योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-145, verse-18

कदलीकन्दलीकुन्दकदम्बकृतशेखराः ।
गिरिमालाश्चलच्चारुलीलापल्लवपेलवाः ॥ १८ ॥

kadalīkandalīkundakadambakṛtaśekharāḥ ,
girimālāścalaccārulīlāpallavapelavāḥ 18

18. kadalīkandalīkundakadambakṛtaśekharāḥ
girimālāḥ calaccārulīlāpallavapelavāḥ

18. girimālāḥ kadalīkandalīkundakadambakṛtaśekharāḥ
calaccārulīlāpallavapelavāḥ

18. And the mountain ranges, crowned with plantain sprouts, jasmine, and kadamba flowers, were delicate with their charming, playfully moving young leaves.

Words meanings summery:

• कदलीकन्दलीकुन्दकदम्बकृतशेखराः (kadalīkandalīkundakadambakṛtaśekharāḥ) - having crowns made of plantain sprouts, jasmine, and kadamba flowers

• गिरिमालाः (girimālāḥ) - mountain ranges, rows of mountains

• चलच्चारुलीलापल्लवपेलवाः (calaccārulīlāpallavapelavāḥ) - delicate with moving, charming, playful sprouts/leaves

Words meanings and morphology

कदलीकन्दलीकुन्दकदम्बकृतशेखराः (kadalīkandalīkundakadambakṛtaśekharāḥ) - having crowns made of plantain sprouts, jasmine, and kadamba flowers

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kadalīkandalīkundakadambakṛtaśekharā

kadalīkandalīkundakadambakṛtaśekharā - crowned with plantain sprouts, jasmine, and kadamba flowers

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (kadalī+kandalī+kunda+kadamba+kṛta+śekhara)

• kadalī – plantain tree, banana tree
  noun (feminine)
• kandalī – sprout, shoot, young plant
  noun (feminine)
• kunda – jasmine flower
  noun (neuter)
• kadamba – kadamba tree/flower
  noun (masculine)
• kṛta – made, done, produced
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• śekhara – crest, crown, diadem, top
  noun (masculine)

गिरिमालाः (girimālāḥ) - mountain ranges, rows of mountains

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of girimālā

girimālā - mountain ranges, rows of mountains

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (giri+mālā)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• mālā – garland, series, row
  noun (feminine)

चलच्चारुलीलापल्लवपेलवाः (calaccārulīlāpallavapelavāḥ) - delicate with moving, charming, playful sprouts/leaves

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of calaccārulīlāpallavapelavā

calaccārulīlāpallavapelavā - delicate with charming, playfully moving young leaves

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (calat+cāru+līlā+pallava+pelava)

• calat – moving, trembling, swaying
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root cal (to move)
  Root: cal (class 1)
• cāru – charming, beautiful, lovely
  adjective (masculine)
• līlā – play, sport, grace, ease
  noun (feminine)
• pallava – sprout, young leaf, shoot
  noun (masculine)
• pelava – delicate, soft, tender
  adjective (masculine)

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