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

मणिमग्रे स्थितप्रायं हस्तप्राप्यं ददर्श सः ।
मेरावुदयश्रृङ्गस्थो मुनिरिन्दुमिवोदितम् ॥ ६ ॥

maṇimagre sthitaprāyaṃ hastaprāpyaṃ dadarśa saḥ ,
merāvudayaśrṛṅgastho munirindumivoditam 6

6. maṇim agre sthitaprāyam hastaprāpyam dadarśa
saḥ merau udayaśṛṅgasthaḥ muniḥ indum iva uditam

6. saḥ agre sthitaprāyam hastaprāpyam maṇim dadarśa,
merau udayaśṛṅgasthaḥ muniḥ uditam indum iva

6. He saw a jewel almost directly in front of him, within arm's reach, just as a sage standing on the rising peak of Mount Meru would see the moon as it rises.

Words meanings summery:

• मणिम् (maṇim) - jewel, gem

• अग्रे (agre) - in front, before, at the top

• स्थितप्रायम् (sthitaprāyam) - almost situated, nearly present

• हस्तप्राप्यम् (hastaprāpyam) - hand-reachable, within reach

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

• सः (saḥ) - he

• मेरौ (merau) - on Mount Meru

• उदयशृङ्गस्थः (udayaśṛṅgasthaḥ) - standing on the rising peak

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic

• इन्दुम् (indum) - moon

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उदितम् (uditam) - risen, emerged

Words meanings and morphology

मणिम् (maṇim) - jewel, gem

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of maṇi

maṇi - gem, jewel, pearl

अग्रे (agre) - in front, before, at the top

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb here, meaning 'in front'. It is the locative singular of agra, which is often used adverbially.

स्थितप्रायम् (sthitaprāyam) - almost situated, nearly present

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sthitaprāya

sthitaprāya - almost situated, nearly present, as if standing

Karmaṇi tatpuruṣa compound or descriptive. 'prāya' here means 'almost', 'like'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sthita+prāya)

• sthita – situated, standing, present, firm
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of √sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• prāya – almost, nearly, like, resembling, abundance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'maṇim'.

हस्तप्राप्यम् (hastaprāpyam) - hand-reachable, within reach

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hastaprāpya

hastaprāpya - reachable by hand, within reach

Gerundive

Compound: hasta (hand) + prāpya (to be reached). Gerundive of pra-√āp.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hasta+prāpya)

• hasta – hand, arm
  noun (masculine)
• prāpya – to be reached, attainable, obtainable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Gerundive of pra-√āp
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'maṇim'.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

Perfect active 3rd person singular of √dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the subject who saw the jewel.

मेरौ (merau) - on Mount Meru

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of meru

meru - Mount Meru (mythical golden mountain), spine

उदयशृङ्गस्थः (udayaśṛṅgasthaḥ) - standing on the rising peak

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udayaśṛṅgastha

udayaśṛṅgastha - standing on the rising peak (of a mountain)

Tatpuruṣa compound: udaya (rising) + śṛṅga (peak) + stha (standing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (udaya+śṛṅga+stha)

• udaya – rising, ascent, dawn, origin
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from ud-√i
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)
• śṛṅga – peak, horn, summit
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/suffix
  Derived from √sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'muniḥ'.

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, inspired one

Note: The subject of the simile's second clause.

इन्दुम् (indum) - moon

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of indu

indu - moon, drop, Soma

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

उदितम् (uditam) - risen, emerged

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of udita

udita - risen, ascended, appeared, spoken

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of ud-√i

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'indum'.