योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-105, verse-10

पयोधरपटच्छन्नं विद्युद्वलयभूऽषितम् ।
अभिसारिकया तुल्यं धाराधौताङ्गचन्दनम् ॥ १० ॥

payodharapaṭacchannaṃ vidyudvalayabhū'ṣitam ,
abhisārikayā tulyaṃ dhārādhautāṅgacandanam 10

10. payodhara paṭa channam vidyut valaya bhūṣitam
abhisārikayā tulyam dhārā dhauta anga candanam

10. (saḥ Durvāsāḥ) payodhara paṭa channam,
vidyut valaya bhūṣitam,
abhisārikayā tulyam,
dhārā dhauta anga candanam (āsīt)

10. He was enveloped as if by a garment of clouds, adorned with a circle of lightning, resembling a woman (abhisārikā) going to meet her lover, her body's sandalwood paste washed away by the rain.

Words meanings summery:

• पयोधर (payodhara) - cloud (cloud, breast)

• पट (paṭa) - cloth, garment, cloak

• छन्नम् (channam) - enveloped, covered (covered, concealed, hidden)

• विद्युत् (vidyut) - lightning

• वलय (valaya) - circle, halo (circle, bracelet, halo)

• भूषितम् (bhūṣitam) - adorned, decorated, ornamented

• अभिसारिकया (abhisārikayā) - by a woman going to meet her lover

• तुल्यम् (tulyam) - like, similar, equal

• धारा (dhārā) - rain shower (stream, flow, rain shower)

• धौत (dhauta) - washed, cleansed, purified

• अन्ग (anga) - body (body, limb, part)

• चन्दनम् (candanam) - sandalwood paste (sandalwood paste, sandalwood tree)

Words meanings and morphology

पयोधर (payodhara) - cloud (cloud, breast)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of payodhara

payodhara - cloud, breast

Compound of 'payas' (water) and 'dhara' (bearer).

Note: Part of a compound 'payodhara paṭa channam'.

पट (paṭa) - cloth, garment, cloak

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paṭa

paṭa - cloth, garment, cloak

Note: Part of a compound 'payodhara paṭa channam'.

छन्नम् (channam) - enveloped, covered (covered, concealed, hidden)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of channa

channa - covered, concealed, hidden

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'chad' (to cover).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (payodharapata+channa)

• payodharapata – cloud-garment
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'payodhara' (cloud) and 'paṭa' (garment).
• channa – covered, concealed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'chad' (to cover).
  Root: chad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'munim' (Durvāsas) from the previous verse.

विद्युत् (vidyut) - lightning

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vidyut

vidyut - lightning, flash of lightning

Note: Part of a compound 'vidyut valaya bhūṣitam'.

वलय (valaya) - circle, halo (circle, bracelet, halo)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of valaya

valaya - circle, bracelet, ring, halo

Note: Part of a compound 'vidyut valaya bhūṣitam'.

भूषितम् (bhūṣitam) - adorned, decorated, ornamented

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhūṣita

bhūṣita - adorned, decorated, ornamented

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bhūṣ' (to adorn).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vidyutvalaya+bhūṣita)

• vidyutvalaya – lightning-halo, circle of lightning
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'vidyut' (lightning) and 'valaya' (circle).
• bhūṣita – adorned, decorated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhūṣ' (to adorn).
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'munim' (Durvāsas) from the previous verse.

अभिसारिकया (abhisārikayā) - by a woman going to meet her lover

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of abhisārikā

abhisārikā - a woman who goes to meet her lover

तुल्यम् (tulyam) - like, similar, equal

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tulya

tulya - like, similar, equal, comparable

Note: Agrees with 'munim' (Durvāsas) and takes instrumental 'abhisārikayā' to express comparison.

धारा (dhārā) - rain shower (stream, flow, rain shower)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhārā

dhārā - stream, current, flow, rain shower

Note: Part of a compound 'dhārā dhauta anga candanam'.

धौत (dhauta) - washed, cleansed, purified

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhauta

dhauta - washed, cleansed, purified

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dhāv' (to wash).

Root: dhāv (class 1)

Note: Part of a compound 'dhārā dhauta anga candanam'.

अन्ग (anga) - body (body, limb, part)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anga

anga - body, limb, part, constituent

Note: Part of a compound 'dhārā dhauta anga candanam'.

चन्दनम् (candanam) - sandalwood paste (sandalwood paste, sandalwood tree)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of candana

candana - sandalwood, sandalwood paste

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dhārādhautāṅga+candana)

• dhārādhautāṅga – body washed by streams/rain
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'dhārā' (stream/rain), 'dhauta' (washed), and 'anga' (body).
• candana – sandalwood paste
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'munim' (Durvāsas) from the previous verse.