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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-120, verse-24

श्रवणोपान्तविभ्रष्टमदमत्तालिनीस्वरैः ।
ऐरावणस्नानभुवो गायन्तीव गुहा गिरेः ॥ २४ ॥
śravaṇopāntavibhraṣṭamadamattālinīsvaraiḥ ,
airāvaṇasnānabhuvo gāyantīva guhā gireḥ 24
24. śravaṇopānta-vibhraṣṭa-mada-matta-alinī-svaraiḥ
airāvaṇa-snāna-bhuvaḥ gāyanti iva guhāḥ gireḥ
24. gireḥ guhāḥ airāvaṇa-snāna-bhuvaḥ
śravaṇopānta-vibhraṣṭa-mada-matta-alinī-svaraiḥ iva gāyanti
24. The caves of the mountain, which serve as the bathing grounds for Airāvaṇa, seem to sing with the sounds of intoxicated female bees that have strayed near the ears.

Words meanings summery:

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  • श्रवणोपान्त-विभ्रष्ट-मद-मत्त-अलिनी-स्वरैः (śravaṇopānta-vibhraṣṭa-mada-matta-alinī-svaraiḥ) - by the sounds of intoxicated female bees that have strayed near the ears
  • ऐरावण-स्नान-भुवः (airāvaṇa-snāna-bhuvaḥ) - the bathing grounds of Airāvaṇa
  • गायन्ति (gāyanti) - they sing, they chant
  • इव (iva) - like, as, as if
  • गुहाः (guhāḥ) - caves, grottos
  • गिरेः (gireḥ) - of the mountain

Words meanings and morphology

श्रवणोपान्त-विभ्रष्ट-मद-मत्त-अलिनी-स्वरैः (śravaṇopānta-vibhraṣṭa-mada-matta-alinī-svaraiḥ) - by the sounds of intoxicated female bees that have strayed near the ears
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śravaṇopānta-vibhraṣṭa-mada-matta-alinī-svara
śravaṇopānta-vibhraṣṭa-mada-matta-alinī-svara - sound of intoxicated female bees strayed near the ear-vicinity
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śravaṇopānta+vibhraṣṭa+mada+matta+alinī+svara)
  • śravaṇopānta – vicinity of the ear, ear-lobe
    noun (masculine)
    Compound of śravaṇa (ear) and upānta (vicinity).
  • vibhraṣṭa – fallen, strayed, slipped
    adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root √bhraṃś (to fall) with prefix vi
    Prefix: vi
    Root: bhraṃś (class 1)
  • mada – intoxication, passion, rut (for elephants)
    noun (masculine)
    Root: mad (class 4)
  • matta – intoxicated, drunk, excited
    adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root √mad (to be intoxicated)
    Root: mad (class 4)
  • alinī – female bee
    noun (feminine)
    Feminine form of ali (bee)
  • svara – sound, tone, voice
    noun (masculine)
    From root √svṛ (to sound)
    Root: svṛ (class 1)
Note: Describes the means of singing.
ऐरावण-स्नान-भुवः (airāvaṇa-snāna-bhuvaḥ) - the bathing grounds of Airāvaṇa
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of airāvaṇa-snāna-bhū
airāvaṇa-snāna-bhū - bathing ground of Airāvaṇa
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (airāvaṇa+snāna+bhū)
  • airāvaṇa – Airāvaṇa (Indra's elephant)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • snāna – bathing, bath
    noun (neuter)
    action noun
    From root √snā (to bathe)
    Root: snā (class 2)
  • bhū – ground, place, earth
    noun (feminine)
    Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'guhāḥ'.
गायन्ति (gāyanti) - they sing, they chant
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √gai
Present indicative, 3rd person plural
Root: gai (class 1)
Note: Main verb.
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
Particle expressing comparison
Note: Introduces the simile.
गुहाः (guhāḥ) - caves, grottos
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of guhā
guhā - cave, grotto
Root: guh (class 1)
गिरेः (gireḥ) - of the mountain
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of giri
giri - mountain, hill
Note: Possessive, qualifying 'guhāḥ'.