योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-134, verse-53

कदम्बकल्पद्रुमशीतलेषु तालीतमालीसवनाचलस्य ।
कदा नु तच्चन्दनसुन्दरीणां पश्येम नृत्तं कनकालयेषु ॥ ५३ ॥

kadambakalpadrumaśītaleṣu tālītamālīsavanācalasya ,
kadā nu taccandanasundarīṇāṃ paśyema nṛttaṃ kanakālayeṣu 53

53. kadamba-kalpadruma-śītaleṣu tālī-tamālī-savana-acalasya |
kadā nu tat candana-sundarīṇām paśyema nṛttam kanakālayeṣu ||

53. kadā nu tālī-tamālī-savana-acalasya kadamba-kalpadruma-śītaleṣu
kanakālayeṣu tat candana-sundarīṇām nṛttam paśyema

53. When, alas, shall we behold the dance of those beautiful women, fragrant with sandalwood, within golden palaces, located amidst the cool shade of Kadamba and Kalpadruma trees on the mountain of tāla and tamāla groves?

Words meanings summery:

• कदम्ब-कल्पद्रुम-शीतलेषु (kadamba-kalpadruma-śītaleṣu) - in the cool shades of Kadamba and Kalpadruma trees

• ताली-तमाली-सवन-अचलस्य (tālī-tamālī-savana-acalasya) - of the mountain of tāla and tamāla groves

• कदा (kadā) - when? at what time?

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, certainly, oh, alas

• तत् (tat) - that dance (that, those)

• चन्दन-सुन्दरीणाम् (candana-sundarīṇām) - of beautiful women fragrant with sandalwood

• पश्येम (paśyema) - may we see, shall we see

• नृत्तम् (nṛttam) - dance, dancing

• कनकालयेषु (kanakālayeṣu) - in golden palaces/houses

Words meanings and morphology

कदम्ब-कल्पद्रुम-शीतलेषु (kadamba-kalpadruma-śītaleṣu) - in the cool shades of Kadamba and Kalpadruma trees

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of kadamba-kalpadruma-śītala

kadamba-kalpadruma-śītala - cool (place) of kadamba and kalpadruma trees

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kadamba+kalpadruma+śītala)

• kadamba – a type of tree (Neolamarckia cadamba)
  noun (masculine)
• kalpadruma – wish-granting tree (kalpavṛkṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• śītala – cool, cold, refreshing
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies an implied noun, e.g., 'sthāneṣu' (in places).

ताली-तमाली-सवन-अचलस्य (tālī-tamālī-savana-acalasya) - of the mountain of tāla and tamāla groves

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tālī-tamālī-savana-acala

tālī-tamālī-savana-acala - mountain with groves of tāla and tamāla trees

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tālī+tamālī+savana+acala)

• tālī – a species of palm tree (Borassus flabellifer)
  noun (feminine)
• tamālī – a type of tree (Garcinia xanthochymus), dark-barked tree
  noun (feminine)
• savana – forest, grove, wood
  noun (neuter)
• acala – mountain, hill (lit. 'immovable')
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive case, referring to the mountain.

कदा (kadā) - when? at what time?

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed, now, certainly, oh, alas

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that dance (that, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to 'nṛttam' (the dance).

चन्दन-सुन्दरीणाम् (candana-sundarīṇām) - of beautiful women fragrant with sandalwood

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of candana-sundarī

candana-sundarī - beautiful woman (adorned with/fragrant with) sandalwood

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (candana+sundarī)

• candana – sandalwood, sandalwood paste
  noun (neuter)
• sundarī – a beautiful woman
  noun (feminine)

Note: Governs 'nṛttam'.

पश्येम (paśyema) - may we see, shall we see

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present optative (liṅ) of dṛś

Present Optative first person plural of √dṛś (class 1, pa.p.)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

नृत्तम् (nṛttam) - dance, dancing

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nṛtta

nṛtta - dance, dancing, act of dancing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √nṛt (to dance).

Root: nṛt (class 4)

Note: Object of 'paśyema'.

कनकालयेषु (kanakālayeṣu) - in golden palaces/houses

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of kanakālaya

kanakālaya - golden palace, golden house

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kanaka+ālaya)

• kanaka – gold
  noun (neuter)
• ālaya – house, dwelling, abode, palace
  noun (masculine)