योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-85, verse-65

मेरुहेमतटीलीनपूर्णेन्दुमिव चञ्चलम् ।
तमालोक्य द्विजसुतं समुत्तस्थौ शिखिध्वजः ॥ ६५ ॥

meruhemataṭīlīnapūrṇendumiva cañcalam ,
tamālokya dvijasutaṃ samuttasthau śikhidhvajaḥ 65

65. meruhemataṭilīnapūrṇendum iva cañcalam tam
ālokya dvijasutam samuttasthau śikhidhvajaḥ

65. meruhemataṭilīnapūrṇendum iva cañcalam tam
dvijasutam ālokya śikhidhvajaḥ samuttasthau

65. (He appeared) like the radiant full moon resting on the golden slopes of Mount Meru. Having seen that Brahmin's son, Shikidhwaja rose up.

Words meanings summery:

• मेरुहेमतटिलीनपूर्णेन्दुम् (meruhemataṭilīnapūrṇendum) - the full moon resting on the golden slopes of Mount Meru

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to

• चञ्चलम् (cañcalam) - radiant, sparkling (describing the moon) (flickering, radiant, unsteady, restless)

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• आलोक्य (ālokya) - having seen, perceiving

• द्विजसुतम् (dvijasutam) - son of a Brahmin

• समुत्तस्थौ (samuttasthau) - rose up, stood up

• शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Shikidhwaja (name of a king)

Words meanings and morphology

मेरुहेमतटिलीनपूर्णेन्दुम् (meruhemataṭilīnapūrṇendum) - the full moon resting on the golden slopes of Mount Meru

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of meruhemataṭilīnapūrṇendu

meruhemataṭilīnapūrṇendu - the full moon resting on the golden slopes of Mount Meru

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (meru+hema+taṭī+līna+pūrṇa+indu)

• meru – Mount Meru (mythical mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• hema – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• taṭī – slope, bank, shore
  noun (feminine)
• līna – resting, merged, absorbed, clinging to
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √lī (to cling, to dissolve)
  Root: lī (class 4)
• pūrṇa – full, complete, filled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √pṝ (to fill)
  Root: pṝ (class 9)
• indu – moon
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

चञ्चलम् (cañcalam) - radiant, sparkling (describing the moon) (flickering, radiant, unsteady, restless)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cañcala

cañcala - moving, flickering, unsteady, restless, radiant

Derived from root √cal (to move)

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Here used as an adjective modifying 'pūrṇendum' (full moon).

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आलोक्य (ālokya) - having seen, perceiving

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √lok (to see) with upasarga ā- and suffix -ya

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 10)

द्विजसुतम् (dvijasutam) - son of a Brahmin

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dvijasuta

dvijasuta - son of a twice-born (Brahmin)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+suta)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya), bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
• suta – son, offspring
  noun (masculine)

समुत्तस्थौ (samuttasthau) - rose up, stood up

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (lit) 3rd person singular active

Prefixes: sam+ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

शिखिध्वजः (śikhidhvajaḥ) - Shikidhwaja (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhidhvaja

śikhidhvaja - peacock-bannered, name of a king

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śikhin+dhvaja)

• śikhin – peacock, crested, flame
  noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag, ensign
  noun (masculine)

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