योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-23, verse-6

बभूवतुर्भृशं शान्ते शुद्धे स्पन्दविवर्जिते ।
गिरौ शरदि निर्वात इव भ्रष्टाभ्रमालिके ॥ ६ ॥

babhūvaturbhṛśaṃ śānte śuddhe spandavivarjite ,
girau śaradi nirvāta iva bhraṣṭābhramālike 6

6. babhūvatuḥ bhṛśaṃ śānte śuddhe spandavivarjite
girau śaradi nirvātaḥ iva bhraṣṭābhramālike

6. bhṛśaṃ śānte śuddhe spandavivarjite babhūvatuḥ
girau śaradi nirvātaḥ iva bhraṣṭābhramālike

6. They both became exceedingly peaceful, pure, and devoid of motion (spanda), like a windless state on a mountain in autumn, and like (mountains) from which cloud-garlands have fallen.

Words meanings summery:

• बभूवतुः (babhūvatuḥ) - they two became, they two were

• भृशं (bhṛśaṁ) - exceedingly, greatly, intensely

• शान्ते (śānte) - peaceful, tranquil, calm

• शुद्धे (śuddhe) - pure, clean, clear

• स्पन्दविवर्जिते (spandavivarjite) - devoid of motion, free from vibration

• गिरौ (girau) - on a mountain

• शरदि (śaradi) - in autumn

• निर्वातः (nirvātaḥ) - windless, calm, tranquil

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• भ्रष्टाभ्रमालिके (bhraṣṭābhramālike) - having discarded cloud-garlands, free from clouds

Words meanings and morphology

बभूवतुः (babhūvatuḥ) - they two became, they two were

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of √bhū

Perfect Tense

Reduplicated perfect form of `√bhū`.

Root: √bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to the two women.

भृशं (bhṛśaṁ) - exceedingly, greatly, intensely

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage from adjective `bhṛśa`.

Note: Adverbial accusative.

शान्ते (śānte) - peaceful, tranquil, calm

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of śānta

śānta - peaceful, calm, tranquil, quieted

Past Passive Participle

From `√śam` (to be calm) + `kta` suffix.

Root: √śam (class 4)

Note: Agrees with the dual subject.

शुद्धे (śuddhe) - pure, clean, clear

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, clear, cleansed

Past Passive Participle

From `√śudh` (to be pure) + `kta` suffix.

Root: √śudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with the dual subject.

स्पन्दविवर्जिते (spandavivarjite) - devoid of motion, free from vibration

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of spandavivarjita

spandavivarjita - devoid of motion, free from vibration

Compound of `spanda` (motion) and `vivarjita` (devoid of).

Compound type : tatpurusha (spanda+vivarjita)

• spanda – motion, vibration, tremor
  noun (masculine)
  From `√spand` (to tremble, move).
  Root: √spand (class 1)
• vivarjita – devoid of, free from, abandoned, excluded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From `vi-√vṛj` (to abandon, exclude) + `kta` suffix.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: √vṛj (class 10)

Note: Agrees with the dual subject.

गिरौ (girau) - on a mountain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Note: Part of the simile setting.

शरदि (śaradi) - in autumn

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of śarad

śarad - autumn, year

Note: Part of the simile setting.

निर्वातः (nirvātaḥ) - windless, calm, tranquil

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirvāta

nirvāta - windless, calm, tranquil, without wind

From `nis-√vā` (to blow). Past passive participle of `vi-√vā` (to blow away) with `nir` prefix.

Prefix: nis

Root: √vā (class 2)

Note: Part of the simile, referring to a windless state/atmosphere.

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

Note: Joins the comparison.

भ्रष्टाभ्रमालिके (bhraṣṭābhramālike) - having discarded cloud-garlands, free from clouds

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of bhraṣṭābhramālikā

bhraṣṭābhramālikā - having discarded cloud-garlands, from which a series of clouds has fallen

Compound adjective formed from `bhraṣṭa` (fallen/discarded) + `abhra` (cloud) + `mālikā` (garland/series).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhraṣṭa+abhra+mālikā)

• bhraṣṭa – fallen, dropped, discarded, lost
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From `√bhraṃś` (to fall, drop) + `kta` suffix.
  Root: √bhraṃś (class 1)
• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
• mālikā – garland, chain, series, row
  noun (feminine)
  Diminutive or derived from `mālā`.

Note: Agrees with the dual subject, comparing them to mountains.