योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-117, verse-41

प्रतीक्षमाणा दयितं रसपूरकरं धरम् ।
नारीव सरसी चारुहंसकाभ्यां विराजते ॥ ४१ ॥

pratīkṣamāṇā dayitaṃ rasapūrakaraṃ dharam ,
nārīva sarasī cāruhaṃsakābhyāṃ virājate 41

41. pratīkṣamāṇā dayitaṃ rasapūrakaraṃ dharam
nārī iva sarasī cāruhamsakābhyām virājate

41. sarasī,
dayitaṃ rasapūrakaraṃ dharaṃ pratīkṣamāṇā nārī iva,
cāruhamsakābhyām virājate.

41. A pond, like a woman who eagerly awaits her beloved—the one who brings richness of joy and provides sustenance—shines splendidly with its two graceful swans.

41. כמו אישה המצפה לאהובה המרעיף עליה מים זורמים, האגם זורח ויפה כמו אישה הענודה בצמידי רגליים מקסימים ובהַמְסָה (אווזים) נאהבים.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रतीक्षमाणा (pratīkṣamāṇā) - waiting, expecting, looking for

• दयितम् (dayitam) - beloved, dear one, husband

• रसपूरकरम् (rasapūrakaram) - making full of essence/juice/joy, enriching with essence

• धरम् (dharam) - bearer, supporter, maintainer

• नारी (nārī) - woman

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सरसी (sarasī) - pond, lake

• चारुहम्सकाभ्याम् (cāruhamsakābhyām) - by two beautiful swans

• विराजते (virājate) - shines, is resplendent, appears splendid

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतीक्षमाणा (pratīkṣamāṇā) - waiting, expecting, looking for

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratīkṣamāṇa

pratīkṣamāṇa - waiting, expecting, observing

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from verb root īkṣ (to see, to look) with upasarga prati and suffix śānac.

Prefix: prati

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

दयितम् (dayitam) - beloved, dear one, husband

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dayita

dayita - beloved, dear, desired, cherished

Past Passive Participle (from day)

Derived from the root 'day' (to love, to pity).

Root: day (class 1)

रसपूरकरम् (rasapūrakaram) - making full of essence/juice/joy, enriching with essence

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rasapūrakara

rasapūrakara - causing fullness of essence/juice/joy; bringing fulfillment of sentiment

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rasa+pūra+kara)

• rasa – essence, juice, taste, sentiment, joy, fluid
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• pūra – fullness, flood, filling, accomplishment
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pṛ (class 9)
• kara – making, causing, doer, hand, ray, tax
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun (from kṛ)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

धरम् (dharam) - bearer, supporter, maintainer

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhara

dhara - bearing, holding, supporting, maintaining, earth

Agent noun (from dhṛ)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

नारी (nārī) - woman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nārī

nārī - woman, wife, female

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सरसी (sarasī) - pond, lake

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarasī

sarasī - pond, lake, pool

चारुहम्सकाभ्याम् (cāruhamsakābhyām) - by two beautiful swans

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of cāruhamsaka

cāruhamsaka - beautiful swan

Compound type : karmadhāraya (cāru+haṃsaka)

• cāru – beautiful, lovely, attractive, graceful
  adjective
• haṃsaka – swan (often used as diminutive or affectionate form)
  noun (masculine)

विराजते (virājate) - shines, is resplendent, appears splendid

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of virāj

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

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