योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-34, verse-11

हा पितुर्मम भल्लेन शिरो ज्वलितकुण्डलम् ।
सूर्यस्य निकटं नीतं कालेनेवाष्टमो ग्रहः ॥ ११ ॥

hā piturmama bhallena śiro jvalitakuṇḍalam ,
sūryasya nikaṭaṃ nītaṃ kālenevāṣṭamo grahaḥ 11

11. hā pituḥ mama bhallena śiraḥ jvalitakuṇḍalam
sūryasya nikaṭam nītam kālena iva aṣṭamaḥ grahaḥ

11. hā mama pituḥ jvalitakuṇḍalam śiraḥ bhallena sūryasya nikaṭam nītam,
kālena aṣṭamaḥ grahaḥ iva

11. Alas, by an arrow, my father's head, adorned with shining earrings, was carried close to the sun, just as an eighth planet might be brought near by the relentless passage of time.

Words meanings summery:

• हा (hā) - alas!, oh!

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of my father (of the father)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• भल्लेन (bhallena) - by an arrow (by an arrow, by a spear)

• शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

• ज्वलितकुण्डलम् (jvalitakuṇḍalam) - adorned with shining earrings (describing the head) (having shining earrings, adorned with glowing earrings)

• सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of the sun

• निकटम् (nikaṭam) - towards, close to (near, proximity, vicinity)

• नीतम् (nītam) - carried (carried, led, brought)

• कालेन (kālena) - by the relentless passage of time (by time)

• इव (iva) - just as if (like, as, as if)

• अष्टमः (aṣṭamaḥ) - the eighth (eighth)

• ग्रहः (grahaḥ) - planet (planet, seizing, demon)

Words meanings and morphology

हा (hā) - alas!, oh!

(indeclinable)

पितुः (pituḥ) - of my father (of the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

भल्लेन (bhallena) - by an arrow (by an arrow, by a spear)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhalla

bhalla - arrow, dart, spear

शिरः (śiraḥ) - head

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

Note: The form śiraḥ can be nominative or accusative singular neuter. Context implies nominative here.

ज्वलितकुण्डलम् (jvalitakuṇḍalam) - adorned with shining earrings (describing the head) (having shining earrings, adorned with glowing earrings)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jvalitakuṇḍala

jvalitakuṇḍala - having shining earrings

Bahuvrihi compound: jvalita (shining) + kuṇḍala (earring). Describes something that has shining earrings.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (jvalita+kuṇḍala)

• jvalita – shining, glowing, burning
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root jval (to shine, burn)
  Root: jval (class 1)
• kuṇḍala – earring, ring, coil
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with śiraḥ.

सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of the sun

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, sun-god

निकटम् (nikaṭam) - towards, close to (near, proximity, vicinity)

(indeclinable)

नीतम् (nītam) - carried (carried, led, brought)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nīta

nīta - led, carried, brought, taken

Past Passive Participle

From root nī (to lead, carry)

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Qualifies śiraḥ.

कालेन (kālena) - by the relentless passage of time (by time)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, destiny, death

इव (iva) - just as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अष्टमः (aṣṭamaḥ) - the eighth (eighth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṣṭama

aṣṭama - eighth (ordinal number)

Note: Qualifies grahaḥ.

ग्रहः (grahaḥ) - planet (planet, seizing, demon)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of graha

graha - planet, seizing, demon, handle, anything that seizes or holds

From root grah (to seize)

Root: grah (class 9)