योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-57, verse-6

कुर्वाणां वीक्षितैर्दिक्षु मालत्युत्पलवर्षणम् ।
सृजन्तीमात्मलावण्यादिन्दुमिन्दुं नभोदितम् ॥ ६ ॥

kurvāṇāṃ vīkṣitairdikṣu mālatyutpalavarṣaṇam ,
sṛjantīmātmalāvaṇyādinduminduṃ nabhoditam 6

6. kurvāṇām vīkṣitaiḥ dikṣu mālatī-utpala-varṣaṇam
sṛjantīm ātma-lāvaṇyāt indum indum nabhoditam

6. sā (understood) vīkṣitaiḥ dikṣu mālatī-utpala-varṣaṇam
kurvāṇām ātma-lāvaṇyāt nabhoditam indum indum sṛjantīm

6. With her glances, she was showering jasmine and water lilies in all directions. From her own beauty (ātman), she seemed to be creating the very moon that rises in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• कुर्वाणाम् (kurvāṇām) - performing, engaged in (doing, making, performing)

• वीक्षितैः (vīkṣitaiḥ) - by her glances (by glances, by looks, by sights)

• दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in all directions (in the directions, in quarters)

• मालती-उत्पल-वर्षणम् (mālatī-utpala-varṣaṇam) - a shower consisting of jasmine and water lilies (shower of jasmine and water lilies)

• सृजन्तीम् (sṛjantīm) - creating, giving rise to (creating, emitting, producing)

• आत्म-लावण्यात् (ātma-lāvaṇyāt) - from her own inherent beauty (from one's own beauty)

• इन्दुम् (indum) - the moon (as in the celestial body) (moon)

• इन्दुम् (indum) - the very moon (emphasizing identity) (moon)

• नभोदितम् (nabhoditam) - that which has risen in the sky (risen in the sky, ascended to the sky)

Words meanings and morphology

कुर्वाणाम् (kurvāṇām) - performing, engaged in (doing, making, performing)

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - doing, making, performing

Present Active Participle

From root kṛ (class 8, tanādi)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वीक्षितैः (vīkṣitaiḥ) - by her glances (by glances, by looks, by sights)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vīkṣita

vīkṣita - seen, gazed at, glance, look

Past Passive Participle

From root īkṣ (to see) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the agent's means of action.

दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in all directions (in the directions, in quarters)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

मालती-उत्पल-वर्षणम् (mālatī-utpala-varṣaṇam) - a shower consisting of jasmine and water lilies (shower of jasmine and water lilies)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mālatī-utpala-varṣaṇa

mālatī-utpala-varṣaṇa - shower of jasmine and water lilies

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mālatī+utpala+varṣaṇa)

• mālatī – jasmine
  noun (feminine)
• utpala – water lily, lotus
  noun (neuter)
• varṣaṇa – showering, raining, a shower
  noun (neuter)
  Agent noun/Action noun
  From root vṛṣ (to rain), with suffix -ana.
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of kurvāṇām.

सृजन्तीम् (sṛjantīm) - creating, giving rise to (creating, emitting, producing)

(participle)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sṛjat

sṛjat - creating, emitting, letting go

Present Active Participle

From root sṛj (class 6, tudādi)

Root: sṛj (class 6)

आत्म-लावण्यात् (ātma-lāvaṇyāt) - from her own inherent beauty (from one's own beauty)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ātma-lāvaṇya

ātma-lāvaṇya - own beauty, personal charm

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+lāvaṇya)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• lāvaṇya – beauty, grace, charm, loveliness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from lavaṇa (salt, hence 'savor, charm') with suffix -ya.

Note: Denotes source or cause.

इन्दुम् (indum) - the moon (as in the celestial body) (moon)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of indu

indu - moon, drop, soma

Note: Object of sṛjantīm.

इन्दुम् (indum) - the very moon (emphasizing identity) (moon)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of indu

indu - moon, drop, soma

Note: In apposition to the preceding indum.

नभोदितम् (nabhoditam) - that which has risen in the sky (risen in the sky, ascended to the sky)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nabhodita

nabhodita - risen in the sky, appeared in the sky

Past Passive Participle component

Compound of nabhas (sky) and udita (risen). udita is from root īr (to rise) with prefix ud.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nabhas+udita)

• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, cloud
  noun (neuter)
• udita – risen, appeared, spoken
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root īr (to rise) with prefix ud. Here it means 'risen'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: īr (class 2)

Note: Compound adjective describing indum.

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