योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-32, verse-17

हिमवृष्टिरिवोदारा मुक्ताहारचयोपमा ।
ऐन्दवी रश्मिमालेव क्षीरोर्मीणामिवाततिः ॥ १७ ॥

himavṛṣṭirivodārā muktāhāracayopamā ,
aindavī raśmimāleva kṣīrormīṇāmivātatiḥ 17

17. himavṛṣṭiḥ iva udārā muktāhāracayopamā
aindavī raśmimālā iva kṣīrormīṇām iva ātatiḥ

17. udārā himavṛṣṭiḥ iva muktāhāracayopamā
aindavī raśmimālā iva kṣīrormīṇām ātatiḥ iva

17. It is like an abundant fall of snow or hail, resembling a collection of pearl necklaces, or like a garland of lunar rays, or even a multitude of waves of milk.

Words meanings summery:

• हिमवृष्टिः (himavṛṣṭiḥ) - shower of snow/hail

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• उदारा (udārā) - abundant, excellent, noble

• मुक्ताहारचयोपमा (muktāhāracayopamā) - resembling a collection of pearl necklaces

• ऐन्दवी (aindavī) - lunar, belonging to the moon

• रश्मिमाला (raśmimālā) - garland/series of rays

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• क्षीरोर्मीणाम् (kṣīrormīṇām) - of milk waves

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• आततिः (ātatiḥ) - multitude, expanse, series

Words meanings and morphology

हिमवृष्टिः (himavṛṣṭiḥ) - shower of snow/hail

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of himavṛṣṭi

himavṛṣṭi - fall of snow, shower of hail

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (hima+vṛṣṭi)

• hima – snow, frost, cold
  noun (neuter)
• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower, falling
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

उदारा (udārā) - abundant, excellent, noble

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of udāra

udāra - noble, generous, excellent, abundant, magnificent

From ut-ṛ (to rise, to go forth)

Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `himavṛṣṭiḥ`.

मुक्ताहारचयोपमा (muktāhāracayopamā) - resembling a collection of pearl necklaces

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of muktāhāracayopamā

muktāhāracayopamā - resembling a collection of pearl necklaces

Bahuvrīhi compound, implying 'she who resembles...'

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (muktā+hāra+caya+upamā)

• muktā – pearl
  noun (feminine)
• hāra – necklace, garland
  noun (masculine)
• caya – heap, pile, collection, multitude
  noun (masculine)
• upamā – comparison, simile, resemblance
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

ऐन्दवी (aindavī) - lunar, belonging to the moon

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aindava

aindava - lunar, relating to the moon (indu)

Derived from indu (moon)

Note: Qualifies `raśmimālā`.

रश्मिमाला (raśmimālā) - garland/series of rays

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of raśmimālā

raśmimālā - garland of rays, cluster of beams

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (raśmi+mālā)

• raśmi – ray, beam, rope
  noun (masculine)
• mālā – garland, wreath, series, line
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

क्षीरोर्मीणाम् (kṣīrormīṇām) - of milk waves

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kṣīrormi

kṣīrormi - milk wave

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kṣīra+ūrmi)

• kṣīra – milk
  noun (neuter)
• ūrmi – wave, billow
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

आततिः (ātatiḥ) - multitude, expanse, series

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ātati

ātati - multitude, collection, expanse, series, stretch

From ā-tan (to stretch, extend)

Prefix: ā

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Subject of the simile.