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.

5. אחי הענן, כשתלה על צווארך את קשת אינְדְרַה כמחרוזת ראויה, הרעם ברוך לרגע והפגן רחמים! עיניה מלאות דמעות, היא צעירה וגופה העדין כגבעול לוטוס רך אינו מסוגל לשאת זאת. לך אליה, שוכן מרומים, ונחם אותה בטפטוף טיפותיך וברוחותיך הצוננות!

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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