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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-66, verse-21

भुवनं बोधयन्ती द्यौश्चन्द्रार्ककरचामरैः ।
स्थिताकाशांशुकाकल्पतारकोत्करशेखरा ॥ २१ ॥
bhuvanaṃ bodhayantī dyauścandrārkakaracāmaraiḥ ,
sthitākāśāṃśukākalpatārakotkaraśekharā 21
21. bhuvanaṃ bodhayantī dyauḥ candrārkakaracāmaraiḥ
sthitākāśāṃśukākalpatārakotkaraśekharā
21. dyauḥ bhuvanaṃ bodhayantī candrārkakaracāmaraiḥ
sthitākāśāṃśukākalpatārakotkaraśekharā
21. The sky, illuminating the world with the moon's and sun's rays as whisk-like fans, appears with a multitude of stars as its crest-jewels and ornaments upon the garment of the stable (ākāśa) space.

Words meanings summery:

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  • भुवनं (bhuvanaṁ) - the world, the earth, existence
  • बोधयन्ती (bodhayantī) - enlightening, awakening, causing to know
  • द्यौः (dyauḥ) - the sky, heaven, luminosity
  • चन्द्रार्ककरचामरैः (candrārkakaracāmaraiḥ) - with flywhisks that are the rays of the moon and sun
  • स्थिताकाशांशुकाकल्पतारकोत्करशेखरा (sthitākāśāṁśukākalpatārakotkaraśekharā) - adorned with multitudes of stars as crest-jewels and ornaments upon the garment of the stable space

Words meanings and morphology

भुवनं (bhuvanaṁ) - the world, the earth, existence
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bhuvana
bhuvana - world, being, existence, place, creature
From root √bhū (to be, exist).
Root: √bhū (class 1)
बोधयन्ती (bodhayantī) - enlightening, awakening, causing to know
(participle)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bodhayantī
bodhayat - enlightening, awakening, causing to know
Present Active Participle (Causative)
From causative stem of √budh (to know, perceive), i.e., bodhaya.
Root: √budh (class 1)
द्यौः (dyauḥ) - the sky, heaven, luminosity
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dyu
dyu - sky, heaven, day, light
Irregular noun stem.
चन्द्रार्ककरचामरैः (candrārkakaracāmaraiḥ) - with flywhisks that are the rays of the moon and sun
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of candrārkakaracāmara
candrārkakaracāmara - flywhisk made of moon and sun rays
Compound type : karmadhāraya or rūpaka compound (rays are flywhisks) nested within a dvandva and tatpuruṣa (candra+arka+kara+cāmara)
  • candra – moon
    noun (masculine)
  • arka – sun, ray
    noun (masculine)
  • kara – hand, ray, tax
    noun (masculine)
  • cāmara – flywhisk, yak's tail (used as a fan)
    noun (masculine)
Note: The sun and moon rays serve as whisk-like fans.
स्थिताकाशांशुकाकल्पतारकोत्करशेखरा (sthitākāśāṁśukākalpatārakotkaraśekharā) - adorned with multitudes of stars as crest-jewels and ornaments upon the garment of the stable space
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sthitākāśāṃśukākalpatārakotkaraśekhara
sthitākāśāṁśukākalpatārakotkaraśekhara - having stars as ornaments and crest-jewels on the garment of the stable sky
Very long descriptive Bahuvrīhi compound.
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sthita+ākāśa+aṃśuka+ākalpa+tāraka+utkara+śekhara)
  • sthita – fixed, stable, situated, standing
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root √sthā (to stand)
    Root: √sthā (class 1)
  • ākāśa – sky, ether, space
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: ā
  • aṃśuka – garment, fine cloth
    noun (neuter)
  • ākalpa – ornament, decoration
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: ā
  • tāraka – star
    noun (masculine)
  • utkara – multitude, heap, collection
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: ut
  • śekhara – crest, crown, diadem, peak
    noun (masculine)
Note: Adjective describing dyauḥ.