योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-85, verse-68

चन्द्रः कुमुदखण्डस्य प्रालेयमिव पल्लवे ।
हे राजर्षे नमस्तुभ्यमिति द्विजसुतोऽवदत् ॥ ६८ ॥

candraḥ kumudakhaṇḍasya prāleyamiva pallave ,
he rājarṣe namastubhyamiti dvijasuto'vadat 68

68. candraḥ kumudakhaṇḍasya prāleyam iva pallave
he rājarṣe namaḥ tubhyam iti dvijasutaḥ avadat

68. dvijasutaḥ avadat iti he rājarṣe tubhyam namaḥ
candraḥ kumudakhaṇḍasya pallave prāleyam iva

68. As the moon gives dew to a cluster of water lilies, or as dew rests on a tender leaf, thus the son of the Brahmin spoke: 'O royal sage, salutations to you!'

Words meanings summery:

• चन्द्रः (candraḥ) - moon

• कुमुदखण्डस्य (kumudakhaṇḍasya) - of a cluster of water lilies

• प्रालेयम् (prāleyam) - dew, frost

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• पल्लवे (pallave) - on a sprout, on a leaf, on a young shoot

• हे (he) - O (vocative particle)

• राजर्षे (rājarṣe) - O royal sage, O kingly seer

• नमः (namaḥ) - obeisance, salutation

• तुभ्यम् (tubhyam) - to you

• इति (iti) - introduces direct speech (thus, in this manner)

• द्विजसुतः (dvijasutaḥ) - the son of a Brahmin

• अवदत् (avadat) - he spoke, he said

Words meanings and morphology

चन्द्रः (candraḥ) - moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of candra

candra - moon, luminous, shining

कुमुदखण्डस्य (kumudakhaṇḍasya) - of a cluster of water lilies

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kumudakhaṇḍa

kumudakhaṇḍa - cluster/group of water lilies

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kumuda+khaṇḍa)

• kumuda – water lily
  noun (neuter)
• khaṇḍa – piece, part, cluster, group
  noun (masculine)

प्रालेयम् (prāleyam) - dew, frost

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāleya

prāleya - dew, frost, hoar-frost

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

पल्लवे (pallave) - on a sprout, on a leaf, on a young shoot

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pallava

pallava - sprout, bud, young leaf, shoot

हे (he) - O (vocative particle)

(indeclinable)

राजर्षे (rājarṣe) - O royal sage, O kingly seer

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - royal sage, kingly seer (a king who is also a sage)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – seer, sage
  noun (masculine)

नमः (namaḥ) - obeisance, salutation

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an indeclinable, but originates from a nominal stem namas.

तुभ्यम् (tubhyam) - to you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

इति (iti) - introduces direct speech (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

द्विजसुतः (dvijasutaḥ) - the son of a Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvijasuta

dvijasuta - son of a Brahmin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+suta)

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

अवदत् (avadat) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vad

Imperfect

Root vad with a-augment and imperfect ending

Root: vad (class 1)