योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-114, verse-32

नालिकेरलतालास्यलब्धतिक्तसुगन्धयः ।
पतन्ति पवनाः पश्य पारसीकपुरीः पुरा ॥ ३२ ॥

nālikeralatālāsyalabdhatiktasugandhayaḥ ,
patanti pavanāḥ paśya pārasīkapurīḥ purā 32

32. nālikeralatālāsyalabdhaktasugandhayaḥ
patanti pavanāḥ paśya pārasīkapurīḥ purā

32. paśya nālikeralatālāsyalabdhaktasugandhayaḥ
pavanāḥ purā pārasīkapurīḥ patanti

32. Behold! The winds, which have acquired a bitter fragrance from the graceful swaying of the coconut creepers, blow towards the cities of Persia.

Words meanings summery:

• नालिकेरलतालास्यलब्धक्तसुगन्धयः (nālikeralatālāsyalabdhaktasugandhayaḥ) - possessing a bitter fragrance acquired from the dance of coconut creepers

• पतन्ति (patanti) - they blow, they fall upon (they fall, they blow (for winds), they drop)

• पवनाः (pavanāḥ) - winds, breezes

• पश्य (paśya) - see, behold, observe

• पारसीकपुरीः (pārasīkapurīḥ) - Persian cities, cities of Persia

• पुरा (purā) - onward, forward (adverbial sense of direction) (formerly, anciently, in front, onward)

Words meanings and morphology

नालिकेरलतालास्यलब्धक्तसुगन्धयः (nālikeralatālāsyalabdhaktasugandhayaḥ) - possessing a bitter fragrance acquired from the dance of coconut creepers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nālikeralatālāsyalabdhaktasugandha

nālikeralatālāsyalabdhaktasugandha - having a bitter fragrance obtained from the swaying dance of coconut creepers

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nālikera+latā+lāsya+labdha+tikta+sugandha)

• nālikera – coconut, coconut tree
  noun (masculine)
• latā – creeper, vine, slender branch
  noun (feminine)
  Root: lat (class 1)
• lāsya – graceful dance, playful dance (often feminine)
  noun (neuter)
  From root √las (to sport, dance).
  Root: las (class 1)
• labdha – obtained, gained, acquired
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  past passive participle
  From root √labh (to obtain) with `kta` suffix.
  Root: labh (class 1)
• tikta – bitter, pungent
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: tij (class 1)
• sugandha – fragrant, good smell
  adjective (masculine)
  Composed of `su` (good) and `gandha` (smell).
  Prefix: su

Note: Qualifies 'pavanāḥ'.

पतन्ति (patanti) - they blow, they fall upon (they fall, they blow (for winds), they drop)

(verb)

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

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

पवनाः (pavanāḥ) - winds, breezes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pavana

pavana - wind, air, purifier

From root √pū (to purify, to blow).

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'patanti'.

पश्य (paśya) - see, behold, observe

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

imperative 2nd singular

Irregular form of root √dṛś (to see) in imperative mood, using the stem `paśya`.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Direct command.

पारसीकपुरीः (pārasīkapurīḥ) - Persian cities, cities of Persia

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of pārasīkapurī

pārasīkapurī - city of Persia, Persian city

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pārasīka+purī)

• pārasīka – Persian, belonging to Persia
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from `Pārasa` (Persia) with `īka` suffix.
• purī – city, town, fortified place
  noun (feminine)
  Root: pṛ (class 3)

Note: Object of 'patanti' (in the sense of 'blowing towards' or 'falling upon').

पुरा (purā) - onward, forward (adverbial sense of direction) (formerly, anciently, in front, onward)

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable adverb, related to `pura` (front).