योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-104, verse-32

तां ददर्श महीपालस्तेजोरेणुविराजिताम् ।
शक्रः सुरविमानस्थः स्वकार्मुकलतामिव ॥ ३२ ॥

tāṃ dadarśa mahīpālastejoreṇuvirājitām ,
śakraḥ suravimānasthaḥ svakārmukalatāmiva 32

32. tām dadarśa mahīpālaḥ tejo-reṇu-virājitām
śakraḥ sura-vimāna-sthaḥ sva-kārmuka-latām iva

32. mahīpālaḥ tām tejo-reṇu-virājitām dadarśa,
śakraḥ sura-vimāna-sthaḥ sva-kārmuka-latām iva

32. The king saw her, radiant with particles of light, just as Indra, seated in his celestial chariot, observes his rainbow.

32. המלך הביט בצרור הנוצות הזוהר באבק אור, כפי שֶאִינְדְרַה (מלך האלים) הניצב במרכבתו השמימית מביט בקשת הענן שלו.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - her (referring to the lady being observed) (her, that (feminine, accusative singular))

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld, perceived

• महीपालः (mahīpālaḥ) - king, protector of the earth

• तेजो-रेणु-विराजिताम् (tejo-reṇu-virājitām) - radiant with a shimmer of light (describing the lady) (adorned with dust-like brilliance, radiant with particles of light)

• शक्रः (śakraḥ) - the deity Indra (Indra, the powerful one)

• सुर-विमान-स्थः (sura-vimāna-sthaḥ) - Indra, located in his divine chariot (situated in a divine chariot, standing in a celestial aircraft)

• स्व-कार्मुक-लताम् (sva-kārmuka-latām) - Indra's rainbow (his rainbow-like creeper (referring to the rainbow))

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - her (referring to the lady being observed) (her, that (feminine, accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld, perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of dṛś

Perfect

Perfect active 3rd person singular of √dṛś (class 1, parasmāipada), reduplicated form. The root vowel changes to 'a' in the perfect stem.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

महीपालः (mahīpālaḥ) - king, protector of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - king, ruler, protector of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guard
  noun (masculine)
  From √pāl 'to protect', agent noun.
  Root: pāl

Note: Subject of the verb 'dadarśa'.

तेजो-रेणु-विराजिताम् (tejo-reṇu-virājitām) - radiant with a shimmer of light (describing the lady) (adorned with dust-like brilliance, radiant with particles of light)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tejo-reṇu-virājita

tejo-reṇu-virājita - adorned/radiant with particles of light/brilliance

Compound adjective, modifying 'tām' (feminine accusative singular).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tejas+reṇu+virājita)

• tejas – brilliance, splendor, light, power
  noun (neuter)
• reṇu – dust, particle, atom
  noun (masculine)
• virājita – adorned, shining, brilliant
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From verb `virāj` (vi + √rāj). Formed by adding -ita suffix.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'tām'.

शक्रः (śakraḥ) - the deity Indra (Indra, the powerful one)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Indra (name of a deity), powerful, able

Note: Subject in the comparative clause.

सुर-विमान-स्थः (sura-vimāna-sthaḥ) - Indra, located in his divine chariot (situated in a divine chariot, standing in a celestial aircraft)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sura-vimāna-stha

sura-vimāna-stha - located in a celestial chariot

Compound adjective, formed from 'sura-vimāna' (divine chariot) and 'stha' (standing/located).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura-vimāna+stha)

• sura-vimāna – divine chariot, celestial aircraft
  noun (neuter)
  Compound noun.
• stha – standing, situated, being in
  adjective
  From √sthā 'to stand', agent noun/adjective.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'śakraḥ'.

स्व-कार्मुक-लताम् (sva-kārmuka-latām) - Indra's rainbow (his rainbow-like creeper (referring to the rainbow))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sva-kārmuka-latā

sva-kārmuka-latā - his bow-creeper (poetic for rainbow)

Compound noun, accusative singular, feminine. Refers to Indra's rainbow.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+kārmuka+latā)

• sva – own, his own
  pronoun
• kārmuka – bow
  noun (neuter)
• latā – creeper, vine, tendril
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of the implied verb 'sees' in the comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle expressing comparison.

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