योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-81, verse-36

यावत्तयाऽऽवृऽता देहे हेलावलनसारया ।
माला मलयकेलाससह्यमन्दरमेरुभिः ॥ ३६ ॥

yāvattayā''vṛ'tā dehe helāvalanasārayā ,
mālā malayakelāsasahyamandaramerubhiḥ 36

36. yāvat tayā āvṛtā dehe helāvalanasārayā
mālā malayakailāsasahyamandamerubhiḥ

36. yāvat mālā malayakailāsasahyamandamerubhiḥ
tayā helāvalanasārayā dehe āvṛtā

36. To the extent that a garland, composed of the (mountains) Malaya, Kailasa, Sahya, Mandara, and Meru, was encompassed within her body by her, who was characterized by the grace of her movements.

36. סביב גופה הייתה כרוכה בקלות ובחן מחרוזת של הרי ענק: מַלַאיַה, קַאילָאסַה, סַהְיַה, מַנְדָארָה ומֵרוּ.

Words meanings summery:

• यावत् (yāvat) - as much as, as long as, to the extent that, while

• तया (tayā) - by her

• आवृता (āvṛtā) - covered, encompassed, surrounded

• देहे (dehe) - in the body

• हेलावलनसारया (helāvalanasārayā) - by the essence of graceful movements

• माला (mālā) - garland, necklace, string

• मलयकैलाससह्यमन्दमेरुभिः (malayakailāsasahyamandamerubhiḥ) - by the mountains Malaya, Kailasa, Sahya, Mandara, Meru

Words meanings and morphology

यावत् (yāvat) - as much as, as long as, to the extent that, while

(indeclinable)

तया (tayā) - by her

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आवृता (āvṛtā) - covered, encompassed, surrounded

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of āvṛta

āvṛta - covered, surrounded, enveloped, concealed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛ (to cover, enclose) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

देहे (dehe) - in the body

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, frame, person

हेलावलनसारया (helāvalanasārayā) - by the essence of graceful movements

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of helāvalanasāra

helāvalanasāra - essence/grace of playful/graceful movements

Compound type : tatpurusha (helā+avalana+sāra)

• helā – sport, play, grace, charm, coquetry
  noun (feminine)
• avalana – movement, turning, bending
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root val (to move, turn) with prefix ava- and suffix -ana
  Prefix: ava
  Root: val (class 1)
• sāra – essence, kernel, core, strength, value
  noun (masculine)

माला (mālā) - garland, necklace, string

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mālā

mālā - garland, string of beads, necklace, series, row

मलयकैलाससह्यमन्दमेरुभिः (malayakailāsasahyamandamerubhiḥ) - by the mountains Malaya, Kailasa, Sahya, Mandara, Meru

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of malayakailāsasahyamandameru

malayakailāsasahyamandameru - Malaya, Kailasa, Sahya, Mandara, and Meru mountains (as a group)

Compound type : dvandva (malaya+kailāsa+sahya+mandara+meru)

• malaya – Malaya mountain range (in South India)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kailāsa – Kailasa mountain (mythical abode of Shiva)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sahya – Sahya mountain range (Western Ghats)
  proper noun (masculine)
• mandara – Mandara mountain (used for churning the ocean)
  proper noun (masculine)
• meru – Meru mountain (mythical center of the universe)
  proper noun (masculine)

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