योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-116, verse-38

उन्निद्रपुष्पपटुपाण्डुरपुष्पखण्डा मन्दारभाण्डविशिखण्डिकरण्डकच्छाः ।
ग्रामाः प्रपातजलजालविलासवाद्या वल्गद्गुहागहनगीतजना जयन्ति ॥ ३८ ॥

unnidrapuṣpapaṭupāṇḍurapuṣpakhaṇḍā mandārabhāṇḍaviśikhaṇḍikaraṇḍakacchāḥ ,
grāmāḥ prapātajalajālavilāsavādyā valgadguhāgahanagītajanā jayanti 38

38. unnidrapuṣpapaṭupāṇḍurapuṣpakhaṇḍāḥ
mandārabhāṇḍaviśikhaṇḍikaraṇḍakacchāḥ
grāmāḥ prapātajalajālavilāsavādyāḥ
valgadguhāgahanagītajanaḥ jayanti

38. grāmāḥ unnidrapuṣpapaṭupāṇḍurapuṣpakhaṇḍāḥ
mandārabhāṇḍaviśikhaṇḍikaraṇḍakacchāḥ
prapātajalajālavilāsavādyāḥ
valgadguhāgahanagītajanaḥ jayanti

38. The villages excel, with their blooming, brightly pale-white flower clusters, whose riverbanks are like baskets holding Mandāra flowers and scattered peacock feathers, where the playful sounds of cascading waterfalls serve as musical instruments, and whose people sing deep within vibrant, echoing caves.

Words meanings summery:

• उन्निद्रपुष्पपटुपाण्डुरपुष्पखण्डाः (unnidrapuṣpapaṭupāṇḍurapuṣpakhaṇḍāḥ) - having masses of flowers that are brightly pale-white with blooming blossoms

• मन्दारभाण्डविशिखण्डिकरण्डकच्छाः (mandārabhāṇḍaviśikhaṇḍikaraṇḍakacchāḥ) - whose banks are like baskets holding Mandāra flowers and scattered peacock feathers

• ग्रामाः (grāmāḥ) - villages, rural settlements

• प्रपातजलजालविलासवाद्याः (prapātajalajālavilāsavādyāḥ) - whose musical instruments are the playful sounds of multitudes of waterfall waters

• वल्गद्गुहागहनगीतजनः (valgadguhāgahanagītajanaḥ) - whose people sing in the deep, active/vibrant caves

• जयन्ति (jayanti) - they triumph, they excel, they are victorious

Words meanings and morphology

उन्निद्रपुष्पपटुपाण्डुरपुष्पखण्डाः (unnidrapuṣpapaṭupāṇḍurapuṣpakhaṇḍāḥ) - having masses of flowers that are brightly pale-white with blooming blossoms

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of unnidrapuṣpapaṭupāṇḍurapuṣpakhaṇḍa

unnidrapuṣpapaṭupāṇḍurapuṣpakhaṇḍa - whose flower clusters are brightly pale white and blooming

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (unnidra+puṣpa+paṭu+pāṇḍura+puṣpakhaṇḍa)

• unnidra – awake, blooming, fully opened
  adjective
• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• paṭu – bright, clear, distinct, sharp
  adjective
• pāṇḍura – pale, whitish, yellow-white
  adjective
• puṣpakhaṇḍa – cluster of flowers, mass of blossoms
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of puṣpa (flower) and khaṇḍa (piece, mass)

मन्दारभाण्डविशिखण्डिकरण्डकच्छाः (mandārabhāṇḍaviśikhaṇḍikaraṇḍakacchāḥ) - whose banks are like baskets holding Mandāra flowers and scattered peacock feathers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mandārabhāṇḍaviśikhaṇḍikaraṇḍakaccha

mandārabhāṇḍaviśikhaṇḍikaraṇḍakaccha - whose banks are like baskets of mandāra flowers and peacock feathers

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mandāra+bhāṇḍa+viśikhaṇḍi+karaṇḍa+kaccha)

• mandāra – Mandāra tree/flower (a celestial flower or coral tree)
  noun (masculine)
• bhāṇḍa – vessel, receptacle, store, goods
  noun (neuter)
• viśikhaṇḍi – various peacock feathers, scattered peacock feathers
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from vi- (indicating variety or distinctness) and śikhaṇḍin (peacock or peacock feather)
  Prefix: vi
• karaṇḍa – basket, box
  noun (masculine)
• kaccha – bank, shore, marshy ground; a border or skirt
  noun (masculine)

ग्रामाः (grāmāḥ) - villages, rural settlements

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of grāma

grāma - village, rural community, multitude

प्रपातजलजालविलासवाद्याः (prapātajalajālavilāsavādyāḥ) - whose musical instruments are the playful sounds of multitudes of waterfall waters

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prapātajalajālavilāsavādya

prapātajalajālavilāsavādya - whose musical instrument is the charming sound of a multitude of waterfall waters

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prapāta+jala+jāla+vilāsa+vādya)

• prapāta – waterfall, cascade, precipice
  noun (masculine)
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• jāla – multitude, collection, net, web
  noun (neuter)
• vilāsa – play, sport, grace, charm, coquetry
  noun (masculine)
• vādya – musical instrument, music, sound
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root √vad (to speak, sound)
  Root: √vad (class 1)

वल्गद्गुहागहनगीतजनः (valgadguhāgahanagītajanaḥ) - whose people sing in the deep, active/vibrant caves

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of valgadguhāgahanagītajana

valgadguhāgahanagītajana - whose people are singing in the deep, resounding caves

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (valgat+guhā+gahana+gīta+jana)

• valgat – leaping, moving, active, vibrating, resounding
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root √valg (to leap, jump, move)
  Root: √valg (class 1)
• guhā – cave, cavern
  noun (feminine)
• gahana – deep, dense, impenetrable, profound
  adjective
• gīta – sung, song
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √gai (to sing)
  Root: √gai (class 1)
• jana – person, people, folk
  noun (masculine)

जयन्ति (jayanti) - they triumph, they excel, they are victorious

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √ji

Root: √ji (class 1)

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