योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-113, verse-28

मुहूर्तो वत्सरश्रेणी लवणस्यानया कृता ।
रात्रिर्द्वादशवर्षाणि हरिश्चन्द्रस्य निर्मिता ॥ २८ ॥

muhūrto vatsaraśreṇī lavaṇasyānayā kṛtā ,
rātrirdvādaśavarṣāṇi hariścandrasya nirmitā 28

28. muhūrtaḥ vatsaraśreṇī lavaṇasya anayā kṛtā
rātriḥ dvādaśavarṣāṇi hariścāndrasya nirmitā

28. anayā lavaṇasya muhūrtaḥ vatsaraśreṇī kṛtā
hariścāndrasya rātriḥ dvādaśavarṣāṇi nirmitā

28. By this very power (anaya), a moment (muhūrta) was made into a series of years for Lavaṇa, and a single night was made into twelve years for Hariścandra.

Words meanings summery:

• मुहूर्तः (muhūrtaḥ) - a moment, an instant

• वत्सरश्रेणी (vatsaraśreṇī) - a series of years, a multitude of years

• लवणस्य (lavaṇasya) - refers to king Lavaṇa (of Lavaṇa)

• अनया (anayā) - referring to the same divine power or consciousness mentioned in the previous verse (by her, by this (feminine))

• कृता (kṛtā) - made, done

• रात्रिः (rātriḥ) - night

• द्वादशवर्षाणि (dvādaśavarṣāṇi) - twelve years

• हरिश्चान्द्रस्य (hariścāndrasya) - refers to the legendary king Hariścandra (of Hariścandra)

• निर्मिता (nirmitā) - made, created, constructed

Words meanings and morphology

मुहूर्तः (muhūrtaḥ) - a moment, an instant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, a specific division of time (48 minutes)

वत्सरश्रेणी (vatsaraśreṇī) - a series of years, a multitude of years

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vatsaraśreṇī

vatsaraśreṇī - series of years, multitude of years

Compound type : tatpurusha (vatsara+śreṇī)

• vatsara – year
  noun (masculine)
• śreṇī – line, row, series, multitude
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śrī (class 4)

लवणस्य (lavaṇasya) - refers to king Lavaṇa (of Lavaṇa)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of lavaṇa

lavaṇa - King Lavaṇa (a mythical king)

अनया (anayā) - referring to the same divine power or consciousness mentioned in the previous verse (by her, by this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, she

कृता (kṛtā) - made, done

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - made, done, performed

past passive participle

From root `kṛ` (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies `vatsaraśreṇī`

रात्रिः (rātriḥ) - night

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

द्वादशवर्षाणि (dvādaśavarṣāṇi) - twelve years

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of dvādaśavarṣa

dvādaśavarṣa - twelve years

Compound type : dvigu (dvādaśa+varṣa)

• dvādaśa – twelve
  numeral
• varṣa – year
  noun (neuter)

Note: Acts adverbially to indicate duration, hence accusative.

हरिश्चान्द्रस्य (hariścāndrasya) - refers to the legendary king Hariścandra (of Hariścandra)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of hariścandra

hariścandra - Hariścandra (a legendary king renowned for his truthfulness)

निर्मिता (nirmitā) - made, created, constructed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirmita

nirmita - made, created, fashioned

past passive participle

From root `mā` (to measure, make) with prefix `nir`.

Prefix: nir

Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies `rātriḥ`