योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-118, verse-9

इति हावभावविलसितविवलनकोपार्धदृष्टिहसितानि ।
कुर्वाणा वरवनिता कथयति ते दृश्यतां राजन् ॥ ९ ॥

iti hāvabhāvavilasitavivalanakopārdhadṛṣṭihasitāni ,
kurvāṇā varavanitā kathayati te dṛśyatāṃ rājan 9

9. iti hāvabhāvavilasitavivalanakopārdhadṛṣṭihasitāni
kurvāṇā varavanitā kathayati te dṛśyatām rājan

9. rājan varavanitā hāvabhāvavilasitavivalanakopārdhadṛṣṭihasitāni
kurvāṇā iti te kathayati dṛśyatām

9. O King, the beautiful woman, displaying these captivating expressions – charming gestures, graceful movements, rolling glances, flashes of anger, sidelong looks, and smiles – thus speaks to you: 'Let this be seen!'

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, saying

• हावभावविलसितविवलनकोपार्धदृष्टिहसितानि (hāvabhāvavilasitavivalanakopārdhadṛṣṭihasitāni) - charming gestures, graceful movements, playful turning (of eyes), flashes of anger, sidelong glances, and smiles

• कुर्वाणा (kurvāṇā) - doing, performing, making

• वरवनिता (varavanitā) - beautiful woman, excellent woman

• कथयति (kathayati) - tells, relates, speaks

• ते (te) - to you

• दृश्यताम् (dṛśyatām) - let it be seen, let it be shown, may it be observed

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, saying

(indeclinable)

हावभावविलसितविवलनकोपार्धदृष्टिहसितानि (hāvabhāvavilasitavivalanakopārdhadṛṣṭihasitāni) - charming gestures, graceful movements, playful turning (of eyes), flashes of anger, sidelong glances, and smiles

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of hāvabhāvavilasitavivalanakopārdhadṛṣṭihasita

hāvabhāvavilasitavivalanakopārdhadṛṣṭihasita - a series of expressions including coyness, emotion, playfulness, eye-rolling, anger, sidelong glances, and smiles

Compound type : dvandva (hāva+bhāva+vilasita+vivalana+kopa+ardhadṛṣṭi+hasita)

• hāva – coquetry, amorous gesture
  noun (masculine)
• bhāva – sentiment, feeling, graceful movement, emotion
  noun (masculine)
• vilasita – playfulness, charm, radiance
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
  Derived from root las (class 1) to shine, play, with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: las (class 1)
• vivalana – rolling, turning (of eyes)
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal noun
  Derived from root val (class 1) to turn, with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: val (class 1)
• kopa – anger, wrath
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kup (class 4)
• ardhadṛṣṭi – sidelong glance, half-glance
  noun (feminine)
• hasita – smile, laughter
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
  Derived from root has (class 1) to laugh.
  Root: has (class 1)

कुर्वाणा (kurvāṇā) - doing, performing, making

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kurvāṇa

kurvāṇa - doing, performing

Present Active Participle (ātmanepada)

Derived from root kṛ (class 8) to do, present participle, ātmanepada form.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वरवनिता (varavanitā) - beautiful woman, excellent woman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of varavanitā

varavanitā - beautiful woman, excellent woman

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vara+vanitā)

• vara – excellent, beautiful, best
  adjective
• vanitā – woman, wife, beloved
  noun (feminine)

कथयति (kathayati) - tells, relates, speaks

(verb)

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

Root: kath (class 10)

ते (te) - to you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

दृश्यताम् (dṛśyatām) - let it be seen, let it be shown, may it be observed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of dṛśyatām

Root: dṛś (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

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