योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-76, verse-10

केशेन्द्रनीलवलया भ्रूविलासतरङ्गिताः ।
नितम्बपुलिनस्फीताः कण्ठकम्बुविभूषिताः ॥ १० ॥

keśendranīlavalayā bhrūvilāsataraṅgitāḥ ,
nitambapulinasphītāḥ kaṇṭhakambuvibhūṣitāḥ 10

10. keśendranīlavalayāḥ bhrūvilāsataraṅgitāḥ
nitambapulinasphītāḥ kaṇṭhakambuvibhūṣitāḥ

10. keśendranīlavalayāḥ bhrūvilāsataraṅgitāḥ
nitambapulinasphītāḥ kaṇṭhakambuvibhūṣitāḥ

10. Their hair resembles sapphire bracelets, they are made wavy by the playful movements of their eyebrows, their hips are ample like sandbanks, and their necks are adorned like conch shells.

Words meanings summery:

• केशेन्द्रनीलवलयाः (keśendranīlavalayāḥ) - having hair like sapphire bracelets/coils

• भ्रूविलासतरङ्गिताः (bhrūvilāsataraṅgitāḥ) - their eyebrows create playful waves (referring to their expressions) (made wavy/undulating by the play/charm of their eyebrows)

• नितम्बपुलिनस्फीताः (nitambapulinasphītāḥ) - their hips are ample like sandbanks (broad/ample with sandbanks for hips)

• कण्ठकम्बुविभूषिताः (kaṇṭhakambuvibhūṣitāḥ) - their necks are adorned like conch shells (adorned with conches for necks)

Words meanings and morphology

केशेन्द्रनीलवलयाः (keśendranīlavalayāḥ) - having hair like sapphire bracelets/coils

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of keśendranīlavalaya

keśendranīlavalaya - having hair like sapphire bracelets/coils

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (keśa+indranīla+valaya)

• keśa – hair, mane
  noun (masculine)
• indranīla – sapphire, blue jewel
  noun (masculine)
• valaya – bracelet, circle, coil
  noun (masculine)

Note: The compound indranīlavalaya acts as a standard for keśa.

भ्रूविलासतरङ्गिताः (bhrūvilāsataraṅgitāḥ) - their eyebrows create playful waves (referring to their expressions) (made wavy/undulating by the play/charm of their eyebrows)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhrūvilāsataraṅgita

bhrūvilāsataraṅgita - made wavy/undulating by the play/charm of their eyebrows

Past Passive Participle (used adjectivally)

Derived from root taraṅg (to wave, undulate) with bhrūvilāsa as the agent.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhrū+vilāsa+taraṅgita)

• bhrū – eyebrow
  noun (feminine)
• vilāsa – play, sport, charm, grace, coquetry
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: las (class 1)
• taraṅgita – waved, undulated, agitated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From taraṅga (wave) as a denominative verb, or from root tṛ (to cross) + aṅga (limb) + causative.
  Root: taraṅg

नितम्बपुलिनस्फीताः (nitambapulinasphītāḥ) - their hips are ample like sandbanks (broad/ample with sandbanks for hips)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nitambapulinasphīta

nitambapulinasphīta - broad/ample with sandbanks for hips

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nitamba+pulina+sphīta)

• nitamba – hip, buttocks
  noun (masculine)
• pulina – sandbank, sandy beach
  noun (neuter)
• sphīta – swollen, abundant, broad, prospering
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sphāy/sphī (to swell, grow)
  Root: sphāy (class 1)

कण्ठकम्बुविभूषिताः (kaṇṭhakambuvibhūṣitāḥ) - their necks are adorned like conch shells (adorned with conches for necks)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kaṇṭhakambuvibhūṣita

kaṇṭhakambuvibhūṣita - adorned with conches for necks

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kaṇṭha+kambu+vibhūṣita)

• kaṇṭha – neck, throat
  noun (masculine)
• kambu – conch shell, bracelet (made of conch)
  noun (masculine)
• vibhūṣita – adorned, decorated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhūṣ (to adorn) with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

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