योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-15, verse-25

तत्र पश्याम्यहं यावदेकान्ते स्कन्धकोटरे ।
विचित्रकुसुमास्तीर्णे विविधामोदशालिनि ॥ २५ ॥

tatra paśyāmyahaṃ yāvadekānte skandhakoṭare ,
vicitrakusumāstīrṇe vividhāmodaśālini 25

25. tatra paśyāmi aham yāvat ekānte skandhakoṭare
vicitrakusumāstīrṇe vividhāmodaśālini

25. tatra aham yāvat vicitrakusumāstīrṇe
vividhāmodaśālini ekānte skandhakoṭare paśyāmi

25. There, as I looked, I saw within a secluded hollow of the branch, which was adorned with diverse flowers and filled with various pleasing fragrances.

25. בעודי מסתכל, ראיתי בנקיק גזע מבודד, המרופד בפרחים ססגוניים ושופע ניחוחות שונים,

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, then

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold, I look

• अहम् (aham) - I

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, as soon as, when

• एकान्ते (ekānte) - in a secluded spot, in solitude, in private

• स्कन्धकोटरे (skandhakoṭare) - in the hollow of the branch/trunk

• विचित्रकुसुमास्तीर्णे (vicitrakusumāstīrṇe) - strewn with diverse flowers, covered with varied blossoms

• विविधामोदशालिनि (vividhāmodaśālini) - endowed with various fragrances, possessing diverse delights

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, then

(indeclinable)

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold, I look

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of paś

Present Tense, Active Voice

Root dṛś, replaced by paśya in present stem

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I (first person pronoun)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, while, as soon as, when

(indeclinable)

एकान्ते (ekānte) - in a secluded spot, in solitude, in private

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ekānta

ekānta - solitary, secluded, private place, absolute

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+anta)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral
• anta – end, limit, vicinity, side, secluded place
  noun (masculine)

स्कन्धकोटरे (skandhakoṭare) - in the hollow of the branch/trunk

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of skandhakoṭara

skandhakoṭara - hollow of a branch or trunk

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (skandha+koṭara)

• skandha – trunk (of a tree), shoulder, branch
  noun (masculine)
• koṭara – hollow of a tree, cavity
  noun (neuter)

विचित्रकुसुमास्तीर्णे (vicitrakusumāstīrṇe) - strewn with diverse flowers, covered with varied blossoms

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vicitrakusumāstīrṇa

vicitrakusumāstīrṇa - strewn with various kinds of flowers

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vicitra+kusuma+āstīrṇa)

• vicitra – variegated, diverse, wonderful, strange
  adjective
• kusuma – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• āstīrṇa – spread, covered, strewn
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root stṛ with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: stṛ (class 5)

विविधामोदशालिनि (vividhāmodaśālini) - endowed with various fragrances, possessing diverse delights

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vividhāmodaśālin

vividhāmodaśālin - possessing various fragrances/delights

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vividha+āmoda+śālin)

• vividha – various, diverse, manifold
  adjective
• āmoda – fragrance, delight, joy
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
• śālin – possessing, endowed with, adorned with, shining
  adjective

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