योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-21, verse-38

भयादन्तर्हिताशेषवैमानिकनभश्चराम् ।
द्यां च निर्वृक्षनिःशेषां संस्मरामि तमोमयीम् ॥ ३८ ॥

bhayādantarhitāśeṣavaimānikanabhaścarām ,
dyāṃ ca nirvṛkṣaniḥśeṣāṃ saṃsmarāmi tamomayīm 38

38. bhayāt antarhitāśeṣavaiānanabhścarām dyām
ca nirvṛkṣaniḥśeṣām saṃsmarāmi tamomayīm

38. bhayāt antarhitāśeṣavaiānanabhścarām
nirvṛkṣaniḥśeṣām tamomayīm dyām ca saṃsmarāmi

38. And I remember the sky (dyām), which, from fear, had lost all its aerial chariots and sky-dwellers, and which was completely devoid of trees and utterly filled with darkness.

38. אני זוכר את השמיים עטופים בחשיכה, ריקים לחלוטין מעצים, ואת כל שוכני השחקים במרכבותיהם נעלמים כולם מאימה.

Words meanings summery:

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, out of fear

• अन्तर्हिताशेषवैआननभ्श्चराम् (antarhitāśeṣavaiānanabhścarām) - where all aerial chariots and sky-dwellers had disappeared/vanished

• द्याम् (dyām) - sky, heaven, day

• च (ca) - and, also

• निर्वृक्षनिःशेषाम् (nirvṛkṣaniḥśeṣām) - completely devoid of trees, entirely tree-less

• संस्मरामि (saṁsmarāmi) - I remember, I recall

• तमोमयीम् (tamomayīm) - full of darkness, consisting of darkness

Words meanings and morphology

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, out of fear

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, terror, apprehension

अन्तर्हिताशेषवैआननभ्श्चराम् (antarhitāśeṣavaiānanabhścarām) - where all aerial chariots and sky-dwellers had disappeared/vanished

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of antarhitāśeṣavaiānanabhścara

antarhitāśeṣavaiānanabhścara - (that which is) characterized by all aerial chariots and sky-dwellers having vanished

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (antarhita+aśeṣa+vaimānika+nabhaścara)

• antarhita – vanished, disappeared, hidden
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dhā with antar and hi.
  Prefix: antar
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• aśeṣa – all, entire, without remainder
  adjective (masculine)
  From a (negation) + śeṣa (remainder).
• vaimānika – related to vimāna (aerial chariot), an occupant of a vimāna
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from vimāna.
• nabhaścara – sky-dweller, moving in the sky (e.g., gods, birds)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'dyām'.

द्याम् (dyām) - sky, heaven, day

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dyu

dyu - sky, heaven, day

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

निर्वृक्षनिःशेषाम् (nirvṛkṣaniḥśeṣām) - completely devoid of trees, entirely tree-less

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nirvṛkṣaniḥśeṣa

nirvṛkṣaniḥśeṣa - completely devoid of trees

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nirvṛkṣa+niḥśeṣa)

• nirvṛkṣa – treeless, without trees
  adjective (masculine)
  From nir (without) + vṛkṣa (tree).
  Prefix: nir
• niḥśeṣa – entire, complete, without remainder
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'dyām'.

संस्मरामि (saṁsmarāmi) - I remember, I recall

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of saṃsmar

Root smṛ (to remember) with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: smṛ (class 1)

तमोमयीम् (tamomayīm) - full of darkness, consisting of darkness

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tamomaya

tamomaya - full of darkness, dark, consisting of darkness

Derived from tamas (darkness) with suffix -maya (full of, consisting of).

Note: Agrees with 'dyām'.

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