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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-9, verse-9

दर्शयन्ती जगच्छून्यं वपुरक्ष्णोरकृत्रिमम् ।
मुखारण्यजरत्कूपरूपया गर्तशोभया ॥ ९ ॥
darśayantī jagacchūnyaṃ vapurakṣṇorakṛtrimam ,
mukhāraṇyajaratkūparūpayā gartaśobhayā 9
9. darśayantī jagat śūnyam vapuḥ akṣṇoḥ akṛtrimam
mukhāraṇyajaratkūparūpayā gartaśobhayā
9. darśayantī akṣṇoḥ akṛtrimam vapuḥ jagat
śūnyam mukhāraṇyajaratkūparūpayā gartaśobhayā
9. Showing to the eyes a natural form that made the world seem void, [she possessed] the beauty of a hollow resembling an old well in a face like a wilderness.

Words meanings summery:

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  • दर्शयन्ती (darśayantī) - showing, displaying, revealing
  • जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, what moves
  • शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, void, deserted, blank
  • वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure, appearance
  • अक्ष्णोः (akṣṇoḥ) - of the eyes, to the eyes
  • अकृत्रिमम् (akṛtrimam) - natural, unartificial, genuine, sincere
  • मुखारण्यजरत्कूपरूपया (mukhāraṇyajaratkūparūpayā) - with the form of an old well in a forest-like face
  • गर्तशोभया (gartaśobhayā) - with the beauty of a hollow/pit

Words meanings and morphology

दर्शयन्ती (darśayantī) - showing, displaying, revealing
(participle)
Nominative, feminine, singular of darśayat
darśayat - showing, seeing, displaying
Present Active Participle
Derived from √dṛś (to see) with causative suffix -ay- and present participle suffix -at.
Root: √dṛś (class 1)
जगत् (jagat) - world, universe, what moves
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - world, universe, what moves, living beings
Present Active Participle (from √gam) used as a noun
From √gam (to go, move), originally a participle, then substantivized.
Root: √gam (class 1)
Note: Object of the implied action of 'making it seem'.
शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty, void, deserted, blank
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śūnya
śūnya - empty, void, hollow, deserted, non-existent
From śūna (swollen) but with a sense of emptiness.
Note: Agrees with jagat.
वपुः (vapuḥ) - body, form, figure, appearance
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vapus
vapus - body, form, figure, appearance, nature, beauty
From √vap (to weave, to strew).
Root: √vap (class 1)
Note: Object of darśayantī.
अक्ष्णोः (akṣṇoḥ) - of the eyes, to the eyes
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, dual of akṣi
akṣi - eye
Note: Can be interpreted as 'to the eyes (of the beholder)' or 'to her own eyes'. Contextually, the former is more likely.
अकृत्रिमम् (akṛtrimam) - natural, unartificial, genuine, sincere
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of akṛtrima
akṛtrima - natural, unartificial, genuine, not made, inherent
Negative prefix a- + kṛtrima (artificial, made).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṛtrima)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
    Negative particle
  • kṛtrima – artificial, made, factitious
    adjective
    From √kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -trima
    Root: √kṛ (class 8)
Note: Agrees with vapuḥ.
मुखारण्यजरत्कूपरूपया (mukhāraṇyajaratkūparūpayā) - with the form of an old well in a forest-like face
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of mukhāraṇyajaratkūparūpā
mukhāraṇyajaratkūparūpā - having the form of an old well in a face like a forest
Tatpuruṣa compounds (mukha-araṇya, jaraṭ-kūpa) within a Bahuvrīhi (mukhāraṇyajaratkūpa-rūpā).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa leading to bahuvrīhi (mukha+araṇya+jarat+kūpa+rūpa)
  • mukha – face, mouth, opening
    noun (neuter)
  • araṇya – forest, wilderness, desert
    noun (neuter)
  • jarat – decaying, old, worn out
    participle
    Present Active Participle
    From √jṛ (to decay, grow old) + -at.
    Root: √jṛ (class 4)
  • kūpa – well, pit, hole
    noun (masculine)
  • rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
    noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with gartaśobhayā.
गर्तशोभया (gartaśobhayā) - with the beauty of a hollow/pit
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of gartaśobhā
gartaśobhā - the beauty of a hollow/pit
Tatpuruṣa compound (gartasya śobhā).
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (garta+śobhā)
  • garta – hollow, pit, hole, cavity
    noun (masculine)
  • śobhā – beauty, splendor, brilliance, grace
    noun (feminine)
    From √śubh (to shine, be beautiful).
    Root: √śubh (class 1)