योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-104, verse-9

तमालवनखण्डेषु मन्दारगहनेषु च ।
दंपती स्निग्धहृदयौ सुहृदौ तौ विरेजतुः ॥ ९ ॥

tamālavanakhaṇḍeṣu mandāragahaneṣu ca ,
daṃpatī snigdhahṛdayau suhṛdau tau virejatuḥ 9

9. tamālavanakhaṇḍeṣu mandāragahaneṣu ca
dampatī snigdhavṛdayau suhṛdau tau virejatuḥ

9. tau snigdhavṛdayau suhṛdau dampatī ca
tamālavanakhaṇḍeṣu mandāragahaneṣu virejatuḥ

9. The affectionate couple, who were true friends, appeared splendid in the groves of tamala trees and in the dense thickets of mandara flowers.

Words meanings summery:

• तमालवनखण्डेषु (tamālavanakhaṇḍeṣu) - in the groves of Tamala trees, in the sections of Tamala forests

• मन्दारगहनेषु (mandāragahaneṣu) - in the dense thickets of Mandara flowers

• च (ca) - and

• दम्पती (dampatī) - the couple

• स्निग्धवृदयौ (snigdhavṛdayau) - with affectionate hearts

• सुहृदौ (suhṛdau) - true friends, well-hearted ones

• तौ (tau) - those two, they (masculine dual)

• विरेजतुः (virejatuḥ) - they shone, they appeared splendid

Words meanings and morphology

तमालवनखण्डेषु (tamālavanakhaṇḍeṣu) - in the groves of Tamala trees, in the sections of Tamala forests

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of tamālavanakhaṇḍa

tamālavanakhaṇḍa - grove of Tamala trees, section of Tamala forest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tamāla+vana+khaṇḍa)

• tamāla – Tamala tree (tree with dark bark)
  noun (masculine)
• vana – forest, grove
  noun (neuter)
• khaṇḍa – piece, part, section, grove
  noun (masculine/neuter)

मन्दारगहनेषु (mandāragahaneṣu) - in the dense thickets of Mandara flowers

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of mandāragahana

mandāragahana - dense thicket of Mandara flowers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mandāra+gahana)

• mandāra – Mandara flower (mythical flower, often associated with paradise)
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• gahana – dense, thicket, impenetrable place
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

दम्पती (dampatī) - the couple

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dampati

dampati - husband and wife, couple

स्निग्धवृदयौ (snigdhavṛdayau) - with affectionate hearts

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of snigdhavṛdaya

snigdhavṛdaya - having an affectionate/loving heart

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (snigdha+hṛdaya)

• snigdha – affectionate, tender, greasy, smooth
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'snih' (to be greasy, to be affectionate) + kta suffix
  Root: snih (class 4)
• hṛdaya – heart, mind, core
  noun (neuter)

सुहृदौ (suhṛdau) - true friends, well-hearted ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of suhṛd

suhṛd - friend, well-wisher, good-hearted

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+hṛd)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• hṛd – heart, mind
  noun (neuter)

तौ (tau) - those two, they (masculine dual)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विरेजतुः (virejatuḥ) - they shone, they appeared splendid

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (liṭ) of rāj

Root: rāj (class 1)

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