योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-85, verse-87

मेरुलक्ष्म्यां स्फुरद्रूपा भान्ति हारलता यथा ।
एकदा नारदमुनिर्ध्यानान्ते स सरित्तटे ॥ ८७ ॥

merulakṣmyāṃ sphuradrūpā bhānti hāralatā yathā ,
ekadā nāradamunirdhyānānte sa sarittaṭe 87

87. merulakṣmyām sphuradrūpā bhānti hāralatā yathā
| ekadā nāradamuniḥ dhyanānte sa sarittaṭe ||

87. yathā hāralatāḥ merulakṣmyām sphuradrūpāḥ bhānti.
ekadā nāradamuniḥ dhyanānte sa sarittaṭe (āṣīt).

87. Just as garlands of pearls, with their shimmering forms, gleam on the splendor of Meru, once the sage Nārada, at the conclusion of his meditation (dhyāna), was on a riverbank.

Words meanings summery:

• मेरुलक्ष्म्याम् (merulakṣmyām) - on the splendor of Meru, on Meru's beauty

• स्फुरद्रूपा (sphuradrūpā) - having shining forms, resplendent in form

• भान्ति (bhānti) - they shine, they appear, they gleam

• हारलता (hāralatā) - garlands of pearls, pearl necklaces

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

• एकदा (ekadā) - once, at one time

• नारदमुनिः (nāradamuniḥ) - the sage Nārada

• ध्यनान्ते (dhyanānte) - at the end of meditation (dhyāna)

• स (sa) - referring to Nārada (he, that)

• सरित्तटे (sarittaṭe) - on the river bank

Words meanings and morphology

मेरुलक्ष्म्याम् (merulakṣmyām) - on the splendor of Meru, on Meru's beauty

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of merulakṣmī

merulakṣmī - the splendor/beauty/fortune of Mount Meru

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (meru+lakṣmī)

• meru – Mount Meru (mythical golden mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• lakṣmī – splendor, beauty, prosperity, fortune
  noun (feminine)

स्फुरद्रूपा (sphuradrūpā) - having shining forms, resplendent in form

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sphuradrūpa

sphuradrūpa - having a shining/vibrant form

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sphurat+rūpa)

• sphurat – shining, throbbing, vibrating
  participle
  Present Active Participle
  From √sphur (to throb, vibrate, flash)
  Root: sphur (class 6)
• rūpa – form, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with hāralatāḥ (implied).

भान्ति (bhānti) - they shine, they appear, they gleam

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √bhā

Present Indicative

3rd person plural, Parasmaipada

Root: bhā (class 2)

हारलता (hāralatā) - garlands of pearls, pearl necklaces

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of hāralatā

hāralatā - a string of pearls, pearl necklace, a creeper-like necklace

Compound type : karmadhāraya (hāra+latā)

• hāra – necklace, string of pearls
  noun (masculine)
• latā – creeper, vine
  noun (feminine)

Note: The ending `ā` indicates feminine plural for this type of compound.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)

एकदा (ekadā) - once, at one time

(indeclinable)

From eka (one) + -dā (temporal suffix)

नारदमुनिः (nāradamuniḥ) - the sage Nārada

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāradamuni

nāradamuni - the sage Nārada

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nārada+muni)

• nārada – Nārada (a divine sage, son of Brahmā)
  proper noun (masculine)
• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)

ध्यनान्ते (dhyanānte) - at the end of meditation (dhyāna)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dhyanānta

dhyanānta - end of meditation (dhyāna)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhyāna+anta)

• dhyāna – meditation, contemplation (dhyāna)
  noun (neuter)
  From √dhyai (to think, meditate)
  Root: dhyai (class 1)
• anta – end, boundary
  noun (masculine)

स (sa) - referring to Nārada (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सरित्तटे (sarittaṭe) - on the river bank

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sarittaṭa

sarittaṭa - river bank

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarit+taṭa)

• sarit – river
  noun (feminine)
• taṭa – bank, shore
  noun (masculine)