योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-28, verse-2

शुष्कसागरसंकाशो निखातो योऽद्य दृश्यते ।
स प्रातरभ्रसंवीतो नगः संपद्यते मुने ॥ २ ॥

śuṣkasāgarasaṃkāśo nikhāto yo'dya dṛśyate ,
sa prātarabhrasaṃvīto nagaḥ saṃpadyate mune 2

2. śuṣkasāgarasaṃkāśaḥ nikhātaḥ yaḥ adya dṛśyate
sa prātaḥ abhrasaṃvītaḥ nagaḥ saṃpadyate mune

2. mune yaḥ adya śuṣkasāgarasaṃkāśaḥ nikhātaḥ
dṛśyate saḥ prātaḥ abhrasaṃvītaḥ nagaḥ saṃpadyate

2. O sage, what is seen today as an excavated hollow, resembling a dry ocean, becomes by tomorrow morning a mountain covered by clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• शुष्कसागरसंकाशः (śuṣkasāgarasaṁkāśaḥ) - Describes the appearance of the hollow today. (resembling a dry ocean, like a dried-up sea)

• निखातः (nikhātaḥ) - The present state of the land being described. (excavated, dug out, hollow, ditch)

• यः (yaḥ) - Refers to the hollow that is seen today. (who, which, that which)

• अद्य (adya) - Indicates the present time. (today, now)

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is perceived

• स (sa) - Refers back to the hollow. (that, he)

• प्रातः (prātaḥ) - Indicates the next morning, showing rapid change. (in the morning, early, by morning)

• अभ्रसंवीतः (abhrasaṁvītaḥ) - Describes the mountain that the hollow transforms into. (covered by clouds, enveloped by clouds)

• नगः (nagaḥ) - The transformed state of the land. (mountain, tree)

• संपद्यते (saṁpadyate) - Describes the transformation. (becomes, results in, happens)

• मुने (mune) - Addressing the wise listener (likely Vasiṣṭha). (O sage, O ascetic)

Words meanings and morphology

शुष्कसागरसंकाशः (śuṣkasāgarasaṁkāśaḥ) - Describes the appearance of the hollow today. (resembling a dry ocean, like a dried-up sea)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuṣkasāgarasaṃkāśa

śuṣkasāgarasaṁkāśa - resembling a dry ocean

Compound with 'saṃkāśa' (resembling)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śuṣkasāgara+saṃkāśa)

• śuṣkasāgara – a dry ocean
  noun (masculine)
  Karmadhāraya compound
• saṃkāśa – resembling, similar to, appearing like
  adjective (masculine)
  From prefix sam + root kāś (to shine, appear)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'nikhātaḥ' and 'yaḥ'.

निखातः (nikhātaḥ) - The present state of the land being described. (excavated, dug out, hollow, ditch)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nikhāta

nikhāta - excavated, dug out, hollow

Past Passive Participle

From prefix ni + root khan (to dig)

Prefix: ni

Root: khan (class 1)

Note: Acts as a noun here, referring to the hollow.

यः (yaḥ) - Refers to the hollow that is seen today. (who, which, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, that which

masculine nominative singular

अद्य (adya) - Indicates the present time. (today, now)

(indeclinable)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears, is perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of dṛś

Present Middle

Present passive stem dṛśya + te ending

Root: dṛś (class 1)

स (sa) - Refers back to the hollow. (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

masculine nominative singular

प्रातः (prātaḥ) - Indicates the next morning, showing rapid change. (in the morning, early, by morning)

(indeclinable)

अभ्रसंवीतः (abhrasaṁvītaḥ) - Describes the mountain that the hollow transforms into. (covered by clouds, enveloped by clouds)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhrasaṃvīta

abhrasaṁvīta - covered by clouds

Compound with 'saṃvīta' (covered)

Compound type : instrumental-tatpuruṣa (abhra+saṃvīta)

• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
  Root: abhr
• saṃvīta – covered, enveloped, hidden
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prefix sam + root vī (to cover)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vī (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'nagaḥ'.

नगः (nagaḥ) - The transformed state of the land. (mountain, tree)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naga

naga - mountain, tree (literally 'that which does not move')

Compound of 'na' (not) and 'ga' (moving)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+ga)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• ga – moving, going
  adjective (masculine)
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

संपद्यते (saṁpadyate) - Describes the transformation. (becomes, results in, happens)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of saṃpad

Present Middle

From prefix sam + root pad (to go, fall)

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)

मुने (mune) - Addressing the wise listener (likely Vasiṣṭha). (O sage, O ascetic)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

Masculine noun in vocative case

Root: man (class 4)