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

चन्द्रकान्त इव ज्योत्स्नां शीतलां खे विलासिनीम् ।
तेनावलोकिता सापि तत्परायणतां गता ॥ ७ ॥

candrakānta iva jyotsnāṃ śītalāṃ khe vilāsinīm ,
tenāvalokitā sāpi tatparāyaṇatāṃ gatā 7

7. candrakāntaḥ iva jyotsnām śītalām khe vilāsinīm
tena avalokitā sā api tatparāyaṇatām gatā

7. candrakāntaḥ jyotsnām iva śītalām vilāsinīm (kāminīm) khe
(saḥ avaikṣata) tena avalokitā sā api tatparāyaṇatām gatā

7. (He gazed at that captivating woman) who was playful and cool like moonlight (jyotsnā) in the sky, just as a moonstone (chandrakānta) responds to moonlight. Being thus gazed upon by him, she too became wholly dedicated to him.

Words meanings summery:

• चन्द्रकान्तः (candrakāntaḥ) - moon-gem, moonstone

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• ज्योत्स्नाम् (jyotsnām) - moonlight

• शीतलाम् (śītalām) - cool, cold, refreshing

• खे (khe) - in the sky, in the air

• विलासिनीम् (vilāsinīm) - a playful woman, a charming woman, a beautiful woman

• तेन (tena) - by him (Bhṛgu) (by him, by that (masculine/neuter))

• अवलोकिता (avalokitā) - gazed upon (seen, beheld)

• सा (sā) - she, that one (feminine)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• तत्परायणताम् (tatparāyaṇatām) - the state of being wholly dedicated to him (the state of being solely devoted to him, dedication to that)

• गता (gatā) - became, attained (the state of) (gone, reached, attained)

Words meanings and morphology

चन्द्रकान्तः (candrakāntaḥ) - moon-gem, moonstone

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of candrakānta

candrakānta - moonstone, a mythical gem that melts in moonlight

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (candra+kānta)

• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• kānta – beloved, desired, charming
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root kam (to desire) + kta suffix
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the implied action in the comparison clause.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison

ज्योत्स्नाम् (jyotsnām) - moonlight

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jyotsnā

jyotsnā - moonlight, moonlit night

Note: Object in the comparison clause, the stimulus for the moonstone.

शीतलाम् (śītalām) - cool, cold, refreshing

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śītalā

śītalā - cool, cold, refreshing

Derived from śīta (cold)

Note: Qualifies 'jyotsnām' and implicitly 'vilāsinīm'

खे (khe) - in the sky, in the air

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kha

kha - sky, air, space

विलासिनीम् (vilāsinīm) - a playful woman, a charming woman, a beautiful woman

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vilāsinī

vilāsinī - playful woman, charming woman, beautiful woman, coquette

Derived from vilāsa (playfulness, charm)

Root: las (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tām kāminīm' from previous verse, or directly refers to the woman Bhṛgu is seeing.

तेन (tena) - by him (Bhṛgu) (by him, by that (masculine/neuter))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Agent in passive construction 'avalokitā'

अवलोकिता (avalokitā) - gazed upon (seen, beheld)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of avalokitā

avalokitā - seen, beheld

Past Passive Participle (feminine)

upasarga 'ava' + root 'lok' (to see) + kta suffix

Prefix: ava

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sā'

सा (sā) - she, that one (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Subject of 'gatā'

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

तत्परायणताम् (tatparāyaṇatām) - the state of being wholly dedicated to him (the state of being solely devoted to him, dedication to that)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tatparāyaṇatā

tatparāyaṇatā - state of being wholly devoted to him/that, dedication to him/that

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tat+parāyaṇatā)

• tat – that, to him (masc. dat./gen. of tad, or masc. acc. of tad, but here as first part of compound, so implies 'him')
  pronoun (neuter)
• parāyaṇatā – devotion, supreme recourse, absolute dependence
  noun (feminine)
  From parāyaṇa (chief aim) + tā (abstract suffix)

Note: Object of 'gatā' (reached the state of...)

गता (gatā) - became, attained (the state of) (gone, reached, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gatā

gatā - gone, reached, attained

Past Passive Participle (feminine)

Root gam (to go, move) + kta suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used as a predicate, meaning 'became' or 'attained'.