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3,37

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-37, verse-28

शतचन्द्रं सितच्छत्रैः शरैः शलभनिर्भरम् ।
शक्तिभिः किल नीरन्ध्रं दृष्टमाकाशकाननम् ॥ २८ ॥
śatacandraṃ sitacchatraiḥ śaraiḥ śalabhanirbharam ,
śaktibhiḥ kila nīrandhraṃ dṛṣṭamākāśakānanam 28
28. śatacandram sitacchattraiḥ śaraiḥ śalabhanirbharam
śaktibhiḥ kila nīrandhram dṛṣṭam ākāśakānanam
28. ākāśakānanam sitacchattraiḥ śatacandram śaraiḥ śalabhanirbharam śaktibhiḥ nīrandhram kila dṛṣṭam.
28. The sky, which resembled a forest (ākāśakānana), was indeed seen, appearing like it had a hundred moons because of the white umbrellas, full of locust-like arrows, and rendered gapless by spears (śakti).

Words meanings summery:

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  • शतचन्द्रम् (śatacandram) - having a hundred moons, resembling a hundred moons
  • सितच्छत्त्रैः (sitacchattraiḥ) - by white umbrellas
  • शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows
  • शलभनिर्भरम् (śalabhanirbharam) - full of locusts, teeming with grasshoppers
  • शक्तिभिः (śaktibhiḥ) - by spears, by javelins
  • किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, surely
  • नीरन्ध्रम् (nīrandhram) - without gaps, dense, compact
  • दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, perceived
  • आकाशकाननम् (ākāśakānanam) - the sky-forest, the forest of the sky

Words meanings and morphology

शतचन्द्रम् (śatacandram) - having a hundred moons, resembling a hundred moons
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śatacandra
śatacandra - having a hundred moons, moonlike
Compound type : bahuvrihi (śata+candra)
  • śata – hundred
    numeral (neuter)
  • candra – moon
    noun (masculine)
सितच्छत्त्रैः (sitacchattraiḥ) - by white umbrellas
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of sitacchatra
sitacchatra - white umbrella
Compound type : karmadharaya (sita+cchatra)
  • sita – white, fair
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root śvit (to be white, bright)
    Root: śvit (class 1)
  • cchatra – umbrella, parasol
    noun (neuter)
शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara
śara - arrow, reed, dart
Root: śṛ (class 1)
शलभनिर्भरम् (śalabhanirbharam) - full of locusts, teeming with grasshoppers
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śalabhanirbhara
śalabhanirbhara - full of locusts, swarming with grasshoppers
Compound type : tatpurusha (śalabha+nirbhara)
  • śalabha – locust, grasshopper
    noun (masculine)
  • nirbhara – full of, teeming with, dependent on
    adjective (neuter)
    Prefix: nir
शक्तिभिः (śaktibhiḥ) - by spears, by javelins
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, plural of śakti
śakti - spear, dart, javelin; power, ability, strength, energy
Root: śak (class 5)
किल (kila) - indeed, certainly, surely
(indeclinable)
नीरन्ध्रम् (nīrandhram) - without gaps, dense, compact
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nīrandhra
nīrandhra - without gaps, dense, compact, impervious
Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+randhra)
  • nis – without, out of, away (prefix)
    indeclinable
  • randhra – gap, hole, opening, defect
    noun (neuter)
दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, perceived
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa
dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, visible
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root dṛś (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
आकाशकाननम् (ākāśakānanam) - the sky-forest, the forest of the sky
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśakānana
ākāśakānana - sky-forest, the forest-like appearance of the sky
Compound type : tatpurusha (ākāśa+kānana)
  • ākāśa – sky, space, ether
    noun (masculine)
  • kānana – forest, grove, wood
    noun (neuter)