योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-48, verse-45

अन्धकाराम्बरोन्मुक्ता विरेजुरमला दिशः ।
भूपतेः पुरतः कान्ता इव रम्यपयोधराः ॥ ४५ ॥

andhakārāmbaronmuktā virejuramalā diśaḥ ,
bhūpateḥ purataḥ kāntā iva ramyapayodharāḥ 45

45. andhakārāmbaronmuktāḥ virejuḥ amalāḥ diśaḥ
bhūpateḥ purataḥ kāntāḥ iva ramyapayodharāḥ

45. amalāḥ diśaḥ andhakārāmbaronmuktāḥ bhūpateḥ
purataḥ ramyapayodharāḥ kāntāḥ iva virejuḥ

45. The pure directions shone brightly, freed from the cloak of darkness, like charming women with beautiful breasts appearing before the king.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्धकाराम्बरोन्मुक्ताः (andhakārāmbaronmuktāḥ) - freed/released from the garment of darkness

• विरेजुः (virejuḥ) - shone, appeared brightly

• अमलाः (amalāḥ) - pure, spotless, clean

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

• भूपतेः (bhūpateḥ) - of the king, of the ruler of the earth

• पुरतः (purataḥ) - in front of, before, facing

• कान्ताः (kāntāḥ) - beautiful women, beloved ones

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• रम्यपयोधराः (ramyapayodharāḥ) - with charming breasts (referring to the women in the simile) (with charming breasts; with lovely clouds)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्धकाराम्बरोन्मुक्ताः (andhakārāmbaronmuktāḥ) - freed/released from the garment of darkness

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of andhakārāmbaronmukta

andhakārāmbaronmukta - freed from the dark sky/garment of darkness

Past Passive Participle

Compound formed from `andhakāra` (darkness) + `ambara` (garment/sky) + `ud` (prefix, here `un-` before `mukta`) + `muc` (to free).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (andhakāra+ambara+unmukta)

• andhakāra – darkness
  noun (masculine)
• ambara – garment, sky, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)
• unmukta – freed, released
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `muc` with prefix `ud`
  Prefix: ud
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Grammatically feminine plural nominative, agreeing with `diśaḥ`. The Devanagari appears singular (`andhakārāmbaronmuktā`), likely a poetic elision of the visarga.

विरेजुः (virejuḥ) - shone, appeared brightly

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of virāj

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural

From root `rāj` (1st class) with prefix `vi`.

Prefix: vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

अमलाः (amalāḥ) - pure, spotless, clean

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of amala

amala - pure, spotless, clean, free from dirt

Formed from `a` (negation) + `mala` (dirt, impurity).

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+mala)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• mala – dirt, impurity
  noun (masculine/neuter)

Note: Grammatically feminine plural nominative, agreeing with `diśaḥ`. The Devanagari appears singular (`amalā`), likely a poetic elision of the visarga.

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters of the sky

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

Root: diś

भूपतेः (bhūpateḥ) - of the king, of the ruler of the earth

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhūpati

bhūpati - king, lord of the earth

Compound: `bhū` (earth) + `pati` (lord, master).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bhū+pati)

• bhū – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

पुरतः (purataḥ) - in front of, before, facing

(indeclinable)

From `pura` (front) + `tas` suffix.

कान्ताः (kāntāḥ) - beautiful women, beloved ones

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kāntā

kāntā - beloved, beautiful woman

Feminine form of `kānta` (desired, beloved, beautiful).

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Grammatically feminine plural nominative, agreeing with `diśaḥ`. The Devanagari appears singular (`kāntā`), likely a poetic elision of the visarga.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

रम्यपयोधराः (ramyapayodharāḥ) - with charming breasts (referring to the women in the simile) (with charming breasts; with lovely clouds)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ramyapayodhara

ramyapayodhara - having charming breasts; having lovely clouds

Compound `ramya` (charming) + `payodhara` (breast/cloud).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (ramya+payodhara)

• ramya – charming, delightful, beautiful
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root `ram` with suffix `ya`
  Root: ram (class 1)
• payodhara – cloud; breast
  noun (masculine)
  Compound `payaḥ` (water) + `dhara` (holding).

Note: Grammatically feminine plural nominative, agreeing with `diśaḥ`.

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