योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-181, verse-34

पुष्पाकरस्य नगरं नवगीतभृङ्गं भृङ्गाङ्गनाकुसुमखण्डकमण्डपाढ्यम् ।
चन्द्रांशुजालपरिकोमलपुष्पदोलादोलायमानसुरसिद्धवधूसमूहम् ॥ ३४ ॥

puṣpākarasya nagaraṃ navagītabhṛṅgaṃ bhṛṅgāṅganākusumakhaṇḍakamaṇḍapāḍhyam ,
candrāṃśujālaparikomalapuṣpadolādolāyamānasurasiddhavadhūsamūham 34

34. puṣpākarasya nagaram navagītabhṛṅgam
bhṛṅgāṅganākusumakhaṇḍakamaṇḍapāḍhyam
candrāṃśujālaparikomalapuṣpadolādolāyamānasurasiddhavadhūsamūham

34. puṣpākarasya nagaram navagītabhṛṅgam
bhṛṅgāṅganākusumakhaṇḍakamaṇḍapāḍhyam
candrāṃśujālaparikomalapuṣpadolādolāyamānasurasiddhavadhūsamūham

34. The city of Spring (puṣpākara) where bees hum new tunes; which is rich with pavilions of flower petals for female bees (bhṛṅga-aṅganā); and where groups of divine (sura) and perfected (siddha) women sway on flower swings as delicate as moonlight.

34. כמו עיר האביב, המהדהדת משירי דבורים חדשים, עשירה בסוכות פרחים ודבורים, שבה נשות האלים והיצורים השמימיים התנדנדו על נדנדות פרחים רכות הארוגות מקרני ירח.

Words meanings summery:

• पुष्पाकरस्य (puṣpākarasya) - of the Spring season (personified) or a flower garden (of Spring; of a flower mine/source)

• नगरम् (nagaram) - the city being described (city, town)

• नवगीतभृङ्गम् (navagītabhṛṅgam) - Describes the city as vibrant with the sounds of new bee songs (Having bees that sing new songs)

• भृङ्गाङ्गनाकुसुमखण्डकमण्डपाढ्यम् (bhṛṅgāṅganākusumakhaṇḍakamaṇḍapāḍhyam) - Describes the city's adorned state with structures for female bees (or women like bees) (Rich with pavilions made of flower petals for bee-women)

• चन्द्रांशुजालपरिकोमलपुष्पदोलादोलायमानसुरसिद्धवधूसमूहम् (candrāṁśujālaparikomalapuṣpadolādolāyamānasurasiddhavadhūsamūham) - Describes the city as a playground for celestial beings with delicate flower swings (Having multitudes of celestial and Siddha women swinging on flower swings as tender as moonbeams)

Words meanings and morphology

पुष्पाकरस्य (puṣpākarasya) - of the Spring season (personified) or a flower garden (of Spring; of a flower mine/source)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of puṣpākara

puṣpākara - Spring (season), flower mine, source of flowers

Compound type : Tatpurusha (puṣpa+ākara)

• puṣpa – flower
  noun (neuter)
• ākara – mine, source, origin
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

नगरम् (nagaram) - the city being described (city, town)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town

नवगीतभृङ्गम् (navagītabhṛṅgam) - Describes the city as vibrant with the sounds of new bee songs (Having bees that sing new songs)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of navagītabhṛṅgam

navagītabhṛṅgam - Having bees that sing new songs

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (nava+gīta+bhṛṅga)

• nava – new, fresh
  adjective (neuter)
• gīta – sung, song
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root GAI/GĀ
  Root: gai (class 1)
• bhṛṅga – bee, large black bee
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound adjective modifying 'nagaram'

भृङ्गाङ्गनाकुसुमखण्डकमण्डपाढ्यम् (bhṛṅgāṅganākusumakhaṇḍakamaṇḍapāḍhyam) - Describes the city's adorned state with structures for female bees (or women like bees) (Rich with pavilions made of flower petals for bee-women)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhṛṅgāṅganākusumakhaṇḍakamaṇḍapāḍhyam

bhṛṅgāṅganākusumakhaṇḍakamaṇḍapāḍhyam - Rich with pavilions made of flower petals for bee-women

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (bhṛṅga-aṅganā+kusuma-khaṇḍaka+maṇḍapa+āḍhya)

• bhṛṅga-aṅganā – female bee, bee-woman
  noun (feminine)
• kusuma-khaṇḍaka – flower petal, fragment of flower
  noun (neuter)
• maṇḍapa – pavilion, canopy, open hall
  noun (masculine)
• āḍhya – rich, wealthy, abundant, full of
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Compound adjective modifying 'nagaram'

चन्द्रांशुजालपरिकोमलपुष्पदोलादोलायमानसुरसिद्धवधूसमूहम् (candrāṁśujālaparikomalapuṣpadolādolāyamānasurasiddhavadhūsamūham) - Describes the city as a playground for celestial beings with delicate flower swings (Having multitudes of celestial and Siddha women swinging on flower swings as tender as moonbeams)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of candrāṃśujālaparikomalapuṣpadolādolāyamānasurasiddhavadhūsamūham

candrāṁśujālaparikomalapuṣpadolādolāyamānasurasiddhavadhūsamūham - Having multitudes of celestial and Siddha women swinging on flower swings as tender as moonbeams

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (candra-aṃśu-jāla+parikomala+puṣpa-dolā+dolāyamāna+sura-siddha-vadhū+samūha)

• candra-aṃśu-jāla – network/multitude of moonbeams
  noun (neuter)
• parikomala – very tender, extremely soft
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from KOMALA with prefix PARI
  Prefix: pari
• puṣpa-dolā – flower swing
  noun (feminine)
• dolāyamāna – swinging, swaying
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Middle Participle
  Derived from denominative verb DOLĀYATE (from DOLĀ)
  Root: dolāy (class 0)
• sura-siddha-vadhū – women/wives of divine beings (sura) and perfected beings (siddha)
  noun (feminine)
• samūha – multitude, group, collection
  noun (masculine)

Note: Long compound adjective modifying 'nagaram'

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