योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-118, verse-22

वरवने वनवातविसारिणां चपलचन्द्रकचारुतरङ्गिणाम् ।
इह पयोनिधिरेव कलापिनां विसृतमुक्ततयेव विलासनः ॥ २२ ॥

varavane vanavātavisāriṇāṃ capalacandrakacārutaraṅgiṇām ,
iha payonidhireva kalāpināṃ visṛtamuktatayeva vilāsanaḥ 22

22. vara-vane vana-vāta-visāriṇām
capala-candrakā-cāru-taraṅgiṇām
iha payonidhiḥ eva kalāpinām
visṛta-muktatayā iva vilāsanaḥ

22. iha vara-vane vana-vāta-visāriṇām capala-candrakā-cāru-taraṅgiṇām kalāpinām,
payonidhiḥ eva visṛta-muktatayā iva vilāsanaḥ.

22. Here, in this excellent forest, the ocean itself becomes a playground for the peacocks, whose beautiful eye-spots ripple like restless moons carried by the forest breeze, as if due to the expansive freedom it provides.

22. ביער מעולה זה, עבור הטווסים שזנבותיהם נעים ברוח היער בגלים יפהפיים של עיניים מבריקות, האוקיינוס עצמו מתענג על חירותם הפרושה!

Words meanings summery:

• वर-वने (vara-vane) - in the excellent forest, in the best forest

• वन-वात-विसारिणाम् (vana-vāta-visāriṇām) - of those whose parts (eye-spots) are carried by the forest breeze (of those spreading/moving with the forest wind)

• चपल-चन्द्रका-चारु-तरङ्गिणाम् (capala-candrakā-cāru-taraṅgiṇām) - of those whose beautiful eye-spots ripple like restless moons

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• पयोनिधिः (payonidhiḥ) - ocean, sea (reservoir of water)

• एव (eva) - itself (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• कलापिनाम् (kalāpinām) - of the peacocks

• विसृत-मुक्ततया (visṛta-muktatayā) - as if due to the boundless freedom it offers (by means of expansive freedom)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• विलासनः (vilāsanaḥ) - playground, pleasure ground

Words meanings and morphology

वर-वने (vara-vane) - in the excellent forest, in the best forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vara-vana

vara-vana - excellent forest, best forest

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (vara+vana)

• vara – excellent, best, choice
  adjective (neuter)
• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)

वन-वात-विसारिणाम् (vana-vāta-visāriṇām) - of those whose parts (eye-spots) are carried by the forest breeze (of those spreading/moving with the forest wind)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vana-vāta-visārin

vana-vāta-visārin - spreading by forest wind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana-vāta+visārin)

• vana – forest
  noun (neuter)
• vāta – wind
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vā (class 2)
• visārin – spreading, diffusing, extending
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'sṛ' (to go) with prefix 'vi' and suffix '-in'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kalāpinām'

चपल-चन्द्रका-चारु-तरङ्गिणाम् (capala-candrakā-cāru-taraṅgiṇām) - of those whose beautiful eye-spots ripple like restless moons

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of capala-candrakā-cāru-taraṅgin

capala-candrakā-cāru-taraṅgin - having beautiful rippling moon-spots

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (capala+candrakā+cāru+taraṅgin)

• capala – restless, trembling, wavering
  adjective (masculine)
• candrakā – peacock's eye-spot (literally: little moon)
  noun (feminine)
• cāru – beautiful, lovely
  adjective (masculine)
• taraṅgin – wavy, rippling
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'taraṅga' (wave) with suffix '-in'

Note: Qualifies 'kalāpinām'

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

पयोनिधिः (payonidhiḥ) - ocean, sea (reservoir of water)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of payonidhi

payonidhi - ocean, sea, reservoir of water

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (payas+nidhi)

• payas – water, milk
  noun (neuter)
• nidhi – receptacle, store, treasure
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: dhā (class 3)

एव (eva) - itself (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

कलापिनाम् (kalāpinām) - of the peacocks

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kalāpin

kalāpin - peacock (one possessing a tail-feather/ornament)

Derived from 'kalāpa' (tail-feather) with suffix '-in'

विसृत-मुक्ततया (visṛta-muktatayā) - as if due to the boundless freedom it offers (by means of expansive freedom)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of visṛta-muktatā

visṛta-muktatā - state of expansive freedom

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (visṛta+muktatā)

• visṛta – expansive, wide, extended
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'sṛ' (to go) with prefix 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• muktatā – freedom, liberation
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'mukta' (free) with suffix '-tā'

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

विलासनः (vilāsanaḥ) - playground, pleasure ground

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vilāsana

vilāsana - sport, play, pleasure-ground

Prefix: vi

Root: las (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'payonidhiḥ'

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