योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-39, verse-9

उपर्यभूद्व्योमसरस्ताराकुमुदमण्डितम् ।
अधस्त्वभूद्वारिसरः स्फुरत्कुमुदतारकम् ॥ ९ ॥

uparyabhūdvyomasarastārākumudamaṇḍitam ,
adhastvabhūdvārisaraḥ sphuratkumudatārakam 9

9. upari abhūt vyomasaraḥ tārākumudamaṇḍitam
adhaḥ tu abhūt vārisaraḥ sphuratkumudatārakam

9. upari vyomasaraḥ tārākumudamaṇḍitam abhūt.
adhaḥ tu vārisaraḥ sphuratkumudatārakam abhūt.

9. Above, the sky became a lake adorned with stars as water-lilies. But below, the water became a lake with glowing water-lilies acting as stars.

Words meanings summery:

• उपरि (upari) - above, on high

• अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became (became, was)

• व्योमसरः (vyomasaraḥ) - the sky functioning as a lake (sky-lake)

• ताराकुमुदमण्डितम् (tārākumudamaṇḍitam) - adorned with stars (as) water-lilies

• अधः (adhaḥ) - below, underneath

• तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, however)

• अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became (became, was)

• वारिसरः (vārisaraḥ) - the water functioning as a lake (water-lake, lake of water)

• स्फुरत्कुमुदतारकम् (sphuratkumudatārakam) - with gleaming water-lilies (as) stars

Words meanings and morphology

उपरि (upari) - above, on high

(indeclinable)

Adverb/preposition

अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became (became, was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (past) (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist (Luṅ)

3rd person singular Aorist, parasmaipada.

Prefix: a

Root: bhū (class 1)

व्योमसरः (vyomasaraḥ) - the sky functioning as a lake (sky-lake)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyomasaras

vyomasaras - sky-lake, lake of the sky

Tatpurusha compound (Genitive) or Karmadharaya (sky that is a lake)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (vyoman+saras)

• vyoman – sky, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)
• saras – lake, pond
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of abhūt.

ताराकुमुदमण्डितम् (tārākumudamaṇḍitam) - adorned with stars (as) water-lilies

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tārākumudamaṇḍita

tārākumudamaṇḍita - adorned with stars that are like water-lilies

Tatpurusha compound (stars as kumudas) + past passive participle maṇḍita. The compound tārākumuda is a Karmadharaya (stars which are kumudas).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (tārā+kumuda+maṇḍita)

• tārā – star
  noun (feminine)
• kumuda – water-lily
  noun (neuter)
• maṇḍita – adorned, decorated
  past passive participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From √maṇḍ (to adorn)
  Root: maṇḍ (class 10)

Note: Predicative adjective for vyomasaraḥ.

अधः (adhaḥ) - below, underneath

(indeclinable)

Adverb

तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, however)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/particle

अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became (became, was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (past) (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist (Luṅ)

3rd person singular Aorist, parasmaipada.

Prefix: a

Root: bhū (class 1)

वारिसरः (vārisaraḥ) - the water functioning as a lake (water-lake, lake of water)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vārisaras

vārisaras - water-lake, lake of water

Tatpurusha compound (Genitive) or Karmadharaya (water that is a lake)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (vāri+saras)

• vāri – water
  noun (neuter)
• saras – lake, pond
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of abhūt.

स्फुरत्कुमुदतारकम् (sphuratkumudatārakam) - with gleaming water-lilies (as) stars

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sphuratkumudatāraka

sphuratkumudatāraka - having gleaming water-lilies that are like stars

Bahuvrihi compound (those whose kumudas are gleaming stars). kumudatāraka is Karmadharaya (kumudas which are stars).

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (sphurat+kumuda+tāraka)

• sphurat – gleaming, glittering, throbbing (present participle)
  participle
  Present Active Participle
  From √sphur (to throb, glitter)
  Root: sphur (class 6)
• kumuda – water-lily
  noun (neuter)
• tāraka – star, pupil of the eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicative adjective for vārisaraḥ.