योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-123, verse-17

मन्दराद्रौ मृदुतले मन्दारतरुमन्दिरे ।
किन्नरी मन्दरीनाम्नी दिनमेकमसेवत ॥ १७ ॥

mandarādrau mṛdutale mandāratarumandire ,
kinnarī mandarīnāmnī dinamekamasevata 17

17. mandarādrau mṛdutale mandāratarumaṃdire
kinnarī mandarīnāmnī dinam ekam asevat

17. kinnarī mandarīnāmnī mandarādrau mṛdutale
mandāratarumaṃdire ekam dinam asevat

17. A kinnarī named Mandarī served for a single day on the soft terrain of Mount Mandara, in a shrine adorned with Mandāra trees.

17. על הנגלה הרך של הר מַנְדָרָה, בנווה מדבר של עצי מנדארה, שירתה אותו כִּנַּרִי (ישות שמיימית קסומה) בשם מַנְדַרִי במשך יום אחד.

Words meanings summery:

• मन्दराद्रौ (mandarādrau) - on Mount Mandara

• मृदुतले (mṛdutale) - on the soft surface/ground

• मन्दारतरुमंदिरे (mandāratarumaṁdire) - in a temple/abode of Mandāra trees

• किन्नरी (kinnarī) - a Kinnarī (a mythical celestial musician, half-human, half-bird/horse)

• मन्दरीनाम्नी (mandarīnāmnī) - named Mandarī

• दिनम् (dinam) - day

• एकम् (ekam) - one, a single

• असेवत् (asevat) - served, attended, worshipped

Words meanings and morphology

मन्दराद्रौ (mandarādrau) - on Mount Mandara

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mandarādri

mandarādri - Mount Mandara (a mythical mountain)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mandara+adri)

• mandara – Mandara (a mythical mountain); a coral tree; a celestial tree
  proper noun (masculine)
• adri – mountain, rock, hill
  noun (masculine)

मृदुतले (mṛdutale) - on the soft surface/ground

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mṛdutala

mṛdutala - soft surface/ground

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mṛdu+tala)

• mṛdu – soft, tender, gentle
  adjective
• tala – surface, ground, flat area, palm of hand, sole of foot
  noun (neuter)

मन्दारतरुमंदिरे (mandāratarumaṁdire) - in a temple/abode of Mandāra trees

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mandāratarumaṃdira

mandāratarumaṁdira - temple/abode of Mandāra trees

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mandārataru+maṃdira)

• mandāra – Mandāra flower (one of the five celestial flowers); a coral tree; a celestial tree
  noun (masculine)
• taru – tree, plant
  noun (masculine)
• maṃdira – temple, house, dwelling, abode
  noun (neuter)

किन्नरी (kinnarī) - a Kinnarī (a mythical celestial musician, half-human, half-bird/horse)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kinnarī

kinnarī - a female Kinnara, a celestial musician

Feminine form of kinnara.

मन्दरीनाम्नी (mandarīnāmnī) - named Mandarī

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mandarīnāmnī

mandarīnāmnī - named Mandarī

Feminine form of the adjective 'mandarīnāman', meaning 'having the name Mandarī'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mandarī+nāman)

• mandarī – Mandarī (a proper name)
  proper noun (feminine)
• nāman – name, appellation
  noun (neuter)
  Suffix -in for possession/having, then feminine -ī

Note: Functions as an adjective agreeing with 'kinnarī'.

दिनम् (dinam) - day

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dina

dina - day

Note: Denotes duration of time.

एकम् (ekam) - one, a single

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, alone

Note: Qualifies 'dinam'.

असेवत् (asevat) - served, attended, worshipped

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of sev

Imperfect tense (Laṅ-lakāra)

Root 'sev' (1st class, Ātmanepada) in Imperfect, 3rd person singular. Augment 'a-' + 'sev' + 'a' (class sign) + 'ta' (ending).

Root: sev (class 1)

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