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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-70, verse-8

कज्जलाम्भोदसंकल्कलतेव पवनाहृता ।
सूक्ष्मरन्ध्रेक्षणस्वच्छदृष्टज्योतिःकनीनिका ॥ ८ ॥
kajjalāmbhodasaṃkalkalateva pavanāhṛtā ,
sūkṣmarandhrekṣaṇasvacchadṛṣṭajyotiḥkanīnikā 8
8. kajjala-ambhod-asaṅkalpa-latā iva pavana-āhṛtā
sūkṣma-randhra-īkṣaṇa-svaccha-dṛṣṭa-jyotiḥ-kanīnikā
8. sā (she) kajjala-ambhod-asaṅkalpa-latā iva pavana-āhṛtā
sūkṣma-randhra-īkṣaṇa-svaccha-dṛṣṭa-jyotiḥ-kanīnikā
8. Like an imagined creeper of a cloud dark as collyrium, carried by the wind, she was the pupil of an eye that clearly perceived light through a subtle opening.

Words meanings summery:

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  • कज्जल-अम्भोद्-असङ्कल्प-लता (kajjala-ambhod-asaṅkalpa-latā) - The subject is described as a creeper formed from an imagined cloud, dark as collyrium, emphasizing its ethereal and delicate nature. (like a creeper of an imagined collyrium-cloud)
  • इव (iva) - like, as, as if
  • पवन-आहृता (pavana-āhṛtā) - moved by the wind, carried by the wind
  • सूक्ष्म-रन्ध्र-ईक्षण-स्वच्छ-दृष्ट-ज्योतिः-कनीनिका (sūkṣma-randhra-īkṣaṇa-svaccha-dṛṣṭa-jyotiḥ-kanīnikā) - Describes the subtle nature of the subject as a pupil with extraordinary, focused vision. (pupil of an eye that clearly sees light through a subtle opening)

Words meanings and morphology

कज्जल-अम्भोद्-असङ्कल्प-लता (kajjala-ambhod-asaṅkalpa-latā) - The subject is described as a creeper formed from an imagined cloud, dark as collyrium, emphasizing its ethereal and delicate nature. (like a creeper of an imagined collyrium-cloud)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kajjala-ambhod-asaṅkalpa-latā
kajjala-ambhod-asaṅkalpa-latā - a creeper that is an imagined cloud of collyrium
Compound type : tatpurusha (kajjala+ambhod+saṅkalpa+latā)
  • kajjala – collyrium, kohl, lampblack
    noun (neuter)
  • ambhod – cloud (water-bearer)
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from ambhas (water) + da (giving)
    Root: dā
  • saṅkalpa – intention, resolve, imagination
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: sam
    Root: kḷp (class 10)
  • latā – creeper, vine
    noun (feminine)
Note: This long compound acts as a predicate noun or adjective for an implied feminine subject.
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
पवन-आहृता (pavana-āhṛtā) - moved by the wind, carried by the wind
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pavana-āhṛta
pavana-āhṛta - carried by the wind
Past Passive Participle
Compound formed from 'pavana' (wind) and 'āhṛta' (carried).
Compound type : tatpurusha (pavana+āhṛta)
  • pavana – wind, air
    noun (masculine)
    From root 'pū' (to purify, blow)
    Root: pū
  • āhṛta – carried, brought, moved
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Past passive participle of root 'hṛ' with prefix 'ā'.
    Prefix: ā
    Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: Agrees in gender, number, and case with the implied feminine subject.
सूक्ष्म-रन्ध्र-ईक्षण-स्वच्छ-दृष्ट-ज्योतिः-कनीनिका (sūkṣma-randhra-īkṣaṇa-svaccha-dṛṣṭa-jyotiḥ-kanīnikā) - Describes the subtle nature of the subject as a pupil with extraordinary, focused vision. (pupil of an eye that clearly sees light through a subtle opening)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sūkṣma-randhra-īkṣaṇa-svaccha-dṛṣṭa-jyotiḥ-kanīnikā
sūkṣma-randhra-īkṣaṇa-svaccha-dṛṣṭa-jyotiḥ-kanīnikā - a pupil perceiving clear light through a subtle aperture
A descriptive compound for the 'pupil' (kanīnikā).
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sūkṣma+randhra+īkṣaṇa+svaccha+dṛṣṭa+jyotis+kanīnikā)
  • sūkṣma – subtle, minute, tiny
    adjective
  • randhra – opening, hole, aperture
    noun (neuter)
  • īkṣaṇa – seeing, looking, eye
    noun (neuter)
    Derived from verbal root 'īkṣ' (to see).
    Root: īkṣ (class 1)
  • svaccha – clear, pure, transparent
    adjective
  • dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Past passive participle of root 'dṛś' (to see).
    Root: dṛś (class 1)
  • jyotis – light, radiance, effulgence
    noun (neuter)
  • kanīnikā – pupil (of the eye)
    noun (feminine)
Note: The compound acts as a descriptive noun/adjective for the implied feminine subject.