योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-66, verse-8

दिनपद्मानि भूलोकसरस्याकल्पमानभः ।
लोलाभ्रालीनि फुल्लानि मीलितोन्मीलितान्यलम् ॥ ८ ॥

dinapadmāni bhūlokasarasyākalpamānabhaḥ ,
lolābhrālīni phullāni mīlitonmīlitānyalam 8

8. dina-padmāni bhūloka-sarasyāḥ akalpamāna-bhāḥ
lolābhrālīni phullāni mīlita-unmīlitāni alam

8. dina-padmāni bhūloka-sarasyāḥ akalpamāna-bhāḥ
lolābhrālīni phullāni mīlita-unmīlitāni alam

8. The day-lotuses, residing within the lake of the earthly realm, possess an uncreated splendor, display wavering cloud formations, are fully bloomed, and indeed alternately close and open.

Words meanings summery:

• दिन-पद्मानि (dina-padmāni) - day-lotuses

• भूलोक-सरस्याः (bhūloka-sarasyāḥ) - of the lake of the earthly realm

• अकल्पमान-भाः (akalpamāna-bhāḥ) - whose splendor is uncreated/unimagined; having uncreated splendor

• लोलाभ्रालीनि (lolābhrālīni) - having rows of wavering clouds

• फुल्लानि (phullāni) - bloomed, opened

• मीलित-उन्मीलितानि (mīlita-unmīlitāni) - closed and opened (alternately)

• अलम् (alam) - indeed, very much, sufficiently

Words meanings and morphology

दिन-पद्मानि (dina-padmāni) - day-lotuses

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of dina-padma

dina-padma - day-lotus (a lotus that blooms during the day)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dina+padma)

• dina – day
  noun (neuter)
• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)

भूलोक-सरस्याः (bhūloka-sarasyāḥ) - of the lake of the earthly realm

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of bhūloka-sarasī

bhūloka-sarasī - lake of the earthly realm

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūloka+sarasī)

• bhūloka – earthly realm, terrestrial world
  noun (masculine)
• sarasī – lake, pond
  noun (feminine)

अकल्पमान-भाः (akalpamāna-bhāḥ) - whose splendor is uncreated/unimagined; having uncreated splendor

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of akalpamāna-bhā

akalpamāna-bhā - possessing splendor that is not formed, imagined, or artificial; having natural or unending splendor

Bahuvrīhi compound: (A) + (kalpamāna) + (bhā) - whose splendor is not formed/imagined.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+kalpamāna+bhās)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• kalpamāna – being formed, being imagined, being suitable, being contrived
  participle
  Present Passive Participle
  Derived from the root kḷp (to form, to imagine, to be suitable)
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• bhās – splendor, light, radiance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees in gender, number, and case with 'dina-padmāni'.

लोलाभ्रालीनि (lolābhrālīni) - having rows of wavering clouds

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of lolābhrālī

lolābhrālī - having rows/formations of moving/wavering clouds

Bahuvrīhi compound: (lola) + (abhra) + (āli) - whose rows of clouds are wavering.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (lola+abhra+āli)

• lola – wavering, moving, trembling
  adjective
• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
• āli – row, line, series
  noun (feminine)

फुल्लानि (phullāni) - bloomed, opened

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of phulla

phulla - bloomed, opened, expanded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root phull (to bloom, to open)

Root: phull

मीलित-उन्मीलितानि (mīlita-unmīlitāni) - closed and opened (alternately)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of mīlita-unmīlita

mīlita-unmīlita - closed and opened (describes alternating states)

Dvandva compound of two past passive participles.

Compound type : dvandva (mīlita+unmīlita)

• mīlita – closed, shut
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root mīl (to close)
  Root: mīl (class 1)
• unmīlita – opened, expanded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root unmīl (ud + mīl) (to open)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: mīl (class 1)

अलम् (alam) - indeed, very much, sufficiently

(indeclinable)

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