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?

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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