योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-105, verse-7

अथोवाच सभा देव किमेतदिति सादरम् ।
रणन्मधुकरी भानुं दृष्टराहुमिवालिनी ॥ ७ ॥

athovāca sabhā deva kimetaditi sādaram ,
raṇanmadhukarī bhānuṃ dṛṣṭarāhumivālinī 7

7. atha uvāca sabhā deva kim etat iti sādaram
raṇat madhukarī bhānum dṛṣṭa-rāhum iva alinī

7. atha sabhā sādaram deva kim etat iti uvāca
alinī raṇat madhukarī bhānum dṛṣṭa-rāhum iva

7. Then the assembly respectfully asked, "O lord, what is this?" It was like a buzzing female bee, seeing the sun as if it were Rāhu [during an eclipse, and thus distressed].

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, next, now, therefore

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सभा (sabhā) - assembly, court, council

• देव (deva) - god, lord, divine being

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?, interrogative pronoun

• एतत् (etat) - this

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, 'quote' marker

• सादरम् (sādaram) - respectfully, courteously, with regard

• रणत् (raṇat) - buzzing, sounding, ringing

• मधुकरी (madhukarī) - female bee

• भानुम् (bhānum) - sun, light, ray

• दृष्ट-राहुम् (dṛṣṭa-rāhum) - as if it were Rāhu, the demon of eclipses (Rāhu who has been seen; a visible Rāhu)

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• अलिनी (alinī) - female bee

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, next, now, therefore

(indeclinable)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

सभा (sabhā) - assembly, court, council

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sabhā

sabhā - assembly, council, court, house

देव (deva) - god, lord, divine being

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, lord, divine being

किम् (kim) - what?, why?, interrogative pronoun

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who?, what?, which? (interrogative pronoun)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, 'quote' marker

(indeclinable)

सादरम् (sādaram) - respectfully, courteously, with regard

(indeclinable)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ādara)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• ādara – respect, regard, esteem
  noun (masculine)

रणत् (raṇat) - buzzing, sounding, ringing

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of raṇat

raṇat - buzzing, sounding, ringing (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

from root raṇ

Root: raṇ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'madhukarī'.

मधुकरी (madhukarī) - female bee

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of madhukarī

madhukarī - female bee, honey-maker

भानुम् (bhānum) - sun, light, ray

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhānu

bhānu - sun, light, ray, lord

दृष्ट-राहुम् (dṛṣṭa-rāhum) - as if it were Rāhu, the demon of eclipses (Rāhu who has been seen; a visible Rāhu)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa-rāhu

dṛṣṭa-rāhu - Rāhu who has been seen; a visible Rāhu (often implies an eclipse or menacing presence)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dṛṣṭa+rāhu)

• dṛṣṭa – seen, observed, perceived
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root dṛś
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• rāhu – Rāhu (a mythical demon who causes eclipses by swallowing the sun or moon)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the sun being perceived as Rāhu.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

अलिनी (alinī) - female bee

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of alinī

alinī - female bee, a line of bees