योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-47, verse-7

नवनीतस्थलीवाऽच्छा स्निग्धा मृद्वी मनोहरा ।
जनं सुखयति स्वाद्वी तदीया नवसंगतिः ॥ ७ ॥

navanītasthalīvā'cchā snigdhā mṛdvī manoharā ,
janaṃ sukhayati svādvī tadīyā navasaṃgatiḥ 7

7. navanītastalī iva acchā snigdhā mṛdvī manoharā
janam sukhayati svādvī tadīyā navasaṃgatiḥ

7. tadīyā navasaṃgatiḥ navanītastalī iva acchā
snigdhā mṛdvī manoharā svādvī janam sukhayati

7. Their new association, like a mound of fresh butter, is clear, smooth, soft, charming, and sweet; it brings joy to people.

Words meanings summery:

• नवनीतस्तली (navanītastalī) - mound of fresh butter, heap of fresh butter

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अच्छा (acchā) - clear, pure, translucent, bright

• स्निग्धा (snigdhā) - smooth, soft, glossy, oily, affectionate, tender

• मृद्वी (mṛdvī) - soft, tender, gentle, mild

• मनोहरा (manoharā) - charming, captivating, delightful, pleasing to the mind

• जनम् (janam) - people, person, mankind

• सुखयति (sukhayati) - brings joy to (gladdens, makes happy, delights)

• स्वाद्वी (svādvī) - sweet, tasteful, delicious

• तदीया (tadīyā) - his, her, its, belonging to that

• नवसंगतिः (navasaṁgatiḥ) - new association, new company, new contact

Words meanings and morphology

नवनीतस्तली (navanītastalī) - mound of fresh butter, heap of fresh butter

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of navanītastalī

navanītastalī - mound of fresh butter, heap of fresh butter

Compound of 'navanīta' (fresh butter) and 'sthalī' (place, mound, heap).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (navanīta+sthalī)

• nava – new, fresh, young
  adjective (masculine)
• nīta – led, carried, obtained
  Past Passive Participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root nī (to lead, carry).
  Root: nī (class 1)
• sthalī – place, ground, mound, heap, small area
  noun (feminine)

Note: Part of simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अच्छा (acchā) - clear, pure, translucent, bright

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of accha

accha - clear, pure, translucent, bright, clean

Note: Qualifies 'navasaṃgatiḥ'.

स्निग्धा (snigdhā) - smooth, soft, glossy, oily, affectionate, tender

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of snigdha

snigdha - smooth, soft, glossy, oily, unctuous, affectionate, tender

Past Passive Participle

From root 'snih' (to be unctuous, to be affectionate).

Root: snih (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'navasaṃgatiḥ'.

मृद्वी (mṛdvī) - soft, tender, gentle, mild

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, tender, gentle, mild, weak

Note: Qualifies 'navasaṃgatiḥ'.

मनोहरा (manoharā) - charming, captivating, delightful, pleasing to the mind

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of manohara

manohara - charming, captivating, delightful, pleasing to the mind

agent noun derived from verbal root

Compound of 'manas' (mind) and 'hara' (taking, captivating).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+hara)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought, heart
  noun (neuter)
• hara – taking, carrying, captivating, charming
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun derived from verbal root
  From root 'hṛ' (to take, carry).
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'navasaṃgatiḥ'.

जनम् (janam) - people, person, mankind

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, people, creature, mankind

From root 'jan' (to be born).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of 'sukhayati'.

सुखयति (sukhayati) - brings joy to (gladdens, makes happy, delights)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sukha

Causative, Present Tense, Active Voice, 3rd Person Singular

Denominative verb from noun 'sukha'.

Note: Subject is 'navasaṃgatiḥ'.

स्वाद्वी (svādvī) - sweet, tasteful, delicious

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svādu

svādu - sweet, tasteful, delicious, pleasant

Note: Qualifies 'navasaṃgatiḥ'.

तदीया (tadīyā) - his, her, its, belonging to that

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tadīya

tadīya - his, her, its, belonging to that, relating to him/her/it

From pronoun 'tad' (that) + suffix 'īya'.

Note: Qualifies 'navasaṃgatiḥ'.

नवसंगतिः (navasaṁgatiḥ) - new association, new company, new contact

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of navasaṃgati

navasaṁgati - new association, new company, new contact, new acquaintance

Compound of 'nava' (new) and 'saṃgati' (association, company).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nava+saṃgati)

• nava – new, fresh, young
  adjective (masculine)
• saṃgati – association, company, union, contact
  noun (feminine)
  From prefix 'sam' + root 'gam' (to go, come together).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: gam (class 1)

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