योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-24, verse-17

आस्यप्रधानसुद्वार भुजपार्श्वोपमन्दिरम् ।
दन्तालिकेसरस्रग्भिर्भूषितद्वारकोटरम् ॥ १७ ॥

āsyapradhānasudvāra bhujapārśvopamandiram ,
dantālikesarasragbhirbhūṣitadvārakoṭaram 17

17. āsya-pradhāna-su-dvāra bhuja-pārśva-upamandiram
dantāli-kesara-sragbhiḥ bhūṣita-dvāra-koṭaram

17. āsya-pradhāna-su-dvāra bhuja-pārśva-upamandiram
dantāli-kesara-sragbhiḥ bhūṣita-dvāra-koṭaram

17. The mouth serves as its principal, beautiful entrance, and the arms as its side-shrines. The cavity of this entrance is adorned with garlands made of teeth, which resemble filaments.

17. הפה משמש לו כער שער ראשי, הזרועות והצדדים הם מבנים צדדיים, ושקע השער מעוטר במחרוזות פנימיות של שורות השיניים.

Words meanings summery:

• आस्य-प्रधान-सु-द्वार (āsya-pradhāna-su-dvāra) - the mouth is metaphorically described as the main, beautiful entrance of the body-house. (having the mouth as the principal beautiful door)

• भुज-पार्श्व-उपमन्दिरम् (bhuja-pārśva-upamandiram) - the arms are metaphorically described as subsidiary shrines or temples on the sides of the body-house. (having the arms as side-shrines)

• दन्तालि-केसर-स्रग्भिः (dantāli-kesara-sragbhiḥ) - describes the adornment of the mouth cavity, where rows of teeth are likened to filaments forming garlands. (with garlands made of teeth resembling filaments)

• भूषित-द्वार-कोटरम् (bhūṣita-dvāra-koṭaram) - describes the mouth's inner cavity (throat/pharynx) as adorned by the teeth-garlands. (having the door-cavity adorned)

Words meanings and morphology

आस्य-प्रधान-सु-द्वार (āsya-pradhāna-su-dvāra) - the mouth is metaphorically described as the main, beautiful entrance of the body-house. (having the mouth as the principal beautiful door)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āsya-pradhāna-su-dvāra

āsya-pradhāna-su-dvāra - having the mouth as the principal beautiful door

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āsya+pradhāna+su-dvāra)

• āsya – mouth, face
  noun (neuter)
• pradhāna – chief, principal, main
  adjective
• su-dvāra – beautiful door, good door
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: su

Note: Modifies 'idam deha-geham' (the body-house).

भुज-पार्श्व-उपमन्दिरम् (bhuja-pārśva-upamandiram) - the arms are metaphorically described as subsidiary shrines or temples on the sides of the body-house. (having the arms as side-shrines)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhuja-pārśva-upamandira

bhuja-pārśva-upamandira - having the arms as side-shrines

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhuja+pārśva-upamandira)

• bhuja – arm, hand
  noun (masculine)
• pārśva-upamandira – side-shrine, smaller temple on the side
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'idam deha-geham' (the body-house).

दन्तालि-केसर-स्रग्भिः (dantāli-kesara-sragbhiḥ) - describes the adornment of the mouth cavity, where rows of teeth are likened to filaments forming garlands. (with garlands made of teeth resembling filaments)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of dantāli-kesara-srak

dantāli-kesara-srak - garland of tooth-filaments

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dantāli-kesara+srak)

• dantāli – row of teeth
  noun (feminine)
• kesara – filament (of a flower), mane (of a lion)
  noun (neuter)
• srak – garland, wreath
  noun (feminine)

भूषित-द्वार-कोटरम् (bhūṣita-dvāra-koṭaram) - describes the mouth's inner cavity (throat/pharynx) as adorned by the teeth-garlands. (having the door-cavity adorned)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhūṣita-dvāra-koṭara

bhūṣita-dvāra-koṭara - having the door-cavity adorned

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhūṣita+dvāra-koṭara)

• bhūṣita – adorned, decorated, embellished
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'bhūṣ' (to adorn).
  Root: bhūṣ (class 1)
• dvāra-koṭara – door-cavity, door-frame, opening of a door
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'idam deha-geham' (the body-house).

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