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.

24. לרגע הם הניחו את ראשיהם התמימים על קצוות העלים, וצפו ברשת האוקיינוס המקיפה את הארץ כקרני ירח רכות.

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).

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