योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-15, verse-13

ताराजालसमाकारो यत्र हारोऽभवत्पुरा ।
ममोरसि निलीयन्ते तत्र पश्य पिपीलिकाः ॥ १३ ॥

tārājālasamākāro yatra hāro'bhavatpurā ,
mamorasi nilīyante tatra paśya pipīlikāḥ 13

13. tārājālasamākāraḥ yatra hāraḥ abhavat purā
mama urasi nilīyante tatra paśya pipīlikāḥ

13. paśya tatra yatra purā tārājālasamākāraḥ
hāraḥ mama urasi abhavat pipīlikāḥ nilīyante

13. Behold, where formerly a necklace, resembling a cluster of stars, adorned my chest, there now ants nestle.

Words meanings summery:

• ताराजालसमाकारः (tārājālasamākāraḥ) - resembling a cluster of stars (having the form of a cluster of stars)

• यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which)

• हारः (hāraḥ) - a necklace (necklace, string of pearls)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - was, existed (it was, it became)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly (formerly, in ancient times, before)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• उरसि (urasi) - on the chest (on the chest, in the breast)

• निलीयन्ते (nilīyante) - they nestle, they crawl and settle (they hide, they nestle, they settle down)

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

• पश्य (paśya) - behold (see, behold)

• पिपीलिकाः (pipīlikāḥ) - ants

Words meanings and morphology

ताराजालसमाकारः (tārājālasamākāraḥ) - resembling a cluster of stars (having the form of a cluster of stars)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tārājālasamākāra

tārājālasamākāra - having the form of a cluster of stars

Compound: tārā (star) + jāla (net/cluster) + samākāra (similar in form).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tārā+jāla+samākāra)

• tārā – star
  noun (feminine)
• jāla – net, collection, cluster
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jal (class 1)
• samākāra – similar in form, resembling
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound: sama (same) + ākāra (form).
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies 'hāraḥ'.

यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which)

(indeclinable)

Derived from yad (which) with suffix tra.

Note: Relative adverb of place.

हारः (hāraḥ) - a necklace (necklace, string of pearls)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hāra

hāra - necklace, string of pearls, garland

Derived from root hṛ (to seize, to carry) with suffix ghañ.

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'abhavat'.

अभवत् (abhavat) - was, existed (it was, it became)

(verb)

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

Imperfect active indicative

3rd person singular, imperfect tense, active voice.

Root: bhū (class 1)

पुरा (purā) - formerly (formerly, in ancient times, before)

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Possessive pronoun modifying 'urasi'.

उरसि (urasi) - on the chest (on the chest, in the breast)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of uras

uras - chest, breast, bosom

Note: Locative of place.

निलीयन्ते (nilīyante) - they nestle, they crawl and settle (they hide, they nestle, they settle down)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of nī

Present middle indicative

Derived from root lī (to cling, to hide) with prefix ni. 3rd person plural, present tense, middle voice.

Prefix: ni

Root: lī (class 4)

Note: Verb for 'pipīlikāḥ'.

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

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) with suffix tra.

पश्य (paśya) - behold (see, behold)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Present active imperative

2nd person singular, present tense, active voice (from root dṛś, but forms from paś-).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पिपीलिकाः (pipīlikāḥ) - ants

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pipīlikā

pipīlikā - ant

Note: Subject of 'nilīyante'.