योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-109, verse-16

शैलाविव समुत्कीर्णौ श्लिष्टावास्तां चिरं प्रियौ ।
मुहूर्तेन गलद्धर्मजलौ पुलकपीवरौ ॥ १६ ॥

śailāviva samutkīrṇau śliṣṭāvāstāṃ ciraṃ priyau ,
muhūrtena galaddharmajalau pulakapīvarau 16

16. śailau iva samutkīrṇau śliṣṭau āstām ciraṃ priyau
muhūrtena galad-gharma-jalau pulaka-pīvarau

16. priyau samutkīrṇau śailau iva śliṣṭau ciraṃ āstām
muhūrtena pulaka-pīvarau galad-gharma-jalau (āstām)

16. The lovers remained embraced for a long time, like two mountains carved and joined. Soon, their bodies became plump with goosebumps and were dripping with sweat.

16. שני האוהבים נותרו חבוקים זמן רב, כאילו הופסלו מתוך סלע יחיד, ותוך רגע אחד התכסו בזיעת התרגשות ועורם סמר מרוב אושר.

Words meanings summery:

• शैलौ (śailau) - two mountains

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• समुत्कीर्णौ (samutkīrṇau) - two carved out, sculptured, excavated ones

• श्लिष्टौ (śliṣṭau) - two embraced, two clung

• आस्ताम् (āstām) - they remained, they were

• चिरं (ciraṁ) - for a long time

• प्रियौ (priyau) - the two beloved ones, the two lovers

• मुहूर्तेन (muhūrtena) - in a moment, quickly

• गलद्-घर्म-जलौ (galad-gharma-jalau) - two whose sweat-water was dripping

• पुलक-पीवरौ (pulaka-pīvarau) - two plump with goosebumps

Words meanings and morphology

शैलौ (śailau) - two mountains

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock, stone

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

समुत्कीर्णौ (samutkīrṇau) - two carved out, sculptured, excavated ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of samutkīrṇa

samutkīrṇa - carved out, sculptured, engraved, excavated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `kṛ` (to scatter, engrave) with prefixes `sam` and `ut`.

Prefixes: sam+ut

Root: kṛ (class 6)

श्लिष्टौ (śliṣṭau) - two embraced, two clung

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śliṣṭa

śliṣṭa - embraced, clung, joined, attached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `śliṣ` (to embrace, cling).

Root: śliṣ (class 4)

आस्ताम् (āstām) - they remained, they were

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of ās

Imperfect Indicative

Laṅ (Imperfect) third person dual active form.

Root: ās (class 2)

चिरं (ciraṁ) - for a long time

(indeclinable)

प्रियौ (priyau) - the two beloved ones, the two lovers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of priya

priya - dear, beloved, favorite, husband, lover

मुहूर्तेन (muhūrtena) - in a moment, quickly

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, an instant, a short time, a specific division of time

गलद्-घर्म-जलौ (galad-gharma-jalau) - two whose sweat-water was dripping

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of galad-gharma-jala

galad-gharma-jala - dripping sweat-water

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (galat+gharma+jala)

• galat – dripping, flowing, falling
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root `gal` (to drop, drip, flow).
  Root: gal (class 1)
• gharma – heat, sweat, perspiration
  noun (masculine)
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)

पुलक-पीवरौ (pulaka-pīvarau) - two plump with goosebumps

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pulaka-pīvara

pulaka-pīvara - plump/swollen with goosebumps/horripilation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pulaka+pīvara)

• pulaka – goosebumps, horripilation, thrill of joy
  noun (masculine)
• pīvara – plump, swollen, fat, strong
  adjective (masculine)

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