योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-84, verse-18

स्वभावोद्दामसौगन्ध्या वितीर्णफलभोजनाः ।
षट्पदश्रेणिनयनाः पुष्पापूरलताङ्गिकाः ॥ १८ ॥

svabhāvoddāmasaugandhyā vitīrṇaphalabhojanāḥ ,
ṣaṭpadaśreṇinayanāḥ puṣpāpūralatāṅgikāḥ 18

18. svabhāva-uddāma-saugandhyāḥ vitīrṇa-phala-bhojanāḥ
ṣaṭpada-śreṇi-nayanāḥ puṣpa-āpūra-latā-aṅgikāḥ

18. svabhāva-uddāma-saugandhyāḥ vitīrṇa-phala-bhojanāḥ
ṣaṭpada-śreṇi-nayanāḥ puṣpa-āpūra-latā-aṅgikāḥ

18. Possessing an intense fragrance by their intrinsic nature (dharma), offering fruits as sustenance, with eyes like swarms of bees, and having bodies of vines abundant with flowers.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वभाव-उद्दाम-सौगन्ध्याः (svabhāva-uddāma-saugandhyāḥ) - Describing forest paths as naturally having a strong scent. (possessing an intense fragrance by their intrinsic nature)

• वितीर्ण-फल-भोजनाः (vitīrṇa-phala-bhojanāḥ) - Describing forest paths as providing edible fruits. (offering fruits as sustenance)

• षट्पद-श्रेणि-नयनाः (ṣaṭpada-śreṇi-nayanāḥ) - Poetic description of forest paths, where swarms of bees look like eyes. (whose eyes are rows of bees)

• पुष्प-आपूर-लता-अङ्गिकाः (puṣpa-āpūra-latā-aṅgikāḥ) - Describing forest paths as having flower-laden vines as their forms. (whose bodies are creeper-vines abundant with flowers)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वभाव-उद्दाम-सौगन्ध्याः (svabhāva-uddāma-saugandhyāḥ) - Describing forest paths as naturally having a strong scent. (possessing an intense fragrance by their intrinsic nature)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of svabhāva-uddāma-saugandhyā

svabhāva-uddāma-saugandhyā - one possessing an intense natural fragrance

Bahuvrihi compound.

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (svabhāva+uddāma+saugandhya)

• svabhāva – intrinsic nature (dharma), innate character
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of sva (own) and bhāva (being, nature)
• uddāma – intense, unrestrained, excessive
  adjective
• saugandhya – fragrance, aroma
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from sugandha (fragrant)

Note: Refers to `vanavīthyaḥ`.

वितीर्ण-फल-भोजनाः (vitīrṇa-phala-bhojanāḥ) - Describing forest paths as providing edible fruits. (offering fruits as sustenance)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vitīrṇa-phala-bhojanā

vitīrṇa-phala-bhojanā - one offering fruits as food

Bahuvrihi compound.

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (vitīrṇa+phala+bhojana)

• vitīrṇa – offered, given, bestowed
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From root tṛ with upasarga vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: tṛ (class 1)
• phala – fruit, result
  noun (neuter)
• bhojana – food, eating
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to `vanavīthyaḥ`.

षट्पद-श्रेणि-नयनाः (ṣaṭpada-śreṇi-nayanāḥ) - Poetic description of forest paths, where swarms of bees look like eyes. (whose eyes are rows of bees)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ṣaṭpada-śreṇi-nayanā

ṣaṭpada-śreṇi-nayanā - one whose eyes are swarms of bees

Bahuvrihi compound.

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (ṣaṭpada+śreṇi+nayana)

• ṣaṭpada – bee (literally 'six-footed')
  noun (masculine)
• śreṇi – row, line, swarm, flock
  noun (feminine)
• nayana – eye
  noun (neuter)
  Root nī (to lead), here meaning 'that by which one sees'
  Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Refers to `vanavīthyaḥ`.

पुष्प-आपूर-लता-अङ्गिकाः (puṣpa-āpūra-latā-aṅgikāḥ) - Describing forest paths as having flower-laden vines as their forms. (whose bodies are creeper-vines abundant with flowers)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of puṣpa-āpūra-latā-aṅgikā

puṣpa-āpūra-latā-aṅgikā - one whose body parts are creeper-vines abundant with flowers

Bahuvrihi compound.

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (puṣpa+āpūra+latā+aṅgikā)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• āpūra – fullness, abundance, flood
  noun (masculine)
• latā – creeper, vine
  noun (feminine)
• aṅgikā – limb, body part
  noun (feminine)
  Diminutive of aṅga

Note: Refers to `vanavīthyaḥ`.

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