योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-203, verse-10

दिग्वधूभिर्बृहच्छृङ्गपाणिभिर्मुकुरेष्विव ।
धृतेषु तापभिन्नेषु महाभ्रेषु निरम्बुषु ॥ १० ॥

digvadhūbhirbṛhacchṛṅgapāṇibhirmukureṣviva ,
dhṛteṣu tāpabhinneṣu mahābhreṣu nirambuṣu 10

10. dik-vadhūbhiḥ bṛhat-śṛṅga-pāṇibhiḥ mukureṣu iva |
dhṛteṣu tāpa-bhinneṣu mahā-abhreṣu nira-ambuşu ||

10. dik-vadhūbhiḥ bṛhat-śṛṅga-pāṇibhiḥ mahā-abhreṣu
tāpa-bhinneṣu nira-ambuşu mukureṣu iva dhṛteṣu

10. By the wives of the directions, whose hands are like great mountain peaks, the great clouds—split by intense heat and waterless—are held as if reflected in mirrors.

Words meanings summery:

• दिक्-वधूभिः (dik-vadhūbhiḥ) - by the personified wives of the cardinal directions (by the wives of the directions)

• बृहत्-शृङ्ग-पाणिभिः (bṛhat-śṛṅga-pāṇibhiḥ) - by the wives of the directions whose hands are like great mountain peaks (a metaphorical description) (by those whose hands are great mountain peaks)

• मुकुरेषु (mukureṣu) - in mirrors (referring to reflections) (in mirrors)

• इव (iva) - as if, like (like, as if)

• धृतेषु (dhṛteṣu) - (the clouds) are held / appear as if held (in those which are held)

• ताप-भिन्नेषु (tāpa-bhinneṣu) - (in the clouds) split by intense heat (in those split/broken by heat)

• महा-अभ्रेषु (mahā-abhreṣu) - in the great clouds

• निर-अम्बुşउ (nira-ambuşu) - (in the clouds) devoid of water (in the waterless ones, in those without water)

Words meanings and morphology

दिक्-वधूभिः (dik-vadhūbhiḥ) - by the personified wives of the cardinal directions (by the wives of the directions)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of dik-vadhū

dik-vadhū - wife of a direction, personified direction

Tatpurusha compound: dik (direction) + vadhū (wife)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dik+vadhū)

• dik – direction, quarter of the sky
  noun (feminine)
• vadhū – wife, bride, young woman
  noun (feminine)

बृहत्-शृङ्ग-पाणिभिः (bṛhat-śṛṅga-pāṇibhiḥ) - by the wives of the directions whose hands are like great mountain peaks (a metaphorical description) (by those whose hands are great mountain peaks)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of bṛhat-śṛṅga-pāṇi

bṛhat-śṛṅga-pāṇi - one whose hands are great mountain peaks

Bahuvrihi compound: bṛhat (great) + śṛṅga (horn/peak) + pāṇi (hand)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bṛhat+śṛṅga+pāṇi)

• bṛhat – great, large, vast
  adjective
• śṛṅga – horn, peak, summit of a mountain
  noun (neuter)
• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'dik-vadhūbhiḥ'.

मुकुरेषु (mukureṣu) - in mirrors (referring to reflections) (in mirrors)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of mukura

mukura - mirror

इव (iva) - as if, like (like, as if)

(indeclinable)

धृतेषु (dhṛteṣu) - (the clouds) are held / appear as if held (in those which are held)

(participle)

Locative, masculine, plural of dhṛta

dhṛta - held, borne, supported, maintained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root dhṛ (to hold, bear)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mahā-abhreṣu'.

ताप-भिन्नेषु (tāpa-bhinneṣu) - (in the clouds) split by intense heat (in those split/broken by heat)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of tāpa-bhinna

tāpa-bhinna - broken/split by heat

Past Passive Participle (for bhinna)

Tatpurusha compound: tāpa (heat) + bhinna (split, broken)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tāpa+bhinna)

• tāpa – heat, warmth, pain, suffering
  noun (masculine)
• bhinna – split, broken, separate, different
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root bhid (to split, break)
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'mahā-abhreṣu'.

महा-अभ्रेषु (mahā-abhreṣu) - in the great clouds

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of mahā-abhra

mahā-abhra - great cloud

Karma-dhāraya compound: mahā (great) + abhra (cloud)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+abhra)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)

निर-अम्बुşउ (nira-ambuşu) - (in the clouds) devoid of water (in the waterless ones, in those without water)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of nira-ambu

nira-ambu - waterless, devoid of water

Avyayibhava/Bahuvrihi compound: niras (without) + ambu (water)

Compound type : avyayibhava (niras+ambu)

• niras – without, out of, negative prefix
  indeclinable
• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'mahā-abhreṣu'.