योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-108, verse-12

आलोलमाल्यशयनं मदनातुरमाकुलम् ।
अङ्गलग्नच्छलेनात्मरागमन्योन्यमर्पयत् ॥ १२ ॥

ālolamālyaśayanaṃ madanāturamākulam ,
aṅgalagnacchalenātmarāgamanyonyamarpayat 12

12. ālolamālyaśayanam madanāturam ākulam
aṅgalagna-chalena ātma-rāgam anyonyam arpayat

12. ālolamālyaśayanam madanāturam ākulam
aṅgalagna-chalena anyonyam ātma-rāgam arpayat

12. Agitated by love and restless, with a bed of swaying garlands, they mutually offered their own passion (ātman-rāga) under the pretext of their bodies clinging to each other.

12. הם נעו בטירוף תשוקה על יצוע הפרחים המיטלטל, וכביכול מתוך מגע גופני העבירו זה לזה את תשוקתם העמוקה.

Words meanings summery:

• आलोलमाल्यशयनम् (ālolamālyaśayanam) - (the couple) lying on a bed with swaying garlands (a bed with swaying garlands)

• मदनातुरम् (madanāturam) - (the couple) intensely agitated by passion (agitated by love, love-stricken)

• आकुलम् (ākulam) - (the couple) restless with emotion (agitated, restless, confused)

• अङ्गलग्न-छलेन (aṅgalagna-chalena) - using the excuse of their bodies touching (by the pretext of body-contact)

• आत्म-रागम् (ātma-rāgam) - their own intense affection (one's own passion, self-love)

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - to each other (mutually, reciprocally, each other)

• अर्पयत् (arpayat) - (the couple) offered to each other (offered, presented, consigned)

Words meanings and morphology

आलोलमाल्यशयनम् (ālolamālyaśayanam) - (the couple) lying on a bed with swaying garlands (a bed with swaying garlands)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ālolamālyaśayana

ālolamālyaśayana - a bed with swaying garlands

Bahuvrihi compound: 'ā-lola' (swaying, trembling) + 'mālya' (garland) + 'śayana' (bed).

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (ā-lola+mālya+śayana)

• ā-lola – swaying, trembling, restless
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'lul' (to shake) with 'ā' prefix.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lul (class 1)
• mālya – garland, wreath
  noun (neuter)
• śayana – bed, sleeping, lying down
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'śī' (to lie down).
  Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'mithunam'.

मदनातुरम् (madanāturam) - (the couple) intensely agitated by passion (agitated by love, love-stricken)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madanātura

madanātura - agitated by love, love-stricken

Tatpurusha compound: 'madana' (love, passion) + 'ātura' (distressed, agitated).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (madana+ātura)

• madana – love, passion, god of love
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'mad' (to be intoxicated, delighted).
  Root: mad (class 4)
• ātura – distressed, sick, agitated
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'mithunam'.

आकुलम् (ākulam) - (the couple) restless with emotion (agitated, restless, confused)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākula

ākula - agitated, restless, confused, crowded

From root 'kul' (to collect) with 'ā' prefix.

Prefix: ā

Root: kul (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mithunam'.

अङ्गलग्न-छलेन (aṅgalagna-chalena) - using the excuse of their bodies touching (by the pretext of body-contact)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of aṅgalagnachala

aṅgalagnachala - pretext of body-contact

Tatpurusha compound: 'aṅgalagna' (body-contact/body-attached) + 'chala' (pretext, deceit).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (aṅgalagna+chala)

• aṅgalagna – attached to the body, body-contact
  adjective (masculine)
  Tatpurusha compound of 'aṅga' (body) and 'lagna' (attached, Past Passive Participle from 'lag').
• chala – pretext, trick, deceit
  noun (neuter)

आत्म-रागम् (ātma-rāgam) - their own intense affection (one's own passion, self-love)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātma-rāga

ātma-rāga - one's own passion, self-love, intense affection

Tatpurusha compound: 'ātman' (self) + 'rāga' (passion, love).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (ātman+rāga)

• ātman – self, soul, essence, own
  noun (masculine)
• rāga – color, passion, love, affection
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'rañj' (to color, dye).
  Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Object of 'arpayat'.

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - to each other (mutually, reciprocally, each other)

(indeclinable)

From 'anya' (other).

Note: Adverbial use.

अर्पयत् (arpayat) - (the couple) offered to each other (offered, presented, consigned)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of arpayati

Imperfect active, causative

From root 'ṛ' (to go) in causative stem (arpi) + imperfect ending.

Root: ṛ (class 3)

Note: Subject is 'mithunam' (the couple). A singular verb is often used with 'mithunam' when referring to the couple as a single unit.

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