योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-31, verse-50

ममेयमुत्पलश्यामा पीनाम्भोधरसुन्दरी ।
श्यामीकृतककुप्चक्रा देहदीप्तिर्विसर्पिणी ॥ ५० ॥

mameyamutpalaśyāmā pīnāmbhodharasundarī ,
śyāmīkṛtakakupcakrā dehadīptirvisarpiṇī 50

50. mama iyam utpala-śyāmā pīna-ambhodhara-sundarī
śyāmīkṛta-kakup-cakrā deha-dīptiḥ visarpiṇī

50. iyam mama utpala-śyāmā pīna-ambhodhara-sundarī
śyāmīkṛta-kakup-cakrā visarpiṇī deha-dīptiḥ

50. This spreading body radiance of mine, dark like a lotus and beautiful like dense clouds, has darkened the entire circle of the quarters.

50. זהו זוהר גופי המתפשט, הכהה כלוטוס כחול ויפה כענן גשם כבד, המכהה את מעגל רוחות השמיים.

Words meanings summery:

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• इयम् (iyam) - this, this one

• उत्पल-श्यामा (utpala-śyāmā) - dark/bluish-black like a lotus

• पीन-अम्भोधर-सुन्दरी (pīna-ambhodhara-sundarī) - Beautiful like dense clouds, referring to the radiance's appearance. (beautiful like full clouds (or full breasts))

• श्यामीकृत-ककुप्-चक्रा (śyāmīkṛta-kakup-cakrā) - having darkened the circle of directions

• देह-दीप्तिः (deha-dīptiḥ) - body radiance, bodily splendor

• विसर्पिणी (visarpiṇī) - spreading, diffused, pervasive

Words meanings and morphology

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

इयम् (iyam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

उत्पल-श्यामा (utpala-śyāmā) - dark/bluish-black like a lotus

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of utpala-śyāma

utpala-śyāma - dark/bluish-black like a lotus

Compound type : tatpurusha (utpala+śyāma)

• utpala – lotus (Nymphaea caerulea), water lily
  noun (neuter)
• śyāma – dark, black, dark-blue, dark-green
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies deha-dīptiḥ.

पीन-अम्भोधर-सुन्दरी (pīna-ambhodhara-sundarī) - Beautiful like dense clouds, referring to the radiance's appearance. (beautiful like full clouds (or full breasts))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pīna-ambhodhara-sundara

pīna-ambhodhara-sundara - beautiful like full clouds; beautiful with full breasts

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pīna+ambhodhara+sundara)

• pīna – full, swollen, fat, dense
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pyāy-
  Root: pyāy (class 1)
• ambhodhara – cloud (lit. 'water-bearer'); breast
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• sundara – beautiful, handsome, lovely
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies deha-dīptiḥ.

श्यामीकृत-ककुप्-चक्रा (śyāmīkṛta-kakup-cakrā) - having darkened the circle of directions

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śyāmīkṛta-kakup-cakra

śyāmīkṛta-kakup-cakra - having darkened the circle of directions

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śyāmīkṛta+kakup-cakra)

• śyāmīkṛta – darkened, made dark
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From śyāmī-kṛ (to darken)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kakup-cakra – circle of quarters, horizon
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies deha-dīptiḥ.

देह-दीप्तिः (deha-dīptiḥ) - body radiance, bodily splendor

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of deha-dīpti

deha-dīpti - body radiance, bodily splendor

Compound type : tatpurusha (deha+dīpti)

• deha – body, form
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 4)
• dīpti – radiance, light, splendor, brightness
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: The main subject of description.

विसर्पिणी (visarpiṇī) - spreading, diffused, pervasive

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of visarpiṇ

visarpiṇ - spreading, diffusing, pervasive

Agent Noun (feminine)

From root sṛp with prefix vi-, suffix -ini

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛp (class 1)

Note: Qualifies deha-dīptiḥ.

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