योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-119, verse-5

भ्रातर्मेघ महेन्द्रचापमुचितं व्यालम्ब्य कण्ठेगुणं नीचैर्गर्ज मुहूर्तकं कुरु दयां सा बाष्पपूर्णेक्षणा ।
बाला बालमृणालकोमलतनुस्तन्वी न सोढुं क्षमा तां गत्वा सुगते गलज्जललवैराश्वासयात्मानिलैः ॥ ५ ॥

bhrātarmegha mahendracāpamucitaṃ vyālambya kaṇṭheguṇaṃ nīcairgarja muhūrtakaṃ kuru dayāṃ sā bāṣpapūrṇekṣaṇā ,
bālā bālamṛṇālakomalatanustanvī na soḍhuṃ kṣamā tāṃ gatvā sugate galajjalalavairāśvāsayātmānilaiḥ 5

5. bhrātar megha mahendracāpam ucitam vyālambya kaṇṭheguṇam
nīcaiḥ garja muhūrtakam kuru dayām sā bāṣpapūrṇekṣaṇā
| bālā bālamṛṇālakomaltanuḥ tanvī na soḍhum kṣamā
tām gatvā sugate galajjalalavaiḥ āśvāsaya ātmanilaiḥ ||

5. bhrātar megha mahendracāpam ucitam kaṇṭheguṇam vyālambya
nīcaiḥ muhūrtakam garja dayām kuru sā bālā
bālamṛṇālakomaltanuḥ tanvī bāṣpapūrṇekṣaṇā na soḍhum kṣamā he
sugate tāṃ gatvā galajjalalavaiḥ ātmanilaiḥ ca āśvāsaya

5. O brother cloud, adorn your neck with the fitting rainbow (Mahendracāpa) as a garland, and roar softly for a moment. Please show mercy! That young, slender girl, whose tender body is delicate like a young lotus stalk, has eyes full of tears and is unable to endure this suffering. O good friend, go to her and console her with trickling drops of water and gentle breezes.

Words meanings summery:

• भ्रातर् (bhrātar) - O brother

• मेघ (megha) - O cloud

• महेन्द्रचापम् (mahendracāpam) - the rainbow of Indra, Indra's bow

• उचितम् (ucitam) - fitting, appropriate, proper

• व्यालम्ब्य (vyālambya) - having hung, having suspended, having worn

• कण्ठेगुणम् (kaṇṭheguṇam) - a necklace, a garland for the neck

• नीचैः (nīcaiḥ) - softly, low, gently, downwards

• गर्ज (garja) - roar!, thunder! (imperative)

• मुहूर्तकम् (muhūrtakam) - for a moment

• कुरु (kuru) - do!, make!, perform! (imperative)

• दयाम् (dayām) - mercy, compassion

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• बाष्पपूर्णेक्षणा (bāṣpapūrṇekṣaṇā) - whose eyes are full of tears

• बाला (bālā) - young woman, girl

• बालमृणालकोमल्तनुः (bālamṛṇālakomaltanuḥ) - whose body is delicate like a young lotus stalk

• तन्वी (tanvī) - slender, delicate woman

• न (na) - not

• सोढुम् (soḍhum) - to endure, to bear, to suffer

• क्षमा (kṣamā) - capable, able

• ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine accusative)

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

• सुगते (sugate) - O good friend!, O good-going one!

• गलज्जललवैः (galajjalalavaiḥ) - with trickling drops of water

• आश्वासय (āśvāsaya) - console!, comfort!, reassure! (imperative)

• आत्मनिलैः (ātmanilaiḥ) - with gentle breezes, with your own breezes

Words meanings and morphology

भ्रातर् (bhrātar) - O brother

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

मेघ (megha) - O cloud

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of megha

megha - cloud

महेन्द्रचापम् (mahendracāpam) - the rainbow of Indra, Indra's bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahendracāpa

mahendracāpa - Indra's bow, rainbow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+indra+cāpa)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• indra – Indra (king of gods)
  proper noun (masculine)
• cāpa – bow
  noun (masculine)

उचितम् (ucitam) - fitting, appropriate, proper

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ucita

ucita - fitting, appropriate, proper, customary

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak) or 'uc' (to be pleased).

Root: vac

व्यालम्ब्य (vyālambya) - having hung, having suspended, having worn

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

Derived from root 'lamb' with prefixes 'vi' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: lamb

कण्ठेगुणम् (kaṇṭheguṇam) - a necklace, a garland for the neck

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kaṇṭheguṇa

kaṇṭheguṇa - necklace, garland for the neck

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kaṇṭha+guṇa)

• kaṇṭha – neck, throat
  noun (masculine)
• guṇa – string, cord, quality, virtue
  noun (masculine)

नीचैः (nīcaiḥ) - softly, low, gently, downwards

(indeclinable)

गर्ज (garja) - roar!, thunder! (imperative)

(verb)

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

Root: garj (class 1)

मुहूर्तकम् (muhūrtakam) - for a moment

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrtaka

muhūrtaka - a moment, a short time

Note: Used adverbially to indicate duration.

कुरु (kuru) - do!, make!, perform! (imperative)

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

दयाम् (dayām) - mercy, compassion

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dayā

dayā - mercy, compassion, sympathy

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

बाष्पपूर्णेक्षणा (bāṣpapūrṇekṣaṇā) - whose eyes are full of tears

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bāṣpapūrṇekṣaṇā

bāṣpapūrṇekṣaṇā - whose eyes are full of tears

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bāṣpa+pūrṇa+īkṣaṇa)

• bāṣpa – tears, vapor
  noun (masculine)
• pūrṇa – full, complete
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'pṛ' (to fill).
  Root: pṛ
• īkṣaṇa – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)

बाला (bālā) - young woman, girl

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bālā

bālā - young woman, girl, female child

बालमृणालकोमल्तनुः (bālamṛṇālakomaltanuḥ) - whose body is delicate like a young lotus stalk

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bālamṛṇālakomaltanu

bālamṛṇālakomaltanu - whose body is delicate like a young lotus stalk

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bāla+mṛṇāla+komala+tanu)

• bāla – young, fresh, tender
  adjective
• mṛṇāla – lotus stalk
  noun (neuter)
• komala – soft, delicate, tender
  adjective
• tanu – body, slender
  noun (feminine)

तन्वी (tanvī) - slender, delicate woman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tanvī

tanvī - slender, delicate woman

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

सोढुम् (soḍhum) - to endure, to bear, to suffer

(infinitive)

क्षमा (kṣamā) - capable, able

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣamā

kṣamā - capable, able, patient, tolerant, earth

ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

Derived from root 'gam' (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

सुगते (sugate) - O good friend!, O good-going one!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sugata

sugata - well-gone, happy, good friend, Buddha

गलज्जललवैः (galajjalalavaiḥ) - with trickling drops of water

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of galajjalalava

galajjalalava - trickling drops of water

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (galat+jala+lava)

• galat – trickling, flowing, falling
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root 'gal' (to drop, flow).
  Root: gal
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• lava – drop, particle, fragment
  noun (masculine)

आश्वासय (āśvāsaya) - console!, comfort!, reassure! (imperative)

(verb)

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

Causative verb

Causative form derived from root 'śvas' (to breathe) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: śvas (class 2)

आत्मनिलैः (ātmanilaiḥ) - with gentle breezes, with your own breezes

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ātmanila

ātmanila - gentle breeze, own breeze

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+anila)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• anila – wind, air, breeze
  noun (masculine)

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