योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-18, verse-4

क्षीरसागरसंभूतः प्रसृतामृतनिर्झरः ।
प्रतिबिम्बकरः श्रीमान्यस्य चूडामणिः शशी ॥ ४ ॥

kṣīrasāgarasaṃbhūtaḥ prasṛtāmṛtanirjharaḥ ,
pratibimbakaraḥ śrīmānyasya cūḍāmaṇiḥ śaśī 4

4. kṣīrasāgarasaṃbhūtaḥ prasṛtāmṛtanirjharaḥ
pratibimbakaraḥ śrīmān yasya cūḍāmaṇiḥ śaśī

4. yasya śaśī kṣīrasāgarasaṃbhūtaḥ prasṛtāmṛtanirjharaḥ
pratibimbakaraḥ śrīmān cūḍāmaṇiḥ

4. Whose crest jewel is the glorious moon, born from the milk ocean, from which a stream of nectar flows, and which creates reflections.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षीरसागरसंभूतः (kṣīrasāgarasaṁbhūtaḥ) - born from the milk ocean

• प्रसृतामृतनिर्झरः (prasṛtāmṛtanirjharaḥ) - from which a stream of nectar flows forth

• प्रतिबिम्बकरः (pratibimbakaraḥ) - creating reflections, causing reflections

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, resplendent, beautiful

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• चूडामणिः (cūḍāmaṇiḥ) - crest jewel, head jewel

• शशी (śaśī) - the moon

Words meanings and morphology

क्षीरसागरसंभूतः (kṣīrasāgarasaṁbhūtaḥ) - born from the milk ocean

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣīrasāgarasaṃbhūta

kṣīrasāgarasaṁbhūta - born from the milk ocean

Compound type : Tatpurusha (kṣīrasāgara+saṃbhūta)

• kṣīrasāgara – milk ocean
  noun (masculine)
• saṃbhūta – born, produced, arisen
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be, to become) with prefix sam-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रसृतामृतनिर्झरः (prasṛtāmṛtanirjharaḥ) - from which a stream of nectar flows forth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasṛtāmṛtanirjhara

prasṛtāmṛtanirjhara - from which a stream of nectar flows forth

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (prasṛta+amṛta+nirjhara)

• prasṛta – flowing forth, spread out
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sṛ (to flow, move) with prefix pra-.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• amṛta – nectar, ambrosia, immortality
  noun (neuter)
• nirjhara – stream, waterfall
  noun (masculine)

प्रतिबिम्बकरः (pratibimbakaraḥ) - creating reflections, causing reflections

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratibimbakara

pratibimbakara - creator of reflections

Compound type : Tatpurusha (pratibimba+kara)

• pratibimba – reflection, image
  noun (neuter)
• kara – maker, doer, causing
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, resplendent, beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, possessing splendor, beautiful

Possessive adjective formed with the suffix -mat.

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which

चूडामणिः (cūḍāmaṇiḥ) - crest jewel, head jewel

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cūḍāmaṇi

cūḍāmaṇi - crest jewel, jewel worn on the head or in a top-knot

Compound type : Tatpurusha (cūḍā+maṇi)

• cūḍā – crest, topknot, tuft of hair on the head
  noun (feminine)
• maṇi – jewel, gem
  noun (masculine)

शशी (śaśī) - the moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaśin

śaśin - moon

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