योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-49, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अथ काननमध्यस्थं चुम्बिताम्बुदमण्डलम् ।
मध्याह्नखिन्नसूर्याश्वसेवितस्कन्धमण्डलम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
atha kānanamadhyasthaṃ cumbitāmbudamaṇḍalam ,
madhyāhnakhinnasūryāśvasevitaskandhamaṇḍalam 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca atha kānanmadhyastham cumbitaambudamaṇḍalam
madhyāhnakhinnasūryāśvasevitaskandhamaṇḍalam

1. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca atha kānanmadhyastham cumbitaambudamaṇḍalam
madhyāhnakhinnasūryāśvasevitaskandhamaṇḍalam

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: "Then, (he described) a forest situated in its midst, whose high peaks seemed to kiss the masses of clouds, and whose extensive trunk area provided a resting place for the weary horses of the midday sun."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Venerable Vasiṣṭha

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अथ (atha) - introducing the description that follows (then, now, moreover)

• कानन्मध्यस्थम् (kānanmadhyastham) - describing the forest itself or a prominent feature within it (situated in the middle of the forest)

• चुम्बितअम्बुदमण्डलम् (cumbitaambudamaṇḍalam) - whose heights touch the clouds (whose cloud-mass was kissed/touched)

• मध्याह्नखिन्नसूर्याश्वसेवितस्कन्धमण्डलम् (madhyāhnakhinnasūryāśvasevitaskandhamaṇḍalam) - which provided shade and respite from the midday sun's heat (whose trunk-region was attended/served by the weary horses of the midday sun)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Venerable Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Venerable Vasiṣṭha (name of a revered sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – glory, wealth, auspiciousness, revered
  adjective (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – most excellent, a particular sage (Vasiṣṭha)
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect active

root 'vac' becomes 'uvac' in perfect; third person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

अथ (atha) - introducing the description that follows (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

कानन्मध्यस्थम् (kānanmadhyastham) - describing the forest itself or a prominent feature within it (situated in the middle of the forest)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kānanmadhyastha

kānanmadhyastha - situated in the middle of the forest

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kānana+madhya+stha)

• kānana – forest, grove
  noun (neuter)
• madhya – middle, center
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: A secondary adjective, ending in -astham, agreeing with an implied noun in accusative singular.

चुम्बितअम्बुदमण्डलम् (cumbitaambudamaṇḍalam) - whose heights touch the clouds (whose cloud-mass was kissed/touched)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cumbitāmbuḍamaṇḍala

cumbitāmbuḍamaṇḍala - whose cloud-mass is kissed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cumbita+ambuda+maṇḍala)

• cumbita – kissed, touched
  adjective
  past passive participle
  from root 'cumb' (to kiss)
  Root: cumb (class 1)
• ambuda – cloud (giver of water)
  noun (masculine)
  compound of ambu (water) and da (giver)
  Root: da (class 1)
• maṇḍala – circle, disc, mass, region
  noun (neuter)

Note: Accusative singular, modifying an implied noun.

मध्याह्नखिन्नसूर्याश्वसेवितस्कन्धमण्डलम् (madhyāhnakhinnasūryāśvasevitaskandhamaṇḍalam) - which provided shade and respite from the midday sun's heat (whose trunk-region was attended/served by the weary horses of the midday sun)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of madhyāhnakhinnasūryāśvasevitaskandhamaṇḍala

madhyāhnakhinnasūryāśvasevitaskandhamaṇḍala - whose trunk-region is served by the weary horses of the midday sun

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (madhyāhna+khinna+sūrya+aśva+sevita+skandha+maṇḍala)

• madhyāhna – midday
  noun (masculine)
  compound of madhya (middle) and ahna (day)
• khinna – weary, tired
  adjective
  past passive participle
  from root 'khid' (to be distressed)
  Root: khid (class 6)
• sūrya – sun
  noun (masculine)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• sevita – served, attended, frequented
  adjective
  past passive participle
  from root 'sev' (to serve)
  Root: sev (class 1)
• skandha – trunk (of a tree), shoulder, chapter
  noun (masculine)
• maṇḍala – circle, disc, mass, region
  noun (neuter)

Note: Accusative singular, modifying an implied noun.