योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-54, verse-49

निद्राव्यपगमे तस्य भावयामास तन्मनः ।
व्योमश्यामलदृग्जन्तुर्नभसीव शिखण्डकान् ॥ ४९ ॥

nidrāvyapagame tasya bhāvayāmāsa tanmanaḥ ,
vyomaśyāmaladṛgjanturnabhasīva śikhaṇḍakān 49

49. nidrā-vyapagame tasya bhāvayāmāsa tat manaḥ
vyoma-śyāmala-dṛg-jantuḥ nabhasi iva śikhaṇḍakān

49. nidrā-vyapagame tasya manaḥ vyoma-śyāmala-dṛg-jantuḥ
nabhasi śikhaṇḍakān iva bhāvayāmāsa

49. When sleep departed from him, his mind began to conjure visions, just as a peacock, with eyes dark like the sky, might perceive other peacocks in the expanse of the heavens.

Words meanings summery:

• निद्रा-व्यपगमे (nidrā-vyapagame) - upon the departure of sleep, at the cessation of sleep

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

• भावयामास (bhāvayāmāsa) - he caused to be, he produced, he imagined, he conjured

• तत् (tat) - his own (mind) (that, its, his)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, thought

• व्योम-श्यामल-दृग्-जन्तुः (vyoma-śyāmala-dṛg-jantuḥ) - a peacock, due to its dark eyes and association with the sky/clouds (a creature whose eyes are dark like the sky)

• नभसि (nabhasi) - in the sky, in the atmosphere, in space

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• शिखण्डकान् (śikhaṇḍakān) - peacocks

Words meanings and morphology

निद्रा-व्यपगमे (nidrā-vyapagame) - upon the departure of sleep, at the cessation of sleep

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nidrā-vyapagama

nidrā-vyapagama - departure of sleep, cessation of sleep

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nidrā+vyapagama)

• nidrā – sleep, slumber
  noun (feminine)
• vyapagama – departure, cessation, passing away
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix vi + apa + root gam (to go) + suffix a
  Prefixes: vi+apa
  Root: gam (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the person whose sleep departed.

भावयामास (bhāvayāmāsa) - he caused to be, he produced, he imagined, he conjured

(verb)

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

Causative stem of bhū

From root bhū + causal suffix āp + secondary suffix āmāsa (for perfect tense)

Root: bhū (class 1)

तत् (tat) - his own (mind) (that, its, his)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Functions as a possessive adjective 'his' or 'its own' referring to 'manaḥ'.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, thought

व्योम-श्यामल-दृग्-जन्तुः (vyoma-śyāmala-dṛg-jantuḥ) - a peacock, due to its dark eyes and association with the sky/clouds (a creature whose eyes are dark like the sky)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyoma-śyāmala-dṛg-jantu

vyoma-śyāmala-dṛg-jantu - creature with eyes dark like the sky

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vyoma+śyāmala+dṛś+jantu)

• vyoma – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• śyāmala – dark, dark-blue, blackish, dusky
  adjective (masculine)
• dṛś – eye, sight
  noun (feminine)
• jantu – creature, living being, animal
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

नभसि (nabhasi) - in the sky, in the atmosphere, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, space, heaven

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

शिखण्डकान् (śikhaṇḍakān) - peacocks

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śikhaṇḍaka

śikhaṇḍaka - peacock, crest