योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-131, verse-43

अन्यत्र सानुनि मया परिलम्बमानाः सच्छायचन्दनवनावलिते लतानाम् ।
दृष्टाः स्त्रियः फलमिवावलिता विलासैभुक्ताश्च ता अपहृता अपि सिद्धपान्थैः ॥ ४३ ॥

anyatra sānuni mayā parilambamānāḥ sacchāyacandanavanāvalite latānām ,
dṛṣṭāḥ striyaḥ phalamivāvalitā vilāsaibhuktāśca tā apahṛtā api siddhapānthaiḥ 43

43. anyatra sānuni mayā parilambamānāḥ
sac-chāya-candana-vana-āvalite latānām dṛṣṭāḥ
striyaḥ phalam iva āvalitā vilāsaiḥ
bhuktāḥ ca tāḥ apahṛtāḥ api siddha-pānthaiḥ

43. anyatra mayā sacchāyacandanavanāvalite sānuni latānām phalam iva parilambamānāḥ vilāsaiḥ āvalitāḥ striyaḥ dṛṣṭāḥ.
ca tāḥ bhuktāḥ api siddhapānthaiḥ apahṛtāḥ.

43. Elsewhere, on a mountain peak adorned with rows of well-shaded sandalwood forests, I saw women hanging like fruit from creepers, alluring with their charms. And they were enjoyed and also abducted by Siddha travelers.

43. על מדרון אחר, בחורשת סנדל מוצלת, ראיתי נשים התלויות מגפנים כמו פירות ומלאות חין; נהניתי מארחן, והן גם נחטפו בידי נוודים מסוג סִיהְדָה.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere (elsewhere, in another place)

• सानुनि (sānuni) - on a mountain peak (on a mountain peak/ridge)

• मया (mayā) - by me (the narrator) (by me)

• परिलम्बमानाः (parilambamānāḥ) - hanging (like fruit) (hanging, suspended)

• सच्-छाय-चन्दन-वन-आवलिते (sac-chāya-candana-vana-āvalite) - on a peak adorned with rows of well-shaded sandalwood forests (in that which is adorned with rows of sandalwood forests providing good shade)

• लतानाम् (latānām) - of creepers (of creepers, of vines)

• दृष्टाः (dṛṣṭāḥ) - were seen (seen)

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit (fruit, result, reward)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• आवलिता (āvalitā) - adorned (adorned, surrounded, covered)

• विलासैः (vilāsaiḥ) - with their charms (with playful gestures, with charms, with coquetry)

• भुक्ताः (bhuktāḥ) - were enjoyed (enjoyed, experienced, eaten)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• ताः (tāḥ) - they (the women) (they, those)

• अपहृताः (apahṛtāḥ) - abducted (carried away, abducted, stolen)

• अपि (api) - and also (also, even, too)

• सिद्ध-पान्थैः (siddha-pānthaiḥ) - by Siddha travelers (by Siddha travelers/wanderers)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere (elsewhere, in another place)

(indeclinable)

Derived from anya (other) + tra (suffix indicating place).

सानुनि (sānuni) - on a mountain peak (on a mountain peak/ridge)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sānu

sānu - peak, summit, ridge of a mountain, tableland.

मया (mayā) - by me (the narrator) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself.

Note: Agent of dṛṣṭāḥ.

परिलम्बमानाः (parilambamānāḥ) - hanging (like fruit) (hanging, suspended)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of parilambamāna

parilambamāna - hanging down, suspended, dependent.

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root lamb (to hang, cling) with prefix pari.

Prefix: pari

Root: lamb (class 1)

सच्-छाय-चन्दन-वन-आवलिते (sac-chāya-candana-vana-āvalite) - on a peak adorned with rows of well-shaded sandalwood forests (in that which is adorned with rows of sandalwood forests providing good shade)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sac-chāya-candana-vana-āvalita

sac-chāya-candana-vana-āvalita - adorned with rows of good-shade sandalwood forests.

Past Passive Participle (for āvalita) in compound.

Compound. āvalita from root val with ā prefix.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sat-chāya+candana-vana+āvalita)

• sat-chāya – good shade, well-shaded
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Compound of sat (good, existing) and chāya (shade).
• candana-vana – sandalwood forest
  noun (neuter)
• āvalita – surrounded, encompassed, adorned
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root val (to move, cover) with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: val (class 1)

Note: Sandhi: sat + chāya -> sacchāya. vana + āvalite -> vanāvalite.

लतानाम् (latānām) - of creepers (of creepers, of vines)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of latā

latā - creeper, vine, tendril.

Note: Genitive indicating relation with parilambamānāḥ.

दृष्टाः (dṛṣṭāḥ) - were seen (seen)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, beheld, observed.

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female.

Note: Subject of dṛṣṭāḥ.

फलम् (phalam) - fruit (fruit, result, reward)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, produce, result, reward, consequence.

Root: phal (class 1)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle used for comparison.

आवलिता (āvalitā) - adorned (adorned, surrounded, covered)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of āvalita

āvalita - surrounded, encompassed, adorned, covered.

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root val (to move, cover) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: val (class 1)

विलासैः (vilāsaiḥ) - with their charms (with playful gestures, with charms, with coquetry)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vilāsa

vilāsa - play, sport, grace, charm, coquetry, playful movement.

Derived from root las (to play, sport) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: las (class 1)

Note: Instrumental plural, indicating means.

भुक्ताः (bhuktāḥ) - were enjoyed (enjoyed, experienced, eaten)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhukta

bhukta - eaten, enjoyed, experienced, consumed.

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhuj (to enjoy, eat).

Root: bhuj (class 7)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

ताः (tāḥ) - they (the women) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those.

Feminine plural nominative.

अपहृताः (apahṛtāḥ) - abducted (carried away, abducted, stolen)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of apahṛta

apahṛta - carried off, taken away, abducted, stolen.

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root hṛ (to take) with prefix apa.

Prefix: apa

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अपि (api) - and also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

सिद्ध-पान्थैः (siddha-pānthaiḥ) - by Siddha travelers (by Siddha travelers/wanderers)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of siddha-pāntha

siddha-pāntha - a perfected being who is a traveler/wanderer.

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (siddha+pāntha)

• siddha – perfected being, sage, adept, accomplished
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sidh (to succeed, accomplish).
  Root: sidh (class 4)
• pāntha – traveler, wayfarer, wanderer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of the passive verbs.

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