योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-134, verse-9

दन्तकान्तीन्दुविद्योतदुग्धस्नपितदिङ्मुखा ।
कृशातिदीर्घविस्तीर्णशरीरापूरिताम्बरा ॥ ९ ॥

dantakāntīnduvidyotadugdhasnapitadiṅmukhā ,
kṛśātidīrghavistīrṇaśarīrāpūritāmbarā 9

9. dantakāntīnduvidyotadugdhasnapitadiṅmukhā
kṛśātidīrghavistīrṇaśarīrāpūritāmbarā

9. dantakāntīnduvidyotadugdhasnapitadiṅmukhā
kṛśātidīrghavistīrṇaśarīrāpūritāmbarā

9. Her face, which encompasses all directions, is drenched in a milk-like radiance, illuminated by the moon-like luster of her teeth. Her body, thin, immensely long, and vast, completely fills the sky.

9. בברק שיניה הדומות לירח היא רחצה את כל קצוות התבל באור כחלב, וגופה הצנום, הארוך והרחב לאין שיעור מילא את כל הרקיע.

Words meanings summery:

• दन्तकान्तीन्दुविद्योतदुग्धस्नपितदिङ्मुखा (dantakāntīnduvidyotadugdhasnapitadiṅmukhā) - she whose faces of directions are bathed in milk-like illumination from the moon-like luster of her teeth

• कृशातिदीर्घविस्तीर्णशरीरापूरिताम्बरा (kṛśātidīrghavistīrṇaśarīrāpūritāmbarā) - she whose thin, extremely long, and vast body fills the sky

Words meanings and morphology

दन्तकान्तीन्दुविद्योतदुग्धस्नपितदिङ्मुखा (dantakāntīnduvidyotadugdhasnapitadiṅmukhā) - she whose faces of directions are bathed in milk-like illumination from the moon-like luster of her teeth

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dantakāntīnduvidyotadugdhasnapitadiṅmukhā

dantakāntīnduvidyotadugdhasnapitadiṅmukhā - she whose faces of directions are bathed in milk-like illumination from the moon-like luster of her teeth

Compound type : bahuvrihi (danta+kānti+indu+vidyota+dugdha+snapita+dik+mukha)

• danta – tooth, tusk
  noun (masculine)
• kānti – luster, beauty, radiance, charm
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• indu – moon, drop, spot
  noun (masculine)
• vidyota – illumination, brilliance, flash
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dyut (class 1)
• dugdha – milk, milky, milked
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'duh' (to milk), used as a noun 'milk'.
  Root: duh (class 2)
• snapita – bathed, drenched, purified
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'snā' (to bathe), causative form 'snapaya'.
  Root: snā (class 2)
• dik – direction, quarter, region
  noun (feminine)
• mukha – face, mouth, opening, front
  noun (neuter)

Note: A compound adjective describing the implied subject.

कृशातिदीर्घविस्तीर्णशरीरापूरिताम्बरा (kṛśātidīrghavistīrṇaśarīrāpūritāmbarā) - she whose thin, extremely long, and vast body fills the sky

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛśātidīrghavistīrṇaśarīrāpūritāmbara

kṛśātidīrghavistīrṇaśarīrāpūritāmbara - she whose thin, extremely long, and vast body fills the sky

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛśa+ati+dīrgha+vistīrṇa+śarīra+āpūrita+ambara)

• kṛśa – thin, slender, emaciated, weak
  adjective (masculine)
• ati – very, extremely, excessive
  indeclinable
• dīrgha – long, tall, deep
  adjective (masculine)
• vistīrṇa – vast, wide, extensive, spread out
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'stṛ' with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: stṛ (class 9)
• śarīra – body, physical form
  noun (neuter)
• āpūrita – filled, complete, fulfilled
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'pṛ' (to fill) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: pṛ (class 3)
• ambara – sky, atmosphere, garment, cloth
  noun (neuter)

Note: A compound adjective describing the implied subject.

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