योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-74, verse-24

मध्याह्ने तापभीत्येव विशन्त्या मारुतान्तरम् ।
अन्यदा गौरवाद्दृष्ट्वा दूरतः प्रेक्षमाणया ॥ २४ ॥

madhyāhne tāpabhītyeva viśantyā mārutāntaram ,
anyadā gauravāddṛṣṭvā dūrataḥ prekṣamāṇayā 24

24. madhyāhne tāpabhītyā iva viśantyā mārutāntaram
anyadā gauravāt dṛṣṭvā dūrataḥ prekṣamāṇayā

24. madhyāhne tāpabhītyā iva mārutāntaram viśantyā
anyadā dūrataḥ dṛṣṭvā gauravāt prekṣamāṇayā

24. At midday, the [shadow-needle], as if fearing the heat, enters the wind's expanse (becomes less distinct). At other times, having observed from afar, it watches with reverence.

Words meanings summery:

• मध्याह्ने (madhyāhne) - at midday, in the middle of the day

• तापभीत्या (tāpabhītyā) - from fear of heat, due to the dread of heat

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• विशन्त्या (viśantyā) - by the shadow-needle entering (by one entering, by the one who enters)

• मारुतान्तरम् (mārutāntaram) - into the air's expanse (referring to the shadow becoming subtle or indistinct in the air) (into the interior of the wind/air, into the space of the wind)

• अन्यदा (anyadā) - at another time, on another occasion

• गौरवात् (gauravāt) - from reverence, due to respect, because of importance

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• दूरतः (dūrataḥ) - from afar, from a distance

• प्रेक्षमाणया (prekṣamāṇayā) - by the shadow-needle observing (by one observing, by the one who observes)

Words meanings and morphology

मध्याह्ने (madhyāhne) - at midday, in the middle of the day

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of madhyāhna

madhyāhna - midday, noon

तापभीत्या (tāpabhītyā) - from fear of heat, due to the dread of heat

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tāpabhīti

tāpabhīti - fear of heat

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

विशन्त्या (viśantyā) - by the shadow-needle entering (by one entering, by the one who enters)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of viśant

viśant - entering, one who enters

Present Active Participle

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Modifies an implied feminine noun like 'sūcī'.

मारुतान्तरम् (mārutāntaram) - into the air's expanse (referring to the shadow becoming subtle or indistinct in the air) (into the interior of the wind/air, into the space of the wind)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mārutāntara

mārutāntara - interior of the wind, space of the wind

अन्यदा (anyadā) - at another time, on another occasion

(indeclinable)

गौरवात् (gauravāt) - from reverence, due to respect, because of importance

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of gaurava

gaurava - reverence, respect, importance, gravity

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Root: dṛś (class 1)

दूरतः (dūrataḥ) - from afar, from a distance

(indeclinable)

प्रेक्षमाणया (prekṣamāṇayā) - by the shadow-needle observing (by one observing, by the one who observes)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prekṣamāṇa

prekṣamāṇa - observing, one who observes

Present Middle Participle

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies an implied feminine noun like 'sūcī'.