योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-48, verse-66

तामग्निसंततिं मत्तामाचचामाम्बुसंततिः ।
भुवनव्यापिनी संध्यामाशु कृष्णेव यामिनी ॥ ६६ ॥

tāmagnisaṃtatiṃ mattāmācacāmāmbusaṃtatiḥ ,
bhuvanavyāpinī saṃdhyāmāśu kṛṣṇeva yāminī 66

66. tām agni-saṃtatim mattām ācucāma ambu-saṃtatiḥ
bhuvana-vyāpinīm sandhyām āśu kṛṣṇā iva yāminī

66. ambu-saṃtatiḥ tām mattām agni-saṃtatim ācucāma
kṛṣṇā yāminī iva āśu bhuvana-vyāpinīm sandhyām

66. The mass of water devoured that furious mass of fire, just as a dark night (yāminī) swiftly engulfs the world-pervading twilight (sandhyā).

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - that (mass of fire) (that, her)

• अग्नि-संततिम् (agni-saṁtatim) - mass of fire, expanse of fire

• मत्ताम् (mattām) - furious, intoxicated, mad

• आचुचाम (ācucāma) - swallowed, sipped, drank

• अम्बु-संततिः (ambu-saṁtatiḥ) - mass of water, expanse of water

• भुवन-व्यापिनीम् (bhuvana-vyāpinīm) - world-pervading, all-pervading

• सन्ध्याम् (sandhyām) - twilight, evening, junction (of day and night)

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - dark, black

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• यामिनी (yāminī) - night

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - that (mass of fire) (that, her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, she, he

Note: Refers to `agni-saṃtatim`.

अग्नि-संततिम् (agni-saṁtatim) - mass of fire, expanse of fire

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of agni-saṃtati

agni-saṁtati - mass of fire, continuous stream of fire

Compound type : tatpurusha (agni+saṃtati)

• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• saṃtati – continuous line, series, mass, offspring, progeny
  noun (feminine)
  From 'sam' (together) + root 'tan' (to stretch, extend)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Object of the verb `ācucāma`.

मत्ताम् (mattām) - furious, intoxicated, mad

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of matta

matta - intoxicated, drunk, mad, furious, excited, arrogant

Past Passive Participle

From root 'mad' (to rejoice, be intoxicated)

Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies `agni-saṃtatim`.

आचुचाम (ācucāma) - swallowed, sipped, drank

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of cām

Perfect Active

Reduplicated root, perfect form

Prefix: ā

Root: cam (class 1)

अम्बु-संततिः (ambu-saṁtatiḥ) - mass of water, expanse of water

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ambu-saṃtati

ambu-saṁtati - mass of water, stream of water

Compound type : tatpurusha (ambu+saṃtati)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• saṃtati – continuous line, series, mass, offspring, progeny
  noun (feminine)
  From 'sam' (together) + root 'tan' (to stretch, extend)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Subject of the verb `ācucāma`.

भुवन-व्यापिनीम् (bhuvana-vyāpinīm) - world-pervading, all-pervading

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhuvana-vyāpin

bhuvana-vyāpin - pervading the worlds, omnipresent

agent noun / adjectival derivative

From 'bhuvana' (world) and 'vyāpin' (pervading). 'vyāpin' is an agent noun from 'vi' + root 'āp' (to obtain, pervade).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhuvana+vyāpin)

• bhuvana – world, earth, being, creature
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• vyāpin – pervading, extending, occupying
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun / adjectival derivative
  From 'vi' + root 'āp' (to obtain, pervade) with suffix '-in'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Qualifies `sandhyām`.

सन्ध्याम् (sandhyām) - twilight, evening, junction (of day and night)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sandhyā

sandhyā - twilight (morning or evening), junction period, junction of day and night

From 'sam' (together) + 'dhā' (to place) -> 'sandhi' (junction) + '-ya' suffix.

Prefix: sam

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Object of implied verb in the simile.

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - dark, black

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - black, dark, dark-blue; name of a deity

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `yāminī`.

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

यामिनी (yāminī) - night

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yāminī

yāminī - night

From root 'yā' (to go) + suffix.

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Subject of the simile.