योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-85, verse-47

अभवन्मेरुकान्तिर्यस्तमेवात्र ददर्श सा ।
कृशाङ्गं कृष्णवर्णं च जीर्णपर्णमिव स्थितम् ॥ ४७ ॥

abhavanmerukāntiryastamevātra dadarśa sā ,
kṛśāṅgaṃ kṛṣṇavarṇaṃ ca jīrṇaparṇamiva sthitam 47

47. abhavat merukāntiḥ yaḥ tam eva atra dadarśa sā
kṛśāṅgam kṛṣṇavarṇam ca jīrṇaparṇam iva sthitam

47. sā atra tam eva dadarśa yaḥ merukāntiḥ abhavat
kṛśāṅgam kṛṣṇavarṇam ca jīrṇaparṇam iva sthitam

47. She saw him there, him who had once possessed the radiance of Mount Meru, now with a thin, dark-colored body, appearing like a withered leaf.

Words meanings summery:

• अभवत् (abhavat) - he became (he was, he became, it was, it became)

• मेरुकान्तिः (merukāntiḥ) - the radiance of Mount Meru (the radiance of Meru, having the brilliance of Meru)

• यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which, what)

• तम् (tam) - him (him, that)

• एव (eva) - indeed, precisely (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• अत्र (atra) - there (here, in this place)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - she saw (he saw, she saw, it saw)

• सा (sā) - she (she, that (feminine))

• कृशाङ्गम् (kṛśāṅgam) - with a thin body (with a thin body, slender-bodied)

• कृष्णवर्णम् (kṛṣṇavarṇam) - dark-colored (dark-colored, black-colored)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• जीर्णपर्णम् (jīrṇaparṇam) - a withered leaf (a withered leaf, an old leaf)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing (standing, situated, being)

Words meanings and morphology

अभवत् (abhavat) - he became (he was, he became, it was, it became)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular, past imperfect active

Root: bhū (class 1)

मेरुकान्तिः (merukāntiḥ) - the radiance of Mount Meru (the radiance of Meru, having the brilliance of Meru)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of merukānti

merukānti - radiance of Meru, having the brilliance of Meru

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (meru+kānti)

• meru – Mount Meru (mythical golden mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kānti – radiance, beauty, brilliance, charm
  noun (feminine)

यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

तम् (tam) - him (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - indeed, precisely (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - there (here, in this place)

(indeclinable)

ददर्श (dadarśa) - she saw (he saw, she saw, it saw)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, perfect active

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सा (sā) - she (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कृशाङ्गम् (kṛśāṅgam) - with a thin body (with a thin body, slender-bodied)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛśāṅga

kṛśāṅga - thin-bodied, slender-limbed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛśa+aṅga)

• kṛśa – thin, lean, emaciated
  adjective
• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)

कृष्णवर्णम् (kṛṣṇavarṇam) - dark-colored (dark-colored, black-colored)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇavarṇa

kṛṣṇavarṇa - dark-colored, black-colored

Compound type : tatpuruṣa/bahuvrīhi (kṛṣṇa+varṇa)

• kṛṣṇa – black, dark, Krishna
  adjective
• varṇa – color, tint, hue; caste
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to 'him' (tam).

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

जीर्णपर्णम् (jīrṇaparṇam) - a withered leaf (a withered leaf, an old leaf)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīrṇaparṇa

jīrṇaparṇa - withered leaf, old leaf

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīrṇa+parṇa)

• jīrṇa – worn out, withered, old, digested
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root jṝ (to wear out)
  Root: jṝ (class 9)
• parṇa – leaf, feather
  noun (neuter)

Note: Part of a simile.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing (standing, situated, being)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, abiding, existing

Past Passive Participle

from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'him' (tam).