योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-106, verse-31

ततस्तिमिरलेखासु सह तारेन्दुकैरवैः ।
मयीवापाद्यमानासु म्लानतामलमानने ॥ ३१ ॥

tatastimiralekhāsu saha tārendukairavaiḥ ,
mayīvāpādyamānāsu mlānatāmalamānane 31

31. tatas timira-lekhāsu saha tārā-indu-kairavaiḥ
mayi iva āpādyamānāsu mlānatām alam ānane

31. tatas tārā-indu-kairavaiḥ saha timira-lekhāsu
mayi iva ānane alam mlānatām āpādyamānāsu

31. Then, as streaks of darkness, accompanied by stars, the moon, and night-lotuses, were appearing, a great paleness settled on my face, as if this fading were being imposed upon me.

31. ואז, כשהעלטה החלה להתפוגג יחד עם הכוכבים, הירח ופרחי הלילה, בדיוק כפי שפניי הלבינו ודעכו...

Words meanings summery:

• ततस् (tatas) - then, thereafter, from that

• तिमिर-लेखासु (timira-lekhāsu) - in the streaks of darkness

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• तारा-इन्दु-कैरवैः (tārā-indu-kairavaiḥ) - with stars, the moon, and night-lotuses

• मयि (mayi) - in me, upon me

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• आपाद्यमानासु (āpādyamānāsu) - while being produced, being brought about

• म्लानताम् (mlānatām) - paleness, languor, fading

• अलम् (alam) - greatly, sufficiently, enough

• आनने (ānane) - in the face

Words meanings and morphology

ततस् (tatas) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

तिमिर-लेखासु (timira-lekhāsu) - in the streaks of darkness

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of timira-lekhā

timira-lekhā - streaks of darkness, lines of gloom

Compound type : tatpurusha (timira+lekhā)

• timira – darkness, gloom, obscurity
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tim (class 4)
• lekhā – line, streak, stripe, mark
  noun (feminine)
  Root: likh (class 6)

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

तारा-इन्दु-कैरवैः (tārā-indu-kairavaiḥ) - with stars, the moon, and night-lotuses

(noun)

Instrumental, plural of tārā-indu-kairava

tārā-indu-kairava - stars, moon, and night-lotuses

Compound type : dvandva (tārā+indu+kairava)

• tārā – star
  noun (feminine)
• indu – moon
  noun (masculine)
• kairava – white water lily, night-lotus (blooming at night)
  noun (neuter)

मयि (mayi) - in me, upon me

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

आपाद्यमानासु (āpādyamānāsu) - while being produced, being brought about

(nominal form)

Locative, feminine, plural of āpādayat

āpādayat - causing to obtain, producing, bringing about

Present Passive Participle

Root pad (to go) with upasarga ā (towards) in causative, then passive participle -māna

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

म्लानताम् (mlānatām) - paleness, languor, fading

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mlānatā

mlānatā - paleness, languor, fading, weakness

Root: mlai (class 1)

अलम् (alam) - greatly, sufficiently, enough

(indeclinable)

आनने (ānane) - in the face

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ānana

ānana - face, mouth, countenance

Root: an (class 2)

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