योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-16, verse-23

एवं तौ कानने तस्मिन्पावने भृगुभार्गवौ ।
संस्थितौ तापसौ दीप्तौ दिवीव शशिभास्करौ ॥ २३ ॥

evaṃ tau kānane tasminpāvane bhṛgubhārgavau ,
saṃsthitau tāpasau dīptau divīva śaśibhāskarau 23

23. evam tau kānane tasmin pāvane bhṛgubhārgavau
saṃsthitau tāpasau dīptau divi iva śaśibhāskarau

23. evam tau bhṛgubhārgavau tāpasau dīptau tasmin
pāvane kānane saṃsthitau śaśibhāskarau divi iva

23. Thus, Bhṛgu and Bhārgava, those two radiant ascetics (tāpasa), remained in that sacred forest, like the moon and sun (śaśibhāskara) in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• तौ (tau) - (Bhṛgu and Bhārgava) (those two)

• कानने (kānane) - in the forest, in the grove

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - (in that forest) (in that)

• पावने (pāvane) - (in that sacred forest) (in the purifying, in the sacred)

• भृगुभार्गवौ (bhṛgubhārgavau) - The two sages, Bhṛgu and his son Bhārgava (also known as Śukra or Cyavana). (Bhṛgu and Bhārgava)

• संस्थितौ (saṁsthitau) - (who had) remained (in the forest) (having remained, abiding, situated)

• तापसौ (tāpasau) - ascetics, hermits

• दीप्तौ (dīptau) - radiant, shining, resplendent

• दिवि (divi) - in the sky, in heaven

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• शशिभास्करौ (śaśibhāskarau) - the moon and the sun

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

Adverb of manner.

तौ (tau) - (Bhṛgu and Bhārgava) (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Subject.

कानने (kānane) - in the forest, in the grove

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kānana

kānana - forest, grove, wood

Root: kān (class 1)

Note: Place where they remained.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - (in that forest) (in that)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Modifier for 'kānane'.

पावने (pāvane) - (in that sacred forest) (in the purifying, in the sacred)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of pāvana

pāvana - purifying, sacred, holy

From root pū (to purify).

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Modifier for 'kānane'.

भृगुभार्गवौ (bhṛgubhārgavau) - The two sages, Bhṛgu and his son Bhārgava (also known as Śukra or Cyavana). (Bhṛgu and Bhārgava)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhṛgubhārgava

bhṛgubhārgava - Bhṛgu and Bhārgava (a descendant of Bhṛgu)

Dvandva compound.

Compound type : dvandva (bhṛgu+bhārgava)

• bhṛgu – name of an ancient sage, progenitor of a priestly lineage
  proper noun (masculine)
• bhārgava – descendant of Bhṛgu; epithet for Śukra or Cyavana
  proper noun (masculine)
  Patronymic derivation from Bhṛgu.

Note: Identifies 'tau'.

संस्थितौ (saṁsthitau) - (who had) remained (in the forest) (having remained, abiding, situated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - situated, standing, abiding, remaining, well-established

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Describes the state of the sages.

तापसौ (tāpasau) - ascetics, hermits

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tāpasa

tāpasa - ascetic, hermit, practicing austerity (tapas)

Derived from tapas (austerity) with suffix -a.

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Appositive to 'tau'.

दीप्तौ (dīptau) - radiant, shining, resplendent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dīpta

dīpta - shining, radiant, splendid, inflamed

Past Passive Participle

From root dīp (to shine).

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Describes the shining appearance of the sages.

दिवि (divi) - in the sky, in heaven

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

Feminine noun.

Note: Part of the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

Note: Particle for comparison.

शशिभास्करौ (śaśibhāskarau) - the moon and the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śaśibhāskara

śaśibhāskara - moon and sun

Dvandva compound.

Compound type : dvandva (śaśi+bhāskara)

• śaśi – moon
  noun (masculine)
  From root śaś (to leap, to jump).
  Root: śaś (class 1)
• bhāskara – sun, light-maker
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of bhās (light) + kara (maker).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Part of the simile, compared to the two sages.