योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-72, verse-6

तस्थावभ्युदितेवासौ निस्तृणे विपुले स्थले ।
मरावकस्मात्संजातशुष्का तृणशिखा यथा ॥ ६ ॥

tasthāvabhyuditevāsau nistṛṇe vipule sthale ,
marāvakasmātsaṃjātaśuṣkā tṛṇaśikhā yathā 6

6. tasthau abhyuditā iva asau nistṛṇe vipule sthale
| marau akasmāt saṃjātaśuṣkā tṛṇaśikhā yathā ||

6. asau nistṛṇe vipule sthale abhyuditā iva tasthau,
yathā marau akasmāt saṃjātaśuṣkā tṛṇaśikhā.

6. She stood on a vast, barren, grassless plain, as if sprouted there, just like a dry blade of grass that has suddenly grown in a desert.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्थौ (tasthau) - she stood, she remained

• अभ्युदिता (abhyuditā) - risen, sprung up, appeared

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

• असौ (asau) - (referring to the female ascetic) (she, that one)

• निस्तृणे (nistṛṇe) - on a grassless, barren

• विपुले (vipule) - on a vast, wide, extensive

• स्थले (sthale) - on a spot, place, plain, ground

• मरौ (marau) - in a desert, in a barren land

• अकस्मात् (akasmāt) - suddenly, unexpectedly, accidentally

• संजातशुष्का (saṁjātaśuṣkā) - grown dry, become dry

• तृणशिखा (tṛṇaśikhā) - blade of grass, tip of grass

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

Words meanings and morphology

तस्थौ (tasthau) - she stood, she remained

(verb)

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

perfect tense form

Perfect 3rd person singular active

Root: sthā (class 1)

अभ्युदिता (abhyuditā) - risen, sprung up, appeared

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhyudita

abhyudita - risen, sprung up, appeared, elevated

Past Passive Participle

Formed from prefix abhi-ud + root i (to go) + kta suffix

Prefixes: abhi+ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Used here in feminine nominative singular to qualify 'asau' (she).

इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - (referring to the female ascetic) (she, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one, yonder

Note: Feminine form.

निस्तृणे (nistṛṇe) - on a grassless, barren

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of nistṛṇa

nistṛṇa - grassless, barren, devoid of grass

Compound of nis (without) + tṛṇa (grass)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+tṛṇa)

• nis – without, out of, away
  indeclinable
• tṛṇa – grass, straw
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'sthale'.

विपुले (vipule) - on a vast, wide, extensive

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vipula

vipula - vast, wide, extensive, large, abundant

From vi (prefix) + pula (often related to 'plu' to float/flow, or 'pūr' to fill).

Note: Qualifies 'sthale'.

स्थले (sthale) - on a spot, place, plain, ground

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sthala

sthala - dry ground, spot, place, plain, land

From root sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

मरौ (marau) - in a desert, in a barren land

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of maru

maru - desert, sandy waste, wilderness

From root mṛ (to die) indicating lifelessness.

Root: mṛ (class 1)

अकस्मात् (akasmāt) - suddenly, unexpectedly, accidentally

(indeclinable)

Ablative of akasma (without cause) used adverbially.

संजातशुष्का (saṁjātaśuṣkā) - grown dry, become dry

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃjātaśuṣka

saṁjātaśuṣka - grown dry, become dry

Compound of saṃjāta (PPP of sam-jan) and śuṣka (PPP of śuṣ).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (saṃjāta+śuṣka)

• saṃjāta – arisen, produced, become, grown
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam (prefix) + root jan (to be born, produce) + kta suffix.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: jan (class 4)
• śuṣka – dry, withered, parched
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śuṣ (to dry, wither) + kta suffix.
  Root: śuṣ (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'tṛṇaśikhā'.

तृणशिखा (tṛṇaśikhā) - blade of grass, tip of grass

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛṇaśikhā

tṛṇaśikhā - blade of grass, sprout of grass, tip of grass (lit. grass-peak/flame)

Compound of tṛṇa (grass) and śikhā (tip, peak, flame).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tṛṇa+śikhā)

• tṛṇa – grass, straw
  noun (neuter)
• śikhā – tip, point, crest, flame, top-knot
  noun (feminine)
  From root śikh (to point).
  Root: śikh

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem ya.