योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-117, verse-38

उन्नालनलिनीनालकदलीस्तम्भसंकुले ।
वने विहरतां लक्ष्मीं हंसानामेति कः खगः ॥ ३८ ॥

unnālanalinīnālakadalīstambhasaṃkule ,
vane viharatāṃ lakṣmīṃ haṃsānāmeti kaḥ khagaḥ 38

38. unnālanalinīnālakadalīstambhasaṃkule vane
viharatām lakṣmīm haṃsānām eti kaḥ khagaḥ

38. unnālanalinīnālakadalīstambhasaṃkule vane
viharatām haṃsānām lakṣmīm kaḥ khagaḥ eti

38. In a forest dense with the raised stalks of lotuses and banana trunks, what bird can attain the splendor of the swans as they sport?

Words meanings summery:

• उन्नालनलिनीनालकदलीस्तम्भसंकुले (unnālanalinīnālakadalīstambhasaṁkule) - in the forest (vane), which is crowded with upraised lotus stalks and banana trunks (crowded with upraised lotus stalks and banana trunks)

• वने (vane) - in the forest, in the grove

• विहरतं (viharataṁ) - of the swans as they sport (of those sporting, of the playing ones)

• लक्ष्मीम् (lakṣmīm) - beauty, splendor, fortune, prosperity

• हंसानाम् (haṁsānām) - of the swans, belonging to the swans

• एति (eti) - attains, goes to, reaches

• कः (kaḥ) - what (other) bird (who, what)

• खगः (khagaḥ) - bird, sky-goer

Words meanings and morphology

उन्नालनलिनीनालकदलीस्तम्भसंकुले (unnālanalinīnālakadalīstambhasaṁkule) - in the forest (vane), which is crowded with upraised lotus stalks and banana trunks (crowded with upraised lotus stalks and banana trunks)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of unnālanalinīnālakadalīstambhasaṃkula

unnālanalinīnālakadalīstambhasaṁkula - crowded with upraised stalks of lotuses and banana trunks

A descriptive compound adjective, ending in 'saṃkula' (crowded with) which combines with 'unnālanalinīnālakadalīstambha'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (unnālanalinīnālakadalīstambha+saṃkula)

• unnālanalinīnālakadalīstambha – upraised lotus stalks and banana trunks
  noun (neuter)
  Dvandva compound combining 'unnālanalinīnāla' and 'kadalīstambha'.
• saṃkula – crowded, dense, filled with
  adjective (neuter)
  From prefix 'saṃ' and root 'kul'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kul (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'vane'.

वने (vane) - in the forest, in the grove

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, grove, wood, water

Root: van (class 1)

विहरतं (viharataṁ) - of the swans as they sport (of those sporting, of the playing ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of viharata

viharata - sporting, playing, roaming, moving about

Present Active Participle

From root 'hṛ' (to carry) with prefix 'vi' (apart), meaning 'to sport, roam'.

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'haṃsānām'.

लक्ष्मीम् (lakṣmīm) - beauty, splendor, fortune, prosperity

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of lakṣmī

lakṣmī - fortune, prosperity, beauty, splendor, success

Root: lakṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'eti'.

हंसानाम् (haṁsānām) - of the swans, belonging to the swans

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of haṃsa

haṁsa - swan, goose

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Possessive, describes 'lakṣmīm'.

एति (eti) - attains, goes to, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

Root verb, often forms compounds with prefixes to denote specific meanings like 'attain'.

Root: i (class 2)

कः (kaḥ) - what (other) bird (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun.

Note: Subject of 'eti'.

खगः (khagaḥ) - bird, sky-goer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khaga

khaga - bird, sky-goer, god, arrow

Compound of 'kha' (sky) and 'ga' (going).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (kha+ga)

• kha – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving, one who goes
  adjective (masculine)
  Nominal derivative
  Derived from root 'gam'.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Appositive to 'kaḥ'.