योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-87

कैलासो नाम शैलेन्द्रो गौरीरमणमन्दिरम् ।
तत्रास्ते भगवान्देवो हरश्चन्द्रकलाधरः ॥ ८७ ॥

kailāso nāma śailendro gaurīramaṇamandiram ,
tatrāste bhagavāndevo haraścandrakalādharaḥ 87

87. kailāsaḥ nāma śailendraḥ gaurīramaṇamandiram
tatra āste bhagavān devaḥ haraḥ candrakalādharaḥ

87. kailāsaḥ nāma śailendraḥ gaurīramaṇamandiram (asti) .
tatra bhagavān devaḥ haraḥ candrakalādharaḥ āste .

87. The king of mountains named Kailasa is the abode of Gauri's beloved. There, the divine Lord Hara, the bearer of the crescent moon, resides.

Words meanings summery:

• कैलासः (kailāsaḥ) - Mount Kailasa

• नाम (nāma) - named (by name, named, indeed)

• शैलेन्द्रः (śailendraḥ) - king of mountains (king of mountains, lord of mountains)

• गौरीरमणमन्दिरम् (gaurīramaṇamandiram) - the abode of Gauri's beloved (Shiva) (the abode of Gauri's beloved)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (on Kailasa) (there, in that place)

• आस्ते (āste) - resides (sits, dwells, abides)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine Lord (glorious, venerable, divine, blessed Lord)

• देवः (devaḥ) - God (Shiva) (god, deity)

• हरः (haraḥ) - Hara (Shiva) (Hara (an epithet of Shiva), remover, destroyer)

• चन्द्रकलाधरः (candrakalādharaḥ) - the bearer of the crescent moon (bearer of the crescent moon)

Words meanings and morphology

कैलासः (kailāsaḥ) - Mount Kailasa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kailāsa

kailāsa - Mount Kailasa (a sacred mountain)

नाम (nāma) - named (by name, named, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular neuter of nāman used adverbially, or simply an indeclinable particle.

शैलेन्द्रः (śailendraḥ) - king of mountains (king of mountains, lord of mountains)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śailendra

śailendra - king of mountains, Himālaya

Compound of śaila (mountain) and indra (chief, lord).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śaila+indra)

• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
  From śilā (rock)
• indra – chief, lord, king (also the name of the Vedic deity Indra)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with kailāsaḥ.

गौरीरमणमन्दिरम् (gaurīramaṇamandiram) - the abode of Gauri's beloved (Shiva) (the abode of Gauri's beloved)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gaurīramaṇamandira

gaurīramaṇamandira - temple/abode of Gauri's beloved

Compound: gaurī-ramaṇa (Gauri's beloved) and then gaurīramaṇa-mandira (abode of Gauri's beloved).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (gaurī+ramaṇa+mandira)

• gaurī – Gauri (a name of Parvati, Shiva's consort)
  proper noun (feminine)
• ramaṇa – lover, beloved, enjoyer, husband
  noun (masculine)
  From root ram (to delight)
  Root: ram (class 1)
• mandira – house, dwelling, temple, abode
  noun (neuter)

Note: Appears as a predicate nominative with implied 'asti'.

तत्र (tatra) - there (on Kailasa) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Locative case of tad (that) used as an adverb.

Note: Refers to Kailasa.

आस्ते (āste) - resides (sits, dwells, abides)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ās

present indicative

Root: ās (class 2)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine Lord (glorious, venerable, divine, blessed Lord)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - glorious, divine, blessed, venerable, illustrious; Lord (as a noun)

From bhaga (fortune) + matup suffix.

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Refers to Hara.

देवः (devaḥ) - God (Shiva) (god, deity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

From root div (to shine).

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Refers to Hara.

हरः (haraḥ) - Hara (Shiva) (Hara (an epithet of Shiva), remover, destroyer)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hara

hara - a name of Shiva; seizing, carrying off, destroyer

From root hṛ (to seize, carry off).

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of āste.

चन्द्रकलाधरः (candrakalādharaḥ) - the bearer of the crescent moon (bearer of the crescent moon)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of candrakalādhara

candrakalādhara - one who bears the crescent moon (epithet of Shiva)

Compound: candra-kalā (moon digit) and then candra-kalā-dhara (bearer of the moon digit).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (candra+kalā+dhara)

• candra – moon, luminous
  noun (masculine)
• kalā – digit (of the moon), a small part, art, skill
  noun (feminine)
• dhara – bearing, holding, supporting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/suffix
  From root dhṛ (to hold, bear)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Hara.

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