योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-118, verse-21

लसत्कलापजलदाः पश्य नृत्यन्ति बर्हिणः ।
धुन्वानाः पिच्छकान्तीन्दुं प्रावृषः पोतका इव ॥ २१ ॥

lasatkalāpajaladāḥ paśya nṛtyanti barhiṇaḥ ,
dhunvānāḥ picchakāntīnduṃ prāvṛṣaḥ potakā iva 21

21. lasat-kalāpa-jaladāḥ paśya nṛtyanti barhiṇaḥ
dhunvānāḥ piccha-kānti-indum prāvṛṣaḥ potakāḥ iva

21. paśya! lasat-kalāpa-jaladāḥ barhiṇaḥ piccha-kānti-indum dhunvānāḥ,
prāvṛṣaḥ potakāḥ iva nṛtyanti.

21. Behold! The peacocks, whose glittering tail-feathers are like clouds, are dancing, shaking their moon-like radiant plumes, just like young ones born in the rainy season.

21. ראה, הטווסים בעלי זנבות המניפה המרהיבים רוקדים כמו עננים, מנידים את זוהר נוצותיהם דמוי הירח כמו ילדיה של עונת הגשמים!

Words meanings summery:

• लसत्-कलाप-जलदाः (lasat-kalāpa-jaladāḥ) - whose glittering tail-feathers are like clouds

• पश्य (paśya) - behold! see!

• नृत्यन्ति (nṛtyanti) - they dance

• बर्हिणः (barhiṇaḥ) - peacocks

• धुन्वानाः (dhunvānāḥ) - shaking, waving

• पिच्छ-कान्ति-इन्दुम् (piccha-kānti-indum) - moon-like radiant plumes, moon of feather-splendor

• प्रावृषः (prāvṛṣaḥ) - of the rainy season

• पोतकाः (potakāḥ) - young ones, cubs, chicks

• इव (iva) - like, as if

Words meanings and morphology

लसत्-कलाप-जलदाः (lasat-kalāpa-jaladāḥ) - whose glittering tail-feathers are like clouds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of lasat-kalāpa-jalada

lasat-kalāpa-jalada - having glittering plumes like clouds

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (lasat+kalāpa+jalada)

• lasat – glittering, shining, beautiful
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root 'las' (to shine)
  Root: las (class 1)
• kalāpa – bundle, collection, peacock's tail
  noun (masculine)
• jalada – cloud (giver of water)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'jala' (water) and 'da' (giving)
  Root: dā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'barhiṇaḥ'

पश्य (paśya) - behold! see!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

नृत्यन्ति (nṛtyanti) - they dance

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of nṛt

Root: nṛt (class 4)

बर्हिणः (barhiṇaḥ) - peacocks

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of barhin

barhin - peacock

धुन्वानाः (dhunvānāḥ) - shaking, waving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhunvāna

dhunvāna - shaking, agitating

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from root 'dhū' (to shake) with suffix -śānac

Root: dhū (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'barhiṇaḥ'

पिच्छ-कान्ति-इन्दुम् (piccha-kānti-indum) - moon-like radiant plumes, moon of feather-splendor

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of piccha-kānti-indu

piccha-kānti-indu - moon of feather-splendor

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (piccha-kānti+indu)

• piccha – feather, tail-feather
  noun (neuter)
• kānti – radiance, beauty, splendor
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• indu – moon
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'dhunvānāḥ'

प्रावृषः (prāvṛṣaḥ) - of the rainy season

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of prāvṛṣ

prāvṛṣ - rainy season

Note: Possessive for 'potakāḥ'

पोतकाः (potakāḥ) - young ones, cubs, chicks

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of potaka

potaka - young animal, chick, cub

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

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