योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-80, verse-9

तस्माद्बालासि मुग्धासि चपलासि विलासिनि ।
नानालापविलासेन क्रीडामि क्रीड सुन्दरि ॥ ९ ॥

tasmādbālāsi mugdhāsi capalāsi vilāsini ,
nānālāpavilāsena krīḍāmi krīḍa sundari 9

9. tasmāt bālā asi mugdhā asi capalā asi vilāsini
nānā alāpa vilāsena krīḍāmi krīḍa sundari

9. tasmāt,
vilāsini,
(tvam) bālā asi,
mugdhā asi,
capalā asi.
aham nānālāpavilāsena krīḍāmi.
sundari,
(tvam) krīḍa.

9. Therefore, O charming lady, you are like a young girl, you are naive, you are fickle. I engage in play through various delightful conversations. Play on, O beautiful one!

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, as a consequence of what was said before (therefore, from that)

• बाला (bālā) - implies youth, innocence, perhaps also a lack of profound understanding (young girl, immature one)

• असि (asi) - you are

• मुग्धा (mugdhā) - innocent, charming (in a playful sense) (naive, innocent, charming, bewildered)

• असि (asi) - you are

• चपला (capalā) - playful, prone to changing topics (like philosophical rambling) (fickle, restless, playful)

• असि (asi) - you are

• विलासिनि (vilāsini) - O charming or graceful one (vocative) (O charming lady, O playful one, O coquettish woman)

• नाना (nānā) - various (various, manifold, diverse)

• अलाप (alāpa) - delightful conversation, as part of playful interaction. Contrasts with pralāpa (incoherent talk) from previous verses. (talk, conversation, speech)

• विलासेन (vilāsena) - through the sport/play of talks (by means of sport, play, grace, charm)

• क्रीडामि (krīḍāmi) - I play

• क्रीड (krīḍa) - play! (imperative)

• सुन्दरि (sundari) - O beautiful one (vocative) (O beautiful one)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, as a consequence of what was said before (therefore, from that)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: functions as an adverb 'therefore'

बाला (bālā) - implies youth, innocence, perhaps also a lack of profound understanding (young girl, immature one)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bālā

bāla - young, child, immature, naive

feminine form of bāla

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present active

from root √as

Root: as (class 2)

मुग्धा (mugdhā) - innocent, charming (in a playful sense) (naive, innocent, charming, bewildered)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mugdhā

mugdha - bewildered, foolish, charming, innocent, naive

Past Passive Participle

feminine form of mugdha, from √muh

Root: muh (class 4)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present active

from root √as

Root: as (class 2)

चपला (capalā) - playful, prone to changing topics (like philosophical rambling) (fickle, restless, playful)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of capalā

capala - fickle, restless, trembling, playful, swift

feminine form of capala

Root: cal (class 1)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present active

from root √as

Root: as (class 2)

विलासिनि (vilāsini) - O charming or graceful one (vocative) (O charming lady, O playful one, O coquettish woman)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of vilāsinī

vilāsinī - charming, graceful, sportive, coquettish woman

feminine noun from vi- + √las (to sport, play)

Prefix: vi

Root: las (class 1)

नाना (nānā) - various (various, manifold, diverse)

(indeclinable)

अलाप (alāpa) - delightful conversation, as part of playful interaction. Contrasts with pralāpa (incoherent talk) from previous verses. (talk, conversation, speech)

(noun)

masculine, singular of alāpa

alāpa - talk, conversation, speech, address, song (in music)

from ā- + √lap (to speak)

Prefix: ā

Root: lap (class 1)

विलासेन (vilāsena) - through the sport/play of talks (by means of sport, play, grace, charm)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nānālāpavilāsa

nānālāpavilāsa - sport/play of various talks

compound of nānālāpa and vilāsa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nānālāpa+vilāsa)

• nānālāpa – various talks, diverse conversations
  noun (masculine)
  compound of nānā and alāpa
• vilāsa – sport, play, pastime, charm, grace
  noun (masculine)
  from vi- + √las (to sport, play)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: las (class 1)

क्रीडामि (krīḍāmi) - I play

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of krīḍ

present active

from root √krīḍ

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

क्रीड (krīḍa) - play! (imperative)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of krīḍ

imperative active

from root √krīḍ

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

सुन्दरि (sundari) - O beautiful one (vocative) (O beautiful one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of sundarī

sundarī - beautiful, lovely woman

feminine form of sundara