योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-101, verse-3

ततो मुहूर्तमात्रेण प्रबुद्धं स्फुरितेक्षणम् ।
तमुवाच महाबाहो चूडाला कुम्भरूपिणी ॥ ३ ॥

tato muhūrtamātreṇa prabuddhaṃ sphuritekṣaṇam ,
tamuvāca mahābāho cūḍālā kumbharūpiṇī 3

3. tataḥ muhūrtamātreṇa prabuddham sphuritekṣaṇam
tam uvāca mahābāho cūḍālā kumbharūpiṇī

3. tataḥ muhūrtamātreṇa prabuddham sphuritekṣaṇam tam,
kumbharūpiṇī cūḍālā uvāca,
"mahābāho".

3. Then, after only a moment, Chūḍālā, in the guise of Kumbha, spoke to that mighty-armed king who had awakened and whose eyes were flickering.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• मुहूर्तमात्रेण (muhūrtamātreṇa) - by merely a moment, after only a moment

• प्रबुद्धम् (prabuddham) - having just awakened from a meditative state (awakened, aroused)

• स्फुरितेक्षणम् (sphuritekṣaṇam) - whose eyes were flickering/glowing

• तम् (tam) - him (the king) (him, that)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

• चूडाला (cūḍālā) - Chūḍālā

• कुम्भरूपिणी (kumbharūpiṇī) - in the form/guise of Kumbha

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

मुहूर्तमात्रेण (muhūrtamātreṇa) - by merely a moment, after only a moment

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of muhūrtamātra

muhūrtamātra - consisting of merely a moment, lasting only a moment

Compound type : karmadhāraya (muhūrta+mātra)

• muhūrta – a moment, an instant (a unit of time)
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• mātra – only, merely, measuring
  adjective
  Suffix indicating 'only' or 'mere'

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'after a mere moment'

प्रबुद्धम् (prabuddham) - having just awakened from a meditative state (awakened, aroused)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prabuddha

prabuddha - awakened, roused, intelligent, expanded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root budh (to wake, know) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'tam' (the king)

स्फुरितेक्षणम् (sphuritekṣaṇam) - whose eyes were flickering/glowing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sphuritekṣaṇa

sphuritekṣaṇa - one whose eyes are flickering or shining

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sphurita+īkṣaṇa)

• sphurita – flickering, trembling, shining
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sphur (to throb, flash, manifest)
  Root: sphur (class 6)
• īkṣaṇa – eye, seeing, looking
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root īkṣ (to see)
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'tam' (the king)

तम् (tam) - him (the king) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this

Note: refers to the king

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect

Irregular perfect form (lit) from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed (an epithet of heroes or kings)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressing the king

चूडाला (cūḍālā) - Chūḍālā

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cūḍālā

cūḍālā - Chūḍālā (name of the queen in this narrative)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'

कुम्भरूपिणी (kumbharūpiṇī) - in the form/guise of Kumbha

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kumbharūpiṇī

kumbharūpiṇī - having the form of Kumbha, appearing as Kumbha

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kumbha+rūpiṇī)

• kumbha – Kumbha (the sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• rūpiṇī – having the form of, appearing as, embodied
  adjective (feminine)
  Derived adjective
  Feminine form of rūpin, derived from rūpa (form) with suffix -in

Note: Modifies 'cūḍālā'

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