योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-88, verse-26

तत्र काचकणेनासौ तेन तामापदं ययौ ।
कज्जलाद्रेरिव निभा मौर्ख्यस्यैवाङ्ग या समा ॥ २६ ॥

tatra kācakaṇenāsau tena tāmāpadaṃ yayau ,
kajjalādreriva nibhā maurkhyasyaivāṅga yā samā 26

26. tatra kācakāṇena asau tena tām āpadam yayau
kajjalādrer iva nibhā maurkhasya eva aṅga yā samā

26. tatra asau tena kācakāṇena tām āpadam yayau yā
nibhā kajjalādrer iva aṅga maurkhasya eva samā

26. There, by means of that piece of glass, he encountered that misfortune, the appearance of which, like a mountain of collyrium, O dear one, is truly comparable to utter foolishness.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• काचकाणेन (kācakāṇena) - by the piece of glass, by the glass fragment

• असौ (asau) - that one, he

• तेन (tena) - by that, by him

• ताम् (tām) - that (feminine accusative singular)

• आपदम् (āpadam) - misfortune, calamity, distress, danger

• ययौ (yayau) - he went, he encountered, he fell into

• कज्जलाद्रेर् (kajjalādrer) - of a mountain of collyrium, from a collyrium-mountain

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

• निभा (nibhā) - appearance, luster, resemblance, similarity

• मौर्खस्य (maurkhasya) - of foolishness, of stupidity

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, truly, exactly

• अङ्ग (aṅga) - O dear one, O friend

• या (yā) - which (feminine nominative singular)

• समा (samā) - equal, similar, even, alike

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal stem tad.

काचकाणेन (kācakāṇena) - by the piece of glass, by the glass fragment

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kācakāṇa

kācakāṇa - piece of glass, glass fragment

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāca+kāṇa)

• kāca – glass, crystal
  noun (masculine)
• kāṇa – fragment, piece, a one-eyed person
  noun (masculine)

Note: Instrument of action.

असौ (asau) - that one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one (referring to something distant or indefinite)

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of yayau.

तेन (tena) - by that, by him

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative/anaphoric pronoun.

Note: Agrees with kācakāṇena.

ताम् (tām) - that (feminine accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative/anaphoric pronoun.

Note: Agrees with āpadam.

आपदम् (āpadam) - misfortune, calamity, distress, danger

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āpad

āpad - misfortune, calamity, distress, danger

Feminine noun ending in -d.

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Object of yayau.

ययौ (yayau) - he went, he encountered, he fell into

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, active voice

3rd person singular, Perfect indicative.

Root: yā (class 2)

कज्जलाद्रेर् (kajjalādrer) - of a mountain of collyrium, from a collyrium-mountain

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kajjalādri

kajjalādri - mountain of collyrium/soot

Tatpuruṣa compound. Masculine i-stem.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kajjala+adri)

• kajjala – collyrium, lampblack, soot
  noun (neuter)
• adri – mountain, rock, stone
  noun (masculine)

Note: Denotes source or comparison.

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

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison.

निभा (nibhā) - appearance, luster, resemblance, similarity

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nibhā

nibhā - appearance, luster, resemblance, similarity

Feminine a-stem noun.

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

मौर्खस्य (maurkhasya) - of foolishness, of stupidity

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of maurkha

maurkha - foolishness, stupidity, ignorance

Derived from mūrkha (foolish).

एव (eva) - indeed, only, truly, exactly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

अङ्ग (aṅga) - O dear one, O friend

(noun)

Vocative, neuter, singular of aṅga

aṅga - limb, body, constituent part; (vocative) O dear one, O friend

Neuter noun. In vocative, used as an address.

या (yā) - which (feminine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Relative pronoun.

समा (samā) - equal, similar, even, alike

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sama

sama - same, equal, similar, even, all, whole

Feminine a-stem adjective.

Note: Predicative adjective agreeing with nibhā.