योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-116, verse-47

स्फाटिकस्तम्भसंभाररम्यनिर्झरवारिणि ।
नृत्यन्त्येताः शिखण्डिन्यः पश्यास्मिन्ग्रामगह्वरे ॥ ४७ ॥

sphāṭikastambhasaṃbhāraramyanirjharavāriṇi ,
nṛtyantyetāḥ śikhaṇḍinyaḥ paśyāsmingrāmagahvare 47

47. sphāṭikastambhasaṃbhāraramyanirjharavāriṇi nṛtyanti
etāḥ śikhaṇḍinyaḥ paśya asmin grāmagahvare

47. paśya asmin grāmagahvare sphāṭikastambhasaṃbhāraramyanirjharavāriṇi
etāḥ śikhaṇḍinyaḥ nṛtyanti

47. Behold! In this village gorge, these peahens dance in the water of the beautiful waterfall, which appears like a collection of crystal pillars.

Words meanings summery:

• स्फाटिकस्तम्भसंभाररम्यनिर्झरवारिणि (sphāṭikastambhasaṁbhāraramyanirjharavāriṇi) - in the water of the beautiful waterfall, which appears like a collection of crystal pillars (in the charming waterfall water, resembling an abundance of crystal pillars)

• नृत्यन्ति (nṛtyanti) - they dance

• एताः (etāḥ) - these peahens (these)

• शिखण्डिन्यः (śikhaṇḍinyaḥ) - peahens

• पश्य (paśya) - behold! look! see!

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this village gorge (in this)

• ग्रामगह्वरे (grāmagahvare) - in the village gorge/cave

Words meanings and morphology

स्फाटिकस्तम्भसंभाररम्यनिर्झरवारिणि (sphāṭikastambhasaṁbhāraramyanirjharavāriṇi) - in the water of the beautiful waterfall, which appears like a collection of crystal pillars (in the charming waterfall water, resembling an abundance of crystal pillars)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sphāṭikastambhasaṃbhāraramyanirjharavārin

sphāṭikastambhasaṁbhāraramyanirjharavārin - water of a charming waterfall, which resembles a multitude of crystal pillars

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (sphāṭika+stambha+saṃbhāra+ramya+nirjhara+vārin)

• sphāṭika – crystalline, made of crystal; crystal (noun)
  adjective
• stambha – pillar, column, post
  noun (masculine)
• saṃbhāra – collection, abundance, multitude
  noun (masculine)
• ramya – charming, beautiful, pleasant
  adjective
  Gerundive
  From root 'ram' with suffix '-ya'
  Root: ram (class 1)
• nirjhara – waterfall, cascade, mountain stream
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: nir
• vāri – water
  noun (neuter)

नृत्यन्ति (nṛtyanti) - they dance

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of nṛt

Root: nṛt (class 4)

एताः (etāḥ) - these peahens (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of etas

etas - this, these

शिखण्डिन्यः (śikhaṇḍinyaḥ) - peahens

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śikhaṇḍinī

śikhaṇḍinī - peahen (female peacock)

पश्य (paśya) - behold! look! see!

(verb)

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

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this village gorge (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Agrees with 'grāmagahvare'.

ग्रामगह्वरे (grāmagahvare) - in the village gorge/cave

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of grāmagahvara

grāmagahvara - village cave, village gorge

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (grāma+gahvara)

• grāma – village
  noun (masculine)
• gahvara – cave, cavern, deep place
  noun (neuter)

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