योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-103, verse-40

कुम्भाकृतिरथोत्थाय निविष्टा कुसुमस्थले ।
साम गातुं प्रवृत्ता सा भ्रमरीवृन्दनिःस्वना ॥ ४० ॥

kumbhākṛtirathotthāya niviṣṭā kusumasthale ,
sāma gātuṃ pravṛttā sā bhramarīvṛndaniḥsvanā 40

40. kumbhākṛtiḥ atha utthāya niviṣṭā kusumasthale
sāma gātum pravṛttā sā bhramarīvṛndaniḥsvanā

40. atha sā kumbhākṛtiḥ utthāya kusumasthale niviṣṭā
bhramarīvṛndaniḥsvanā sāma gātum pravṛttā

40. Then, having assumed a pot-like form (kumbhākṛti) and arisen, she (Chūḍālā) sat down in a flower garden. She began to sing a Sāman chant, her voice resembling the humming sound of a swarm of female bees.

Words meanings summery:

• कुम्भाकृतिः (kumbhākṛtiḥ) - having assumed the form of a young boy named Kumbha (pot) (pot-shaped, having the form of a pot)

• अथ (atha) - then, subsequently

• उत्थाय (utthāya) - having arisen, having stood up

• निविष्टा (niviṣṭā) - seated, having settled

• कुसुमस्थले (kusumasthale) - in a flower garden/place

• साम (sāma) - a Sāman chant

• गातुम् (gātum) - to sing

• प्रवृत्ता (pravṛttā) - began, engaged in, commenced

• सा (sā) - Chūḍālā (she)

• भ्रमरीवृन्दनिःस्वना (bhramarīvṛndaniḥsvanā) - having the sound of a swarm of female bees

Words meanings and morphology

कुम्भाकृतिः (kumbhākṛtiḥ) - having assumed the form of a young boy named Kumbha (pot) (pot-shaped, having the form of a pot)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kumbhākṛti

kumbhākṛti - pot-shaped, having the form of a pot

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kumbha+ākṛti)

• kumbha – pot, water-jar
  noun (masculine)
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'sā'.

अथ (atha) - then, subsequently

(indeclinable)

उत्थाय (utthāya) - having arisen, having stood up

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from ud- + √sthā (to stand) + ya suffix

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

निविष्टा (niviṣṭā) - seated, having settled

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niviṣṭa

niviṣṭa - seated, settled, entered, engaged in

Past Passive Participle

from ni- + √viś (to enter)

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'sā'.

कुसुमस्थले (kusumasthale) - in a flower garden/place

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kusumasthala

kusumasthala - flower-place, flower garden

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kusuma+sthala)

• kusuma – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• sthala – place, spot, ground
  noun (neuter)

साम (sāma) - a Sāman chant

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāman

sāman - a Vedic hymn, especially from the Sāmaveda, a chant, melody

गातुम् (gātum) - to sing

(indeclinable)

infinitive

from √gā (to sing) + tum suffix

Root: gā (class 2)

Note: This is an infinitive, functions as an indeclinable.

प्रवृत्ता (pravṛttā) - began, engaged in, commenced

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - begun, set in motion, engaged in

Past Passive Participle

from pra- + √vṛt (to turn, exist)

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sā'. Used with an infinitive to mean 'began to do'.

सा (sā) - Chūḍālā (she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

भ्रमरीवृन्दनिःस्वना (bhramarīvṛndaniḥsvanā) - having the sound of a swarm of female bees

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhramarīvṛndaniḥsvana

bhramarīvṛndaniḥsvana - having the sound of a host of female bees

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhramarī+vṛnda+niḥsvana)

• bhramarī – female bee
  noun (feminine)
• vṛnda – multitude, host, swarm
  noun (neuter)
• niḥsvana – sound, noise, hum
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'sā'.