योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-25, verse-22

नृत्यतोऽन्तः कृतान्तस्य चन्द्रमण्डलभासिनः ।
तारकाचन्द्रिकाचारुव्योमपिच्छावचूलिनः ॥ २२ ॥

nṛtyato'ntaḥ kṛtāntasya candramaṇḍalabhāsinaḥ ,
tārakācandrikācāruvyomapicchāvacūlinaḥ 22

22. nṛtyataḥ antaḥ kṛtāntasya candramaṇḍalabhāsinaḥ
tārakācandrikācāruvyomapicchāvacūlinaḥ

22. antaḥ kṛtāntasya nṛtyataḥ candramaṇḍalabhāsinaḥ
tārakācandrikācāruvyomapicchāvacūlinaḥ

22. Of him who is dancing within Death (Kṛtānta), shining like the orb of the moon, and adorned with a beautiful sky-plume of stars and moonlight.

Words meanings summery:

• नृत्यतः (nṛtyataḥ) - of Śiva (Mahākāla) who is dancing (of him who is dancing, of the dancing one)

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside

• कृतान्तस्य (kṛtāntasya) - of Death (Kṛtānta), referring to Śiva as the ultimate destroyer (of the ender, of Death, of Yama)

• चन्द्रमण्डलभासिनः (candramaṇḍalabhāsinaḥ) - of him who shines like the orb of the moon

• तारकाचन्द्रिकाचारुव्योमपिच्छावचूलिनः (tārakācandrikācāruvyomapicchāvacūlinaḥ) - of him whose crest-plume is the beautiful sky adorned with stars and moonlight

Words meanings and morphology

नृत्यतः (nṛtyataḥ) - of Śiva (Mahākāla) who is dancing (of him who is dancing, of the dancing one)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nṛtyat

nṛtyat - dancing

Present Active Participle

From root nṛt (to dance) + śatṛ suffix.

Root: nṛt (class 4)

Note: Adjective for the implied subject (Śiva/Kṛtānta).

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb indicating location relative to kṛtāntasya.

कृतान्तस्य (kṛtāntasya) - of Death (Kṛtānta), referring to Śiva as the ultimate destroyer (of the ender, of Death, of Yama)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kṛtānta

kṛtānta - the ender, Death, Yama (god of death), fate

kṛta (done, made) + anta (end). One who makes an end.

Note: Refers to Śiva in his destructive aspect.

चन्द्रमण्डलभासिनः (candramaṇḍalabhāsinaḥ) - of him who shines like the orb of the moon

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of candramaṇḍalabhāsin

candramaṇḍalabhāsin - shining like the moon's orb

candra (moon) + maṇḍala (orb) + bhāsin (shining).

Compound type : tatpurusha (candra+maṇḍala+bhāsin)

• candra – moon, lunar
  noun (masculine)
• maṇḍala – orb, circle, disk, region
  noun (neuter)
• bhāsin – shining, luminous, splendid
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root bhās (to shine) + in suffix.
  Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the dancing deity.

तारकाचन्द्रिकाचारुव्योमपिच्छावचूलिनः (tārakācandrikācāruvyomapicchāvacūlinaḥ) - of him whose crest-plume is the beautiful sky adorned with stars and moonlight

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tārakācandrikācāruvyomapicchāvacūlin

tārakācandrikācāruvyomapicchāvacūlin - having a crest-plume of the beautiful sky, sparkling with stars and moonlight

tārakā (star) + candrikā (moonlight) + cāru (beautiful) + vyoma (sky) + piccha (plume) + avacūlin (having a crest).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tārakā+candrikā+cāru+vyoma+piccha+avacūlin)

• tārakā – star
  noun (feminine)
• candrikā – moonlight
  noun (feminine)
  From candra (moon).
• cāru – beautiful, charming, lovely
  adjective
  From root car (to move, to be beautiful).
  Root: car (class 1)
• vyoma – sky, atmosphere, space
  noun (neuter)
  From vi-yu (to separate).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: yu (class 2)
• piccha – plume, tail-feather, crest
  noun (neuter)
• avacūlin – crested, adorned with a plume
  adjective (masculine)
  From ava-cūḍa (crest) + in (having).
  Prefix: ava

Note: Qualifies the dancing deity.