योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-45, verse-4

शनैः पक्वतया काले प्रसूतं मेचकच्छविम् ।
श्वपच्या प्रावृषेवाब्दं श्याममावलितं मलैः ॥ ४ ॥

śanaiḥ pakvatayā kāle prasūtaṃ mecakacchavim ,
śvapacyā prāvṛṣevābdaṃ śyāmamāvalitaṃ malaiḥ 4

4. śanaiḥ pakvatayā kāle prasūtam mecakacchavim
śvapacya prāvṛṣā iva abdam śyāmam āvalitam malaiḥ

4. (He saw his self) gradually, having matured in due course, born by the dog-eater woman (śvapacī), possessing a dark complexion, dark, and covered with impurities, just like a cloud (abdam) is darkened by the rainy season (prāvṛṣā).

Words meanings summery:

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually, gently

• पक्वतया (pakvatayā) - by ripeness, due to maturity, through ripeness

• काले (kāle) - in time, at the proper time, in due course

• प्रसूतम् (prasūtam) - born, delivered, brought forth

• मेचकच्छविम् (mecakacchavim) - of dark complexion, having a dark color

• श्वपच्य (śvapacya) - by the dog-eater woman

• प्रावृषा (prāvṛṣā) - by the rainy season

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• अब्दम् (abdam) - cloud

• श्यामम् (śyāmam) - dark, blackish, dark-colored

• आवलितम् (āvalitam) - covered, smeared, soiled, entwined

• मलैः (malaiḥ) - by impurities, by dirt, by stains

Words meanings and morphology

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually, gently

(indeclinable)

पक्वतया (pakvatayā) - by ripeness, due to maturity, through ripeness

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of pakvatā

pakvatā - ripeness, maturity, cooked state

Derived from 'pakva' (ripe, mature) with suffix '-tā'.

काले (kāle) - in time, at the proper time, in due course

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

प्रसूतम् (prasūtam) - born, delivered, brought forth

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prasūta

prasūta - born, delivered, produced

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: pra

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'ātmānam'.

मेचकच्छविम् (mecakacchavim) - of dark complexion, having a dark color

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mecakacchavi

mecakacchavi - having a dark/blackish complexion

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mecaka+chavi)

• mecaka – dark-blue, blackish, dark
  adjective (masculine)
• chavi – complexion, color, skin
  noun (feminine)

Note: Modifies 'ātmānam'.

श्वपच्य (śvapacya) - by the dog-eater woman

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śvapacī

śvapacī - female dog-eater, female outcaste

Feminine form of 'śvapaca'.

Note: Agent of 'prasūtam'.

प्रावृषा (prāvṛṣā) - by the rainy season

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prāvṛṣ

prāvṛṣ - rainy season, monsoon

Note: Used in simile with 'abdam' (cloud).

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

अब्दम् (abdam) - cloud

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abda

abda - cloud, year

Note: Used in simile as the object of comparison.

श्यामम् (śyāmam) - dark, blackish, dark-colored

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śyāma

śyāma - dark, blackish, green, dark blue

Note: Modifies 'ātmānam'.

आवलितम् (āvalitam) - covered, smeared, soiled, entwined

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āvalita

āvalita - covered, surrounded, smeared

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: ā

Root: val (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'ātmānam'.

मलैः (malaiḥ) - by impurities, by dirt, by stains

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mala

mala - impurity, dirt, stain, defilement

Note: Instrumental agent for 'āvalitam'.