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4,7

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-7, verse-6

आसीद्विलीयमानाङ्गो ज्योत्स्नामिन्दुमणिर्यथा ।
विलीयमानसर्वाङ्गस्तामवैक्षत कामिनीम् ॥ ६ ॥
āsīdvilīyamānāṅgo jyotsnāmindumaṇiryathā ,
vilīyamānasarvāṅgastāmavaikṣata kāminīm 6
6. āsīt vilīyamānāṅgaḥ jyotsnām indumaṇiḥ yathā
vilīyamānasarvāṅgaḥ tām avaikṣata kāminīm
6. indumaṇiḥ jyotsnām yathā (vilīyate),
(saḥ) vilīyamānāṅgaḥ āsīt vilīyamānasarvāṅgaḥ (saḥ) tām kāminīm avaikṣata
6. His body began to melt, just as a moonstone (indumaṇi) dissolves in moonlight (jyotsnā). With all his limbs dissolving, he gazed at that captivating woman.

Words meanings summery:

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  • आसीत् (āsīt) - he became (he/she/it was, existed)
  • विलीयमानाङ्गः (vilīyamānāṅgaḥ) - one whose limbs were dissolving (whose limbs are dissolving/melting, with melting body)
  • ज्योत्स्नाम् (jyotsnām) - moonlight
  • इन्दुमणिः (indumaṇiḥ) - moonstone (a gem said to melt in moonlight)
  • यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like
  • विलीयमानसर्वाङ्गः (vilīyamānasarvāṅgaḥ) - with all his limbs dissolving, whose whole body is melting
  • ताम् (tām) - her, that one (feminine)
  • अवैक्षत (avaikṣata) - he gazed at (he looked, he beheld)
  • कामिनीम् (kāminīm) - that captivating woman (a desiring woman, a lovely woman, a lover)

Words meanings and morphology

आसीत् (āsīt) - he became (he/she/it was, existed)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as
Imperfect Active
Root as (to be), class 2. Imperfect 3rd singular.
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Serves as a copula
विलीयमानाङ्गः (vilīyamānāṅgaḥ) - one whose limbs were dissolving (whose limbs are dissolving/melting, with melting body)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vilīyamānāṅga
vilīyamānāṅga - whose limbs are dissolving/melting, with melting body
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vilīyamāna+aṅga)
  • vilīyamāna – dissolving, melting, becoming absorbed
    adjective (masculine)
    Present Middle Participle
    Upasarga 'vi' + root 'lī' (to melt, dissolve) + śānac suffix
    Prefix: vi
    Root: lī (class 4)
  • aṅga – limb, body, part
    noun (neuter)
Note: Predicate adjective to the implied subject (Bhṛgu)
ज्योत्स्नाम् (jyotsnām) - moonlight
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of jyotsnā
jyotsnā - moonlight, moonlit night
Note: Object of action implied by 'vilīyate' (melts) for the moonstone.
इन्दुमणिः (indumaṇiḥ) - moonstone (a gem said to melt in moonlight)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of indumaṇi
indumaṇi - moonstone, a mythical gem that melts in moonlight
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indu+maṇi)
  • indu – moon
    noun (masculine)
  • maṇi – gem, jewel
    noun (masculine)
Note: Subject in the comparison clause
यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like
(indeclinable)
Note: Particle of comparison
विलीयमानसर्वाङ्गः (vilīyamānasarvāṅgaḥ) - with all his limbs dissolving, whose whole body is melting
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vilīyamānasarvāṅga
vilīyamānasarvāṅga - with all his limbs dissolving, whose whole body is melting
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vilīyamāna+sarva+aṅga)
  • vilīyamāna – dissolving, melting
    adjective (masculine)
    Present Middle Participle
    Upasarga 'vi' + root 'lī' (to melt, dissolve) + śānac suffix
    Prefix: vi
    Root: lī (class 4)
  • sarva – all, whole, entire
    adjective (masculine)
  • aṅga – limb, body
    noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies the implied subject (Bhṛgu)
ताम् (tām) - her, that one (feminine)
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it
Note: Object of 'avaikṣata'
अवैक्षत (avaikṣata) - he gazed at (he looked, he beheld)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of īkṣ
Imperfect Middle
Upasarga 'ava' + root 'īkṣ' (to see), class 1. Imperfect 3rd singular.
Prefix: ava
Root: īkṣ (class 1)
कामिनीम् (kāminīm) - that captivating woman (a desiring woman, a lovely woman, a lover)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kāminī
kāminī - desiring woman, passionate woman, lovely woman
Derived from root 'kam' (to desire) + -in suffix (present active participle stem) + ī (feminine)
Root: kam (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'tām'