योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-84, verse-36

दिक्षु संध्याब्ददन्तासु स्थितासु कृतमण्डलम् ।
तमालबालकाङ्कासु ज्योत्स्नाहासोदयाङ्कितम् ॥ ३६ ॥

dikṣu saṃdhyābdadantāsu sthitāsu kṛtamaṇḍalam ,
tamālabālakāṅkāsu jyotsnāhāsodayāṅkitam 36

36. dikṣu sandhyā-abda-dantāsu sthitāsu kṛta-maṇḍalam |
tamāla-bālaka-aṅkāsu jyotsnā-hāsa-udaya-aṅkitam ||

36. dikṣu sandhyā-abda-dantāsu
tamāla-bālaka-aṅkāsu sthitāsu (sati)
(gaganam) kṛta-maṇḍalam
jyotsnā-hāsa-udaya-aṅkitam (abhūta)

36. When the directions, standing (at twilight), had clouds like teeth and were marked by the silhouettes of young tamāla trees, the firmament appeared with its orb formed (by the moon) and marked by the emerging, smiling moonlight.

Words meanings summery:

• दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in the directions, in the quarters

• सन्ध्या-अब्द-दन्तासु (sandhyā-abda-dantāsu) - having twilight clouds forming jagged 'teeth' on the horizon (whose teeth are twilight clouds)

• स्थितासु (sthitāsu) - being, existing, situated, standing

• कृत-मण्डलम् (kṛta-maṇḍalam) - describing the sky or firmament with the moon's orb visible (whose orb is formed, having formed its orb (moon))

• तमाल-बालक-अङ्कासु (tamāla-bālaka-aṅkāsu) - marked by the dark silhouettes of young tamāla trees (whose marks are young tamāla trees)

• ज्योत्स्ना-हास-उदय-अङ्कितम् (jyotsnā-hāsa-udaya-aṅkitam) - the sky distinguished by the appearance of gentle, rising moonlight (marked by the rise of moonlight's smile, distinguished by the emergence of joyful moonlight)

Words meanings and morphology

दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in the directions, in the quarters

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter (of the sky), region

Feminine locative plural.

Root: diś (class 6)

सन्ध्या-अब्द-दन्तासु (sandhyā-abda-dantāsu) - having twilight clouds forming jagged 'teeth' on the horizon (whose teeth are twilight clouds)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of sandhyā-abda-dantā

sandhyā-abda-dantā - having clouds of twilight as teeth

Feminine locative plural. Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sandhyā+abda+danta)

• sandhyā – twilight, dusk, evening
  noun (feminine)
• abda – cloud, year
  noun (masculine)
• danta – tooth, tusk
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dad (class 1)

स्थितासु (sthitāsu) - being, existing, situated, standing

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of sthita

sthita - situated, standing, existing

past passive participle

Feminine locative plural. Formed from √sthā 'to stand'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

कृत-मण्डलम् (kṛta-maṇḍalam) - describing the sky or firmament with the moon's orb visible (whose orb is formed, having formed its orb (moon))

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta-maṇḍala

kṛta-maṇḍala - having its orb formed, formed into a circle

Neuter nominative singular.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛta+maṇḍala)

• kṛta – made, done, performed
  adjective
  past passive participle
  From √kṛ 'to do, make'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• maṇḍala – circle, orb, disk (of sun/moon), region
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to an implied subject like 'sky' (gaganam).

तमाल-बालक-अङ्कासु (tamāla-bālaka-aṅkāsu) - marked by the dark silhouettes of young tamāla trees (whose marks are young tamāla trees)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of tamāla-bālaka-aṅkā

tamāla-bālaka-aṅkā - having young tamāla trees as marks/spots

Feminine locative plural. Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tamāla+bālaka+aṅka)

• tamāla – tamāla tree (a tree with dark bark and leaves)
  noun (masculine)
  a-stem masculine noun.
• bālaka – young, child, sapling
  adjective/noun (masculine/neuter)
  a-stem masculine/neuter.
  Root: bal (class 1)
• aṅka – mark, spot, stain
  noun (masculine)
  a-stem masculine noun.
  Root: aṅk (class 1)

ज्योत्स्ना-हास-उदय-अङ्कितम् (jyotsnā-hāsa-udaya-aṅkitam) - the sky distinguished by the appearance of gentle, rising moonlight (marked by the rise of moonlight's smile, distinguished by the emergence of joyful moonlight)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jyotsnā-hāsa-udaya-aṅkita

jyotsnā-hāsa-udaya-aṅkita - marked by the rise of moonlight's smile

Neuter nominative singular. Tatpuruṣa compound ending with a past passive participle.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jyotsnā+hāsa+udaya+aṅkita)

• jyotsnā – moonlight
  noun (feminine)
  ā-stem feminine noun.
  Root: jyut (class 1)
• hāsa – laughter, smile, radiance
  noun (masculine)
  a-stem masculine noun.
  Root: has (class 1)
• udaya – rise, ascent, emergence
  noun (masculine)
  a-stem masculine noun.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)
• aṅkita – marked, distinguished, imprinted
  adjective
  past passive participle
  From √aṅk 'to mark'.
  Root: aṅk (class 1)

Note: Refers to an implied subject like 'sky' (gaganam).

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