योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-135, verse-9

भूतानि नृत्तमाकाशे तानि कृत्वा पिबन्ति ताम् ।
मदिरां पुनराकाशे नृत्यन्त्यानन्दमन्दिरे ॥ ९ ॥

bhūtāni nṛttamākāśe tāni kṛtvā pibanti tām ,
madirāṃ punarākāśe nṛtyantyānandamandire 9

9. bhūtāni nṛttam ākāśe tāni kṛtvā pibanti tām
madirām punaḥ ākāśe nṛtyanti ānandamandire

9. bhūtāni ākāśe tāni nṛttam kṛtvā tām madirām
pibanti punaḥ ākāśe ānandamandire nṛtyanti

9. After performing dances in the sky, the spirits drink that wine. Then, they dance again in the sky, in the abode of joy.

Words meanings summery:

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - the spirits, the beings

• नृत्तम् (nṛttam) - dance, dancing

• आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky, in space

• तानि (tāni) - those dances (those)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, after performing

• पिबन्ति (pibanti) - they drink

• ताम् (tām) - that wine (that, her)

• मदिराम् (madirām) - wine, intoxicating drink

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

• आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky, in space

• नृत्यन्ति (nṛtyanti) - they dance

• आनन्दमन्दिरे (ānandamandire) - in the abode of joy

Words meanings and morphology

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - the spirits, the beings

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - spirit, being, creature; past, happened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root bhū (to be, to become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

नृत्तम् (nṛttam) - dance, dancing

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nṛtta

nṛtta - dance (noun); danced (adjective)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root nṛt (to dance).

Root: nṛt (class 4)

आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether

तानि (tāni) - those dances (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, after performing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Indeclinable participle formed from the root kṛ (to do, to make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पिबन्ति (pibanti) - they drink

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √pā

Root: pā (class 1)

ताम् (tām) - that wine (that, her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मदिराम् (madirām) - wine, intoxicating drink

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of madirā

madirā - wine, intoxicating drink; female elephant in rut

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, space, ether

नृत्यन्ति (nṛtyanti) - they dance

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √nṛt

Root: nṛt (class 4)

आनन्दमन्दिरे (ānandamandire) - in the abode of joy

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ānandamandira

ānandamandira - abode of joy, temple of bliss

Compound type : tatpurusha (ānanda+mandira)

• ānanda – joy, bliss, happiness
  noun (masculine)
• mandira – abode, dwelling, house, temple
  noun (neuter)

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