योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-18, verse-33

अन्या जहसुरुद्दामतालक्ष्वेडाघनारवम् ।
लसदङ्गविकारं च ध्वनत्सगिरिकाननाः ॥ ३३ ॥

anyā jahasuruddāmatālakṣveḍāghanāravam ,
lasadaṅgavikāraṃ ca dhvanatsagirikānanāḥ 33

33. anyā jahasuḥ uddāmatālakṣveḍāghanāravam |
lasadaṅgavikāram ca dhvanatsagirīkānanāḥ ||

33. anyāḥ uddāmatālakṣveḍāghanāravam ca
lasadaṅgavikāram dhvanatsagirīkānanāḥ jahasuḥ

33. Other women laughed with unrestrained, dense roars of hand-clapping and joyful cries, their bodies displaying glittering movements, making the mountains and forests resound.

33. אחרות צחקו בקול רם, מחאו כפיים בקצב סוער והשמיעו צהלות עזות, תוך שהן מזיזות את איבריהן בחין וגורמות להרים ולייערות להדהד.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्या (anyā) - other (apsaras) (others, other women)

• जहसुः (jahasuḥ) - laughed

• उद्दामतालक्ष्वेडाघनारवम् (uddāmatālakṣveḍāghanāravam) - with an unrestrained, dense roar of hand-clapping and joyful cries

• लसदङ्गविकारम् (lasadaṅgavikāram) - with glittering body movements, displaying charming gestures

• च (ca) - and, also

• ध्वनत्सगिरीकाननाः (dhvanatsagirīkānanāḥ) - causing the mountains and forests to resound

Words meanings and morphology

अन्या (anyā) - other (apsaras) (others, other women)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

Note: Subject of `jahasuḥ`.

जहसुः (jahasuḥ) - laughed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of has

Perfect active

Root `has` (to laugh, class 1).

Root: has (class 1)

उद्दामतालक्ष्वेडाघनारवम् (uddāmatālakṣveḍāghanāravam) - with an unrestrained, dense roar of hand-clapping and joyful cries

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uddāmatālakṣveḍāghanārava

uddāmatālakṣveḍāghanārava - characterized by an unrestrained, dense roar of hand-clapping and joyful cries

Compound type : karmadhāraya (uddāma+tāla+kṣveḍā+ghana+ārava)

• uddāma – unrestrained, wild, violent
  adjective
  `ud` + `dāma` (bond/cord), thus "unbound, unrestrained".
  Prefix: ud
• tāla – palm of hand, clapping, cymbal, rhythm
  noun (masculine)
  Root: tul (class 10)
• kṣveḍā – a roar, hiss, joyful cry, war-cry
  noun (feminine)
  From root `kṣviḍ` (to hiss, make a sound).
  Root: kṣviḍ (class 1)
• ghana – dense, thick, abundant, intense
  adjective
  Root: han (class 2)
• ārava – sound, noise, cry, roar
  noun (masculine)
  From root `ru` (to sound) with `ā`.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Functions adverbially.

लसदङ्गविकारम् (lasadaṅgavikāram) - with glittering body movements, displaying charming gestures

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of lasadaṅgavikāra

lasadaṅgavikāra - displaying glittering/trembling body movements

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lasat+aṅgavikāra)

• lasat – glittering, shining, trembling, playing, charming
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From root `las` (to shine, sport, tremble, play).
  Root: las (class 1)
• aṅgavikāra – body movement, gesture, change/transformation of limbs
  noun (masculine)
  `aṅga` (limb, body) + `vikāra` (change, alteration, movement).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions adverbially.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects `uddāmatālakṣveḍāghanāravam` and `lasadaṅgavikāram`, or two predicates for `anyāḥ`.

ध्वनत्सगिरीकाननाः (dhvanatsagirīkānanāḥ) - causing the mountains and forests to resound

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dhvanatsagirīkānana

dhvanatsagirīkānana - causing the mountains and forests to resound, making mountains and forests echo

Bahuvrīhi compound with a participle as its first part.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhvanat+sagiri+kānana)

• dhvanat – resounding, making noise, causing to resound
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From root `dhvan` (to sound).
  Root: dhvan (class 1)
• sagiri – with mountains, including mountains
  adjective (masculine)
  `sa` (with) + `giri` (mountain).
• kānana – forest, grove
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kan (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `anyāḥ`.

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