योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-120, verse-22

वीचयो रत्नमाणिक्यपदेष्वावर्तवृत्तिभिः ।
विलसन्ति विलासिन्यो वक्षःस्विव विलासिनाम् ॥ २२ ॥

vīcayo ratnamāṇikyapadeṣvāvartavṛttibhiḥ ,
vilasanti vilāsinyo vakṣaḥsviva vilāsinām 22

22. vīcayaḥ ratna-māṇikya-padeṣu āvarta-vṛttibhiḥ
vilasanti vilāsinyaḥ vakṣaḥsu iva vilāsinām

22. vīcayaḥ āvarta-vṛttibhiḥ ratna-māṇikya-padeṣu vilasanti,
iva vilāsinyaḥ vilāsinām vakṣaḥsu

22. The waves, with their swirling patterns, gleam on the steps adorned with gems and rubies, just as beautiful women would recline on the chests of their lovers.

Words meanings summery:

• वीचयः (vīcayaḥ) - waves

• रत्न-माणिक्य-पदेषु (ratna-māṇikya-padeṣu) - on the places/steps of gems and rubies

• आवर्त-वृत्तिभिः (āvarta-vṛttibhiḥ) - by their swirling movements, with their circular motions

• विलसन्ति (vilasanti) - they shine, they sport, they play

• विलासिन्यः (vilāsinyaḥ) - amorous women, beautiful women, coquettish women

• वक्षःसु (vakṣaḥsu) - on the chests

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• विलासिनाम् (vilāsinām) - of amorous men, of lovers

Words meanings and morphology

वीचयः (vīcayaḥ) - waves

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vīci

vīci - wave

Note: Subject of 'vilasanti'.

रत्न-माणिक्य-पदेषु (ratna-māṇikya-padeṣu) - on the places/steps of gems and rubies

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of ratna-māṇikya-pada

ratna-māṇikya-pada - place/step adorned with gems and rubies

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ratna+māṇikya+pada)

• ratna – gem, jewel
  noun (neuter)
• māṇikya – ruby
  noun (neuter)
• pada – foot, step, place
  noun (neuter)

Note: Locative of place.

आवर्त-वृत्तिभिः (āvarta-vṛttibhiḥ) - by their swirling movements, with their circular motions

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of āvarta-vṛtti

āvarta-vṛtti - swirling motion, eddy-like movement

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (āvarta+vṛtti)

• āvarta – swirl, eddy, whirlpool
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• vṛtti – activity, course, movement, condition
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Describes the manner in which the waves shine.

विलसन्ति (vilasanti) - they shine, they sport, they play

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √las

Present indicative, 3rd person plural

Prefix: vi

Root: las (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

विलासिन्यः (vilāsinyaḥ) - amorous women, beautiful women, coquettish women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vilāsinī

vilāsinī - amorous woman, beautiful woman, charming woman

Derived from √las with 'vi' prefix and suffix '-in' forming an agent noun, then feminine '-ī'.

Prefix: vi

Root: las (class 1)

Note: In the simile, these are the subjects of the implied action.

वक्षःसु (vakṣaḥsu) - on the chests

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of vakṣas

vakṣas - chest, breast

Note: In the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison

Note: Introduces the simile.

विलासिनाम् (vilāsinām) - of amorous men, of lovers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vilāsin

vilāsin - amorous man, lover, playful person

Derived from √las with 'vi' prefix and suffix '-in' forming an agent noun.

Prefix: vi

Root: las (class 1)

Note: Possessive, referring to the chests.