योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-2, verse-1

श्रीवाल्मीकिरुवाच ।
ततः क्लिन्नेन्दुवदना पर्याकुलतमःपदा ।
क्षीयमाणा बभौ श्यामा विवेक इव वासना ॥ १ ॥

śrīvālmīkiruvāca ,
tataḥ klinnenduvadanā paryākulatamaḥpadā ,
kṣīyamāṇā babhau śyāmā viveka iva vāsanā 1

1. śrīvālmīkiḥ uvāca tataḥ klinna indu vadanā paryākula
tamaḥ padā kṣīyamāṇā babhau śyāmā vivekaḥ iva vāsanā

1. śrīvālmīkiḥ uvāca.
tataḥ klinna indu vadanā paryākula tamaḥ padā kṣīyamāṇā śyāmā babhau vivekaḥ iva vāsanā

1. Śrī Vālmīki said: Then, the twilight (śyāmā), appearing with a face like a dimmed moon and having its domain disturbed by dense darkness, shone while diminishing, just like a residual mental impression (vāsanā) wanes with the rise of discernment (viveka).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवाल्मीकिः (śrīvālmīkiḥ) - Śrī Vālmīki

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• क्लिन्न (klinna) - dimmed, wet, moistened

• इन्दु (indu) - moon

• वदना (vadanā) - faced, having a face

• पर्याकुल (paryākula) - greatly agitated, disturbed, confused

• तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness

• पदा (padā) - whose steps, whose abode/domain

• क्षीयमाणा (kṣīyamāṇā) - waning, diminishing, decaying

• बभौ (babhau) - it shone, it appeared

• श्यामा (śyāmā) - the twilight period, the waning night (twilight, dark night, a dark-complexioned woman)

• विवेकः (vivekaḥ) - discernment, discrimination

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वासना (vāsanā) - mental impression, karmic trace, desire

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवाल्मीकिः (śrīvālmīkiḥ) - Śrī Vālmīki

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvālmīki

śrīvālmīki - The revered sage Vālmīki

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vālmīki)

• śrī – revered, glorious, prosperity
  adjective (feminine)
• vālmīki – Vālmīki (a proper name, the author of the Rāmāyaṇa)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect active

Perfect (liṭ) 3rd person singular of vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

From tad + tasil suffix.

क्लिन्न (klinna) - dimmed, wet, moistened

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of klinna

klinna - wet, moist, dim, withered

Past Passive Participle

From klid (to be wet).

Root: klid (class 4)

इन्दु (indu) - moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indu

indu - moon, drop, distinct mark

From und (to wet, flow).

Root: und (class 1)

वदना (vadanā) - faced, having a face

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vadana

vadana - face, mouth, speaking

From vad (to speak).

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Forms the feminine ending of the Bahuvrīhi compound 'klinnenduvadanā' (having a face like a dimmed moon), which describes 'śyāmā'.

पर्याकुल (paryākula) - greatly agitated, disturbed, confused

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paryākula

paryākula - greatly agitated, confused, disturbed

From pari + ā + kul (to collect, agitate).

Prefixes: pari+ā

Root: kul (class 1)

तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance

From tam (to be dark).

Root: tam (class 4)

पदा (padā) - whose steps, whose abode/domain

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, abode, station, domain

From pad (to go, fall).

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Forms the feminine ending of the Bahuvrīhi compound 'paryākulatamaḥpadā' (whose domain is agitated by darkness), which describes 'śyāmā'.

क्षीयमाणा (kṣīyamāṇā) - waning, diminishing, decaying

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣīyamāṇa

kṣīyamāṇa - waning, diminishing, decaying, wasting away

Present Middle Participle

Present Middle Participle (śānac) of kṣi (to decay, wane).

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Describes 'śyāmā'.

बभौ (babhau) - it shone, it appeared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhā

Perfect active

Perfect (liṭ) 3rd person singular of bhā.

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: The subject is 'śyāmā'.

श्यामा (śyāmā) - the twilight period, the waning night (twilight, dark night, a dark-complexioned woman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śyāmā

śyāmā - dark-colored, black, night, twilight, a dark-complexioned woman

Feminine form of śyāma.

Root: śyai (class 1)

Note: Main subject of the sentence.

विवेकः (vivekaḥ) - discernment, discrimination

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viveka

viveka - discernment, discrimination, discretion (viveka)

From vi + vic (to separate, discern).

Prefix: vi

Root: vic (class 7)

Note: Implied as the cause for the 'vāsanā' to wane, hence 'upon the rise of viveka'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

वासना (vāsanā) - mental impression, karmic trace, desire

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāsanā

vāsanā - mental impression, karmic trace, residual tendency, desire (vāsanā)

From vas (to dwell, perfume).

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Object of comparison for 'śyāmā' (twilight).