योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-48, verse-39

तमाजगाम शैलेन्द्रकन्दरं द्विजमन्दिरम् ।
पयोधरवदच्छाच्छच्छविर्व्योमन्यथावसत् ॥ ३९ ॥

tamājagāma śailendrakandaraṃ dvijamandiram ,
payodharavadacchācchacchavirvyomanyathāvasat 39

39. tam ājagāma śailendrakandaram dvijamandiram
payodharavat acchācchacchaviḥ vyomani atha avasat

39. saḥ (implied) tam śailendrakandaram dvijamandiram ājagāma.
atha payodharavat acchācchacchaviḥ vyomani avasat.

39. The Lord came to that abode of the sage (dvija), which was a cave in the king of mountains. Then, like a cloud with exceptionally pure brilliance, he remained in the sky.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - to that (abode) (that, him, to that (place))

• आजगाम (ājagāma) - came, approached

• शैलेन्द्रकन्दरम् (śailendrakandaram) - to the cave of the king of mountains

• द्विजमन्दिरम् (dvijamandiram) - the abode of the sage (dvija) (the abode of the twice-born)

• पयोधरवत् (payodharavat) - like a cloud

• अच्छाच्छच्छविः (acchācchacchaviḥ) - having a very clear/pure luster/color

• व्योमनि (vyomani) - in the sky, in space

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• अवसत् (avasat) - dwelled, resided, remained

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - to that (abode) (that, him, to that (place))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आजगाम (ājagāma) - came, approached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of āgam

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

शैलेन्द्रकन्दरम् (śailendrakandaram) - to the cave of the king of mountains

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śailendrakandara

śailendrakandara - cave of the king of mountains

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śaila+indra+kandara)

• śaila – mountain
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, king, lord (as a suffix); Indra (proper noun)
  noun (masculine)
• kandara – cave, cavern
  noun (neuter)

द्विजमन्दिरम् (dvijamandiram) - the abode of the sage (dvija) (the abode of the twice-born)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvijamandira

dvijamandira - abode of the twice-born

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dvija+mandira)

• dvija – twice-born (a brahmin, kshatriya, vaishya, bird, tooth)
  noun (masculine)
• mandira – abode, dwelling, house, temple
  noun (neuter)

पयोधरवत् (payodharavat) - like a cloud

(indeclinable)

Formed by adding the suffix -vat to 'payodhara'.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (payodhara+vat)

• payodhara – cloud, breast
  noun (masculine)
  From 'payas' (water/milk) and 'dhara' (bearing).
• vat – like, similar to, having
  indeclinable
  Secondary suffix used to form adverbs or adjectives indicating similarity.

अच्छाच्छच्छविः (acchācchacchaviḥ) - having a very clear/pure luster/color

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acchācchacchavi

acchācchacchavi - having a very clear luster

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (accha+accha+chavi)

• accha – clear, pure, transparent
  adjective (masculine)
• chavi – luster, brilliance, color, skin
  noun (feminine)

Note: Describes the Lord.

व्योमनि (vyomani) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, heaven, atmosphere, space

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

अवसत् (avasat) - dwelled, resided, remained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of avas

Prefix: ava

Root: vas (class 1)

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