योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-28, verse-27

तमःपङ्कसमालब्धं क्षणमाकाशमण्डलम् ।
क्षण कनकनिष्यन्दकोमलालोकसुन्दरम् ॥ २७ ॥

tamaḥpaṅkasamālabdhaṃ kṣaṇamākāśamaṇḍalam ,
kṣaṇa kanakaniṣyandakomalālokasundaram 27

27. tamaḥpaṅkasamālabdham kṣaṇam ākāśamaṇḍalam
kṣaṇam kanakaniṣyandakomalālokasundaram

27. ākāśamaṇḍalam kṣaṇam tamaḥpaṅkasamālabdham,
kṣaṇam kanakaniṣyandakomalālokasundaram

27. One moment, the firmament (ākāśamaṇḍalam) is smeared with the mud of darkness; the next moment, it is beautiful with the soft glow of molten gold.

Words meanings summery:

• तमःपङ्कसमालब्धम् (tamaḥpaṅkasamālabdham) - smeared with the mud of darkness

• क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment, instantly

• आकाशमण्डलम् (ākāśamaṇḍalam) - the expanse of the sky, the firmament

• क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment, instantly

• कनकनिष्यन्दकोमलालोकसुन्दरम् (kanakaniṣyandakomalālokasundaram) - beautiful with the soft light of flowing gold

Words meanings and morphology

तमःपङ्कसमालब्धम् (tamaḥpaṅkasamālabdham) - smeared with the mud of darkness

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tamaḥpaṅkasamālabdha

tamaḥpaṅkasamālabdha - smeared with the mud of darkness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tamas+paṅka+samālabdha)

• tamas – darkness, ignorance, gloom
  noun (neuter)
• paṅka – mud, mire, dirt, sin
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• samālabdha – smeared, anointed, touched, seized, accomplished
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam- + ā- + labh + kta
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: labh (class 1)

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment, instantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Accusative singular neuter used adverbially.

आकाशमण्डलम् (ākāśamaṇḍalam) - the expanse of the sky, the firmament

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākāśamaṇḍala

ākāśamaṇḍala - the orb/expanse of the sky, the atmosphere, the firmament

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ākāśa+maṇḍala)

• ākāśa – sky, space, ether
  noun (masculine)
  From ā- + kāś + ghañ
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)
• maṇḍala – circle, orb, disk, region, expanse
  noun (neuter)

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment, instantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Accusative singular neuter used adverbially.

कनकनिष्यन्दकोमलालोकसुन्दरम् (kanakaniṣyandakomalālokasundaram) - beautiful with the soft light of flowing gold

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kanakaniṣyandakomalālokasundara

kanakaniṣyandakomalālokasundara - beautiful with the soft light of molten gold

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kanaka+niṣyanda+komala+āloka+sundara)

• kanaka – gold
  noun (neuter)
• niṣyanda – flowing, dripping, stream, exudation
  noun (masculine)
  From ni- + syand + ghañ
  Prefix: ni
  Root: syand (class 1)
• komala – soft, tender, delicate, gentle
  adjective
• āloka – light, luster, sight, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  From ā- + lok + ghañ
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 10)
• sundara – beautiful, handsome, lovely, charming
  adjective