योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-18, verse-11

प्रस्फुरन्मूर्धमणयश्चरन्तो मसृणाङ्गकाः ।
भुजगा वलया यस्य प्रकचत्कनकत्विषः ॥ ११ ॥

prasphuranmūrdhamaṇayaścaranto masṛṇāṅgakāḥ ,
bhujagā valayā yasya prakacatkanakatviṣaḥ 11

11. prasphuran-mūrdha-maṇayaḥ carantaḥ masṛṇa-aṅgakāḥ
bhujagāḥ valayāḥ yasya prakacat-kanaka-tviṣaḥ

11. yasya bhujagāḥ valayāḥ prasphuran-mūrdha-maṇayaḥ
carantaḥ masṛṇa-aṅgakāḥ prakacat-kanaka-tviṣaḥ

11. Whose serpents, serving as bangles, have glittering jewels on their heads, smooth bodies, and a radiant golden luster.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रस्फुरन्-मूर्ध-मणयः (prasphuran-mūrdha-maṇayaḥ) - whose head-jewels glitter; with glittering head-jewels

• चरन्तः (carantaḥ) - moving, crawling, wandering

• मसृण-अङ्गकाः (masṛṇa-aṅgakāḥ) - smooth-bodied, with soft limbs

• भुजगाः (bhujagāḥ) - serpents, snakes

• वलयाः (valayāḥ) - bangles, armlets, bracelets

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• प्रकचत्-कनक-त्विषः (prakacat-kanaka-tviṣaḥ) - with radiant golden luster, whose luster is of shining gold

Words meanings and morphology

प्रस्फुरन्-मूर्ध-मणयः (prasphuran-mūrdha-maṇayaḥ) - whose head-jewels glitter; with glittering head-jewels

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prasphuranmūrdhamaṇi

prasphuranmūrdhamaṇi - one whose head-jewels glitter

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prasphurat+mūrdhamaṇi)

• prasphurat – glittering forth, throbbing, radiant
  participle (masculine)
  Present active participle
  Derived from root sphur (class 6, to throb, glitter) with prefix pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sphur (class 6)
• mūrdhamaṇi – head-jewel, crest-gem
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of mūrdhan (head) and maṇi (jewel).

Note: Describes the serpents.

चरन्तः (carantaḥ) - moving, crawling, wandering

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of carat

carat - moving, wandering, behaving

Present active participle

Derived from root car (class 1, to move, to go).

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Describes the serpents.

मसृण-अङ्गकाः (masṛṇa-aṅgakāḥ) - smooth-bodied, with soft limbs

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of masṛṇāṅgaka

masṛṇāṅgaka - smooth-bodied

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (masṛṇa+aṅgaka)

• masṛṇa – smooth, soft, polished
  adjective (masculine)
• aṅgaka – small body, limb, body part
  noun (masculine)
  Diminutive of aṅga.

Note: Describes the serpents.

भुजगाः (bhujagāḥ) - serpents, snakes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhujaga

bhujaga - serpent, snake (lit. "moving on the arm/shoulder/breast")

Compound bhuj (arm/shoulder) + ga (goer, moving).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence (along with valayāḥ).

वलयाः (valayāḥ) - bangles, armlets, bracelets

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of valaya

valaya - bangle, bracelet, circle, ring

From root val (to cover, enclose).

Root: val (class 1)

Note: Serves as the predicate for bhujagāḥ, meaning the serpents are the bangles.

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Possessive pronoun, linking the serpents/bangles to the deity.

प्रकचत्-कनक-त्विषः (prakacat-kanaka-tviṣaḥ) - with radiant golden luster, whose luster is of shining gold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prakacatkanakatviṣ

prakacatkanakatviṣ - having the luster of shining gold

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prakacat+kanaka+tviṣ)

• prakacat – shining forth, glistening
  participle (masculine)
  Present active participle
  Derived from root kac (class 1, to shine) with prefix pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kac (class 1)
• kanaka – gold
  noun (neuter)
• tviṣ – luster, splendor, light
  noun (feminine)
  From root tviṣ (to shine).
  Root: tviṣ

Note: Describes the serpents.

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