योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-107, verse-9

मासमेकं महेन्द्राद्रौ रम्ये सरलसंकुले ।
रत्नकुड्ये गुहागेहे पूजितौ सुरकिंनरैः ॥ ९ ॥

māsamekaṃ mahendrādrau ramye saralasaṃkule ,
ratnakuḍye guhāgehe pūjitau surakiṃnaraiḥ 9

9. māsam ekam mahendra-adrau ramye sarala-saṅkule
ratna-kuḍye guhā-gehe pūjitau sura-kiṃnaraiḥ

9. māsam ekam ramye sarala-saṅkule ratna-kuḍye
guhā-gehe mahendra-adrau sura-kiṃnaraiḥ pūjitau

9. For one month, on the delightful Mount Mahendra, which was dense with pine trees, and in a cave-house with jeweled walls, they were worshipped by gods and kinnaras.

Words meanings summery:

• मासम् (māsam) - for a month (month)

• एकम् (ekam) - one (month) (one, single)

• महेन्द्र-अद्रौ (mahendra-adrau) - on Mount Mahendra

• रम्ये (ramye) - on the beautiful (delightful, beautiful, charming)

• सरल-सङ्कुले (sarala-saṅkule) - dense with pine trees

• रत्न-कुड्ये (ratna-kuḍye) - in a (cave-house) with jeweled walls (with walls of jewels)

• गुहा-गेहे (guhā-gehe) - in a cave-house

• पूजितौ (pūjitau) - they (two) were worshipped (worshipped, honored)

• सुर-किंनरैः (sura-kiṁnaraiḥ) - by gods and kinnaras

Words meanings and morphology

मासम् (māsam) - for a month (month)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of māsa

māsa - month, moon

एकम् (ekam) - one (month) (one, single)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, sole

Note: Agrees with 'māsam'.

महेन्द्र-अद्रौ (mahendra-adrau) - on Mount Mahendra

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahendrādri

mahendrādri - Mount Mahendra (a mountain range in India)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahendra+adri)

• mahendra – Great Indra; name of a mountain
  proper noun (masculine)
• adri – mountain, hill, rock
  noun (masculine)

रम्ये (ramye) - on the beautiful (delightful, beautiful, charming)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ramya

ramya - pleasant, charming, delightful, beautiful

Gerundive

Derived from root RAM (to sport, to enjoy)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mahendrādrau'.

सरल-सङ्कुले (sarala-saṅkule) - dense with pine trees

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of saralasaṅkula

saralasaṅkula - crowded/dense with pine trees

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarala+saṅkula)

• sarala – pine tree (Pinus longifolia); straight, simple
  noun (masculine)
• saṅkula – dense, crowded, full of
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'mahendrādrau'.

रत्न-कुड्ये (ratna-kuḍye) - in a (cave-house) with jeweled walls (with walls of jewels)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ratnakuḍya

ratnakuḍya - having jeweled walls

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ratna+kuḍya)

• ratna – jewel, gem, pearl
  noun (neuter)
• kuḍya – wall (of a house or room)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'guhā-gehe'.

गुहा-गेहे (guhā-gehe) - in a cave-house

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of guhāgeha

guhāgeha - cave-house, a dwelling that is a cave

Compound type : karmadhāraya (guhā+geha)

• guhā – cave, cavern
  noun (feminine)
• geha – house, dwelling, abode
  noun (neuter)

पूजितौ (pūjitau) - they (two) were worshipped (worshipped, honored)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pūjita

pūjita - worshipped, honored, respected

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root PŪJ (to worship)

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Implies a dual subject (e.g., Rama and Lakshmana, or Shiva and Parvati, etc.) from context of epic narrative.

सुर-किंनरैः (sura-kiṁnaraiḥ) - by gods and kinnaras

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of surakiṃnara

surakiṁnara - gods and kinnaras

Compound type : dvandva (sura+kiṃnara)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• kiṃnara – kinnara (mythical being, half-human, half-horse or bird)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'pūjitau'.

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