योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-72, verse-13

बभूव तस्याः स्वच्छाया द्वितीया तापसी सखी ।
एवं सूचीव मलिना तया पश्चात्कृतेव सा ॥ १३ ॥

babhūva tasyāḥ svacchāyā dvitīyā tāpasī sakhī ,
evaṃ sūcīva malinā tayā paścātkṛteva sā 13

13. babhūva tasyāḥ svacchāyā dvitīyā tāpasī sakhī
evam sūcī iva malinā tayā paścātkṛtā iva sā

13. tasyāḥ svacchāyā dvitīyā tāpasī sakhī babhūva
evam sā sūcī iva malinā tayā paścātkṛtā iva

13. Her own shadow became her second ascetic companion. This shadow was dark and appeared needle-like, as though overshadowed by her.

Words meanings summery:

• बभूव (babhūva) - became (became, was, existed)

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - her (referring to Parvati) (of her, her (genitive feminine singular))

• स्वच्छाया (svacchāyā) - her own shadow (one's own shadow, her own reflection)

• द्वितीया (dvitīyā) - second (companion) (second, secondary)

• तापसी (tāpasī) - ascetic (companion) (female ascetic, female devotee practicing austerities)

• सखी (sakhī) - companion (female friend, companion)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner (introducing a descriptive clause) (thus, in this manner, so)

• सूची (sūcī) - needle (used in comparison) (needle, pointed object)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• मलिना (malinā) - dark, dull (describing the shadow) (dirty, soiled, dark, dull)

• तया (tayā) - by her (Parvati) (by her)

• पश्चात्कृता (paścātkṛtā) - made secondary, overshadowed (made secondary, put behind, neglected)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

• सा (sā) - that (shadow, referring to 'svacchāyā') (she, that (feminine))

Words meanings and morphology

बभूव (babhūva) - became (became, was, existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of bhū

Perfect tense (Lit)

3rd person singular perfect active of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - her (referring to Parvati) (of her, her (genitive feminine singular))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

स्वच्छाया (svacchāyā) - her own shadow (one's own shadow, her own reflection)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svacchāyā

svacchāyā - one's own shadow/reflection

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+chāyā)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (feminine)
• chāyā – shadow, shade, reflection, image, luster
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of 'babhūva'.

द्वितीया (dvitīyā) - second (companion) (second, secondary)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dvitīya

dvitīya - second, secondary, another

Note: Modifies 'sakhī'.

तापसी (tāpasī) - ascetic (companion) (female ascetic, female devotee practicing austerities)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tāpasī

tāpasī - female ascetic, hermitess, female devotee

Feminine form of 'tāpasa' (relating to tapas)

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'sakhī'.

सखी (sakhī) - companion (female friend, companion)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sakhī

sakhī - female friend, companion

Note: Predicate nominative, refers to 'svacchāyā'.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner (introducing a descriptive clause) (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

सूची (sūcī) - needle (used in comparison) (needle, pointed object)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sūcī

sūcī - needle, anything pointed, indicator

Note: Part of the simile 'sūcī iva' (like a needle).

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

मलिना (malinā) - dark, dull (describing the shadow) (dirty, soiled, dark, dull)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of malina

malina - dirty, soiled, dark, dull, stained

Note: Modifies 'sā' (the shadow).

तया (tayā) - by her (Parvati) (by her)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agent of 'paścātkṛtā'.

पश्चात्कृता (paścātkṛtā) - made secondary, overshadowed (made secondary, put behind, neglected)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paścātkṛta

paścātkṛta - put behind, made secondary, neglected

Past Passive Participle

from root kṛ (to do, make) with adverbial prefix paścāt

Compound type : avyayībhāva (paścāt+kṛta)

• paścāt – after, behind, subsequently
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies 'sā' (the shadow).

इव (iva) - as if (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - that (shadow, referring to 'svacchāyā') (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to 'svacchāyā' (the shadow) mentioned earlier in the verse.