योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-7, chapter-123, verse-17
मन्दराद्रौ मृदुतले मन्दारतरुमन्दिरे ।
किन्नरी मन्दरीनाम्नी दिनमेकमसेवत ॥ १७ ॥
किन्नरी मन्दरीनाम्नी दिनमेकमसेवत ॥ १७ ॥
mandarādrau mṛdutale mandāratarumandire ,
kinnarī mandarīnāmnī dinamekamasevata 17
kinnarī mandarīnāmnī dinamekamasevata 17
17.
mandarādrau mṛdutale mandāratarumaṃdire
kinnarī mandarīnāmnī dinam ekam asevat
kinnarī mandarīnāmnī dinam ekam asevat
17.
kinnarī mandarīnāmnī mandarādrau mṛdutale
mandāratarumaṃdire ekam dinam asevat
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.
Words meanings summery:
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- 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)