योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-90

पुष्पार्थं स्यूतपुटिकः पुस्तकव्यूहसंग्रही ।
एवंगुणविशिष्टस्य कैलासवनकुञ्जके ॥ ९० ॥

puṣpārthaṃ syūtapuṭikaḥ pustakavyūhasaṃgrahī ,
evaṃguṇaviśiṣṭasya kailāsavanakuñjake 90

90. puṣpa artham syūtapuṭikaḥ pustakavyūhasaṃgrahī
evaṃguṇaviśiṣṭasya kailāsavanakuñjake

90. syūtapuṭikaḥ puṣpa artham pustakavyūhasaṃgrahī
evaṃguṇaviśiṣṭasya kailāsavanakuñjake

90. He also kept pouches sewn for flowers and accumulated a vast collection of books. While such a one, possessing these excellent qualities, resided in a secluded grove within the Kailasa forest...

Words meanings summery:

• पुष्प (puṣpa) - flower, blossom

• अर्थम् (artham) - for the purpose of, for the sake of (flowers) (purpose, meaning, wealth, for the sake of)

• स्यूतपुटिकः (syūtapuṭikaḥ) - one who had sewn pouches (for flowers) (having a sewn pouch/bag, one who has a sewn bag)

• पुस्तकव्यूहसंग्रही (pustakavyūhasaṁgrahī) - one who had assembled a vast collection of books (one who collects a multitude of books)

• एवंगुणविशिष्टस्य (evaṁguṇaviśiṣṭasya) - of this very person, endowed with these excellent qualities (of one endowed with such qualities)

• कैलासवनकुञ्जके (kailāsavanakuñjake) - in a secluded grove within the Kailasa forest (in a grove of the Kailasa forest)

Words meanings and morphology

पुष्प (puṣpa) - flower, blossom

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṣpa

puṣpa - flower, blossom

Root: puṣ (class 4)

अर्थम् (artham) - for the purpose of, for the sake of (flowers) (purpose, meaning, wealth, for the sake of)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an indeclinable meaning "for the purpose of" when following another word in compounds (puṣpa + artham = puṣpārtham).

स्यूतपुटिकः (syūtapuṭikaḥ) - one who had sewn pouches (for flowers) (having a sewn pouch/bag, one who has a sewn bag)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of syūtapuṭika

syūtapuṭika - having sewn bags/pouches, a person with sewn pouches

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (syūta+puṭikā)

• syūta – sewn, stitched
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'siv' (to sew).
  Root: siv (class 4)
• puṭikā – pouch, bag, purse, basket
  noun (feminine)
  Diminutive of 'puṭa'.

Note: Describes the subject.

पुस्तकव्यूहसंग्रही (pustakavyūhasaṁgrahī) - one who had assembled a vast collection of books (one who collects a multitude of books)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pustakavyūhasaṃgrahi

pustakavyūhasaṁgrahi - collector of a multitude of books

Agent noun from 'saṃgrah'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pustakavyūha+saṃgrahin)

• pustakavyūha – multitude/collection of books
  noun (masculine)
• saṃgrahin – collector, gatherer, one who collects
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root 'grah' with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Describes the subject.

एवंगुणविशिष्टस्य (evaṁguṇaviśiṣṭasya) - of this very person, endowed with these excellent qualities (of one endowed with such qualities)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of evaṃguṇaviśiṣṭa

evaṁguṇaviśiṣṭa - endowed with such qualities, distinguished by these virtues

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (evam+guṇa+viśiṣṭa)

• evam – thus, in this manner, such
  indeclinable
• guṇa – quality, attribute, virtue, strand
  noun (masculine)
• viśiṣṭa – distinguished, endowed with, eminent, special
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'śiṣ' (to be eminent) with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Qualifies the subject, connecting to the action in the next verse.

कैलासवनकुञ्जके (kailāsavanakuñjake) - in a secluded grove within the Kailasa forest (in a grove of the Kailasa forest)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kailāsavanakuñjaka

kailāsavanakuñjaka - a grove in the Kailasa forest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kailāsa+vana+kuñjaka)

• kailāsa – Mount Kailasa (abode of Shiva)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
  Root: van (class 1)
• kuñjaka – grove, arbour, thicket
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates the location.

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