योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-108, verse-8

निवर्तते यतोऽशक्त्या वचनं गुणवर्णनात् ।
कवीनामचलाकारा भवेद्भा भूधरो यथा ॥ ८ ॥

nivartate yato'śaktyā vacanaṃ guṇavarṇanāt ,
kavīnāmacalākārā bhavedbhā bhūdharo yathā 8

8. nivartate yataḥ aśaktyā vacanam guṇavarṇanāt
kavīnām acalākārā bhavet bhā bhūdharaḥ yathā

8. yataḥ guṇavarṇanāt kavīnām vacanam aśaktyā
nivartate bhā bhūdharaḥ yathā acalākārā bhavet

8. From whom the words of poets turn back due to their inability to describe his virtues; his splendor (bhā) would be like an unmoving form, like a mountain (bhūdhara).

Words meanings summery:

• निवर्तते (nivartate) - turns back, retreats, ceases

• यतः (yataḥ) - referring to the subject (king) from whom qualities are described (from whom, from which, whence)

• अशक्त्या (aśaktyā) - due to inability, with incapacity

• वचनम् (vacanam) - the words used by poets (speech, word, statement)

• गुणवर्णनात् (guṇavarṇanāt) - from the description of qualities, from describing virtues

• कवीनाम् (kavīnām) - of poets

• अचलाकारा (acalākārā) - of unmoving form, mountain-like, firm

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, may be, should be

• भा (bhā) - splendor, light, radiance

• भूधरः (bhūdharaḥ) - mountain (earth-bearer), king

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

Words meanings and morphology

निवर्तते (nivartate) - turns back, retreats, ceases

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Present Middle

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice, with upasarga ni

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

यतः (yataḥ) - referring to the subject (king) from whom qualities are described (from whom, from which, whence)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

अशक्त्या (aśaktyā) - due to inability, with incapacity

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of aśakti

aśakti - inability, incapacity, weakness

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śakti)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• śakti – power, ability, energy, strength
  noun (feminine)

वचनम् (vacanam) - the words used by poets (speech, word, statement)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, statement, saying

Verbal Noun

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

गुणवर्णनात् (guṇavarṇanāt) - from the description of qualities, from describing virtues

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of guṇavarṇana

guṇavarṇana - description of qualities, praise of virtues

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (guṇa+varṇana)

• guṇa – quality, virtue, excellence
  noun (masculine)
• varṇana – description, narration, praise
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal Noun
  Derived from root varṇ (to describe)
  Root: varṇ (class 10)

कवीनाम् (kavīnām) - of poets

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kavi

kavi - poet, sage, seer, wise man

अचलाकारा (acalākārā) - of unmoving form, mountain-like, firm

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of acalākāra

acalākāra - of unmoving form, having a mountain-like shape, firm, stable

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (acala+ākāra)

• acala – immovable, mountain
  adjective (masculine)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)

भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, may be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Optative Active

3rd person singular, optative mood, active voice

Root: bhū (class 1)

भा (bhā) - splendor, light, radiance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhā

bhā - light, splendor, radiance, luster

Root: bhā (class 2)

भूधरः (bhūdharaḥ) - mountain (earth-bearer), king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūdhara

bhūdhara - mountain (literally 'earth-bearer'), king

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (bhū+dhara)

• bhū – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• dhara – bearing, holding, supporting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun derived from root dhṛ (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)