योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-116, verse-34

शिखरिणां करिणां कुसुमोत्करो विटपिषु स्फुटरोमसु राजते ।
गगनविच्युततारकलीलया शिखरमेष तुषारसमानया ॥ ३४ ॥

śikhariṇāṃ kariṇāṃ kusumotkaro viṭapiṣu sphuṭaromasu rājate ,
gaganavicyutatārakalīlayā śikharameṣa tuṣārasamānayā 34

34. śikhariṇām kariṇām kusuma-utkaraḥ
viṭapiṣu sphuṭa-romasu rājate
gagana-vicyuta-tāraka-līlayā
śikharam eṣa tuṣāra-samānayā

34. eṣa śikharam śikhariṇām kariṇām
tuṣāra-samānayā
gagana-vicyuta-tāraka-līlayā kusuma-utkaraḥ
sphuṭa-romasu viṭapiṣu rājate

34. On this peak, a mass of flowers, found in abundance among mountains and elephants, shines splendidly upon the trees, whose shoots are prominent. It gleams like the playful scattering of stars fallen from the sky and, at the same time, resembles frost.

Words meanings summery:

• शिखरिणाम् (śikhariṇām) - of mountains, of those having peaks

• करिणाम् (kariṇām) - of elephants

• कुसुम-उत्करः (kusuma-utkaraḥ) - mass/collection of flowers

• विटपिषु (viṭapiṣu) - on trees

• स्फुट-रोमसु (sphuṭa-romasu) - on trees with distinct sprouts/foliage (on those with prominent/sprouting hairs/shoots/foliage)

• राजते (rājate) - shines splendidly (shines, appears splendidly, reigns)

• गगन-विच्युत-तारक-लीलया (gagana-vicyuta-tāraka-līlayā) - like the playful scattering of stars fallen from the sky (with the sport/semblance of stars fallen from the sky)

• शिखरम् (śikharam) - peak, summit, top

• एष (eṣa) - this (peak) (this, this one)

• तुषार-समानया (tuṣāra-samānayā) - resembling frost (qualifying the shining) (with resemblance to frost)

Words meanings and morphology

शिखरिणाम् (śikhariṇām) - of mountains, of those having peaks

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śikharin

śikharin - mountain, peak, pointed, eminent

करिणाम् (kariṇām) - of elephants

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of karin

karin - elephant, having a trunk

कुसुम-उत्करः (kusuma-utkaraḥ) - mass/collection of flowers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kusuma-utkara

kusuma-utkara - collection of flowers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kusuma+utkara)

• kusuma – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• utkara – heap, multitude, collection, abundance
  noun (masculine)
  from ud-√kṛ (to scatter, heap up)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: kṛ (class 1)

विटपिषु (viṭapiṣu) - on trees

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of viṭapin

viṭapin - tree, having branches

स्फुट-रोमसु (sphuṭa-romasu) - on trees with distinct sprouts/foliage (on those with prominent/sprouting hairs/shoots/foliage)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of sphuṭa-roman

sphuṭa-roman - having distinct hairs/shoots/foliage

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sphuṭa+roman)

• sphuṭa – blossoming, distinct, manifest, sprouted
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from √sphuṭ (to burst, blossom)
  Root: sphuṭ (class 6)
• roman – hair, down, fine shoots, bristles
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies `viṭapiṣu`.

राजते (rājate) - shines splendidly (shines, appears splendidly, reigns)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of rāj

Present Tense, Middle Voice (ātmanepada)

3rd person singular

Root: rāj (class 1)

गगन-विच्युत-तारक-लीलया (gagana-vicyuta-tāraka-līlayā) - like the playful scattering of stars fallen from the sky (with the sport/semblance of stars fallen from the sky)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gagana-vicyuta-tāraka-līlā

gagana-vicyuta-tāraka-līlā - play/semblance of stars fallen from the sky

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gagana+vicyuta+tāraka+līlā)

• gagana – sky, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)
• vicyuta – fallen, dropped, slipped
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from vi-√cyu (to fall down)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: cyu (class 1)
• tāraka – star
  noun (neuter)
• līlā – play, sport, grace, semblance
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies the manner of shining.

शिखरम् (śikharam) - peak, summit, top

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śikhara

śikhara - peak, summit, top

एष (eṣa) - this (peak) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

तुषार-समानया (tuṣāra-samānayā) - resembling frost (qualifying the shining) (with resemblance to frost)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tuṣāra-samānā

tuṣāra-samānā - resembling frost

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tuṣāra+samānā)

• tuṣāra – frost, snow, mist
  noun (masculine)
• samānā – similar, resembling, like
  adjective (feminine)
  feminine of samāna

Note: Qualifies the manner of shining, just like `līlayā`.

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