योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-7, verse-2

सौवर्णाम्भोजकोशस्थलोलालिपटलश्रियम् ।
धारयन्ति दृशः स्त्रीणां कपोलतलदोलिताः ॥ २ ॥

sauvarṇāmbhojakośasthalolālipaṭalaśriyam ,
dhārayanti dṛśaḥ strīṇāṃ kapolataladolitāḥ 2

2. sauvarṇāmbhojakośasthalolālipaṭalaśriyam
dhārayanti dṛśaḥ strīṇām kapolatoladolitāḥ

2. The glances of women, swaying across their cheek surfaces, assume the splendor of a swarm of restless bees residing within the calyx of a golden lotus.

Words meanings summery:

• सौवर्णाम्भोजकोशस्थलोलालिपटलश्रियम् (sauvarṇāmbhojakośasthalolālipaṭalaśriyam) - the splendor of a swarm of restless bees situated in the calyx of a golden lotus

• धारयन्ति (dhārayanti) - they assume (they hold, they bear, they possess, they assume)

• दृशः (dṛśaḥ) - glances (glances, eyes, sights)

• स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women

• कपोलतोलदोलिताः (kapolatoladolitāḥ) - swaying across their cheek surfaces (swaying on the surface of the cheeks, moving on the cheeks)

Words meanings and morphology

सौवर्णाम्भोजकोशस्थलोलालिपटलश्रियम् (sauvarṇāmbhojakośasthalolālipaṭalaśriyam) - the splendor of a swarm of restless bees situated in the calyx of a golden lotus

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sauvarṇāmbhojakośasthalolālipaṭalaśri

sauvarṇāmbhojakośasthalolālipaṭalaśri - the splendor of a swarm of restless bees situated in the calyx of a golden lotus

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sauvarṇa+ambhoja+kośa+stha+lola+ali+paṭala+śri)

• sauvarṇa – golden
  adjective
  derived from suvarṇa (gold) with aṇ pratyaya
• ambhoja – lotus (water-born)
  noun (neuter)
  derived from ambhas (water) + jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• kośa – calyx, sheath, bud, interior, treasury
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, situated, dwelling in
  adjective
  derived from root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• lola – restless, trembling, quivering, desirous
  adjective
  derived from root lul
  Root: lul (class 10)
• ali – bee, scorpion
  noun (masculine)
• paṭala – swarm, multitude, layer, membrane
  noun (neuter)
• śri – splendor, beauty, prosperity, wealth
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śrī (class 2)

धारयन्ति (dhārayanti) - they assume (they hold, they bear, they possess, they assume)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dhāraya

causal verb, present active

derived from root dhṛ, 10th class (ṇic), present tense

Root: dhṛ (class 10)

दृशः (dṛśaḥ) - glances (glances, eyes, sights)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dṛś

dṛś - sight, eye, glance, appearance

Root: dṛś (class 1)

स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

कपोलतोलदोलिताः (kapolatoladolitāḥ) - swaying across their cheek surfaces (swaying on the surface of the cheeks, moving on the cheeks)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kapolatoladolita

kapolatoladolita - swayed on the surface of the cheeks, moving on the cheeks

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kapola+tala+dolita)

• kapola – cheek, temple
  noun (masculine)
• tala – surface, plane, palm, sole
  noun (neuter)
• dolita – swayed, swung, agitated, moved
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root dul (to swing, sway)
  Root: dul (class 1)

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