योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-89, verse-8

तस्येन्दुबिम्बप्रतिमा भार्या कमललोचना ।
अहल्या नाम तत्रासीच्छशाङ्कस्येव रोहिणी ॥ ८ ॥

tasyendubimbapratimā bhāryā kamalalocanā ,
ahalyā nāma tatrāsīcchaśāṅkasyeva rohiṇī 8

8. tasya indu-bimba-pratimā bhāryā kamala-locanā
ahalyā nāma tatra āsīt śaśāṅkasya iva rohiṇī

8. tatra tasya indu-bimba-pratimā kamala-locanā
ahalyā nāma bhāryā śaśāṅkasya rohiṇī iva āsīt

8. His wife, named Ahalya, was there. She had eyes like lotuses and an appearance like the disc of the moon, just as Rohini is to Śaśāṅka (the moon).

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - His (of him, his, of that)

• इन्दु-बिम्ब-प्रतिमा (indu-bimba-pratimā) - like the disc of the moon (having the likeness of a moon-disc, moon-disc-like in appearance)

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife (wife, one who is to be supported)

• कमल-लोचना (kamala-locanā) - lotus-eyed (lotus-eyed, having eyes like lotuses)

• अहल्या (ahalyā) - Ahalya (Ahalya (proper noun))

• नाम (nāma) - named (name, by name, indeed)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was (was, existed)

• शशाङ्कस्य (śaśāṅkasya) - of Śaśāṅka (the moon) (of the moon, of Śaśāṅka)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

• रोहिणी (rohiṇī) - Rohini (Rohini (name of the moon's favorite wife, a constellation))

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - His (of him, his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

इन्दु-बिम्ब-प्रतिमा (indu-bimba-pratimā) - like the disc of the moon (having the likeness of a moon-disc, moon-disc-like in appearance)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of indu-bimba-pratimā

indu-bimba-pratimā - having the likeness of a moon-disc, moon-disc-like in appearance

Compound type : karmadhāraya (indu+bimba+pratimā)

• indu – moon, drop
  noun (masculine)
• bimba – disc, orb, reflected image
  noun (neuter)
• pratimā – image, likeness, resemblance
  noun (feminine)

Note: Compound adjective modifying bhāryā.

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife (wife, one who is to be supported)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, one who is to be supported

Gerundive

from root bhṛ (to bear, support) + ṇyaT suffix, feminine form

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

कमल-लोचना (kamala-locanā) - lotus-eyed (lotus-eyed, having eyes like lotuses)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kamala-locana

kamala-locana - lotus-eyed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kamala+locana)

• kamala – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• locana – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  from root loc + ana
  Root: loc

Note: Compound adjective modifying bhāryā.

अहल्या (ahalyā) - Ahalya (Ahalya (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ahalyā

ahalyā - Ahalya (name of a legendary woman)

नाम (nāma) - named (name, by name, indeed)

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was (was, existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect

3rd person singular imperfect active

Root: as (class 2)

शशाङ्कस्य (śaśāṅkasya) - of Śaśāṅka (the moon) (of the moon, of Śaśāṅka)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śaśāṅka

śaśāṅka - the moon (lit. 'marked with a hare')

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

रोहिणी (rohiṇī) - Rohini (Rohini (name of the moon's favorite wife, a constellation))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rohiṇī

rohiṇī - Rohini (name of the moon's favorite wife, a constellation)

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