योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-109, verse-15

न स वासुकिजिह्नाभिर्वक्तुं हर्षेण शक्यते ।
दिविस्थाविव पङ्केन कृताविव मिलत्तनू ॥ १५ ॥

na sa vāsukijihnābhirvaktuṃ harṣeṇa śakyate ,
divisthāviva paṅkena kṛtāviva milattanū 15

15. na sa vāsukijihnābhiḥ vaktum harṣeṇa śakyate
| divisthāu iva paṅkena kṛtau iva milat-tanū

15. sa na vāsukijihnābhiḥ harṣeṇa vaktum śakyate (tau) divisthāu iva,
paṅkena kṛtau iva,
milat-tanū (āsītām)

15. That [emotion] cannot be described, even with joy, by the many tongues of Vāsuki. They were like two celestial beings, as if fashioned from mud, whose bodies merged.

15. אי אפשר לתאר את השמחה הזו אפילו באלף לשונותיו של וָאסוּקִי (מלך הנחשים). גופותיהם המתמזגים נראו כאילו שני שוכני שמיים כוסו בבוץ.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• स (sa) - that [emotion] (that, he (masculine singular))

• वासुकिजिह्नाभिः (vāsukijihnābhiḥ) - by the many tongues of Vāsuki (by the tongues of Vāsuki)

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to be described (to speak, to say, to describe)

• हर्षेण (harṣeṇa) - even with joy (with joy, by joy, owing to joy)

• शक्यते (śakyate) - can be described (is able, can be done)

• दिविस्थाउ (divisthāu) - two celestial beings (two celestial beings, two dwelling in heaven)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• पङ्केन (paṅkena) - from mud (by mud, with mud)

• कृतौ (kṛtau) - fashioned (made, done, created (dual))

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• मिलत्-तनू (milat-tanū) - whose bodies merged (whose bodies are joining/mingling, with merging bodies)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - that [emotion] (that, he (masculine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'bhāvaḥ' from the previous verse.

वासुकिजिह्नाभिः (vāsukijihnābhiḥ) - by the many tongues of Vāsuki (by the tongues of Vāsuki)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of vāsukijihvā

vāsukijihvā - Vāsuki's tongue

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāsuki+jihvā)

• vāsuki – name of a great serpent (nāga) king
  proper noun (masculine)
• jihvā – tongue, language
  noun (feminine)

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to be described (to speak, to say, to describe)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

formed from root 'vac' with suffix '-tum'

Root: vac (class 2)

हर्षेण (harṣeṇa) - even with joy (with joy, by joy, owing to joy)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of harṣa

harṣa - joy, delight, pleasure, elation

शक्यते (śakyate) - can be described (is able, can be done)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of śak

Root: śak (class 5)

दिविस्थाउ (divisthāu) - two celestial beings (two celestial beings, two dwelling in heaven)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of divistha

divistha - celestial, dwelling in heaven

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (divi+stha)

• divi – in heaven, in the sky
  noun (feminine)
  locative singular of 'div' (heaven, sky)
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  from root 'sthā' (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the embracing couple.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

पङ्केन (paṅkena) - from mud (by mud, with mud)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of paṅka

paṅka - mud, mire, dirt, sin

कृतौ (kṛtau) - fashioned (made, done, created (dual))

(past passive participle)

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

मिलत्-तनू (milat-tanū) - whose bodies merged (whose bodies are joining/mingling, with merging bodies)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of milat-tanu

milat-tanu - whose bodies are joining, with merging bodies

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (milat+tanu)

• milat – joining, meeting, merging
  present active participle (masculine)
  present active participle
  from root 'mil' (to join, meet)
  Root: mil (class 6)
• tanu – body, limb
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the embracing couple.

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