योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-109, verse-18

उन्मुक्तभुजमास्तां तावलक्षस्थितलोचनम् ।
घनानन्दक्षणं स्थित्वा तूष्णीं प्रणयपेशलम् ॥ १८ ॥

unmuktabhujamāstāṃ tāvalakṣasthitalocanam ,
ghanānandakṣaṇaṃ sthitvā tūṣṇīṃ praṇayapeśalam 18

18. unmukta-bhujam āstām tau alakṣa-sthita-locanam
ghana-ānanda-kṣaṇaṃ sthitvā tūṣṇīm praṇaya-peśalam

18. tau unmukta-bhujam alakṣa-sthita-locanam āstām
ghana-ānanda-kṣaṇaṃ tūṣṇīm praṇaya-peśalam sthitvā

18. After remaining for a moment of profound bliss, silent and tender with love, they stayed with loosened arms and their gaze fixed blankly.

18. לאחר שהתירו את זרועותיהם, הם ישבו בדממה רכה ומלאת אהבה, עיניהם מביטות ללא מיקוד, כשהם שוהים ברגע של אושר צרוף ועמוק.

Words meanings summery:

• उन्मुक्त-भुजम् (unmukta-bhujam) - with loosened arms

• आस्ताम् (āstām) - they remained, they were

• तौ (tau) - those two

• अलक्ष-स्थित-लोचनम् (alakṣa-sthita-locanam) - with a gaze fixed blankly, eyes fixed without perceiving (with unseeing eyes, eyes fixed on nothing)

• घन-आनन्द-क्षणं (ghana-ānanda-kṣaṇaṁ) - for a moment of intense bliss

• स्थित्वा (sthitvā) - having remained, having stood

• तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silently, quietly

• प्रणय-पेशलम् (praṇaya-peśalam) - tender with love, beautiful due to love

Words meanings and morphology

उन्मुक्त-भुजम् (unmukta-bhujam) - with loosened arms

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of unmukta-bhuja

unmukta-bhuja - having loosened arms, with released embrace

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (unmukta+bhuja)

• unmukta – released, loosened, abandoned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `muc` (to release) with prefix `ud`.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: muc (class 6)
• bhuja – arm, hand, curve
  noun (masculine)

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)

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

अलक्ष-स्थित-लोचनम् (alakṣa-sthita-locanam) - with a gaze fixed blankly, eyes fixed without perceiving (with unseeing eyes, eyes fixed on nothing)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of alakṣa-sthita-locana

alakṣa-sthita-locana - having eyes fixed on nothing discernible, with an unseeing gaze

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+lakṣa+sthita+locana)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
• lakṣa – mark, sign, object, target, perception
  noun (neuter)
• sthita – situated, standing, fixed, remaining
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `sthā` (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• locana – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)

घन-आनन्द-क्षणं (ghana-ānanda-kṣaṇaṁ) - for a moment of intense bliss

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ghana-ānanda-kṣaṇa

ghana-ānanda-kṣaṇa - a moment of dense/intense bliss/joy

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ghana+ānanda+kṣaṇa)

• ghana – dense, thick, intense, solid
  adjective (masculine)
• ānanda – bliss, joy, delight, happiness
  noun (masculine)
• kṣaṇa – moment, instant, a brief period of time
  noun (masculine)

स्थित्वा (sthitvā) - having remained, having stood

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Derived from root `sthā` (to stand, remain).

Root: sthā (class 1)

तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silently, quietly

(indeclinable)

प्रणय-पेशलम् (praṇaya-peśalam) - tender with love, beautiful due to love

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of praṇaya-peśala

praṇaya-peśala - delicate/beautiful/tender with love or affection

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (praṇaya+peśala)

• praṇaya – love, affection, devotion, regard
  noun (masculine)
• peśala – delicate, tender, beautiful, charming, skillful
  adjective (masculine)

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