योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-145, verse-62

मज्जनोन्मज्जनं वाब्धौ सुरतं सुरसद्मसु ।
शैलोपवनशुभ्राभ्रपीठविश्रमणोच्चयम् ॥ ६२ ॥

majjanonmajjanaṃ vābdhau surataṃ surasadmasu ,
śailopavanaśubhrābhrapīṭhaviśramaṇoccayam 62

62. majjanonmajjanam vā abdhi au suratam surasadmasu
śailopavanaśubhrābhrapīṭhaviśramaṇoccayam

62. abdhi au majjanonmajjanam vā surasadmasu suratam
śailopavanaśubhrābhrapīṭhaviśramaṇoccayam

62. Diving and resurfacing in the ocean, or (sexual) delight in the abodes of the gods; and the abundance of rest upon seats of bright clouds in mountain groves.

Words meanings summery:

• मज्जनोन्मज्जनम् (majjanonmajjanam) - plunging and emerging, diving and resurfacing

• वा (vā) - or, alternatively

• अब्धि (abdhi) - ocean, sea

• औ (au) - in (locative ending)

• सुरतम् (suratam) - sexual pleasure, delight, enjoyment

• सुरसद्मसु (surasadmasu) - in the abodes of the gods

• शैलोपवनशुभ्राभ्रपीठविश्रमणोच्चयम् (śailopavanaśubhrābhrapīṭhaviśramaṇoccayam) - the accumulation of rest on seats of bright clouds in mountain groves

Words meanings and morphology

मज्जनोन्मज्जनम् (majjanonmajjanam) - plunging and emerging, diving and resurfacing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of majjanonmajjana

majjanonmajjana - diving and resurfacing, sinking and rising

Compound type : dvandva (majjana+unmajjana)

• majjana – diving, sinking, immersing
  noun (neuter)
  kṛt (action noun)
  Derived from root majj- with suffix -ana
  Root: majj (class 6)
• unmajjana – emerging, resurfacing, rising up
  noun (neuter)
  kṛt (action noun)
  Derived from root majj- with prefix ud- and suffix -ana
  Prefix: ud
  Root: majj (class 6)

वा (vā) - or, alternatively

(indeclinable)

अब्धि (abdhi) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of abdhi

abdhi - ocean, sea

Note: Sandhi 'abdhi au' forms 'abdau'.

औ (au) - in (locative ending)

(suffix)

सुरतम् (suratam) - sexual pleasure, delight, enjoyment

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of surata

surata - sexual pleasure, enjoyment, delight

Root: ram (class 1)

सुरसद्मसु (surasadmasu) - in the abodes of the gods

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of surasadman

surasadman - abode of gods, heaven

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+sadman)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• sadman – abode, dwelling, house
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sad (class 1)

शैलोपवनशुभ्राभ्रपीठविश्रमणोच्चयम् (śailopavanaśubhrābhrapīṭhaviśramaṇoccayam) - the accumulation of rest on seats of bright clouds in mountain groves

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śailopavanaśubhrābhrapīṭhaviśramaṇoccaya

śailopavanaśubhrābhrapīṭhaviśramaṇoccaya - the piling up or abundance of rest on seats made of bright clouds in mountain groves

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śailopavana+śubhrābhra+pīṭha+viśramaṇa+uccaya)

• śailopavana – mountain grove
  noun (neuter)
• śubhrābhra – bright cloud
  noun (neuter)
• pīṭha – seat, stool, pedestal
  noun (neuter)
• viśramaṇa – resting, repose, rest
  noun (neuter)
  kṛt (action noun)
  Derived from root śram- with prefix vi- and suffix -ana
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śram (class 4)
• uccaya – accumulation, collection, heap, abundance
  noun (neuter)
  From ud-ci
  Prefix: ud
  Root: ci (class 5)

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