योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-48, verse-71

शशामाम्बुमयी माया तेन यामेव भास्वता ।
ये मृतास्ते मृता एव बभूवुः शोषिता भुवः ॥ ७१ ॥

śaśāmāmbumayī māyā tena yāmeva bhāsvatā ,
ye mṛtāste mṛtā eva babhūvuḥ śoṣitā bhuvaḥ 71

71. śaśāma ambumayī māyā tena yā eva bhāsvatā ye
mṛtāḥ te mṛtāḥ eva babhūvuḥ śoṣitāḥ bhuvaḥ

71. ambumayī māyā yā tena bhāsvatā eva śaśāma ye
mṛtāḥ te mṛtāḥ eva babhūvuḥ bhuvaḥ śoṣitāḥ

71. The watery illusion (māyā), which indeed by that shining (arrow), subsided. Those who had died remained dead, and the lands became dried up.

Words meanings summery:

• शशाम (śaśāma) - subsided, ceased, became calm

• अम्बुमयी (ambumayī) - made of water, watery

• माया (māyā) - illusion (māyā) (illusion, magical power, trick)

• तेन (tena) - by that (arrow) (by that, by him)

• या (yā) - which (referring to the illusion) (which, what (feminine))

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• भास्वता (bhāsvatā) - by the shining (arrow) (by the shining one, by the brilliant one)

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• मृताः (mṛtāḥ) - dead

• ते (te) - they, those

• मृताः (mṛtāḥ) - dead

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - became

• शोषिताः (śoṣitāḥ) - dried up, desiccated

• भुवः (bhuvaḥ) - the lands/ground (lands, regions, worlds)

Words meanings and morphology

शशाम (śaśāma) - subsided, ceased, became calm

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of śam

Perfect tense, active voice, 3rd person singular

From root √śam (to be calm). Reduplicated perfect.

Root: śam (class 4)

अम्बुमयी (ambumayī) - made of water, watery

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ambumaya

ambumaya - made of water, consisting of water, watery

Formed from 'ambu' (water) and suffix '-maya'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ambu+maya)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• maya – made of, consisting of
  suffix (masculine)

माया (māyā) - illusion (māyā) (illusion, magical power, trick)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, magic, supernatural power, trick, deception

Root: mā

तेन (tena) - by that (arrow) (by that, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the divine arrow.

या (yā) - which (referring to the illusion) (which, what (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

भास्वता (bhāsvatā) - by the shining (arrow) (by the shining one, by the brilliant one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhāsvat

bhāsvat - shining, brilliant, radiant, luminous

Present Active Participle

From root √bhās (to shine) with suffix -vat.

Root: bhās (class 1)

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun

मृताः (mṛtāḥ) - dead

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, died

Past Passive Participle

From root √mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to 'ye mṛtāḥ'.

मृताः (mṛtāḥ) - dead

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, died

Past Passive Participle

From root √mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Part of the predicate.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - became

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of bhū

Perfect tense, active voice, 3rd person plural

From root √bhū (to be, become). Reduplicated perfect.

Root: bhū (class 1)

शोषिताः (śoṣitāḥ) - dried up, desiccated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śoṣita

śoṣita - dried, desiccated, caused to dry

Past Passive Participle (from causative of √śuṣ)

From causative stem of √śuṣ (to dry) + suffix -ita.

Root: śuṣ (class 4)

भुवः (bhuvaḥ) - the lands/ground (lands, regions, worlds)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhū

bhū - earth, land, ground, world, place