योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-18, verse-2

षट्पदश्रेणिनयना यस्योच्चस्तबकस्तनी ।
विलासिनी शरीरार्धे लता चूततरोरिव ॥ २ ॥

ṣaṭpadaśreṇinayanā yasyoccastabakastanī ,
vilāsinī śarīrārdhe latā cūtataroriva 2

2. ṣaṭpada-śreṇī-nayanā yasya ucca-stabaka-stanī
vilāsinī śarīra-ardhe latā cūta-taroḥ iva

2. yasya ṣaṭpadaśreṇīnayanā uccastabakastanī
vilāsinī śarīrārdhe latā cūtataroḥ iva

2. His beloved (vilāsinī), whose eyes are like lines of bees and whose breasts are like high clusters of flowers, resides in half of his body, just as a creeper embraces a mango tree.

Words meanings summery:

• षट्पद-श्रेणी-नयना (ṣaṭpada-śreṇī-nayanā) - whose eyes are like rows of bees

• यस्य (yasya) - whose; of whom

• उच्च-स्तबक-स्तनी (ucca-stabaka-stanī) - whose breasts are like high clusters of flowers

• विलासिनी (vilāsinī) - charming woman; beloved; coquettish woman

• शरीर-अर्धे (śarīra-ardhe) - in half of the body

• लता (latā) - creeper; vine

• चूत-तरोः (cūta-taroḥ) - of a mango tree

• इव (iva) - as if; like; similar to

Words meanings and morphology

षट्पद-श्रेणी-नयना (ṣaṭpada-śreṇī-nayanā) - whose eyes are like rows of bees

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ṣaṭpada-śreṇī-nayana

ṣaṭpada-śreṇī-nayana - one whose eyes are rows of bees

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ṣaṭpada+śreṇī+nayana)

• ṣaṭpada – bee (literally 'six-footed')
  noun (masculine)
• śreṇī – row; line; series
  noun (feminine)
• nayana – eye; leading; guiding
  noun (neuter)
  Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Refers to the 'vilāsinī'.

यस्य (yasya) - whose; of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who; which; what

Note: Refers to the main subject, Shiva (implied from previous verse).

उच्च-स्तबक-स्तनी (ucca-stabaka-stanī) - whose breasts are like high clusters of flowers

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ucca-stabaka-stanī

ucca-stabaka-stanī - one whose breasts are like high clusters of flowers

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ucca+stabaka+stanī)

• ucca – high; lofty; elevated
  adjective (masculine)
• stabaka – cluster (of flowers); bunch; bouquet
  noun (masculine)
• stanī – breast; udder
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to the 'vilāsinī'.

विलासिनी (vilāsinī) - charming woman; beloved; coquettish woman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vilāsinī

vilāsinī - charming woman; beloved; playful woman

Root: las (class 1)

Note: The subject of the sentence, referring to Parvati.

शरीर-अर्धे (śarīra-ardhe) - in half of the body

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śarīra-ardha

śarīra-ardha - half of the body

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śarīra+ardha)

• śarīra – body; physical form
  noun (neuter)
• ardha – half; part
  noun (masculine)

लता (latā) - creeper; vine

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of latā

latā - creeper; vine; tendril

Note: Used in the simile.

चूत-तरोः (cūta-taroḥ) - of a mango tree

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of cūta-taru

cūta-taru - mango tree

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cūta+taru)

• cūta – mango; mango tree
  noun (masculine)
• taru – tree
  noun (masculine)

Note: In comparison with 'latā'.

इव (iva) - as if; like; similar to

(indeclinable)