योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-24, verse-21

पद्मयुग्मत्रयं यन्त्रमस्थिमांसमयं मृदु ।
ऊर्ध्वाधोनालमन्योन्यमिलत्कोमलसद्दलम् ॥ २१ ॥

padmayugmatrayaṃ yantramasthimāṃsamayaṃ mṛdu ,
ūrdhvādhonālamanyonyamilatkomalasaddalam 21

21. padmayugmatrayam yantram asthimāṃsamayam mṛdu
ūrdhvādhonālam anyonyamilatkomalasaddalam

21. yantram padmayugmatrayam asthimāṃsamayam mṛdu
ūrdhvādhonālam anyonyamilatkomalasaddalam

21. Three pairs of lotus-like structures, a soft mechanism made of bone and flesh, having stems extending both upwards and downwards, and whose soft, beautiful petals meet one another.

21. מנגנון זה מורכב משלושה זוגות פרחי לוטוס העשויים עצם ובשר רך, בעלי צינורות זורמים מעלה ומטה ועלעלים רכים הנוגעים זה בזה.

Words meanings summery:

• पद्मयुग्मत्रयम् (padmayugmatrayam) - three pairs of lotus-like structures

• यन्त्रम् (yantram) - mechanism, instrument, machine

• अस्थिमांसमयम् (asthimāṁsamayam) - consisting of bone and flesh

• मृदु (mṛdu) - soft, delicate, tender

• ऊर्ध्वाधोनालम् (ūrdhvādhonālam) - having stalks/stems upwards and downwards

• अन्योन्यमिलत्कोमलसद्दलम् (anyonyamilatkomalasaddalam) - having soft, beautiful petals meeting each other

Words meanings and morphology

पद्मयुग्मत्रयम् (padmayugmatrayam) - three pairs of lotus-like structures

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of padmayugmatraya

padmayugmatraya - three pairs of lotus(-like structures)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (padma+yugma+traya)

• padma – lotus, lotus-flower
  noun (neuter)
• yugma – pair, couple
  noun (neuter)
• traya – group of three, triad
  noun (neuter)

यन्त्रम् (yantram) - mechanism, instrument, machine

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yantra

yantra - instrument, machine, apparatus, device, mystical diagram

derived from root 'yam' (to restrain, support)

Root: yam (class 1)

अस्थिमांसमयम् (asthimāṁsamayam) - consisting of bone and flesh

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asthimāṃsamaya

asthimāṁsamaya - made of bone and flesh

suffix '-maya' (made of, consisting of)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asthi+māṃsa+maya)

• asthi – bone
  noun (neuter)
• māṃsa – flesh, meat
  noun (neuter)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix
  secondary suffix denoting material or abundance

मृदु (mṛdu) - soft, delicate, tender

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, tender, gentle, delicate

ऊर्ध्वाधोनालम् (ūrdhvādhonālam) - having stalks/stems upwards and downwards

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ūrdhvādhonāla

ūrdhvādhonāla - having stalks/stems extending upwards and downwards

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ūrdhva+adha+nāla)

• ūrdhva – upward, elevated, high
  adjective
• adha – downward, below, lower
  indeclinable
• nāla – stalk, stem, tube, hollow stalk
  noun (neuter)

अन्योन्यमिलत्कोमलसद्दलम् (anyonyamilatkomalasaddalam) - having soft, beautiful petals meeting each other

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anyonyamilatkomalasaddala

anyonyamilatkomalasaddala - having soft, beautiful petals meeting each other

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (anyonya+milat+komala+sat+dala)

• anyonya – mutually, each other
  pronoun
• milat – meeting, joining, mixing
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  from root 'mil' (to meet, unite)
  Root: mil (class 6)
• komala – soft, tender, delicate, pleasing
  adjective
• sat – good, beautiful, real, existing
  adjective
  Present Active Participle (from 'as' to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• dala – petal, leaf, fragment
  noun (neuter)

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