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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-109, verse-23

समस्ताः पेलवायन्ते तव तन्व्या गुणश्रिया ।
धीः श्रीः कान्तिः क्षमा मैत्री करुणाद्यास्तु सुन्दरि ॥ २३ ॥
samastāḥ pelavāyante tava tanvyā guṇaśriyā ,
dhīḥ śrīḥ kāntiḥ kṣamā maitrī karuṇādyāstu sundari 23
23. samastāḥ pelavāyante tava tanvyā guṇa-śriyā dhīḥ
śrīḥ kāntiḥ kṣamā maitrī karuṇā-ādyāḥ tu sundari
23. sundari,
tanvyā tava guṇa-śriyā samastāḥ pelavāyante.
dhīḥ śrīḥ kāntiḥ kṣamā maitrī karuṇā-ādyāḥ tu
23. All of them (the goddesses mentioned) appear delicate and insignificant before the splendor of your virtues, O slender-bodied one. Indeed, qualities like intellect, prosperity, radiance, forgiveness, friendship, compassion, and others also fade, O beautiful one.

Words meanings summery:

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  • समस्ताः (samastāḥ) - all the goddesses mentioned previously (all, entire, complete)
  • पेलवायन्ते (pelavāyante) - they become delicate, they become soft, they become insignificant, they fade
  • तव (tava) - your
  • तन्व्या (tanvyā) - by the slender-bodied woman
  • गुण-श्रिया (guṇa-śriyā) - by the splendor of qualities/virtues
  • धीः (dhīḥ) - intellect, wisdom, understanding
  • श्रीः (śrīḥ) - prosperity, beauty, splendor, glory
  • कान्तिः (kāntiḥ) - beauty, radiance, luster, charm
  • क्षमा (kṣamā) - forgiveness, patience, endurance, earth
  • मैत्री (maitrī) - friendship, benevolence, kindness
  • करुणा-आद्याः (karuṇā-ādyāḥ) - compassion and others, beginning with compassion
  • तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet
  • सुन्दरि (sundari) - O beautiful one, O lovely one

Words meanings and morphology

समस्ताः (samastāḥ) - all the goddesses mentioned previously (all, entire, complete)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of samasta
samasta - all, entire, complete, whole
From sam-√as (to throw together, unite)
Prefix: sam
Root: as (class 4)
Note: Refers to the list of goddesses in the preceding verse.
पेलवायन्ते (pelavāyante) - they become delicate, they become soft, they become insignificant, they fade
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of pelavāyate
Denominative, Present Tense
Derived from the adjective 'pelava' (delicate, soft, weak).
Note: The verb takes the feminine plural 'samastāḥ' as its subject.
तव (tava) - your
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Possessive pronoun modifying 'tanvyā guṇa-śriyā'.
तन्व्या (tanvyā) - by the slender-bodied woman
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of tanvī
tanvī - slender-bodied woman, delicate woman
From tanu (slender) + feminine suffix -ī.
Note: Refers to the woman being praised.
गुण-श्रिया (guṇa-śriyā) - by the splendor of qualities/virtues
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of guṇa-śrī
guṇa-śrī - splendor of qualities, beauty of virtues
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guṇa+śrī)
  • guṇa – quality, virtue, good quality, attribute
    noun (masculine)
  • śrī – splendor, glory, prosperity, beauty
    noun (feminine)
Note: Instrumental case, indicating the cause by which the goddesses become insignificant.
धीः (dhīḥ) - intellect, wisdom, understanding
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dhī
dhī - intellect, thought, understanding, wisdom
From √dhyai (to meditate, think)
Root: dhyai (class 1)
Note: Part of the list of qualities.
श्रीः (śrīḥ) - prosperity, beauty, splendor, glory
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śrī
śrī - prosperity, beauty, splendor, glory, wealth
Note: Part of the list of qualities.
कान्तिः (kāntiḥ) - beauty, radiance, luster, charm
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kānti
kānti - beauty, radiance, luster, charm, desire
From √kam (to desire, shine)
Root: kam (class 1)
Note: Part of the list of qualities.
क्षमा (kṣamā) - forgiveness, patience, endurance, earth
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣamā
kṣamā - forgiveness, patience, endurance, earth
From √kṣam (to endure, be patient)
Root: kṣam (class 1)
Note: Part of the list of qualities.
मैत्री (maitrī) - friendship, benevolence, kindness
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of maitrī
maitrī - friendship, benevolence, kindness, amity
From mitra (friend) + suffix -ī
Note: Part of the list of qualities.
करुणा-आद्याः (karuṇā-ādyāḥ) - compassion and others, beginning with compassion
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of karuṇā-ādi
karuṇā-ādi - compassion and so forth, beginning with compassion
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karuṇā+ādi)
  • karuṇā – compassion, pity, mercy
    noun (feminine)
  • ādi – beginning, et cetera, and so on
    noun (masculine)
Note: This compound makes the preceding nouns into a list ending with 'and others'.
तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
सुन्दरि (sundari) - O beautiful one, O lovely one
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of sundarī
sundarī - beautiful woman, lovely lady
Feminine form of sundara (beautiful).
Note: Direct address to the woman.