योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-14, verse-21

ताराः स्प्रष्टुमिवाकाशमङ्गुलीभिरिव त्रिभिः ।
कचदंशुनखाग्राभिः परिचुम्बदिवोन्नतम् ॥ २१ ॥

tārāḥ spraṣṭumivākāśamaṅgulībhiriva tribhiḥ ,
kacadaṃśunakhāgrābhiḥ paricumbadivonnatam 21

21. tārāḥ spraṣṭum iva ākāśam aṅgulībhiḥ iva tribhiḥ
kacad-aṃśu-nakhāgrābhiḥ paricumbat iva unnatam

21. ākāśam tārāḥ tribhiḥ aṅgulībhiḥ iva spraṣṭum
unnatam kacad-aṃśu-nakhāgrābhiḥ iva paricumbat

21. As if to touch the stars in the sky with three fingers, and as if kissing its elevated (peaks) with its shining rays, which are like fingernail tips.

Words meanings summery:

• ताराः (tārāḥ) - stars

• स्प्रष्टुम् (spraṣṭum) - to touch, in order to touch

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky, ether, space

• अङ्गुलीभिः (aṅgulībhiḥ) - with fingers

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three

• कचद्-अंशु-नखाग्राभिः (kacad-aṁśu-nakhāgrābhiḥ) - with tips of fingernails resembling shining rays

• परिचुम्बत् (paricumbat) - kissing, embracing all around

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• उन्नतम् (unnatam) - high, elevated, lofty

Words meanings and morphology

ताराः (tārāḥ) - stars

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tārā

tārā - star, planet

स्प्रष्टुम् (spraṣṭum) - to touch, in order to touch

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of the root spṛś (to touch) with the suffix -tumun

Root: spṛś (class 6)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky, ether, space

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - sky, ether, space

अङ्गुलीभिः (aṅgulībhiḥ) - with fingers

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of aṅguli

aṅguli - finger, toe

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'aṅgulībhiḥ'

कचद्-अंशु-नखाग्राभिः (kacad-aṁśu-nakhāgrābhiḥ) - with tips of fingernails resembling shining rays

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of kacad-aṃśu-nakhāgra

kacad-aṁśu-nakhāgra - tips of fingernails resembling shining rays

Compound type : Karmadhāraya/Tatpurusha (kacat+aṃśu+nakhāgra)

• kacat – shining, glittering, sparkling
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle from root kac (to shine)
  Root: kac (class 1)
• aṃśu – ray, beam of light, fibre
  noun (masculine)
• nakhāgra – fingernail tip
  noun (neuter)

परिचुम्बत् (paricumbat) - kissing, embracing all around

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of paricumbat

paricumbat - kissing, embracing, caressing

Present Active Participle

Present active participle from root cumb (to kiss) with prefix pari-

Prefix: pari

Root: cumb (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (mountain, which can be neuter in descriptive contexts).

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

उन्नतम् (unnatam) - high, elevated, lofty

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of unnata

unnata - high, elevated, lofty, risen

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root nam with prefix ud-

Prefix: ud

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'paricumbat' (kissing the high/elevated one)