योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-145, verse-69

कदम्बनीपजम्बीरपत्रस्तबकसद्मसु ।
सुखविश्रमणं स्त्रीभिः नाकं पद्मेष्विवालिनः ॥ ६९ ॥

kadambanīpajambīrapatrastabakasadmasu ,
sukhaviśramaṇaṃ strībhiḥ nākaṃ padmeṣvivālinaḥ 69

69. kadambanīpajambīrapatrastabakasadmasu
sukhaviśramaṇam strībhiḥ nākam padmeṣu iva ālinaḥ

69. nākam strībhiḥ kadambanīpajambīrapatrastabakasadmasu
sukhaviśramaṇam padmeṣu iva ālinaḥ

69. Heaven is a place of comfortable rest for women within abodes made of clusters of Kadamba, Nipa, and Jambira leaves, just as bees find rest within lotuses.

Words meanings summery:

• कदम्बनीपजम्बीरपत्रस्तबकसद्मसु (kadambanīpajambīrapatrastabakasadmasu) - in the abodes made of clusters of leaves of Kadamba, Nipa, and Jambira trees

• सुखविश्रमणम् (sukhaviśramaṇam) - comfortable resting, pleasurable repose

• स्त्रीभिः (strībhiḥ) - by women

• नाकम् (nākam) - heaven, sky, atmosphere

• पद्मेषु (padmeṣu) - in lotuses

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आलिनः (ālinaḥ) - bees

Words meanings and morphology

कदम्बनीपजम्बीरपत्रस्तबकसद्मसु (kadambanīpajambīrapatrastabakasadmasu) - in the abodes made of clusters of leaves of Kadamba, Nipa, and Jambira trees

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of kadambanīpajambīrapatrastabakasadman

kadambanīpajambīrapatrastabakasadman - abode made of clusters of leaves of Kadamba, Nipa, and Jambira trees

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kadamba+nīpa+jambīra+patra+stabaka+sadman)

• kadamba – Kadamba tree (Neolamarckia cadamba)
  noun (masculine)
• nīpa – Nipa tree (same as Kadamba)
  noun (masculine)
• jambīra – Jambira tree, a kind of citron tree
  noun (masculine)
• patra – leaf, feather
  noun (neuter)
• stabaka – cluster, bunch, bouquet
  noun (masculine)
• sadman – house, abode, dwelling, residence
  noun (neuter)

सुखविश्रमणम् (sukhaviśramaṇam) - comfortable resting, pleasurable repose

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sukhaviśramaṇa

sukhaviśramaṇa - comfortable resting, pleasurable repose

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sukha+viśramaṇa)

• sukha – happiness, pleasure, comfort, ease
  noun (neuter)
• viśramaṇa – resting, repose, relaxation
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  Derived from verb root śram with upasarga vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Could also be accusative singular

स्त्रीभिः (strībhiḥ) - by women

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

नाकम् (nākam) - heaven, sky, atmosphere

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nāka

nāka - heaven, sky, atmosphere

Note: Could also be accusative singular

पद्मेषु (padmeṣu) - in lotuses

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of padma

padma - lotus, lotus flower

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आलिनः (ālinaḥ) - bees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of alin

alin - bee

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