योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-104, verse-29

पुष्पाञ्जलिं जहौ व्योम व्रजन्कुसुमदामजम् ।
विसारि वनवातेन हिमं हैम इवाम्बुदः ॥ २९ ॥

puṣpāñjaliṃ jahau vyoma vrajankusumadāmajam ,
visāri vanavātena himaṃ haima ivāmbudaḥ 29

29. puṣpāñjalim jahau vyoma vrajan kusumadāmajam |
visāri vanavātena himam haimam iva ambudaḥ ||

29. vrajan (saḥ) vyoma kusumadāmajam puṣpāñjalim jahau
(saḥ) vanavātena visāri himam haimam ambudaḥ iva (jahau)

29. As he ascended, the sky released a shower of flowers fashioned from garlands. These flowers scattered widely by the forest wind, just as a winter cloud disperses snow.

Words meanings summery:

• पुष्पाञ्जलिम् (puṣpāñjalim) - a handful of flowers, an offering of flowers

• जहौ (jahau) - released, cast, abandoned, left

• व्योम (vyoma) - sky, atmosphere, space

• व्रजन् (vrajan) - ascending (in the sky) (going, moving, proceeding)

• कुसुमदामजम् (kusumadāmajam) - born of flower garlands, originating from flower garlands

• विसारि (visāri) - scattering, dispersing, spreading

• वनवातेन (vanavātena) - by the forest wind

• हिमम् (himam) - snow, frost, ice

• हैमम् (haimam) - wintry, frosty, pertaining to winter

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्बुदः (ambudaḥ) - cloud (lit. 'water-giver')

Words meanings and morphology

पुष्पाञ्जलिम् (puṣpāñjalim) - a handful of flowers, an offering of flowers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puṣpāñjali

puṣpāñjali - a handful of flowers, a flower offering

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṣpa+añjali)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• añjali – a cupped hand, a handful, reverence
  noun (masculine)

जहौ (jahau) - released, cast, abandoned, left

(verb)

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

Perfect 3rd singular active

Root: hā (class 3)

व्योम (vyoma) - sky, atmosphere, space

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space

व्रजन् (vrajan) - ascending (in the sky) (going, moving, proceeding)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vrajat

vrajat - going, moving, proceeding

present active participle

From root 'vraj' (to go) with Śatṛ suffix.

Root: vraj (class 1)

Note: Modifies an implied masculine subject (the one ascending).

कुसुमदामजम् (kusumadāmajam) - born of flower garlands, originating from flower garlands

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kusumadāmaja

kusumadāmaja - born of flower garlands

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kusumadāma+ja)

• kusuma – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• dāma – garland, string, chain
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced, caused by
  adjective
  Suffix -ja indicating origin.
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'puṣpāñjalim'.

विसारि (visāri) - scattering, dispersing, spreading

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of visārin

visārin - scattering, dispersing, spreading, diffuse

From 'vi-sṛ' (to spread, extend) with suffix -in.

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'himam'.

वनवातेन (vanavātena) - by the forest wind

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vanavāta

vanavāta - forest wind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+vāta)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)

हिमम् (himam) - snow, frost, ice

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hima

hima - snow, frost, ice, cold

हैमम् (haimam) - wintry, frosty, pertaining to winter

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of haima

haima - wintry, frosty, pertaining to winter

Derived from 'hima' (winter, snow).

Note: Modifies 'ambudaḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अम्बुदः (ambudaḥ) - cloud (lit. 'water-giver')

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ambuda

ambuda - cloud (lit. 'water-giver')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ambu+da)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giving, bestowing
  adjective
  Derived from root 'dā' (to give).
  Root: dā (class 1)