योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-85, verse-63

कुण्डलाभूषितमुखं नवमर्कमिवोदितम् ।
शिखासंप्रोतमन्दारं श्रृङ्गस्थेन्दुमिवाचलम् ॥ ६३ ॥

kuṇḍalābhūṣitamukhaṃ navamarkamivoditam ,
śikhāsaṃprotamandāraṃ śrṛṅgasthendumivācalam 63

63. kuṇḍalābhūṣitamukham navam arkam iva uditam
śikhāsaṃprotamandāram śṛṅgastha indum iva acalam

63. kuṇḍalābhūṣitamukham navam arkam iva uditam
śikhāsaṃprotamandāram śṛṅgastha indum iva acalam

63. His face was adorned with earrings, resembling the newly risen sun. With a Mandāra flower garland threaded into his topknot, he was like the moon resting on a mountain peak, and steadfast like a mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• कुण्डलाभूषितमुखम् (kuṇḍalābhūṣitamukham) - whose face is adorned with earrings

• नवम् (navam) - new, fresh, young

• अर्कम् (arkam) - sun

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to

• उदितम् (uditam) - risen, ascended, appeared

• शिखासंप्रोतमन्दारम् (śikhāsaṁprotamandāram) - who has a Mandāra flower threaded into his topknot

• शृङ्गस्थ (śṛṅgastha) - situated on a peak, peak-dwelling

• इन्दुम् (indum) - moon

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to

• अचलम् (acalam) - immovable, steady, steadfast

Words meanings and morphology

कुण्डलाभूषितमुखम् (kuṇḍalābhūṣitamukham) - whose face is adorned with earrings

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kuṇḍalābhūṣitamukha

kuṇḍalābhūṣitamukha - having a face adorned with earrings

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kuṇḍala+abhūṣita+mukha)

• kuṇḍala – earring, ear-ring
  noun (neuter)
• abhūṣita – adorned, decorated
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √bhūṣ (to adorn) with prefix a- (as intensifier or not here)
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)
• mukha – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

नवम् (navam) - new, fresh, young

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nava

nava - new, fresh, young

अर्कम् (arkam) - sun

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arka

arka - sun, ray of light, copper

इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

उदितम् (uditam) - risen, ascended, appeared

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of udita

udita - risen, ascended, appeared, spoken

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √i (to go) with upasarga ud-

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

शिखासंप्रोतमन्दारम् (śikhāsaṁprotamandāram) - who has a Mandāra flower threaded into his topknot

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śikhāsaṃprotamandāra

śikhāsaṁprotamandāra - having a Mandāra flower threaded into the topknot

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śikhā+saṃprota+mandāra)

• śikhā – topknot, flame, peak
  noun (feminine)
• saṃprota – threaded, strung together
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √prā (to fill, with prefix sam- and prā/pra-)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pra (class 1)
• mandāra – coral tree, a celestial flower
  noun (masculine)

शृङ्गस्थ (śṛṅgastha) - situated on a peak, peak-dwelling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śṛṅgastha

śṛṅgastha - situated on a peak, peak-dwelling

Compound 'śṛṅge tiṣṭhati iti'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śṛṅga+stha)

• śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, abiding
  adjective (masculine)
  From √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'indum', here taken as a nominative form for base list.

इन्दुम् (indum) - moon

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of indu

indu - moon, drop, juice

इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

अचलम् (acalam) - immovable, steady, steadfast

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of acala

acala - immovable, steady, mountain

From a- (not) + cala (moving)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cala)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• cala – moving, shaking, unsteady
  adjective (masculine)
  From √cal (to move)
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Here used as an adjective qualifying the person being described.

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