योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-55, verse-22

बभूव स महासत्त्वो लिपिकर्मार्पितोपमः ।
समः कलावपूर्णेन शरदच्छाम्बरेन्दुना ॥ २२ ॥

babhūva sa mahāsattvo lipikarmārpitopamaḥ ,
samaḥ kalāvapūrṇena śaradacchāmbarendunā 22

22. babhūva saḥ mahāsattvaḥ lipikarmārpitopamaḥ
samaḥ kalāvapurṇena śaradacchāmbarendunā

22. saḥ mahāsattvaḥ lipikarmārpitopamaḥ (ca)
kalāvapurṇena śaradacchāmbarendunā samaḥ babhūva

22. That great being (mahasattva) became still, like a figure fixed in a painting, and was comparable to the moon, incomplete in its digits, in a clear autumn sky.

Words meanings summery:

• बभूव (babhūva) - he became, was

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• महासत्त्वः (mahāsattvaḥ) - The enlightened individual. (great being, virtuous person)

• लिपिकर्मार्पितोपमः (lipikarmārpitopamaḥ) - comparable to something depicted in a painting

• समः (samaḥ) - equal, similar, calm, tranquil

• कलावपुर्णेन (kalāvapurṇena) - by the digit-incomplete, by the partially veiled

• शरदच्छाम्बरेन्दुना (śaradacchāmbarendunā) - by the moon in a clear autumn sky

Words meanings and morphology

बभूव (babhūva) - he became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect Tense

3rd person singular active

Root: bhū (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महासत्त्वः (mahāsattvaḥ) - The enlightened individual. (great being, virtuous person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāsattva

mahāsattva - great being, great essence, noble person, courageous

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+sattva)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• sattva – being, existence, essence, goodness, courage
  noun (neuter)

लिपिकर्मार्पितोपमः (lipikarmārpitopamaḥ) - comparable to something depicted in a painting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lipikarmārpitopama

lipikarmārpitopama - comparable to an image fixed in writing/painting

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (lipi+karma+arpita+upama)

• lipi – writing, script, painting
  noun (feminine)
• karma – work, action, art
  noun (neuter)
• arpita – placed, fixed, depicted
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ṛ with prefix ā (causative arpayati)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ṛ (class 3)
• upama – comparison, likeness, similar
  adjective

समः (samaḥ) - equal, similar, calm, tranquil

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sama

sama - equal, same, similar, even, tranquil

कलावपुर्णेन (kalāvapurṇena) - by the digit-incomplete, by the partially veiled

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kalāvapurṇa

kalāvapurṇa - digit-incomplete, partially veiled

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kalā+avapurṇa)

• kalā – digit (of the moon), part, art
  noun (feminine)
• avapurṇa – not full, incomplete
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pṛ with prefix ava and negation a
  Prefixes: ava+a
  Root: pṛ (class 9)

शरदच्छाम्बरेन्दुना (śaradacchāmbarendunā) - by the moon in a clear autumn sky

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śaradacchāmbarendu

śaradacchāmbarendu - the moon in a clear autumn sky

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śarat+accha+ambara+indu)

• śarat – autumn
  noun (feminine)
• accha – clear, pure, transparent
  adjective
• ambara – sky, atmosphere, garment
  noun (neuter)
• indu – moon
  noun (masculine)