योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-17, verse-47

आस्थानभूमिं भृत्याश्च मार्जयामासुरादृताः ।
प्रावृट्पयोदमलिन खं शरद्वासरा इव ॥ ४७ ॥

āsthānabhūmiṃ bhṛtyāśca mārjayāmāsurādṛtāḥ ,
prāvṛṭpayodamalina khaṃ śaradvāsarā iva 47

47. āsthānabhūmim bhṛtyāḥ ca mārjayāmāsuḥ ādṛtāḥ
prāvṛṭpayodamalinam kham śaradvasarāḥ iva

47. ādṛtāḥ bhṛtyāḥ ca āsthānabhūmim mārjayāmāsuḥ,
śaradvasarāḥ prāvṛṭpayodamalinam kham iva

47. The servants respectfully cleaned the audience hall, just as the days of autumn clear the sky, which had been darkened by monsoon clouds.

Words meanings summery:

• आस्थानभूमिम् (āsthānabhūmim) - audience hall, assembly ground, royal court

• भृत्याः (bhṛtyāḥ) - servants, dependants

• च (ca) - and, also

• मार्जयामासुः (mārjayāmāsuḥ) - they cleaned, they swept

• आदृताः (ādṛtāḥ) - eagerly, respectfully (as an adverbial adjective describing the servants' action) (respected, honored, eager, attentive)

• प्रावृट्पयोदमलिनम् (prāvṛṭpayodamalinam) - darkened by monsoon clouds

• खम् (kham) - sky, atmosphere, space

• शरद्वसराः (śaradvasarāḥ) - autumn days

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

आस्थानभूमिम् (āsthānabhūmim) - audience hall, assembly ground, royal court

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āsthānabhūmi

āsthānabhūmi - audience hall, assembly ground, royal court

Compound type : tatpurusha (āsthāna+bhūmi)

• āsthāna – assembly, audience, royal court
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• bhūmi – ground, land, place, site
  noun (feminine)

भृत्याः (bhṛtyāḥ) - servants, dependants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhṛtya

bhṛtya - servant, dependant, employee

Gerundive

From root `bhṛ` (to bear, support, maintain) + `tya` suffix. Means 'to be supported/maintained', hence 'servant'.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मार्जयामासुः (mārjayāmāsuḥ) - they cleaned, they swept

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (Lit) of mārj

Past perfect (Lit), Periphrastic perfect, Causative

From causal stem `mārjaya` + periphrastic perfect auxiliary `āmāsuḥ` (from `as` 'to be'). 3rd person plural.

Root: mṛj (class 2)

आदृताः (ādṛtāḥ) - eagerly, respectfully (as an adverbial adjective describing the servants' action) (respected, honored, eager, attentive)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ādṛta

ādṛta - respected, honored, eager, attentive

Past Passive Participle

From `ā` (prefix) + root `dṛ` (to honor, respect, attend to) + `kta` (past passive participle suffix).

Prefix: ā

Root: dṛ (class 6)

प्रावृट्पयोदमलिनम् (prāvṛṭpayodamalinam) - darkened by monsoon clouds

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prāvṛṭpayodamalina

prāvṛṭpayodamalina - darkened/stained by monsoon clouds

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāvṛṭ+payoda+malina)

• prāvṛṭ – monsoon, rainy season
  noun (feminine)
• payoda – cloud (lit. 'water-giver')
  noun (masculine)
  From `payas` (water) + `da` (giver).
  Root: dā (class 3)
• malina – dark, dirty, stained, impure
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies `kham`.

खम् (kham) - sky, atmosphere, space

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

शरद्वसराः (śaradvasarāḥ) - autumn days

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaradvasara

śaradvasara - autumn day

Compound type : tatpurusha (śarad+vasara)

• śarad – autumn
  noun (feminine)
• vasara – day
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates comparison.