योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-145, verse-12

सपुष्पाः फेनहसनास्तरलातरलेक्षणाः ।
विलासेनाम्बुधिं यान्ति सरितो मत्तयौवनाः ॥ १२ ॥

sapuṣpāḥ phenahasanāstaralātaralekṣaṇāḥ ,
vilāsenāmbudhiṃ yānti sarito mattayauvanāḥ 12

12. sapuṣpāḥ phenahasanāḥ taralātaralekṣaṇāḥ
vilāsena ambudhim yānti saritaḥ mattayauvanāḥ

12. saritaḥ mattayauvanāḥ sapuṣpāḥ phenahasanāḥ
taralātaralekṣaṇāḥ vilāsena ambudhim yānti

12. Rivers, in the prime of their youth, flow towards the ocean with playful grace. They appear adorned with flowers, their foam like laughter, and their sparkling, restless currents are like dancing eyes.

Words meanings summery:

• सपुष्पाः (sapuṣpāḥ) - adorned with flowers (with flowers, flowery, adorned with flowers)

• फेनहसनाः (phenahasanāḥ) - their foam like laughter (having foam as laughter, smiling with foam)

• तरलातरलेक्षणाः (taralātaralekṣaṇāḥ) - their sparkling, restless currents are like dancing eyes (having eyes that are both restless and unwavering, having sparkling, restless eyes)

• विलासेन (vilāsena) - with playful grace (with playfulness, grace, charm, coquetry)

• अम्बुधिम् (ambudhim) - to the ocean, sea

• यान्ति (yānti) - they flow (they go, they proceed, they move, they flow)

• सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers, streams

• मत्तयौवनाः (mattayauvanāḥ) - in the prime of their youth (having intoxicated youth, in the prime of youth, in full bloom of youth)

Words meanings and morphology

सपुष्पाः (sapuṣpāḥ) - adorned with flowers (with flowers, flowery, adorned with flowers)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sapuṣpa

sapuṣpa - having flowers, flowery

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+puṣpa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)

फेनहसनाः (phenahasanāḥ) - their foam like laughter (having foam as laughter, smiling with foam)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of phenahasana

phenahasana - having foam as laughter

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (phena+hasana)

• phena – foam, froth
  noun (masculine)
• hasana – laughter, smiling
  noun (neuter)
  Root: has (class 1)

तरलातरलेक्षणाः (taralātaralekṣaṇāḥ) - their sparkling, restless currents are like dancing eyes (having eyes that are both restless and unwavering, having sparkling, restless eyes)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of taralātaralekṣaṇa

taralātaralekṣaṇa - having eyes that are both restless and unwavering; having sparkling, restless eyes

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tarala+atarala+īkṣaṇa)

• tarala – restless, trembling, quivering, sparkling
  adjective
  Root: tṝ (class 1)
• atarala – not restless, steady, unwavering
  adjective
  Negated form of 'tarala'.
  Prefix: a
• īkṣaṇa – eye, sight, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

विलासेन (vilāsena) - with playful grace (with playfulness, grace, charm, coquetry)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vilāsa

vilāsa - playfulness, grace, charm, coquetry

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

Prefix: vi

Root: las (class 1)

अम्बुधिम् (ambudhim) - to the ocean, sea

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ambudhi

ambudhi - ocean, sea (literally 'water container')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ambu+dhi)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhi – receptacle, container
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

यान्ति (yānti) - they flow (they go, they proceed, they move, they flow)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers, streams

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarit

sarit - river, stream

मत्तयौवनाः (mattayauvanāḥ) - in the prime of their youth (having intoxicated youth, in the prime of youth, in full bloom of youth)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mattayauvana

mattayauvana - having intoxicated youth, in the prime of youth

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (matta+yauvana)

• matta – intoxicated, exhilarated, joyous, full
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'mad' (to rejoice, be intoxicated).
  Root: mad (class 4)
• yauvana – youth, prime of life
  noun (neuter)

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