योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-65, verse-26

तौ तथान्योन्यमुदितौ मनोहरतराकृती ।
तस्थतुः स्वाश्रमे मौने सरोज इव षट्पदौ ॥ २६ ॥

tau tathānyonyamuditau manoharatarākṛtī ,
tasthatuḥ svāśrame maune saroja iva ṣaṭpadau 26

26. tau tathā anyonya-muditau manoharatara-ākṛtī |
tasthatuḥ sva-āśrame maune saroje iva ṣaṭpadau

26. tau tathā anyonya-muditau manoharatara-ākṛtī
sva-āśrame maune tasthatuḥ saroje ṣaṭpadau iva

26. Thus, mutually delighted and possessing very charming appearances, they both remained silently in their own hermitage (āśrama), like two bees (ṣaṭpada) on a lotus.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - they two, those two

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, in the same way

• अन्योन्य-मुदितौ (anyonya-muditau) - mutually delighted, rejoicing in each other

• मनोहरतर-आकृती (manoharatara-ākṛtī) - having very charming forms/appearances, with exceedingly beautiful figures

• तस्थतुः (tasthatuḥ) - they both stood, remained, existed

• स्व-आश्रमे (sva-āśrame) - in their own hermitage (āśrama) (in their own hermitage, in one's own hermitage)

• मौने (maune) - in silence, in quietness, silently

• सरोजे (saroje) - on a lotus, in a lake

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• षट्पदौ (ṣaṭpadau) - two bees (ṣaṭpada) (two bees (lit. 'six-footed'))

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - they two, those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, in the same way

(indeclinable)

अन्योन्य-मुदितौ (anyonya-muditau) - mutually delighted, rejoicing in each other

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of anyonya-mudita

anyonya-mudita - mutually delighted, rejoicing in each other

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anyonya+mudita)

• anyonya – mutual, each other
  pronoun
• mudita – delighted, glad, joyful
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: mud

मनोहरतर-आकृती (manoharatara-ākṛtī) - having very charming forms/appearances, with exceedingly beautiful figures

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of manoharatara-ākṛti

manoharatara-ākṛti - having very charming forms/appearances

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (manoharatara+ākṛti)

• manoharatara – more charming, very charming
  adjective (masculine)
  comparative degree of manohara (mind-stealing) used for emphasis
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance, figure
  noun (feminine)

तस्थतुः (tasthatuḥ) - they both stood, remained, existed

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past perfect (liṭ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

स्व-आश्रमे (sva-āśrame) - in their own hermitage (āśrama) (in their own hermitage, in one's own hermitage)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sva-āśrama

sva-āśrama - one's own hermitage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+āśrama)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• āśrama – hermitage, retreat, stage of life
  noun (masculine)

मौने (maune) - in silence, in quietness, silently

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mauna

mauna - silence, quietness, ascetic vow of silence

Note: Used adverbially

सरोजे (saroje) - on a lotus, in a lake

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saroja

saroja - lotus (lit. 'lake-born'), lake

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

षट्पदौ (ṣaṭpadau) - two bees (ṣaṭpada) (two bees (lit. 'six-footed'))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ṣaṭpada

ṣaṭpada - bee (lit. 'six-footed'), six-footed creature

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ṣaṣ+pada)

• ṣaṣ – six
  numeral
• pada – foot, step
  noun (neuter)

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