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6,108

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-108, verse-11

मिथुनं तद्ददर्शाथ मिथः प्रहसिताननम् ।
अन्योन्यवदनासक्तं छन्नं कल्पलतांशुकैः ॥ ११ ॥
mithunaṃ taddadarśātha mithaḥ prahasitānanam ,
anyonyavadanāsaktaṃ channaṃ kalpalatāṃśukaiḥ 11
11. mithunam tat dadarśa atha mithaḥ prahasitānanam
anyonyavadanāsaktam channam kalpalatā-aṃśukaiḥ
11. atha tat mithunam mithaḥ prahasitānanam
anyonyavadanāsaktam kalpalatā-aṃśukaiḥ channam dadarśa
11. Then he saw that couple, whose faces were smiling at each other and intimately joined, covered by garments of wish-fulfilling creepers.

Words meanings summery:

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  • मिथुनम् (mithunam) - a male and female couple (a couple, a pair)
  • तत् (tat) - that (referring to the previously described couple) (that, that one, it)
  • ददर्श (dadarśa) - (the narrator) saw (saw, beheld)
  • अथ (atha) - then (indicating sequence) (then, next, now)
  • मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually (referring to the couple's interaction) (mutually, reciprocally, to each other)
  • प्रहसिताननम् (prahasitānanam) - (the couple) having mutually smiling faces (having a smiling face, with a joyous countenance)
  • अन्योन्यवदनासक्तम् (anyonyavadanāsaktam) - (the couple) with their faces intimately joined together (with faces attached to each other, mutually connected by face)
  • छन्नम् (channam) - (the couple) covered (covered, hidden, veiled)
  • कल्पलता-अंशुकैः (kalpalatā-aṁśukaiḥ) - by clothes made from divine wish-fulfilling creepers (by garments of wish-fulfilling creepers)

Words meanings and morphology

मिथुनम् (mithunam) - a male and female couple (a couple, a pair)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mithuna
mithuna - couple, pair, male and female
Note: Object of the verb 'dadarśa'.
तत् (tat) - that (referring to the previously described couple) (that, that one, it)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it, he, she
Note: Agrees with 'mithunam'.
ददर्श (dadarśa) - (the narrator) saw (saw, beheld)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of dṛś
Perfect active
Root 'dṛś' in perfect tense. Reduplicated.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Subject is implied (narrator).
अथ (atha) - then (indicating sequence) (then, next, now)
(indeclinable)
मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually (referring to the couple's interaction) (mutually, reciprocally, to each other)
(indeclinable)
From 'mithuna' (pair), becoming an adverb.
प्रहसिताननम् (prahasitānanam) - (the couple) having mutually smiling faces (having a smiling face, with a joyous countenance)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of prahasitānana
prahasitānana - having a smiling face
Bahuvrihi compound: 'prahasita' (smiling) + 'ānana' (face).
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (prahasita+ānana)
  • prahasita – smiled, laughing
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root 'has' (to laugh) with 'pra' prefix.
    Prefix: pra
    Root: has (class 1)
  • ānana – face, mouth
    noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with 'mithunam'.
अन्योन्यवदनासक्तम् (anyonyavadanāsaktam) - (the couple) with their faces intimately joined together (with faces attached to each other, mutually connected by face)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anyonyavadanāsakta
anyonyavadanāsakta - with faces attached to each other
Bahuvrihi compound: 'anyonya' (mutually) + 'vadana' (face) + 'āsakta' (attached).
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (anyonya+vadana+āsakta)
  • anyonya – mutual, reciprocal, each other
    pronoun (neuter)
  • vadana – face, mouth
    noun (neuter)
    Root: vad (class 1)
  • āsakta – attached, clinging, fond of
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root 'sañj' (to cling) with 'ā' prefix.
    Prefix: ā
    Root: sañj (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'mithunam'.
छन्नम् (channam) - (the couple) covered (covered, hidden, veiled)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of channa
channa - covered, hidden, veiled
Past Passive Participle
From root 'chad' (to cover).
Root: chad (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'mithunam'.
कल्पलता-अंशुकैः (kalpalatā-aṁśukaiḥ) - by clothes made from divine wish-fulfilling creepers (by garments of wish-fulfilling creepers)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of kalpalatā-aṃśuka
kalpalatā-aṁśuka - garment of a wish-fulfilling creeper
Tatpurusha compound: 'kalpalatā' (wish-fulfilling creeper) + 'aṃśuka' (garment).
Compound type : Tatpurusha (kalpalatā+aṃśuka)
  • kalpalatā – wish-fulfilling creeper (mythical plant)
    noun (feminine)
    Compound of 'kalpa' (wish, proper form) and 'latā' (creeper).
  • aṃśuka – garment, cloth, fine cloth
    noun (neuter)
Note: Refers to the garments covering the couple.