योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-76, verse-11

ललाटमणिपट्टाढ्या विलासग्राहसंकुलाः ।
कटाक्षलोलगहना वर्णकाञ्चनवालुकाः ॥ ११ ॥

lalāṭamaṇipaṭṭāḍhyā vilāsagrāhasaṃkulāḥ ,
kaṭākṣalolagahanā varṇakāñcanavālukāḥ 11

11. lalāṭamaṇipaṭṭāḍhyāḥ vilāsagrāhasaṅkulāḥ
kaṭākṣalolagahanāḥ varṇakāñcanavālukāḥ

11. lalāṭamaṇipaṭṭāḍhyāḥ vilāsagrāhasaṅkulāḥ
kaṭākṣalolagahanāḥ varṇakāñcanavālukāḥ

11. Their foreheads are adorned with jeweled headbands, they are crowded with the crocodiles of playful charm, their side-glances are deep and restless, and their complexions are like golden sand.

Words meanings summery:

• ललाटमणिपट्टाढ्याः (lalāṭamaṇipaṭṭāḍhyāḥ) - their foreheads are adorned with jeweled headbands (rich with gem-studded headbands for foreheads)

• विलासग्राहसङ्कुलाः (vilāsagrāhasaṅkulāḥ) - they are crowded with the crocodiles of playful charm (a metaphor combining the river and women's alluring dangers) (crowded with crocodile-like charms/playfulness)

• कटाक्षलोलगहनाः (kaṭākṣalolagahanāḥ) - having deep and restless side-glances

• वर्णकाञ्चनवालुकाः (varṇakāñcanavālukāḥ) - their complexions are like golden sand (having golden sand as their complexion)

Words meanings and morphology

ललाटमणिपट्टाढ्याः (lalāṭamaṇipaṭṭāḍhyāḥ) - their foreheads are adorned with jeweled headbands (rich with gem-studded headbands for foreheads)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of lalāṭamaṇipaṭṭāḍhya

lalāṭamaṇipaṭṭāḍhya - rich with gem-studded headbands for foreheads

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (lalāṭa+maṇipaṭṭa+āḍhya)

• lalāṭa – forehead
  noun (neuter)
• maṇipaṭṭa – jeweled band, gem-studded headband
  noun (masculine)
• āḍhya – rich, wealthy, abundant, full of
  adjective (masculine)

विलासग्राहसङ्कुलाः (vilāsagrāhasaṅkulāḥ) - they are crowded with the crocodiles of playful charm (a metaphor combining the river and women's alluring dangers) (crowded with crocodile-like charms/playfulness)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vilāsagrāhasaṅkula

vilāsagrāhasaṅkula - crowded with crocodile-like charms/playfulness

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vilāsa+grāha+saṅkula)

• vilāsa – play, sport, charm, grace, coquetry
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: las (class 1)
• grāha – aquatic monster, crocodile, anything that seizes or holds
  noun (masculine)
  Root: grah (class 9)
• saṅkula – crowded, filled with, confused, agitated
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kul (class 1)

कटाक्षलोलगहनाः (kaṭākṣalolagahanāḥ) - having deep and restless side-glances

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kaṭākṣalolagahana

kaṭākṣalolagahana - having deep and restless side-glances

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kaṭākṣa+lola+gahana)

• kaṭākṣa – side-glance, leer
  noun (masculine)
• lola – trembling, restless, fickle, rolling
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: lul (class 1)
• gahana – deep, profound, dense, impenetrable
  adjective (neuter)

वर्णकाञ्चनवालुकाः (varṇakāñcanavālukāḥ) - their complexions are like golden sand (having golden sand as their complexion)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of varṇakāñcanavālukā

varṇakāñcanavālukā - having golden sand as their complexion

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (varṇa+kāñcanavālukā)

• varṇa – color, complexion, caste, letter
  noun (masculine)
• kāñcanavālukā – golden sand
  noun (feminine)

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