योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-117, verse-3

आकीर्णसीकरकरालदिगन्तराले फुल्लोत्पलाब्जपटलोदररेणुगौरम् ।
आमोदमत्तमधुपद्विजगीतिगीतं यातं वितानकमिवाम्बरगं वहन्तम् ॥ ३ ॥

ākīrṇasīkarakarāladigantarāle phullotpalābjapaṭalodarareṇugauram ,
āmodamattamadhupadvijagītigītaṃ yātaṃ vitānakamivāmbaragaṃ vahantam 3

3. ākīrṇasīkarakarāladigantarāle
phullotpalābjapaṭalodrareṇugauram |
āmodamattamadhupadvijagītigītam | yātam
vitānakam iva ambaragam vahantam ||

3. (tat svam) ākīrṇasīkarakarāladigantarāle
phullotpalābjapaṭalodrareṇugauram
āmodamattamadhupadvijagītigītam ambaragam
vitānakam iva yātam vahantam (ca asti)

3. ... (This reflection is also) whitish-yellow like the pollen inside clusters of blossoming blue water lilies (utpala) and lotuses (abja), amidst directions made formidable by scattered sprays of water, sung with songs by intoxicated bees and birds (dvija), resembling a canopy (vitānaka) moving in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• आकीर्णसीकरकरालदिगन्तराले (ākīrṇasīkarakarāladigantarāle) - amidst directions made formidable by scattered sprays of water

• फुल्लोत्पलाब्जपटलोद्ररेणुगौरम् (phullotpalābjapaṭalodrareṇugauram) - whitish-yellow like the pollen inside clusters of blossoming blue water lilies (utpala) and lotuses (abja) (whitish-yellow like the pollen inside clusters of blossoming blue water lilies and lotuses)

• आमोदमत्तमधुपद्विजगीतिगीतम् (āmodamattamadhupadvijagītigītam) - sung with songs by intoxicated bees and birds (dvija) (sung with songs by intoxicated bees and birds due to fragrance/joy)

• यातम् (yātam) - appearing (as) (gone, moving, appearing)

• वितानकम् (vitānakam) - a canopy (canopy, awning)

• इव (iva) - resembling (as if, like, similar to)

• अम्बरगम् (ambaragam) - moving in the sky (sky-going, moving in the sky)

• वहन्तम् (vahantam) - displaying (bearing, carrying, displaying)

Words meanings and morphology

आकीर्णसीकरकरालदिगन्तराले (ākīrṇasīkarakarāladigantarāle) - amidst directions made formidable by scattered sprays of water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ākīrṇasīkarakarāladigantarāla

ākīrṇasīkarakarāladigantarāla - region between quarters made formidable by scattered sprays of water

Compound type : bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa (ākīrṇa+sīkara+karāla+digantarāla)

• ākīrṇa – scattered, filled, spread
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  prefix ā- + root kṝ (to scatter) + -ṇa
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṝ (class 6)
• sīkara – spray, drop of water
  noun (masculine)
• karāla – formidable, terrible, dreadful
  adjective (neuter)
• digantarāla – intermediate quarter, region between directions
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially.

फुल्लोत्पलाब्जपटलोद्ररेणुगौरम् (phullotpalābjapaṭalodrareṇugauram) - whitish-yellow like the pollen inside clusters of blossoming blue water lilies (utpala) and lotuses (abja) (whitish-yellow like the pollen inside clusters of blossoming blue water lilies and lotuses)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phullotpalābjapaṭalodrareṇugaura

phullotpalābjapaṭalodrareṇugaura - whitish-yellow like the pollen inside clusters of blossoming blue water lilies and lotuses

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (phulla+utpala+abja+paṭala+udara+reṇu+gaura)

• phulla – blossomed, blooming
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  root phull (to blossom)
  Root: phull (class 1)
• utpala – blue water lily
  noun (neuter)
• abja – lotus (lit. water-born)
  noun (neuter)
• paṭala – cluster, multitude, layer
  noun (neuter)
• udara – interior, inside, belly
  noun (neuter)
• reṇu – pollen, dust
  noun (masculine)
• gaura – whitish-yellow, pale, fair
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'svam'.

आमोदमत्तमधुपद्विजगीतिगीतम् (āmodamattamadhupadvijagītigītam) - sung with songs by intoxicated bees and birds (dvija) (sung with songs by intoxicated bees and birds due to fragrance/joy)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āmodamattamadhupadvijagītigīta

āmodamattamadhupadvijagītigīta - sung with songs by intoxicated bees and birds due to fragrance/joy

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āmoda+matta+madhupa+dvija+gīti+gīta)

• āmoda – fragrance, joy, delight
  noun (masculine)
• matta – intoxicated, ardent, joyous
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  root mad (to be intoxicated) + -ta
  Root: mad (class 4)
• madhupa – bee (lit. honey-drinker)
  noun (masculine)
• dvija – twice-born (bird, Brahmin, tooth)
  noun (masculine)
• gīti – song, melody
  noun (feminine)
• gīta – sung, song
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  root gai (to sing) + -ta
  Root: gai (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'svam'.

यातम् (yātam) - appearing (as) (gone, moving, appearing)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yāta

yāta - gone, moved, passed, appearing, manifested

Past Passive Participle

root yā (to go) + -ta

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'svam'.

वितानकम् (vitānakam) - a canopy (canopy, awning)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vitānaka

vitānaka - canopy, awning

इव (iva) - resembling (as if, like, similar to)

(indeclinable)

अम्बरगम् (ambaragam) - moving in the sky (sky-going, moving in the sky)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ambaraga

ambaraga - sky-going, moving in the sky

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ambara+ga)

• ambara – sky, atmosphere, garment
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving
  adjective (neuter)
  suffix -ga from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'vitānakam' or 'svam'.

वहन्तम् (vahantam) - displaying (bearing, carrying, displaying)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vahant

vahant - bearing, carrying, conveying, displaying

Present Active Participle

root vah (to bear, carry) + śatṛ

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Functions as a main describing participle for 'svam'.

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