योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-145, verse-20

उत्फुल्लश्वेतनलिनीनिभा नरपतेः सभाः ।
चारुचामरभृङ्गारवितानकशतावृताः ॥ २० ॥

utphullaśvetanalinīnibhā narapateḥ sabhāḥ ,
cārucāmarabhṛṅgāravitānakaśatāvṛtāḥ 20

20. utphullaśvetanalinīnibhāḥ narapateḥ sabhāḥ
cārucāmarabhṛṅgāravitānakaśatāvṛtāḥ

20. narapateḥ sabhāḥ utphullaśvetanalinīnibhāḥ
cārucāmarabhṛṅgāravitānakaśatāvṛtāḥ

20. The king's assembly halls were like fully bloomed white lotuses, surrounded by hundreds of charming yak-tail whisks, golden water pots, and canopies.

Words meanings summery:

• उत्फुल्लश्वेतनलिनीनिभाः (utphullaśvetanalinīnibhāḥ) - resembling fully bloomed white lotuses

• नरपतेः (narapateḥ) - of the king, of the lord of men

• सभाः (sabhāḥ) - assembly halls, courts, gatherings

• चारुचामरभृङ्गारवितानकशतावृताः (cārucāmarabhṛṅgāravitānakaśatāvṛtāḥ) - surrounded by hundreds of charming yak-tail whisks, water pots, and canopies

Words meanings and morphology

उत्फुल्लश्वेतनलिनीनिभाः (utphullaśvetanalinīnibhāḥ) - resembling fully bloomed white lotuses

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of utphullaśvetanalinīnibhā

utphullaśvetanalinīnibhā - resembling fully bloomed white lotuses

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (utphulla+śveta+nalinī+nibhā)

• utphulla – fully bloomed, expanded
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ut + root phull (to bloom)
  Prefix: ut
  Root: phull (class 1)
• śveta – white, pure
  adjective (masculine)
• nalinī – lotus, water lily
  noun (feminine)
• nibhā – resembling, like, similarity, lustre
  adjective (feminine)
  From root bhā (to shine) with ni prefix. Often used as the end of Bahuvrīhi compounds to mean "resembling".
  Prefix: ni
  Root: bhā (class 2)

नरपतेः (narapateḥ) - of the king, of the lord of men

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of narapati

narapati - king, lord of men

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (nara+pati)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

सभाः (sabhāḥ) - assembly halls, courts, gatherings

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sabhā

sabhā - assembly, court, hall, meeting

Prefix: sa

Root: bhā (class 2)

चारुचामरभृङ्गारवितानकशतावृताः (cārucāmarabhṛṅgāravitānakaśatāvṛtāḥ) - surrounded by hundreds of charming yak-tail whisks, water pots, and canopies

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of cārucāmarabhṛṅgāravitānakaśatāvṛtā

cārucāmarabhṛṅgāravitānakaśatāvṛtā - surrounded by hundreds of charming yak-tail whisks, golden water pots, and canopies

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (cāru+cāmara+bhṛṅgāra+vitānaka+śata+āvṛta)

• cāru – charming, beautiful, lovely
  adjective (masculine)
• cāmara – yak-tail whisk (an emblem of royalty)
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• bhṛṅgāra – golden water pot, ewer
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• vitānaka – canopy, awning
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  diminutive of vitāna
  Prefix: vi
  Root: tan (class 8)
• śata – hundred, a hundred
  noun (neuter)
• āvṛta – covered, surrounded, enclosed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ā + root vṛ (to cover, surround)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

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