योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-122, verse-15

महोर्मिमुक्तामाणिक्यमण्डलप्रतिबिम्बिताः ।
एकाकिनोऽपि परितः पौरुषेयवृता इव ॥ १५ ॥

mahormimuktāmāṇikyamaṇḍalapratibimbitāḥ ,
ekākino'pi paritaḥ pauruṣeyavṛtā iva 15

15. mahormimuktāmāṇikyamaṇḍalapratibimbitāḥ
ekākinaḥ api paritaḥ pauruṣeyavṛtāḥ iva

15. ekākinaḥ api mahormimuktāmāṇikyamaṇḍalapratibimbitāḥ
paritaḥ pauruṣeyavṛtāḥ iva

15. Reflected in the great waves that shimmered like circular formations of pearls and rubies, they, though solitary, appeared as if surrounded on all sides by attendants.

Words meanings summery:

• महोर्मिमुक्तामाणिक्यमण्डलप्रतिबिम्बिताः (mahormimuktāmāṇikyamaṇḍalapratibimbitāḥ) - reflected in the circular formations of pearls and rubies within great waves

• एकाकिनः (ekākinaḥ) - alone, solitary (plural)

• अपि (api) - even, also, though

• परितः (paritaḥ) - all around, on all sides, everywhere

• पौरुषेयवृताः (pauruṣeyavṛtāḥ) - surrounded by men/attendants

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

Words meanings and morphology

महोर्मिमुक्तामाणिक्यमण्डलप्रतिबिम्बिताः (mahormimuktāmāṇikyamaṇḍalapratibimbitāḥ) - reflected in the circular formations of pearls and rubies within great waves

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahormimuktāmāṇikyamaṇḍalapratibimbita

mahormimuktāmāṇikyamaṇḍalapratibimbita - reflected in the great waves' collections of pearls and rubies

Past Passive Participle

Compound ending in PPP of prati-biṃb (to reflect).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+ūrmi+muktā+māṇikya+maṇḍala+pratibimbita)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective (feminine)
• ūrmi – wave, ripple
  noun (masculine)
• muktā – pearl; liberated
  noun (feminine)
• māṇikya – ruby, jewel
  noun (neuter)
• maṇḍala – circle, orb, collection, cluster
  noun (neuter)
• pratibimbita – reflected, mirrored
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root biṃb (to shine) with prefix prati-.
  Prefix: prati
  Root: biṃb (class 1)

Note: Adjective to the implicit subject.

एकाकिनः (ekākinaḥ) - alone, solitary (plural)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ekākin

ekākin - solitary, alone

Formed from eka (one) + ākin suffix.

Note: Agrees with the implicit subject.

अपि (api) - even, also, though

(indeclinable)

परितः (paritaḥ) - all around, on all sides, everywhere

(indeclinable)

Formed from pari (around) + tas suffix.

पौरुषेयवृताः (pauruṣeyavṛtāḥ) - surrounded by men/attendants

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pauruṣeyavṛta

pauruṣeyavṛta - surrounded by men/attendants

Past Passive Participle

Compound ending in PPP of vṛ (to cover, surround).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pauruṣeya+vṛta)

• pauruṣeya – human, manly; attendant, follower
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from puruṣa (man, person).
• vṛta – surrounded, covered, chosen
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vṛ (to cover, surround, choose).
  Root: vṛ (class 1)

Note: Adjective to the implicit subject.

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

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