योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-145, verse-13

हिमवच्छुभ्रशृङ्गाणि सौधानि शिशिराण्यलम् ।
सुधावधौतभित्तीनि कृतानीन्दुतलैरिव ॥ १३ ॥

himavacchubhraśṛṅgāṇi saudhāni śiśirāṇyalam ,
sudhāvadhautabhittīni kṛtānīndutalairiva 13

13. himavat śubhraśṛṅgāṇi saudhāni śiśirāṇi alam
sudhāvadhautabhittīni kṛtāni indutalaiḥ iva

13. saudhāni himavat śubhraśṛṅgāṇi alam śiśirāṇi
sudhāvadhautabhittīni indutalaiḥ iva kṛtāni

13. The palaces were exceedingly cool, with white peaks resembling snowy mountains, their walls plastered and whitewashed as if fashioned by the very moonlight.

Words meanings summery:

• हिमवत् (himavat) - snowy, like the Himalayas

• शुभ्रशृङ्गाणि (śubhraśṛṅgāṇi) - white peaks

• सौधानि (saudhāni) - palaces, mansions

• शिशिराणि (śiśirāṇi) - cool, cold

• अलम् (alam) - exceedingly, very, sufficiently

• सुधावधौतभित्तीनि (sudhāvadhautabhittīni) - having walls whitewashed with plaster

• कृतानि (kṛtāni) - made, fashioned

• इन्दुतलैः (indutalaiḥ) - by moonlight, by moonbeams

• इव (iva) - like, as if

Words meanings and morphology

हिमवत् (himavat) - snowy, like the Himalayas

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of himavat

himavat - having snow, snowy; resembling the Himālayas

Note: Adjective modifying 'saudhāni'

शुभ्रशृङ्गाणि (śubhraśṛṅgāṇi) - white peaks

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śubhraśṛṅga

śubhraśṛṅga - white peak

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śubhra+śṛṅga)

• śubhra – white, shining, pure
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• śṛṅga – peak, horn, summit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Noun in apposition to 'saudhāni', or an adjective modifying 'saudhāni'

सौधानि (saudhāni) - palaces, mansions

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of saudha

saudha - a palace, mansion, white-washed house

Note: Subject of the sentence (implied 'were')

शिशिराणि (śiśirāṇi) - cool, cold

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of śiśira

śiśira - cool, cold, dewy

Note: Adjective modifying 'saudhāni'

अलम् (alam) - exceedingly, very, sufficiently

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'śiśirāṇi'

सुधावधौतभित्तीनि (sudhāvadhautabhittīni) - having walls whitewashed with plaster

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sudhāvadhautabhitti

sudhāvadhautabhitti - having walls whitewashed with plaster

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sudhā+avadhauta+bhitti)

• sudhā – plaster, whitewash, lime; nectar
  noun (feminine)
• avadhauta – washed, cleansed, purified
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √dhā with upasarga ava-
  Prefix: ava
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• bhitti – wall, partition
  noun (feminine)

Note: Adjective modifying 'saudhāni'

कृतानि (kṛtāni) - made, fashioned

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Past passive participle used as an adjective modifying 'saudhāni'

इन्दुतलैः (indutalaiḥ) - by moonlight, by moonbeams

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of indutala

indutala - moonlight, surface of the moon

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indu+tala)

• indu – moon
  noun (masculine)
• tala – surface, level, flat; palm of hand, sole of foot
  noun (neuter)

Note: Instrumental case, indicating the agent of 'kṛtāni'

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

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