योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-116, verse-33

पश्यैष सोऽस्मदवलोकनशान्तशापो विद्याधरो विटपितामवमुच्य बालाम् ।
कण्ठेकरोति विटपाकृतिविप्रलम्भैस्तैरेव बाहुभिरलं स्फुटपुष्पहासः ॥ ३३ ॥

paśyaiṣa so'smadavalokanaśāntaśāpo vidyādharo viṭapitāmavamucya bālām ,
kaṇṭhekaroti viṭapākṛtivipralambhaistaireva bāhubhiralaṃ sphuṭapuṣpahāsaḥ 33

33. paśya eṣa saḥ asmad-avalokana-śānta-śāpaḥ
vidyādharaḥ viṭapitām avamucya bālām
kaṇṭhe karoti viṭapa-ākṛti-vipralambhaiḥ
taiḥ eva bāhubhiḥ alam sphuṭa-puṣpa-hāsaḥ

33. paśya eṣa saḥ asmad-avalokana-śānta-śāpaḥ
vidyādharaḥ bālām viṭapitām avamucya
taiḥ eva viṭapa-ākṛti-vipralambhaiḥ bāhubhiḥ
alam kaṇṭhe karoti sphuṭa-puṣpa-hāsaḥ

33. Look! This Vidyādhara, whose curse has been appeased by our sight, having released the young woman from her tree-like state, now embraces her around the neck with those very arms that deceptively appeared as branches, his smile resembling blossoming flowers.

33. ראה! אותו איש וִוידְיָאडְהַרָה, שקללתו הותרָה כשראה אותנו, השתחרר מדמות העץ ומחבק את הנערה בצווארה באותן זרועות שהיו כענפים, כשהוא קורן מחיוך הדומה לפרחים שנפתחו.

Words meanings summery:

• पश्य (paśya) - behold!, see!

• एष (eṣa) - this, this one

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अस्मद्-अवलोकन-शान्त-शापः (asmad-avalokana-śānta-śāpaḥ) - whose curse is pacified by our sight

• विद्याधरः (vidyādharaḥ) - a celestial being, a knowledge-bearer

• विटपिताम् (viṭapitām) - the tree-form (of the young woman) (the state of being a tree, tree-ness)

• अवमुच्य (avamucya) - having released, having abandoned, having let go

• बालाम् (bālām) - the young woman (who was cursed into a tree form) (young girl, young woman)

• कण्ठे (kaṇṭhe) - on the neck, around the neck

• करोति (karoti) - places (his arms around her neck) (does, makes, places)

• विटप-आकृति-विप्रलम्भैः (viṭapa-ākṛti-vipralambhaiḥ) - by the deceptive appearance of tree branches (by deceptions resembling tree branches)

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those (arms) (by those)

• एव (eva) - those very (arms) (indeed, certainly, only, very)

• बाहुभिः (bāhubhiḥ) - by arms

• अलम् (alam) - truly, indeed (as an intensifier with the embrace) (sufficiently, enough, truly, indeed, moreover)

• स्फुट-पुष्प-हासः (sphuṭa-puṣpa-hāsaḥ) - whose smile is like blossoming flowers

Words meanings and morphology

पश्य (paśya) - behold!, see!

(verb)

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

Imperative, Active Voice

2nd person singular, present tense

Root: dṛś (class 1)

एष (eṣa) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अस्मद्-अवलोकन-शान्त-शापः (asmad-avalokana-śānta-śāpaḥ) - whose curse is pacified by our sight

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asmad-avalokana-śānta-śāpa

asmad-avalokana-śānta-śāpa - whose curse is pacified by our sight

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (asmad+avalokana+śānta+śāpa)

• asmad – we, us
  pronoun
• avalokana – seeing, beholding, sight
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  from ava-√lok (to see)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: lok (class 10)
• śānta – pacified, quiet, peaceful
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from śam (to be calm)
  Root: śam (class 4)
• śāpa – curse, imprecation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śap (class 1)

विद्याधरः (vidyādharaḥ) - a celestial being, a knowledge-bearer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidyādhara

vidyādhara - a class of celestial beings; a possessor of knowledge

vidyā (knowledge) + dhara (bearer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vidyā+dhara)

• vidyā – knowledge, lore, science
  noun (feminine)
• dhara – bearing, holding, carrying
  adjective (masculine)
  from √dhṛ (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

विटपिताम् (viṭapitām) - the tree-form (of the young woman) (the state of being a tree, tree-ness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of viṭapitā

viṭapitā - the state of being a branch/tree

from viṭapa (branch/tree) + -tā (suffix for abstract noun)

अवमुच्य (avamucya) - having released, having abandoned, having let go

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from ava-√muc (to release)

Prefix: ava

Root: muc (class 6)

बालाम् (bālām) - the young woman (who was cursed into a tree form) (young girl, young woman)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bālā

bālā - young girl, young woman

feminine of bāla (young)

कण्ठे (kaṇṭhe) - on the neck, around the neck

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kaṇṭha

kaṇṭha - neck, throat

करोति (karoti) - places (his arms around her neck) (does, makes, places)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present Tense, Active Voice

3rd person singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विटप-आकृति-विप्रलम्भैः (viṭapa-ākṛti-vipralambhaiḥ) - by the deceptive appearance of tree branches (by deceptions resembling tree branches)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of viṭapa-ākṛti-vipralambha

viṭapa-ākṛti-vipralambha - deception in the form of tree branches

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (viṭapa+ākṛti+vipralambha)

• viṭapa – branch, tree
  noun (masculine)
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance
  noun (feminine)
• vipralambha – deception, illusion, disappointment
  noun (masculine)
  from vi-pra-√labh (to deceive)
  Prefixes: vi+pra
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: A Tatpuruṣa compound.

तैः (taiḥ) - by those (arms) (by those)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the bāhubhiḥ (arms).

एव (eva) - those very (arms) (indeed, certainly, only, very)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes that it's the *same* arms.

बाहुभिः (bāhubhiḥ) - by arms

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāhu

bāhu - arm

अलम् (alam) - truly, indeed (as an intensifier with the embrace) (sufficiently, enough, truly, indeed, moreover)

(indeclinable)

स्फुट-पुष्प-हासः (sphuṭa-puṣpa-hāsaḥ) - whose smile is like blossoming flowers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sphuṭa-puṣpa-hāsa

sphuṭa-puṣpa-hāsa - one whose smile is like blossoming flowers

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sphuṭa+puṣpa+hāsa)

• sphuṭa – blossoming, distinct, manifest
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from √sphuṭ (to burst, blossom)
  Root: sphuṭ (class 6)
• puṣpa – flower
  noun (neuter)
• hāsa – smile, laughter
  noun (masculine)
  from √has (to laugh)
  Root: has (class 1)

Note: A Bahuvrīhi compound describing the Vidyādhara.

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