योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-85, verse-93

लावण्यरसपूरेण तर्जयन्तमिवापगाम् ।
प्राकारैरमरोद्यानरथचक्रैर्मनोभुवः ॥ ९३ ॥

lāvaṇyarasapūreṇa tarjayantamivāpagām ,
prākārairamarodyānarathacakrairmanobhuvaḥ 93

93. lāvaṇyarasapūreṇa tarjayantam iva āpagām
prākāraiḥ amarodyānarathacakraiḥ manobhuvaḥ

93. lāvaṇyarasapūreṇa tarjayantam iva āpagām
manobhuvaḥ amarodyānarathacakraiḥ prākāraiḥ

93. The city is described as challenging, as it were, a river with its overwhelming flood of beauty, and doing so by means of its ramparts that resemble the chariot wheels of Kāma's (manobhuvaḥ) divine gardens.

Words meanings summery:

• लावण्यरसपूरेण (lāvaṇyarasapūreṇa) - by a flood of beauty, by the abundance of charm

• तर्जयन्तम् (tarjayantam) - threatening, challenging, intimidating

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• आपगाम् (āpagām) - river

• प्राकारैः (prākāraiḥ) - by/with ramparts, walls

• अमरोद्यानरथचक्रैः (amarodyānarathacakraiḥ) - by/with the chariot wheels of divine gardens

• मनोभुवः (manobhuvaḥ) - of Kāma, the god of love (of Kāma, of the mind-born)

Words meanings and morphology

लावण्यरसपूरेण (lāvaṇyarasapūreṇa) - by a flood of beauty, by the abundance of charm

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of lāvaṇyarasapūra

lāvaṇyarasapūra - flood of beauty, abundance of charm

Compound type : tatpurusha (lāvaṇya+rasa+pūra)

• lāvaṇya – beauty, grace, charm, loveliness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from lavaṇa (salt) implying 'salty' or 'seasoned' taste/charm.
• rasa – liquid, essence, juice, taste, aesthetic sentiment
  noun (masculine)
• pūra – flood, abundance, stream, filling
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √pṝ (to fill).
  Root: √pṝ (class 9)

Note: Instrument of 'threatening'.

तर्जयन्तम् (tarjayantam) - threatening, challenging, intimidating

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tarjayat

tarjayat - threatening, intimidating, scolding (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √tṛj (to threaten), causative stem tarjay.

Root: √tṛj (class 10)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

आपगाम् (āpagām) - river

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āpagā

āpagā - river, stream

goer to water (āp + gā) or 'that which goes to water'.

Prefix: ā

Root: √gam (class 1)

Note: Object of tarjayantam.

प्राकारैः (prākāraiḥ) - by/with ramparts, walls

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prākāra

prākāra - rampart, wall, fence

Prefix: pra

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: Describes the means.

अमरोद्यानरथचक्रैः (amarodyānarathacakraiḥ) - by/with the chariot wheels of divine gardens

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of amarodyānarathacakra

amarodyānarathacakra - chariot wheels of divine gardens

Compound type : tatpurusha (amara+udyāna+ratha+cakra)

• amara – immortal, divine, god
  adjective (masculine)
• udyāna – garden, park
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ut
  Root: √yā (class 2)
• ratha – chariot, carriage
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √ram (class 1)
• cakra – wheel, disc, circle
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes the means, possibly comparing ramparts to these wheels.

मनोभुवः (manobhuvaḥ) - of Kāma, the god of love (of Kāma, of the mind-born)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of manobhu

manobhu - mind-born, Kāma (the god of love)

Note: Possessive, modifies amarodyānarathacakraiḥ.

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