योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-105, verse-35

प्रस्फुरत्तारकामाला दिनान्ततिमिरा इव ।
पश्येमौ मम जायेते प्रोन्मुखावुरसि स्तनौ ॥ ३५ ॥

prasphurattārakāmālā dināntatimirā iva ,
paśyemau mama jāyete pronmukhāvurasi stanau 35

35. prasphurattārakāmālā dināntatimirā iva paśya
imau mama jāyete pronmukhau urasi stanau

35. prasphurattārakāmālā iva dināntatimirā iva
paśya imau mama pronmukhau urasi stanau jāyete

35. They are like a garland of sparkling stars, or like the darkness at day's end. Behold, these two breasts of mine are appearing, rising upwards on my chest.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रस्फुरत्तारकामाला (prasphurattārakāmālā) - referring to the shining quality of the hair (a garland of sparkling stars)

• दिनान्ततिमिरा (dināntatimirā) - referring to the dark color of the hair (the darkness at the end of the day)

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• पश्य (paśya) - see, behold

• इमौ (imau) - these two (breasts) (these two (masc. dual))

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• जायेते (jāyete) - are appearing, are developing (are born, appear, become)

• प्रोन्मुखौ (pronmukhau) - pointing upwards, rising (facing upwards, turned forward)

• उरसि (urasi) - on the chest, in the breast

• स्तनौ (stanau) - two breasts

Words meanings and morphology

प्रस्फुरत्तारकामाला (prasphurattārakāmālā) - referring to the shining quality of the hair (a garland of sparkling stars)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prasphurattārakāmālā

prasphurattārakāmālā - a garland of sparkling stars

Compound of `pra-sphurat` (sparkling, shining), `tārakā` (star), and `mālā` (garland).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prasphurat+tārakā+mālā)

• prasphurat – sparkling, shining forth, throbbing
  participle (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root `sphur` (6P) with prefix `pra`.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sphur (class 6)
• tārakā – star, pupil of the eye
  noun (feminine)
• mālā – garland, wreath, series
  noun (feminine)

Note: Implied subject (hairs) are masculine, but the simile itself is feminine. 'Like a (feminine) garland'.

दिनान्ततिमिरा (dināntatimirā) - referring to the dark color of the hair (the darkness at the end of the day)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dināntatimirā

dināntatimirā - the darkness at the end of the day, evening gloom

Compound of `dinānta` (day's end) and `timira` (darkness). Feminine ending `-ā` to agree with implied `mālā` or to function as an adjective.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dinānta+timira)

• dinānta – day's end, evening
  noun (masculine)
• timira – darkness, gloom
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective or predicate noun for the implied hairs.

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

पश्य (paśya) - see, behold

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Imperative, 2nd Person Singular

From root `dṛś` (1P), forms `paśya` in present/imperative.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

इमौ (imau) - these two (breasts) (these two (masc. dual))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this (pronoun/demonstrative adjective)

Nominative dual masculine form.

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I (pronoun)

Genitive singular of 1st person pronoun.

जायेते (jāyete) - are appearing, are developing (are born, appear, become)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, present (laṭ) of jan

Present Tense, 3rd Person Dual

From root `jan` (4Ā), here in passive/middle form `jāyate`.

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to `stanau`.

प्रोन्मुखौ (pronmukhau) - pointing upwards, rising (facing upwards, turned forward)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pronmukha

pronmukha - facing upwards, turned forward, having the face turned forward

Compound of `pra` (forth, forward), `ud` (up), and `mukha` (face).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pra+ud+mukha)

• pra – forward, forth
  indeclinable
• ud – up, upwards, forth
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `stanau`.

उरसि (urasi) - on the chest, in the breast

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of uras

uras - chest, breast, bosom

Note: Location where breasts appear.

स्तनौ (stanau) - two breasts

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of stana

stana - breast, udder

Root: stan (class 1)

Note: Subject of `jāyete`.