योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-118, verse-31

सा नूनं मम कान्ता दृष्ट्वा सुस्निग्धघनतमःश्यामम् ।
गगन च शून्यगहनं प्रलपति भुवि पतति विस्खलति ॥ ३१ ॥

sā nūnaṃ mama kāntā dṛṣṭvā susnigdhaghanatamaḥśyāmam ,
gagana ca śūnyagahanaṃ pralapati bhuvi patati viskhalati 31

31. sā nūnam mama kāntā dṛṣṭvā susnigdhadhanatamaḥśyāmam
gaganam ca śūnyagahanam pralapati bhuvi patati viskhalati

31. nūnam mama kāntā susnigdhadhanatamaḥśyāmam ca śūnyagahanam gaganam dṛṣṭvā bhuvi pralapati patati viskhalati.

31. Surely, having seen the sky—very smooth, dense, dark, and blackish, and also empty and profound—my beloved laments, falls to the ground, and stumbles.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - she

• नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, indeed, certainly

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• कान्ता (kāntā) - beloved, mistress, wife

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• सुस्निग्धधनतमःश्यामम् (susnigdhadhanatamaḥśyāmam) - very smooth, dense, dark, and blackish

• गगनम् (gaganam) - sky, heaven

• च (ca) - and

• शून्यगहनम् (śūnyagahanam) - empty and profound

• प्रलपति (pralapati) - she laments, she cries out

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground, on the earth

• पतति (patati) - she falls

• विस्खलति (viskhalati) - she stumbles, she falters

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, this

Note: Nominative singular feminine, referring to 'my beloved'.

नूनम् (nūnam) - surely, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

कान्ता (kāntā) - beloved, mistress, wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kāntā

kāntā - beloved woman, charming woman, wife

Note: Subject of the verbs, in apposition to sā.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) form of √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सुस्निग्धधनतमःश्यामम् (susnigdhadhanatamaḥśyāmam) - very smooth, dense, dark, and blackish

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of susnigdhadhanatamaḥśyāma

susnigdhadhanatamaḥśyāma - very smooth, dense, and dark black

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+snigdha+ghana+tamas+śyāma)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• snigdha – smooth, glossy, tender, affectionate
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of √snih (to be sticky, affectionate)
  Root: snih (class 4)
• ghana – dense, thick, solid, dark
  adjective (masculine)
• tamas – darkness
  noun (neuter)
• śyāma – dark, blackish, dark-blue
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with gaganam.

गगनम् (gaganam) - sky, heaven

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, heaven, atmosphere

Note: Object of the absolutive 'dṛṣṭvā'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the descriptions of the sky.

शून्यगहनम् (śūnyagahanam) - empty and profound

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śūnyagahana

śūnyagahana - empty and profound/deep

Compound type : dvandva (śūnya+gahana)

• śūnya – empty, void, deserted
  adjective (masculine)
• gahana – deep, profound, dense, impenetrable
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with gaganam.

प्रलपति (pralapati) - she laments, she cries out

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: lap (class 1)

Note: Verb describing the action of 'kāntā'.

भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, land

पतति (patati) - she falls

(verb)

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

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Verb describing the action of 'kāntā'.

विस्खलति (viskhalati) - she stumbles, she falters

(verb)

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

Prefix: vi

Root: skhal (class 1)

Note: Verb describing the action of 'kāntā'.