योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-117, verse-37

शुक्लपक्षस्थितो व्योम्नि कुमुदाकरभासकः ।
आह्लादयति चेतांसि हंसश्चन्द्र इवोत्थितः ॥ ३७ ॥

śuklapakṣasthito vyomni kumudākarabhāsakaḥ ,
āhlādayati cetāṃsi haṃsaścandra ivotthitaḥ 37

37. śuklapakṣasthitaḥ vyomni kumudākarabhāsakaḥ
āhlādayati cetāṃsi haṃsaḥ candraḥ iva utthitaḥ

37. haṃsaḥ utthitaḥ cetāṃsi āhlādayati candraḥ iva
(yaḥ) śuklapakṣasthitaḥ vyomni kumudākarabhāsakaḥ

37. A swan, having risen, delights the minds, just like the moon (candra) that is positioned in the sky during the bright fortnight and illuminates the lotus ponds.

Words meanings summery:

• शुक्लपक्षस्थितः (śuklapakṣasthitaḥ) - positioned in the bright fortnight (referring to the moon) (situated in the bright fortnight)

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in the atmosphere, in space

• कुमुदाकरभासकः (kumudākarabhāsakaḥ) - illuminating the lotus ponds (referring to the moon) (illuminating the multitude of white water lilies, brightening lotus ponds)

• आह्लादयति (āhlādayati) - delights, gladdens, causes to rejoice

• चेतांसि (cetāṁsi) - minds, hearts, thoughts

• हंसः (haṁsaḥ) - swan, goose

• चन्द्रः (candraḥ) - moon

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - risen (describing both the swan and the moon in the simile) (risen, ascended, stood up, emerged)

Words meanings and morphology

शुक्लपक्षस्थितः (śuklapakṣasthitaḥ) - positioned in the bright fortnight (referring to the moon) (situated in the bright fortnight)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuklapakṣasthita

śuklapakṣasthita - situated in the bright fortnight

Past Passive Participle

Compound formed from 'śuklapakṣa' (bright fortnight) and 'sthita' (situated), which is the PPP of root 'sthā'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śuklapakṣa+sthita)

• śuklapakṣa – bright fortnight, light half of a lunar month
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'śukla' (bright) and 'pakṣa' (fortnight).
• sthita – situated, standing, placed, present
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'sthā'.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the moon (candraḥ) in the simile.

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in the atmosphere, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space

कुमुदाकरभासकः (kumudākarabhāsakaḥ) - illuminating the lotus ponds (referring to the moon) (illuminating the multitude of white water lilies, brightening lotus ponds)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kumudākarabhāsaka

kumudākarabhāsaka - illuminator of lotus ponds

Agent noun from root 'bhās' (to shine) with suffix 'aka', compounded with 'kumudākara'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kumudākara+bhāsaka)

• kumudākara – multitude of kumudas, lotus pond (a place where kumudas grow)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'kumuda' (white water lily) and 'ākara' (mine, collection, multitude).
• bhāsaka – illuminating, shining, causing to shine
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun / Adjective
  Derived from root 'bhās' with suffix 'aka'.
  Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Refers to the moon (candraḥ) in the simile.

आह्लादयति (āhlādayati) - delights, gladdens, causes to rejoice

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of hlād

Causative

Root 'hlād' (class 1A/P), causative form. The 'ā' is an upasarga.

Prefix: ā

Root: hlād (class 1)

चेतांसि (cetāṁsi) - minds, hearts, thoughts

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of cetas

cetas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

Root: cit (class 1)

हंसः (haṁsaḥ) - swan, goose

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of haṃsa

haṁsa - swan, goose, a mythical bird

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'āhlādayati' along with 'candraḥ' by simile.

चन्द्रः (candraḥ) - moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of candra

candra - moon, bright, shining

Root: cand (class 1)

Note: Used as a simile for the swan.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison.

उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - risen (describing both the swan and the moon in the simile) (risen, ascended, stood up, emerged)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utthita

utthita - risen, ascended, emerged, stood up

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'ud' (up).

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'haṃsaḥ' and 'candraḥ'.