योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-85, verse-89

हेलयालोकयन्नद्यामपश्यल्ललनागणम् ।
रम्भातिलोत्तमाप्रायं निर्यातं जललीलया ॥ ८९ ॥

helayālokayannadyāmapaśyallalanāgaṇam ,
rambhātilottamāprāyaṃ niryātaṃ jalalīlayā 89

89. helayā ālokayan nadyām apaśyat lalanāgaṇam |
rambhātilottamāprāyam niryātam jalalīlayā ||

89. (saḥ) helayā nadyām ālokayan,
rambhātilottamāprāyam jalalīlayā niryātam lalanāgaṇam apaśyat.

89. Glancing casually into the river, he saw a group of women, resembling Rambhā and Tilottamā, who were engaged in water sports.

89. בהביטו כבדרך אגב אל הנהר, הוא הציץ בקבוצת נשים, בהן רַמְבְהָה וטִילוֹתַמָה (פיות שמימיות), שירדו למים כדי להשתעשע.

Words meanings summery:

• हेलया (helayā) - playfully, easily, carelessly

• आलोकयन् (ālokayan) - glancing (looking, seeing)

• नद्याम् (nadyām) - in the river

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw

• ललनागणम् (lalanāgaṇam) - a group of women

• रम्भातिलोत्तमाप्रायम् (rambhātilottamāprāyam) - resembling Rambhā and Tilottamā

• निर्यातम् (niryātam) - engaged in (engaged in, immersed in, issued forth)

• जललीलया (jalalīlayā) - by water sports, in water play

Words meanings and morphology

हेलया (helayā) - playfully, easily, carelessly

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of helā

helā - play, sport, grace, disregard, carelessness

Note: Adverbial use of instrumental case.

आलोकयन् (ālokayan) - glancing (looking, seeing)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ālokayat

ālokayat - looking, perceiving, seeing

Present Active Participle

From ā-√lok (to see, perceive).

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 10)

नद्याम् (nadyām) - in the river

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of √dṛś

Imperfect

3rd person singular, Parasmaipada, from √dṛś (which uses 'paśya' stem in present/imperfect)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

ललनागणम् (lalanāgaṇam) - a group of women

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lalanāgaṇa

lalanāgaṇa - a multitude/group of women

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lalanā+gaṇa)

• lalanā – woman, beautiful woman
  noun (feminine)
  From √lal (to sport, play)
  Root: lal (class 1)
• gaṇa – group, multitude, troop
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'apaśyat'.

रम्भातिलोत्तमाप्रायम् (rambhātilottamāprāyam) - resembling Rambhā and Tilottamā

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rambhātilottamāprāya

rambhātilottamāprāya - similar to or mostly consisting of Rambhā and Tilottamā (Apsarases)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rambhātilottamā+prāya)

• rambhātilottamā – Rambhā and Tilottamā (a pair of Apsarases)
  proper noun (feminine)
• prāya – similar, resembling, mostly consisting of
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'lalanāgaṇam'.

निर्यातम् (niryātam) - engaged in (engaged in, immersed in, issued forth)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niryāta

niryāta - issued forth, gone out, engaged in, immersed in

Past Passive Participle

From nir-√yā (to go out, depart, engage in)

Prefix: nir

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'lalanāgaṇam'.

जललीलया (jalalīlayā) - by water sports, in water play

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of jalalīlā

jalalīlā - water sport, playful activity in water

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+līlā)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• līlā – play, sport, grace
  noun (feminine)

Note: Instrumental of 'jalalīlā'.

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