योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-109, verse-20

पुण्यश्च रतिनिष्पन्दः स्वादुर्नामामृतादपि ।
कियत्प्रमाणस्तन्वंग्या त्वया बालेन्दुमुग्धया ॥ २० ॥

puṇyaśca ratiniṣpandaḥ svādurnāmāmṛtādapi ,
kiyatpramāṇastanvaṃgyā tvayā bālendumugdhayā 20

20. puṇyaḥ ca rati-niṣpandaḥ svāduḥ nāma amṛtāt api
kiyat-pramāṇaḥ tanvaṅgyā tvayā bālendu-mugdhyā

20. tanvaṅgyā bālendu-mugdhyā tvayā puṇyaḥ ca
rati-niṣpandaḥ svāduḥ nāma amṛtāt api kiyat-pramāṇaḥ

20. O slender-bodied one, enchanting like the crescent moon, how immeasurable is the merit (puṇya), the tranquil delight (rati), and the sweetness – indeed, sweeter even than nectar – that emanates from you?

20. מה שגב וטהור הוא הרגע הזה של דממת העונג, המתוק אפילו מָאֶקְטָאר הָאַמְרִיתַה! כיצד אפשר למדוד את האושר שהענקת לי, יפהפייה עדינה, המקסימה כמו ירח חדש?

Words meanings summery:

• पुण्यः (puṇyaḥ) - meritorious, virtuous, sacred, auspicious, pure

• च (ca) - and, also

• रति-निष्पन्दः (rati-niṣpandaḥ) - tranquil in pleasure, motionless in delight, undisturbed joy

• स्वादुः (svāduḥ) - sweet, pleasant, delightful, charming

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, truly, by name, as it were

• अमृतात् (amṛtāt) - from nectar, than nectar

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• कियत्-प्रमाणः (kiyat-pramāṇaḥ) - of what measure, how much, how great, how extensive

• तन्वङ्ग्या (tanvaṅgyā) - by the slender-bodied woman, O slender-bodied woman (vocative sense)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• बालेन्दु-मुग्ध्या (bālendu-mugdhyā) - by the one charming like a young moon, O one charming like a young moon (vocative sense)

Words meanings and morphology

पुण्यः (puṇyaḥ) - meritorious, virtuous, sacred, auspicious, pure

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṇya

puṇya - meritorious, virtuous, sacred, auspicious, pure, good deed

Note: Here functioning as an adjective describing an implied 'quality' or 'effect'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

रति-निष्पन्दः (rati-niṣpandaḥ) - tranquil in pleasure, motionless in delight, undisturbed joy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rati-niṣpanda

rati-niṣpanda - motionless in delight, tranquil pleasure

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rati+niṣpanda)

• rati – pleasure, delight, love, attachment
  noun (feminine)
  From √ram (to delight)
  Root: ram (class 1)
• niṣpanda – motionless, tranquil, still, free from agitation
  adjective (masculine)
  From ni-√spand (to tremble, vibrate)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: spand (class 1)

Note: Here functioning as an adjective describing an implied 'quality' or 'effect'.

स्वादुः (svāduḥ) - sweet, pleasant, delightful, charming

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svādu

svādu - sweet, pleasant, delightful, charming

Note: Here functioning as an adjective describing an implied 'quality' or 'effect'.

नाम (nāma) - indeed, truly, by name, as it were

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अमृतात् (amṛtāt) - from nectar, than nectar

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of amṛta

amṛta - nectar, immortality, immortal

Negation of mṛta (dead).

Prefix: a

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Used with 'api' to mean 'even more than nectar'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

कियत्-प्रमाणः (kiyat-pramāṇaḥ) - of what measure, how much, how great, how extensive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kiyat-pramāṇa

kiyat-pramāṇa - of what measure, how much, how great

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kiyat+pramāṇa)

• kiyat – how much, how great, what quantity
  pronoun (neuter)
• pramāṇa – measure, standard, extent, proof
  noun (neuter)
  From pra-√mā (to measure)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Interrogative adjective referring to the implied quality/effect.

तन्वङ्ग्या (tanvaṅgyā) - by the slender-bodied woman, O slender-bodied woman (vocative sense)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tanvaṅgī

tanvaṅgī - slender-bodied woman, woman with a delicate figure

From tanu (slender) + aṅga (body)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tanu+aṅga)

• tanu – slender, thin, delicate; body
  adjective (feminine)
• aṅga – body, limb
  noun (neuter)

Note: Instrumental case indicating agency, here implying 'by means of' or 'from' her.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvam

tvam - you

बालेन्दु-मुग्ध्या (bālendu-mugdhyā) - by the one charming like a young moon, O one charming like a young moon (vocative sense)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bālendu-mugdhā

bālendu-mugdhā - charming/enchanting like a young/crescent moon

From bālendu (young moon) + mugdhā (charming, innocent)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bālendu+mugdhā)

• bāla-indu – young moon, crescent moon
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of bāla (young) and indu (moon)
• mugdhā – charming, lovely, innocent, foolish
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of mugdha.
  Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'tvayā' and 'tanvaṅgyā'.

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