādapa – tree (lit. 'drinking with roots')
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'sānau' or 'taṭe'.

रत्नपुष्करिणीजालवहन्निर्झरवारिणि (ratnapuṣkariṇījālavahannirjharavāriṇi) - where the water of waterfalls flows from a network of jeweled pools

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ratnapuṣkariṇījālavahannirjharavārin

ratnapuṣkariṇījālavahannirjharavārin - containing water from waterfalls flowing from a network of jeweled pools

Compound type : tatpurusha (ratna+puṣkariṇī+jāla+vahat+nirjhara+vārin)

• ratna – jewel, gem
  noun (neuter)
• puṣkariṇī – lotus pond, pool
  noun (feminine)
• jāla – net, multitude, collection, network
  noun (neuter)
• vahat – flowing, carrying
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root vah (to carry, flow).
  Root: vah (class 1)
• nirjhara – waterfall, cascade, spring
  noun (masculine)
• vārin – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'sānau' or 'taṭe'.

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