योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-93, verse-7

क्व नभोमध्यसंस्थेन्दुर्मुग्धैर्मणिसमुद्गकैः ।
मुग्धयाऽङ्गनया बद्धो मुग्धेन्दीवरशङ्कया ॥ ७ ॥

kva nabhomadhyasaṃsthendurmugdhairmaṇisamudgakaiḥ ,
mugdhayā'ṅganayā baddho mugdhendīvaraśaṅkayā 7

7. kva nabhomadhyasaṃsthaḥ induḥ mugdhaiḥ maṇisamudgakaiḥ
mugdhayā aṅganayā baddhaḥ mugdhendīvaraśaṅkayā

7. kva nabhomadhyasaṃsthaḥ induḥ mugdhayā aṅganayā
mugdhaiḥ maṇisamudgakaiḥ mugdhendīvaraśaṅkayā baddhaḥ

7. How can the moon, situated in the middle of the sky, be bound by an innocent woman using jeweled caskets, under the mistaken idea that it is a beautiful blue lotus?

Words meanings summery:

• क्व (kva) - where, how, to what extent

• नभोमध्यसंस्थः (nabhomadhyasaṁsthaḥ) - situated in the middle of the sky

• इन्दुः (induḥ) - moon

• मुग्धैः (mugdhaiḥ) - by innocent, by charming, by foolish

• मणिसमुद्गकैः (maṇisamudgakaiḥ) - by jeweled caskets, by small jewel boxes

• मुग्धया (mugdhayā) - by an innocent, by a charming, by a foolish

• अङ्गनया (aṅganayā) - by a woman

• बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, tied, restrained, captured

• मुग्धेन्दीवरशङ्कया (mugdhendīvaraśaṅkayā) - by the misconception of it being a beautiful blue lotus

Words meanings and morphology

क्व (kva) - where, how, to what extent

(indeclinable)

नभोमध्यसंस्थः (nabhomadhyasaṁsthaḥ) - situated in the middle of the sky

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nabhomadhyasaṃstha

nabhomadhyasaṁstha - situated in the middle of the sky

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nabhas+madhya+saṃstha)

• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, heaven
  noun (neuter)
• madhya – middle, center
  noun (neuter)
• saṃstha – situated in, abiding in, placed
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from sam-sthā (to stand together, to be situated)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: describes induḥ

इन्दुः (induḥ) - moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indu

indu - moon, drop, spot

मुग्धैः (mugdhaiḥ) - by innocent, by charming, by foolish

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mugdha

mugdha - innocent, foolish, charming, beautiful, simple

Past Passive Participle

derived from muh (to be bewildered)

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: agrees with maṇisamudgakaiḥ, suggesting the caskets themselves or the hands holding them are 'innocent/charming'

मणिसमुद्गकैः (maṇisamudgakaiḥ) - by jeweled caskets, by small jewel boxes

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of maṇisamudgaka

maṇisamudgaka - jeweled casket/box, a small box for jewels

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (maṇi+samudgaka)

• maṇi – jewel, gem, pearl
  noun (masculine)
• samudgaka – small box, casket, receptacle
  noun (masculine)

मुग्धया (mugdhayā) - by an innocent, by a charming, by a foolish

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mugdhā

mugdhā - innocent, foolish, charming (feminine)

Past Passive Participle

feminine form of mugdha, derived from muh (to be bewildered)

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: agrees with aṅganayā

अङ्गनया (aṅganayā) - by a woman

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of aṅganā

aṅganā - woman, female

बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, tied, restrained, captured

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baddha

baddha - bound, tied, fastened, captured, restrained

Past Passive Participle

derived from bandh (to bind)

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: functions as predicate adjective

मुग्धेन्दीवरशङ्कया (mugdhendīvaraśaṅkayā) - by the misconception of it being a beautiful blue lotus

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mugdhendīvaraśaṅkā

mugdhendīvaraśaṅkā - the mistaken idea/doubt of a beautiful blue lotus

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mugdha+indīvara+śaṅkā)

• mugdha – beautiful, charming, innocent
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from muh (to be bewildered)
  Root: muh (class 4)
• indīvara – blue lotus
  noun (neuter)
• śaṅkā – doubt, apprehension, fear, misconception
  noun (feminine)
  derived from śaṅk (to doubt, to fear)
  Root: śaṅk (class 1)