योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-32, verse-15

व्योमवातविनुन्नेव तारकाणां परम्परा ।
पतितेव धरापीठे स्वर्गस्त्रीहसितच्छटा ॥ १५ ॥

vyomavātavinunneva tārakāṇāṃ paramparā ,
patiteva dharāpīṭhe svargastrīhasitacchaṭā 15

15. vyomavātavinunnā iva tārakāṇām paramparā
patitā iva dharāpīṭhe svargastrīhasitacchaṭā

15. tārakāṇām paramparā vyomavātavinunnā iva
svargastrīhasitacchaṭā dharāpīṭhe patitā iva

15. It is like a cascade of stars, as if driven by the winds of the sky, or a burst of laughter from heavenly women, as if fallen upon the surface of the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• व्योमवातविनुन्ना (vyomavātavinunnā) - driven by the wind of the sky

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• तारकाणाम् (tārakāṇām) - of the stars

• परम्परा (paramparā) - succession, series, continuous line, cascade

• पतिता (patitā) - fallen

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• धरापीठे (dharāpīṭhe) - on the surface/ground of the earth

• स्वर्गस्त्रीहसितच्छटा (svargastrīhasitacchaṭā) - a shower/burst of laughter of heavenly women

Words meanings and morphology

व्योमवातविनुन्ना (vyomavātavinunnā) - driven by the wind of the sky

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vyomavātavinunna

vyomavātavinunna - driven by the wind of the sky

Past Passive Participle (in compound)

Compound with vinunna (p.p.p. of vi-nud to push/drive away) as the final member.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vyoman+vāta+vinunna)

• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, heaven
  noun (neuter)
• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• vinunna – driven away, expelled, pushed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From vi-nud (to push away, to drive)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: nud (class 6)

Note: Qualifies `paramparā`.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

तारकाणाम् (tārakāṇām) - of the stars

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of tārakā

tārakā - star, asterism

परम्परा (paramparā) - succession, series, continuous line, cascade

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paramparā

paramparā - succession, series, continuous line, tradition

Note: Subject of the first simile.

पतिता (patitā) - fallen

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of patita

patita - fallen, descended

Past Passive Participle

From root pat (to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject or `cchaṭā`.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

धरापीठे (dharāpīṭhe) - on the surface/ground of the earth

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dharāpīṭha

dharāpīṭha - surface of the earth, ground

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dharā+pīṭha)

• dharā – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pīṭha – seat, stool, surface, ground
  noun (neuter)

स्वर्गस्त्रीहसितच्छटा (svargastrīhasitacchaṭā) - a shower/burst of laughter of heavenly women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svargastrīhasitacchaṭā

svargastrīhasitacchaṭā - a shower of laughter of heavenly women

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (svarga+strī+hasita+cchaṭā)

• svarga – heaven, paradise
  noun (masculine)
• strī – woman
  noun (feminine)
• hasita – laughter, laughing
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle used as noun
  From root has (to laugh)
  Root: has (class 1)
• cchaṭā – ray, line, multitude, shower, burst
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of the second simile.