योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-106, verse-69

सुगन्धमुन्नतं कान्तं चिरादन्यतयोत्थितम् ।
मिथुनं पुष्पराशौ तन्न्यषीदत्परितोऽमले ।
तस्मिन्समसमाभोगे क्षीरोदे मन्दरो यथा ॥ ६९ ॥

sugandhamunnataṃ kāntaṃ cirādanyatayotthitam ,
mithunaṃ puṣparāśau tannyaṣīdatparito'male ,
tasminsamasamābhoge kṣīrode mandaro yathā 69

69. sugandham unnatam kāntam cirāt
anyatayā utthitam mithunam puṣparāśau
tat nyaṣīdat paritaḥ amale tasmin
samasamābhoge kṣīrode mandaraḥ yathā

69. tat sugandham unnatam kāntam cirāt anyatayā utthitam mithunam amale puṣparāśau paritaḥ nyaṣīdat.
yathā kṣīrode tasmin samasamābhoge mandaraḥ [sthitah/asīt].

69. That fragrant, elevated, beautiful couple (mithuna), which had appeared as if transformed after a long time, sat down all around on a pure pile of flowers. They were like Mount Mandara resting in the milk ocean, which was vast and uniformly expansive.

Words meanings summery:

• सुगन्धम् (sugandham) - fragrant (fragrant, sweet-smelling)

• उन्नतम् (unnatam) - elevated, prominent (elevated, high, prominent)

• कान्तम् (kāntam) - beautiful, lovely (beautiful, lovely, desired)

• चिरात् (cirāt) - after a long time (after a long time, for a long time)

• अन्यतया (anyatayā) - with a transformed or changed appearance/nature (by otherness, in a different way, with another nature)

• उत्थितम् (utthitam) - appeared, emerged (as if transformed) (risen, appeared, stood up)

• मिथुनम् (mithunam) - a couple (pair, couple, male and female)

• पुष्पराशौ (puṣparāśau) - on a pile of flowers (on a heap of flowers)

• तत् (tat) - that (couple) (that, that one)

• न्यषीदत् (nyaṣīdat) - sat down

• परितः (paritaḥ) - all around (on the flower pile) (around, all over, on all sides)

• अमले (amale) - on the pure (flower pile) (in the pure, in the spotless)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (ocean) (in that)

• समसमाभोगे (samasamābhoge) - in the equally expansive (ocean) (in equally extensive embrace/enjoyment/expanse)

• क्षीरोदे (kṣīrode) - in the milk ocean

• मन्दरः (mandaraḥ) - Mount Mandara (used to churn the milk ocean) (Mandara mountain)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like (just as, as, like)

Words meanings and morphology

सुगन्धम् (sugandham) - fragrant (fragrant, sweet-smelling)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sugandha

sugandha - fragrant, sweet-smelling; perfume

Compound su (good) + gandha (smell).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+gandha)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• gandha – smell, fragrance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies mithunam.

उन्नतम् (unnatam) - elevated, prominent (elevated, high, prominent)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of unnata

unnata - elevated, high, prominent, tall

Past Passive Participle

From ud + root nam (to bend, rise).

Prefix: ud

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Modifies mithunam.

कान्तम् (kāntam) - beautiful, lovely (beautiful, lovely, desired)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kānta

kānta - beloved, desired, beautiful, lovely

Past Passive Participle

From root kam (to desire, love).

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Modifies mithunam.

चिरात् (cirāt) - after a long time (after a long time, for a long time)

(indeclinable)

āt suffix forms an ablative adverb.

Note: Ablative used adverbially.

अन्यतया (anyatayā) - with a transformed or changed appearance/nature (by otherness, in a different way, with another nature)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of anyatā

anyatā - otherness, distinctness

From anya (other) + tā (suffix forming abstract feminine nouns).

Note: 'by otherness' or 'in a changed way'.

उत्थितम् (utthitam) - appeared, emerged (as if transformed) (risen, appeared, stood up)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of utthita

utthita - risen, stood up, appeared, produced

Past Passive Participle

From ud + root sthā (to stand).

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies mithunam.

मिथुनम् (mithunam) - a couple (pair, couple, male and female)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mithuna

mithuna - pair, couple, male and female, twin

पुष्पराशौ (puṣparāśau) - on a pile of flowers (on a heap of flowers)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of puṣparāśi

puṣparāśi - heap of flowers

Compound puṣpa (flower) + rāśi (heap).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṣpa+rāśi)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• rāśi – heap, pile, quantity, mass
  noun (masculine)

Note: 'On the flower pile'.

तत् (tat) - that (couple) (that, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

न्यषीदत् (nyaṣīdat) - sat down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of nyasīd

Imperfect active 3rd singular

From ni + root sad (to sit).

Prefix: ni

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Refers to mithunam (the couple).

परितः (paritaḥ) - all around (on the flower pile) (around, all over, on all sides)

(indeclinable)

From pari + tas suffix.

अमले (amale) - on the pure (flower pile) (in the pure, in the spotless)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of amala

amala - pure, spotless, clean, stainless

Compound a (not) + mala (dirt, impurity).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (a+mala)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies puṣparāśau.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (ocean) (in that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

समसमाभोगे (samasamābhoge) - in the equally expansive (ocean) (in equally extensive embrace/enjoyment/expanse)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of samasamābhoga

samasamābhoga - equally broad, equally extensive, uniform expanse, equal enjoyment

Compound sama (equal) + samābhoga (embrace, extent, enjoyment).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sama+samābhoga)

• sama – equal, same, uniform
  adjective (masculine)
• samābhoga – embracing, extensive, expanse, enjoyment, union
  noun (masculine)
  From sam- + ā- + bhuj (to enjoy, use)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Modifies kṣīrode.

क्षीरोदे (kṣīrode) - in the milk ocean

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṣīroda

kṣīroda - milk ocean (one of the seven mythical oceans)

Compound kṣīra (milk) + uda (water/ocean).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣīra+uda)

• kṣīra – milk
  noun (neuter)
• uda – water, ocean
  noun (neuter)

मन्दरः (mandaraḥ) - Mount Mandara (used to churn the milk ocean) (Mandara mountain)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mandara

mandara - Mandara mountain (mythical mountain used for churning the milk ocean)

Note: Subject of the simile.

यथा (yathā) - just as, like (just as, as, like)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of comparison.