योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-181, verse-39

तस्मिन्वने चिरमुवास हरार्धदेहा केनापि कारणवशेन चिराय गौरी ।
भूत्वा प्रसन्नशशिबिम्बमुखी कदम्बवागीश्वरी शशिकलेव शिवस्य मूर्ध्नि ॥ ३९ ॥

tasminvane ciramuvāsa harārdhadehā kenāpi kāraṇavaśena cirāya gaurī ,
bhūtvā prasannaśaśibimbamukhī kadambavāgīśvarī śaśikaleva śivasya mūrdhni 39

39. tasmin vane ciram uvāsa hara-ardha-dehā
kena api kāraṇa-vaśena cirāya gaurī
bhūtvā prasanna-śaśi-bimba-mukhī
kadamba-vāg-īśvarī śaśi-kalā iva śivasya mūrdhni

39. gaurī hara-ardha-dehā kena api
kāraṇa-vaśena cirāya tasmin vane uvāsa
prasanna-śaśi-bimba-mukhī kadamba-vāg-īśvarī
bhūtvā śivasya mūrdhni śaśi-kalā iva

39. Gauri, who forms half the body of Hara, resided in that forest for a long time due to some particular reason. She appeared as Kadamba-Vagishvari, with a serene face resembling the orb of the moon, just like the crescent moon on Shiva's head.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time

• उवास (uvāsa) - resided, lived

• हर-अर्ध-देहा (hara-ardha-dehā) - referring to Gauri as Parvati, who is united with Shiva (Hara) (having half the body of Hara)

• केन अपि (kena api) - due to some particular (reason) (by some, by any)

• अपि (api) - also, even, indeed; used to form indefinite pronouns

• कारण-वशेन (kāraṇa-vaśena) - due to some particular reason (by reason of, due to)

• चिराय (cirāya) - for a long time

• गौरी (gaurī) - Gauri (a name of Parvati)

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, being

• प्रसन्न-शशि-बिम्ब-मुखी (prasanna-śaśi-bimba-mukhī) - with a face like a clear moon-orb

• कदम्ब-वाग्-ईश्वरी (kadamba-vāg-īśvarī) - Kadamba-Vagishvari (a specific goddess name)

• शशि-कला (śaśi-kalā) - crescent moon, digit of the moon

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• शिवस्य (śivasya) - of Shiva

• मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative, means 'for a long time'.

उवास (uvāsa) - resided, lived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of uvāsa

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

From root √vas (to dwell), perfect form.

Root: vas (class 1)

हर-अर्ध-देहा (hara-ardha-dehā) - referring to Gauri as Parvati, who is united with Shiva (Hara) (having half the body of Hara)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hara-ardha-deha

hara-ardha-deha - one whose body is half of Hara (Shiva)

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (hara+ardha+deha)

• hara – Shiva, remover, bearer
  proper noun (masculine)
• ardha – half
  noun (neuter)
• deha – body
  noun (masculine)

केन अपि (kena api) - due to some particular (reason) (by some, by any)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Used with `api` to mean 'some' or 'any'.

अपि (api) - also, even, indeed; used to form indefinite pronouns

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms an indefinite pronoun with `kena`.

कारण-वशेन (kāraṇa-vaśena) - due to some particular reason (by reason of, due to)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāraṇa-vaśa

kāraṇa-vaśa - power of a cause, reason

Compound type : Tatpurusha (kāraṇa+vaśa)

• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vaśa – will, power, control
  noun (masculine)

चिराय (cirāya) - for a long time

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial dative, meaning 'for a long time'.

गौरी (gaurī) - Gauri (a name of Parvati)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gaurī

gaurī - Gauri (a name of Parvati), fair-complexioned woman

Note: The subject of the verb `uvāsa`.

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, being

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √bhū (to be, to become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates a preceding action: 'having become X, she did Y'.

प्रसन्न-शशि-बिम्ब-मुखी (prasanna-śaśi-bimba-mukhī) - with a face like a clear moon-orb

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prasanna-śaśi-bimba-mukha

prasanna-śaśi-bimba-mukha - whose face is like a clear orb of the moon

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (prasanna+śaśi+bimba+mukha)

• prasanna – clear, serene, gracious
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √sad with prefix pra (to be clear, pleased)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 1)
• śaśi – moon
  noun (masculine)
• bimba – orb, disk, reflection
  noun (neuter)
• mukha – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying Gauri, connected via `bhūtvā`.

कदम्ब-वाग्-ईश्वरी (kadamba-vāg-īśvarī) - Kadamba-Vagishvari (a specific goddess name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kadamba-vāg-īśvarī

kadamba-vāg-īśvarī - The Goddess of Speech (Vagishvari) associated with Kadamba.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (kadamba+vāc+īśvarī)

• kadamba – Kadamba tree
  noun (masculine)
• vāc – speech, voice
  noun (feminine)
• īśvarī – Goddess, mistress, female ruler
  noun (feminine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative after `bhūtvā`.

शशि-कला (śaśi-kalā) - crescent moon, digit of the moon

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śaśi-kalā

śaśi-kalā - digit of the moon, crescent moon

Compound type : Tatpurusha (śaśi+kalā)

• śaśi – moon
  noun (masculine)
• kalā – part, digit, crescent
  noun (feminine)

Note: Part of the simile 'like a crescent moon'.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

शिवस्य (śivasya) - of Shiva

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śiva

śiva - Shiva, auspicious

मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan

mūrdhan - head, top, summit