योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-53, verse-19

मुखमालोक्य सा तस्य स्वभर्तुः शवरूपिणः ।
इदं बुद्धवती सत्यं प्रतिभावशतः स्वतः ॥ १९ ॥

mukhamālokya sā tasya svabhartuḥ śavarūpiṇaḥ ,
idaṃ buddhavatī satyaṃ pratibhāvaśataḥ svataḥ 19

19. mukham ālokya sā tasya svabhartuḥ śavarūpiṇaḥ
idam buddhavatī satyam pratibhāvaśataḥ svataḥ

19. sā tasya śavarūpiṇaḥ svabhartuḥ mukham ālokya,
pratibhāvaśataḥ svataḥ idam satyam buddhavatī

19. Having seen the face of her own husband, who was in the form of a corpse, she understood this truth spontaneously, by the power of intuition.

Words meanings summery:

• मुखम् (mukham) - face, mouth

• आलोक्य (ālokya) - having seen, having looked

• सा (sā) - she

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• स्वभर्तुः (svabhartuḥ) - of her own husband

• शवरूपिणः (śavarūpiṇaḥ) - of one having the form of a corpse

• इदम् (idam) - this

• बुद्धवती (buddhavatī) - she understood, she perceived

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, truly, indeed

• प्रतिभावशतः (pratibhāvaśataḥ) - by the power/force of intuition/insight

• स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously, by oneself, naturally

Words meanings and morphology

मुखम् (mukham) - face, mouth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mukha

mukha - face, mouth, front, chief

Note: Object of `ālokya`

आलोक्य (ālokya) - having seen, having looked

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

From √lok with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 10)

सा (sā) - she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to the main female character

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to the husband

स्वभर्तुः (svabhartuḥ) - of her own husband

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of svabhartṛ

svabhartṛ - one's own husband

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+bhartṛ)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun
• bhartṛ – husband, supporter, lord
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

शवरूपिणः (śavarūpiṇaḥ) - of one having the form of a corpse

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śavarūpin

śavarūpin - having the form of a corpse

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śava+rūpa)

• śava – corpse, dead body
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `svabhartuḥ`

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Object of `buddhavatī`

बुद्धवती (buddhavatī) - she understood, she perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhavat

buddhavat - one who has understood/known

Perfect Active Participle

From √budh, feminine nominative singular

Root: budh (class 1)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, truly, indeed

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, true, real

Note: Used adverbially here as 'truly'

प्रतिभावशतः (pratibhāvaśataḥ) - by the power/force of intuition/insight

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of pratibhāvaśa

pratibhāvaśa - power of intuition/insight

From pratibhāva (intuition) + vaśa (power/control)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pratibhāva+vaśa)

• pratibhāva – intuition, insight, appearance, manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• vaśa – power, control, will, influence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial ablative indicating cause

स्वतः (svataḥ) - spontaneously, by oneself, naturally

(indeclinable)

Ablative ending -tas applied to sva