योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-55, verse-24

क्षणं दलाग्रविश्रान्तमुग्धमुग्धशिरस्तया ।
पश्यद्भिरिन्द्वंशुकवज्जालामर्णवमेखलाम् ॥ २४ ॥

kṣaṇaṃ dalāgraviśrāntamugdhamugdhaśirastayā ,
paśyadbhirindvaṃśukavajjālāmarṇavamekhalām 24

24. kṣaṇam dalāgraviśrāntamugdhamugdhaśirastayā
paśyadbhīḥ indvaṃśukavat jālam arṇavamekhalām

24. kṣaṇam dalāgraviśrāntamugdhamugdhaśirastayā
paśyadbhīḥ indvaṃśukavat arṇavamekhalām jālam

24. For a moment, by having their charmingly innocent heads resting on the tips of leaves, they were seeing the ocean-girdled (earth's) radiance, like the rays of the moon.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment, instantly

• दलाग्रविश्रान्तमुग्धमुग्धशिरस्तया (dalāgraviśrāntamugdhamugdhaśirastayā) - by the state of having charmingly innocent heads resting on the tips of leaves

• पश्यद्भीः (paśyadbhīḥ) - by the creatures who are seeing (by those seeing, by seeing ones)

• इन्द्वंशुकवत् (indvaṁśukavat) - like moonlight, like rays of the moon

• जालम् (jālam) - radiance, a net-like expanse of light (net, web, cluster, radiance, lustre)

• अर्णवमेखलाम् (arṇavamekhalām) - the ocean-girdled earth or land (ocean-girdled (feminine))

Words meanings and morphology

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment, instantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate duration.

दलाग्रविश्रान्तमुग्धमुग्धशिरस्तया (dalāgraviśrāntamugdhamugdhaśirastayā) - by the state of having charmingly innocent heads resting on the tips of leaves

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dalāgraviśrāntamugdhamugdhaśirastā

dalāgraviśrāntamugdhamugdhaśirastā - the state of having charmingly innocent heads resting on leaf-tips

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dala+agra+viśrānta+mugdhamugdha+śiras+tā)

• dala – leaf, petal
  noun (neuter)
• agra – tip, point, front
  noun (neuter)
• viśrānta – rested, reposed, ceased
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'śram' (to be weary) with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śram (class 4)
• mugdhamugdha – very charming, utterly innocent
  adjective (masculine)
  Reduplication of 'mugdha' for emphasis.
• śiras – head
  noun (neuter)
• tā – state, condition, quality
  suffix (feminine)
  Suffix forming abstract feminine nouns.

Note: Indicates the manner or reason for their action.

पश्यद्भीः (paśyadbhīḥ) - by the creatures who are seeing (by those seeing, by seeing ones)

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, observing

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'dṛś' (to see) which takes 'paśya' in present tense.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (e.g., the bees/birds from previous verses).

इन्द्वंशुकवत् (indvaṁśukavat) - like moonlight, like rays of the moon

(indeclinable)

Compound 'indu' (moon) + 'aṃśuka' (ray) + 'vat' (like).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indu+aṃśuka+vat)

• indu – moon
  noun (masculine)
• aṃśuka – ray (of light), garment
  noun (neuter)
• vat – like, as, similar to
  suffix
  Possessive suffix forming adverbs of comparison.

जालम् (jālam) - radiance, a net-like expanse of light (net, web, cluster, radiance, lustre)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jāla

jāla - net, web, array, cluster, radiance, lustre

Note: Object of 'paśyadbhīḥ'.

अर्णवमेखलाम् (arṇavamekhalām) - the ocean-girdled earth or land (ocean-girdled (feminine))

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of arṇavamekhalā

arṇavamekhalā - girdled by the ocean (referring to the earth or a landmass)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (arṇava+mekhalā)

• arṇava – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• mekhalā – girdle, belt, zone
  noun (feminine)

Note: Modifies an implied feminine noun like 'bhūmim' (earth) or 'diśam' (region).