योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-81, verse-16

प्रलम्बकर्णालुलितनागा नृशवकुण्डला ।
शुष्कतुम्बीलताष्ठीलादीर्घालोलासितस्तनी ॥ १६ ॥

pralambakarṇālulitanāgā nṛśavakuṇḍalā ,
śuṣkatumbīlatāṣṭhīlādīrghālolāsitastanī 16

16. pralamba-karṇa-ālulita-nāgā nṛ-śava-kuṇḍalā
śuṣka-tumbī-latā-ṣṭhīlā-dīrgha-ālola-asita-stanī

16. sā pralamba-karṇa-ālulita-nāgā nṛ-śava-kuṇḍalā
śuṣka-tumbī-latā-ṣṭhīlā-dīrgha-ālola-asita-stanī

16. She whose long, pendulous ears cause serpents to sway; who wears human corpses as earrings; and whose long, swinging, dark breasts resemble dry, heavy gourd creepers.

16. נחשים התנדנדו מאוזניה הארוכות והמשתלשלות, גוויות אדם שימשו לה כעגילים, ושדיה הכהים והארוכים התנודדו כמו דלועים יבשות על מטפסים.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रलम्बकर्णालुलितनागा (pralambakarṇālulitanāgā) - she who has serpents swaying due to her pendulous ears

• नृशवकुण्डला (nṛśavakuṇḍalā) - she who has human corpses as earrings

• शुष्कतुम्बीलताष्ठीलादीर्घालोलसितस्तनी (śuṣkatumbīlatāṣṭhīlādīrghālolasitastanī) - she whose long, swinging, dark breasts are like dry, heavy gourd-creepers

Words meanings and morphology

प्रलम्बकर्णालुलितनागा (pralambakarṇālulitanāgā) - she who has serpents swaying due to her pendulous ears

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pralambakarṇālulitanāga

pralambakarṇālulitanāga - having serpents swaying due to pendulous ears

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pralamba+karṇa+ālulita+nāga)

• pralamba – hanging down, pendulous, suspended
  adjective (masculine)
  from pra (prefix) + lamb (to hang)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: lamb (class 1)
• karṇa – ear, handle
  noun (masculine)
• ālulita – shaken, agitated, disturbed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from ā (prefix) + lul (to shake)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lul (class 10)
• nāga – serpent, elephant, mountain
  noun (masculine)

नृशवकुण्डला (nṛśavakuṇḍalā) - she who has human corpses as earrings

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nṛśavakuṇḍala

nṛśavakuṇḍala - having human corpses as earrings

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nṛśava+kuṇḍala)

• nṛśava – human corpse
  noun (masculine)
  from nṛ (man) + śava (corpse)
• kuṇḍala – earring, ring, coil
  noun (neuter)

शुष्कतुम्बीलताष्ठीलादीर्घालोलसितस्तनी (śuṣkatumbīlatāṣṭhīlādīrghālolasitastanī) - she whose long, swinging, dark breasts are like dry, heavy gourd-creepers

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śuṣkatumbīlatāṣṭhīlādīrghālolasitastanī

śuṣkatumbīlatāṣṭhīlādīrghālolasitastana - having breasts that are like long, swinging, dark, heavy dry gourd-creepers

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śuṣkatumbīlatāṣṭhīla+dīrgha+ālola+asita+stanī)

• śuṣkatumbīlatāṣṭhīla – like a heavy, dry gourd-creeper
  noun (masculine)
  śuṣka (dry) + tumbī (gourd) + latā (creeper) + ṣṭhīla (heavy/solid/staff-like)
• dīrgha – long, tall
  adjective (masculine)
• ālola – swinging, trembling, restless
  adjective (masculine)
  from ā (prefix) + lul (to shake) + a (suffix)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lul (class 10)
• asita – dark, black
  adjective (masculine)
  a (not) + sita (white)
• stanī – having breasts (feminine form derived from stana)
  noun (feminine)
  feminine adjective from stana (breast)

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