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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-33, verse-8

तारावलिरिव व्योम्नि तेजःप्रसरपाटला ।
सूर्यावलिरिवान्योन्यं भासिताननमण्डना ॥ ८ ॥
tārāvaliriva vyomni tejaḥprasarapāṭalā ,
sūryāvalirivānyonyaṃ bhāsitānanamaṇḍanā 8
8. tārāvaliḥ iva vyomni tejaḥprasarapāṭalā
sūryāvaliḥ iva anyonyam bhāsitānanamāṇḍanā
8. vyomni tejaḥprasarapāṭalā tārāvaliḥ iva
anyonyam bhāsitānanamāṇḍanā sūryāvaliḥ iva
8. They are like a multitude of stars in the sky, reddish with spreading radiance; and like a multitude of suns, mutually illuminating their adorned faces.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • तारावलिः (tārāvaliḥ) - the group of female figures, compared to stars (a string/row/multitude of stars)
  • इव (iva) - introducing a comparison (like, as if, similar to)
  • व्योम्नि (vyomni) - the setting for the star comparison (in the sky, in space)
  • तेजःप्रसरपाटला (tejaḥprasarapāṭalā) - describes the group of women, their glowing appearance (reddish with a diffusion/spread of radiance/splendor)
  • सूर्यावलिः (sūryāvaliḥ) - the group of female figures, compared to suns (a string/row/multitude of suns)
  • इव (iva) - introducing a comparison (like, as if, similar to)
  • अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - indicating their faces reflect light onto each other (mutually, reciprocally, one another)
  • भासिताननमाण्डना (bhāsitānanamāṇḍanā) - describing the female figures, highlighting their radiant and embellished faces (one whose faces are illumined/adorned)

Words meanings and morphology

तारावलिः (tārāvaliḥ) - the group of female figures, compared to stars (a string/row/multitude of stars)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tārāvali
tārāvali - a row/string/multitude of stars
tārā (star) + āvali (row, series).
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (tārā+āvali)
  • tārā – star, asteroid
    noun (feminine)
    From root tṛ (to cross) + ā suffix.
    Root: tṛ (class 1)
  • āvali – row, line, range, series, multitude
    noun (feminine)
    From root val (to cover, move) + i suffix + ā prefix.
    Prefix: ā
    Root: val (class 1)
Note: Subject of comparison for the implied feminine subject.
इव (iva) - introducing a comparison (like, as if, similar to)
(indeclinable)
व्योम्नि (vyomni) - the setting for the star comparison (in the sky, in space)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman
vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space
From root vi-av (to move apart, separate) + man suffix.
Prefix: vi
Root: av (class 1)
तेजःप्रसरपाटला (tejaḥprasarapāṭalā) - describes the group of women, their glowing appearance (reddish with a diffusion/spread of radiance/splendor)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tejaḥprasarapāṭala
tejaḥprasarapāṭala - reddish (pāṭala) due to the spread (prasara) of radiance (tejas)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tejas+prasara+pāṭala)
  • tejas – splendor, radiance, brilliance, light, energy
    noun (neuter)
    From root tij (to be sharp) + as suffix.
    Root: tij (class 6)
  • prasara – spread, diffusion, flow, current
    noun (masculine)
    From pra-sṛ (to spread) + a suffix.
    Prefix: pra
    Root: sṛ (class 1)
  • pāṭala – pale red, rosy, light red, pinkish
    adjective
    From root paṭ (to break, shine) + ala suffix.
    Root: paṭ (class 10)
Note: Adjective modifying the implied feminine subject.
सूर्यावलिः (sūryāvaliḥ) - the group of female figures, compared to suns (a string/row/multitude of suns)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sūryāvali
sūryāvali - a row/string/multitude of suns
sūrya (sun) + āvali (row, series).
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (sūrya+āvali)
  • sūrya – sun, sun god
    noun (masculine)
    From root svar (to shine) + ya suffix.
    Root: svar (class 1)
  • āvali – row, line, range, series, multitude
    noun (feminine)
    From root val (to cover, move) + i suffix + ā prefix.
    Prefix: ā
    Root: val (class 1)
Note: Subject of comparison for the implied feminine subject.
इव (iva) - introducing a comparison (like, as if, similar to)
(indeclinable)
अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - indicating their faces reflect light onto each other (mutually, reciprocally, one another)
(indeclinable)
anya (other) repeated for reciprocity.
Note: Accusative singular neuter of anyonya used adverbially.
भासिताननमाण्डना (bhāsitānanamāṇḍanā) - describing the female figures, highlighting their radiant and embellished faces (one whose faces are illumined/adorned)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāsitānanamāṇḍana
bhāsitānanamāṇḍana - one whose faces (ānana) are illumined (bhāsita) and adorned (maṇḍana)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhāsita+ānana+maṇḍana)
  • bhāsita – illumined, made to shine, caused to appear
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From causal bhāṣ or root bhās (to shine) + kta suffix.
    Root: bhās (class 1)
  • ānana – face, mouth, aspect
    noun (neuter)
    From ā-an (to breathe) + ana suffix.
    Prefix: ā
    Root: an (class 2)
  • maṇḍana – ornamenting, decorating, adornment, decoration
    noun (neuter)
    From maṇḍ (to adorn) + ana suffix.
    Root: maṇḍ (class 10)
Note: Adjective modifying the implied feminine subject.