योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-15, verse-14

निशानाथकलाखण्डमृणालशकलैधितान् ।
अर्जुनाम्भोजिनीकन्दकवलान्ब्रह्मसारसान् ॥ १४ ॥

niśānāthakalākhaṇḍamṛṇālaśakalaidhitān ,
arjunāmbhojinīkandakavalānbrahmasārasān 14

14. niśānāthakalākhaṇḍamṛṇālaśakalaiḥ edhitān
arjunāmbhojinīkandakavalān brahmasārasān

14. niśānāthakalākhaṇḍamṛṇālaśakalaiḥ edhitān
arjunāmbhojinīkandakavalān brahmasārasān

14. I saw divine cranes (brahmasārasān) who were nourished by morsels of lotus stalks resembling fragments of the moon's digits, and who partook of mouthfuls of white lotus roots.

14. ראיתי שם עגורי בְּרַהְמָן הניזונים מנתחי גבעולי הלוטוס המוזנים מקרני הירח, ומפקעות לוטוס לבנות.

Words meanings summery:

• निशानाथकलाखण्डमृणालशकलैः (niśānāthakalākhaṇḍamṛṇālaśakalaiḥ) - describing the food that nourished the cranes (by pieces of lotus stalks like fragments of the moon's digits)

• एधितान् (edhitān) - nourished (by the lotus stalk pieces) (nourished, grown, increased)

• अर्जुनाम्भोजिनीकन्दकवलान् (arjunāmbhojinīkandakavalān) - describing the dietary habit of the cranes (those having mouthfuls of white lotus roots)

• ब्रह्मसारसान् (brahmasārasān) - specifying the type of birds seen (divine cranes, Brahma's cranes)

Words meanings and morphology

निशानाथकलाखण्डमृणालशकलैः (niśānāthakalākhaṇḍamṛṇālaśakalaiḥ) - describing the food that nourished the cranes (by pieces of lotus stalks like fragments of the moon's digits)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of niśānāthakalākhaṇḍamṛṇālaśakala

niśānāthakalākhaṇḍamṛṇālaśakala - pieces of lotus stalks resembling fragments of the moon's digits

Compound type : upamāna-karmadhāraya (niśānāthakalākhaṇḍa+mṛṇālaśakala)

• niśānāthakalākhaṇḍa – fragment of a moon digit (like the moon's parts)
  noun (neuter)
• mṛṇālaśakala – piece of lotus stalk
  noun (neuter)

एधितान् (edhitān) - nourished (by the lotus stalk pieces) (nourished, grown, increased)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, plural of edhita

edhita - grown, nourished, increased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √edh (to thrive, grow) + -ita suffix

Root: edh (class 1)

अर्जुनाम्भोजिनीकन्दकवलान् (arjunāmbhojinīkandakavalān) - describing the dietary habit of the cranes (those having mouthfuls of white lotus roots)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of arjunāmbhojinīkandakavala

arjunāmbhojinīkandakavala - one who consumes mouthfuls of white lotus roots

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (arjunāmbhojinīkanda+kavala)

• arjunāmbhojinīkanda – white lotus root
  noun (masculine)
• kavala – mouthful, morsel, bite
  noun (masculine)

ब्रह्मसारसान् (brahmasārasān) - specifying the type of birds seen (divine cranes, Brahma's cranes)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of brahmasārasa

brahmasārasa - divine crane, sacred crane, crane belonging to Brahma

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (brahman+sārasa)

• brahman – Brahman (the Absolute), Brahma (the creator god), sacred, divine
  noun (neuter)
• sārasa – crane, Indian crane
  noun (masculine)

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