योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-116, verse-68

सरभससारसविदलत्पुष्करमकरन्दसुन्दरे सरसि ।
कथमिह विहरति काकः स्फुरदवकरनिकरधूसरस्कन्धः ॥ ६८ ॥

sarabhasasārasavidalatpuṣkaramakarandasundare sarasi ,
kathamiha viharati kākaḥ sphuradavakaranikaradhūsaraskandhaḥ 68

68. sarabhasasārasavidalatpuṣkaramakarandasundare sarasi katham
iha viharati kākaḥ sphuradavakaranikaradhūsaraskandhaḥ

68. sarabhasasārasavidalatpuṣkaramakarandasundare sarasi
sphuradavakaranikaradhūsaraskandhaḥ kākaḥ iha katham viharati?

68. How can a crow, whose shoulders are gray with a heap of gleaming rubbish, wander here in a lake made beautiful by eager cranes and the nectar of bursting lotuses?

68. כיצד עורב, שכתפיו אפורות מערימות אשפה, מעז להשתעשע באגם היפהפה הזה, המלא בצוף ניצני הלוטוס ובציפורי מים עליזות?

Words meanings summery:

• सरभससारसविदलत्पुष्करमकरन्दसुन्दरे (sarabhasasārasavidalatpuṣkaramakarandasundare) - in the lake made beautiful by eager cranes and the nectar of bursting lotuses

• सरसि (sarasi) - in the lake, in the pond

• कथम् (katham) - how?

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• विहरति (viharati) - wanders, roams, sports, enjoys

• काकः (kākaḥ) - crow

• स्फुरदवकरनिकरधूसरस्कन्धः (sphuradavakaranikaradhūsaraskandhaḥ) - one whose shoulders are gray with a heap of gleaming rubbish

Words meanings and morphology

सरभससारसविदलत्पुष्करमकरन्दसुन्दरे (sarabhasasārasavidalatpuṣkaramakarandasundare) - in the lake made beautiful by eager cranes and the nectar of bursting lotuses

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sarabhasasārasavidalatpuṣkaramakarandasundara

sarabhasasārasavidalatpuṣkaramakarandasundara - beautiful with excited cranes and the nectar of bursting lotuses

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarabhasa+sārasa+vidalat+puṣkara+makaranda+sundara)

• sarabhasa – eager, zealous, with speed or haste
  adjective
  Prefix: sa
• sārasa – crane (bird)
  noun (masculine)
• vidalat – bursting forth, splitting open
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root 'dal' with prefix 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dal (class 1)
• puṣkara – lotus, blue lotus, water, sky
  noun (neuter)
• makaranda – nectar, honey, floral sap
  noun (masculine)
• sundara – beautiful, handsome, lovely
  adjective

Note: Qualifies 'sarasi'

सरसि (sarasi) - in the lake, in the pond

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saras

saras - lake, pond, pool

कथम् (katham) - how?

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

विहरति (viharati) - wanders, roams, sports, enjoys

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vihṛ

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

काकः (kākaḥ) - crow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāka

kāka - crow

स्फुरदवकरनिकरधूसरस्कन्धः (sphuradavakaranikaradhūsaraskandhaḥ) - one whose shoulders are gray with a heap of gleaming rubbish

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sphuradavakaranikaradhūsaraskandha

sphuradavakaranikaradhūsaraskandha - one whose shoulders are gray with a heap of gleaming rubbish

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sphurat+avakara+nikara+dhūsara+skandha)

• sphurat – gleaming, shining, trembling, throbbing
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root 'sphur'
  Root: sphur (class 6)
• avakara – rubbish, sweepings, refuse, dirt
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• nikara – heap, pile, multitude, collection
  noun (masculine)
• dhūsara – gray, dust-colored, ash-colored
  adjective
• skandha – shoulder, trunk of a tree, main stem
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'kākaḥ'

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