योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-4, verse-26

परमान्ध्यमुपाजग्मुदिशोऽविस्फुटतारकाः ।
लम्बदीर्घतमःकेश्यो विधवा इव योषितः ॥ २६ ॥

paramāndhyamupājagmudiśo'visphuṭatārakāḥ ,
lambadīrghatamaḥkeśyo vidhavā iva yoṣitaḥ 26

26. paramāndhyam upājagmuḥ diśaḥ avisphuṭatārakāḥ
lambadīrghatamaḥkeśyaḥ vidhavāḥ iva yoṣitaḥ

26. avisphuṭatārakāḥ diśaḥ,
lambadīrghatamaḥkeśyaḥ vidhavāḥ yoṣitaḥ iva,
paramāndhyam upājagmuḥ.

26. The directions (diśā) reached extreme darkness (paramāndhya), their stars indistinct, like women (yoṣit) who are widows with long, dark hair.

Words meanings summery:

• परमान्ध्यम् (paramāndhyam) - extreme darkness, profound blindness

• उपाजग्मुः (upājagmuḥ) - the directions reached (they approached, they obtained, they reached)

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters of the sky

• अविस्फुटतारकाः (avisphuṭatārakāḥ) - with indistinct stars, having unclear stars

• लम्बदीर्घतमःकेश्यः (lambadīrghatamaḥkeśyaḥ) - having long, dark hair

• विधवाः (vidhavāḥ) - widows

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• योषितः (yoṣitaḥ) - women

Words meanings and morphology

परमान्ध्यम् (paramāndhyam) - extreme darkness, profound blindness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paramāndhya

paramāndhya - extreme darkness, profound blindness

उपाजग्मुः (upājagmuḥ) - the directions reached (they approached, they obtained, they reached)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Perfect (Lit) of upāgam

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters of the sky

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

अविस्फुटतारकाः (avisphuṭatārakāḥ) - with indistinct stars, having unclear stars

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of avisphuṭatāraka

avisphuṭatāraka - having indistinct stars

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (a+visphuṭa+tārakā)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• visphuṭa – distinct, clear, evident
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root sphuṭ (to burst, be clear) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: sphuṭ (class 6)
• tārakā – star
  noun (feminine)

लम्बदीर्घतमःकेश्यः (lambadīrghatamaḥkeśyaḥ) - having long, dark hair

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of lambadīrghatamaḥkeśya

lambadīrghatamaḥkeśya - having long, dark hair

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (lamba+dīrgha+tamas+keśa)

• lamba – hanging, long
  adjective
• dīrgha – long
  adjective
• tamas – darkness (here implying dark color)
  noun (neuter)
• keśa – hair
  noun (masculine)

विधवाः (vidhavāḥ) - widows

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vidhavā

vidhavā - widow

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

योषितः (yoṣitaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yoṣit

yoṣit - woman

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