योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-84, verse-19

आस्वाद्यस्यन्दतां याताः शीतलामलगात्रिकाः ।
रमयन्ति त्वमिव मां वनवीथ्यो वरानने ॥ १९ ॥

āsvādyasyandatāṃ yātāḥ śītalāmalagātrikāḥ ,
ramayanti tvamiva māṃ vanavīthyo varānane 19

19. āsvādya-syandatām yātāḥ śītalā amala-gātrikāḥ
ramayanti tvam iva mām vanavīthyaḥ varānanē

19. varānanē āsvādya-syandatām yātāḥ śītalā
amala-gātrikāḥ vanavīthyaḥ tvam iva mām ramayanti

19. Having attained the state of exuding deliciousness, with cool and pure forms, these forest paths, O beautiful-faced one, delight me just as you do.

Words meanings summery:

• आस्वाद्य-स्यन्दताम् (āsvādya-syandatām) - The forest paths have a quality that makes them feel deliciously flowing or exuding. (the state of oozing deliciousness)

• याताः (yātāḥ) - The forest paths have reached or acquired the quality described. (gone, attained, reached)

• शीतला अमल-गात्रिकाः (śītalā amala-gātrikāḥ) - Describing the forest paths as having naturally cool and pristine forms. (whose bodies are cool and pure)

• रमयन्ति (ramayanti) - The forest paths cause delight to the speaker. (they delight, they make happy)

• त्वम् (tvam) - Refers to the address-person, "O beautiful-faced one". (you)

• इव (iva) - Indicates a comparison. (like, as, as if)

• माम् (mām) - The speaker is the object of delight. (me)

• वनवीथ्यः (vanavīthyaḥ) - The subject of the verb `ramayanti`. (forest paths)

• वरानने (varānanē) - Direct address to a woman. (O beautiful-faced one!)

Words meanings and morphology

आस्वाद्य-स्यन्दताम् (āsvādya-syandatām) - The forest paths have a quality that makes them feel deliciously flowing or exuding. (the state of oozing deliciousness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āsvādya-syandatā

āsvādya-syandatā - the state of flowing deliciousness

Tatpurusha compound, where `tā` is a suffix forming abstract feminine nouns.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (āsvādya+syanda+tā)

• āsvādya – to be tasted, delicious, palatable
  participle
  Gerundive
  From root svād with upasarga ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: svād (class 1)
• syanda – flowing, oozing, movement
  noun (masculine)
  From root syand (to flow)
  Root: syand (class 1)
• tā – state, condition, quality of being
  suffix (feminine)
  Suffix used to form abstract feminine nouns

Note: Object of `yātāḥ`.

याताः (yātāḥ) - The forest paths have reached or acquired the quality described. (gone, attained, reached)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yāta

yāta - gone, moved, reached, attained

Past Passive Participle

From root yā (to go, move)

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `vanavīthyaḥ`.

शीतला अमल-गात्रिकाः (śītalā amala-gātrikāḥ) - Describing the forest paths as having naturally cool and pristine forms. (whose bodies are cool and pure)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śītalā-amala-gātrikā

śītalā-amala-gātrikā - one with cool and pure limbs/body

Bahuvrihi compound.

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (śītalā+amala+gātrikā)

• śītalā – cool, cold
  adjective (feminine)
• amala – pure, spotless, unblemished
  adjective
  From a (not) + mala (dirt)
• gātrikā – body, limb
  noun (feminine)
  Diminutive of gātra (body)

Note: Qualifies `vanavīthyaḥ`.

रमयन्ति (ramayanti) - The forest paths cause delight to the speaker. (they delight, they make happy)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ram

Causal form (णिच्) of root ram

Causative (प्रेरणार्थ)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Subject is `vanavīthyaḥ`.

त्वम् (tvam) - Refers to the address-person, "O beautiful-faced one". (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun.

Note: Used in a simile.

इव (iva) - Indicates a comparison. (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

माम् (mām) - The speaker is the object of delight. (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

First person pronoun.

Note: Object of `ramayanti`.

वनवीथ्यः (vanavīthyaḥ) - The subject of the verb `ramayanti`. (forest paths)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vanavīthī

vanavīthī - forest path, glade

Compound of `vana` (forest) and `vīthī` (path, lane).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (vana+vīthī)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• vīthī – path, lane, road, row
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

वरानने (varānanē) - Direct address to a woman. (O beautiful-faced one!)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of varānanā

varānanā - beautiful-faced woman

Bahuvrihi compound `vara` (excellent) + `ānana` (face).

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (vara+ānana)

• vara – excellent, best, beautiful, boon
  adjective
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: An address to a lady.

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