योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-115, verse-46

तावद्विभाति गगने परिपूर्णचन्द्रो यावद्वधूवदनमेति न सद्म बाह्यम् ।
अभ्युद्गतेऽङ्गणनभस्यबलाननेन्दाविन्दोः सिताभ्रशकलस्य च को विशेषः ॥ ४६ ॥

tāvadvibhāti gagane paripūrṇacandro yāvadvadhūvadanameti na sadma bāhyam ,
abhyudgate'ṅgaṇanabhasyabalānanendāvindoḥ sitābhraśakalasya ca ko viśeṣaḥ 46

46. tāvat vibhāti gagane paripūrṇacandraḥ
yāvat vadhūvadanam eti na sadma bāhyam
abhyudgate aṅgaṇanabhasi abalānanendau
indoḥ sitābhraśakalasya ca kaḥ viśeṣaḥ

46. paripūrṇacandraḥ gagane tāvat vibhāti yāvat vadhūvadanam bāhyam sadma na eti.
abalānanendau aṅgaṇanabhasi abhyudgate,
indoḥ ca sitābhraśakalasya kaḥ viśeṣaḥ?

46. The full moon shines in the sky only until the bride's face comes out of the house. Once the moon-like face of the woman has risen in the sky of the courtyard, what distinction is there between the moon and a mere fragment of white cloud?

Words meanings summery:

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, thus long, until then

• विभाति (vibhāti) - shines, appears brightly

• गगने (gagane) - in the sky, in space

• परिपूर्णचन्द्रः (paripūrṇacandraḥ) - the full moon

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until

• वधूवदनम् (vadhūvadanam) - the bride's face

• एति (eti) - comes, goes

• न (na) - not, no

• सद्म (sadma) - house, dwelling, abode

• बाह्यम् (bāhyam) - outside, external

• अभ्युद्गते (abhyudgate) - when risen, when appeared

• अङ्गणनभसि (aṅgaṇanabhasi) - in the courtyard-sky

• अबलाननेन्दौ (abalānanendau) - in the moon-like face of the woman

• इन्दोः (indoḥ) - of the moon

• सिताभ्रशकलस्य (sitābhraśakalasya) - of a piece of white cloud

• च (ca) - and, also

• कः (kaḥ) - what, who

• विशेषः (viśeṣaḥ) - difference, distinction

Words meanings and morphology

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, thus long, until then

(indeclinable)

विभाति (vibhāti) - shines, appears brightly

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhā

Present Active

root `bhā`, class 2, 3rd person singular, active voice, present tense. With upasarga vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: bhā (class 2)

गगने (gagane) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, atmosphere, space

परिपूर्णचन्द्रः (paripūrṇacandraḥ) - the full moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paripūrṇacandra

paripūrṇacandra - full moon

Compound: paripūrṇa (completely full) + candra (moon).

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (paripūrṇa+candra)

• paripūrṇa – completely full, perfect
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root pṛ (to fill) with upasargas pari-.
  Prefix: pari
  Root: pṛ (class 3)
• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'vibhāti'.

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until

(indeclinable)

वधूवदनम् (vadhūvadanam) - the bride's face

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vadhūvadana

vadhūvadana - face of the bride

Compound: vadhū (bride) + vadana (face).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vadhū+vadana)

• vadhū – bride, young woman
  noun (feminine)
• vadana – face, mouth, countenance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of 'eti'.

एति (eti) - comes, goes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of i

Present Active

root `i`, class 2, 3rd person singular, active voice, present tense.

Root: i (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सद्म (sadma) - house, dwelling, abode

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sadman

sadman - house, dwelling, abode

Note: Object of 'eti' (goes to).

बाह्यम् (bāhyam) - outside, external

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bāhya

bāhya - external, outside, foreign

From bahis (outside) + -ya.

Note: Qualifies 'sadma'.

अभ्युद्गते (abhyudgate) - when risen, when appeared

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of abhyudgata

abhyudgata - risen, appeared, ascended

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go) with upasargas abhi-ud-.

Prefixes: abhi+ud

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction, referring to the 'moon-face'.

अङ्गणनभसि (aṅgaṇanabhasi) - in the courtyard-sky

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of aṅgaṇanabhas

aṅgaṇanabhas - sky of the courtyard

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (aṅgaṇa+nabhas)

• aṅgaṇa – courtyard, open space
  noun (neuter)
• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, cloud
  noun (neuter)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction.

अबलाननेन्दौ (abalānanendau) - in the moon-like face of the woman

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of abalānanendu

abalānanendu - the moon which is the face of a woman

Compound: abalā (woman) + ānana (face) + indu (moon). A Tatpuruṣa followed by a Karmadhāraya.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa/Karmadhāraya (abalā+ānana+indu)

• abalā – woman (literally 'not strong')
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: a
• ānana – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā
• indu – moon
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction. Refers to the woman's face which is like the moon.

इन्दोः (indoḥ) - of the moon

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of indu

indu - moon, drop, spot

सिताभ्रशकलस्य (sitābhraśakalasya) - of a piece of white cloud

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sitābhraśakala

sitābhraśakala - a piece of white cloud

Compound: sita (white) + abhra (cloud) + śakala (piece).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (sita+abhra+śakala)

• sita – white, bright, bound
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root śī (to bind) or śvit (to be white). Here, 'white'.
  Root: śvit (class 1)
• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)
• śakala – piece, fragment, splinter
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कः (kaḥ) - what, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

विशेषः (viśeṣaḥ) - difference, distinction

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśeṣa

viśeṣa - difference, distinction, particularity