योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-67, verse-13

वदत्येवं मयि वचः सोवाच वरवर्णिनी ।
विस्मयाकुलमालोक्य शिलामलिविलोचना ॥ १३ ॥

vadatyevaṃ mayi vacaḥ sovāca varavarṇinī ,
vismayākulamālokya śilāmalivilocanā 13

13. vadati evam mayi vacaḥ saḥ uvāca varavarṇinī
vismayākulam ālokya śilām alivilocanā

13. mayi evam vacaḥ vadati varavarṇinī
alivilocanā śilām vismayākulam ālokya uvāca

13. As I was speaking these words, that beautiful woman, whose eyes were like bees, looked at the stone with utter astonishment and then spoke.

Words meanings summery:

• वदति (vadati) - While I was speaking (speaks, says)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way (referring to the preceding words/discussion) (thus, in this manner, so)

• मयि (mayi) - while I was (speaking) (in me, on me, regarding me)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - these words (that I was speaking) (word, speech)

• सः (saḥ) - that (feminine, referring to varavarṇinī) (he, that)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• वरवर्णिनी (varavarṇinī) - The specific beautiful woman being described. (beautiful woman, woman of excellent complexion)

• विस्मयाकुलम् (vismayākulam) - with utter astonishment (agitated with astonishment, filled with wonder)

• आलोक्य (ālokya) - having looked at (the stone) (having seen, having looked)

• शिलाम् (śilām) - the stone (that was the object of observation) (stone, rock)

• अलिविलोचना (alivilocanā) - The beautiful woman (varavarṇinī) who has bee-like eyes. (bee-eyed (having beautiful dark eyes))

Words meanings and morphology

वदति (vadati) - While I was speaking (speaks, says)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vad

Present tense

Root verb vad in present tense, 3rd person singular. Used in a locative absolute construction.

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Appears in a locative absolute construction with mayi (locative of aham).

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way (referring to the preceding words/discussion) (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

मयि (mayi) - while I was (speaking) (in me, on me, regarding me)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Forms a locative absolute construction with vadati.

वचः (vacaḥ) - these words (that I was speaking) (word, speech)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Here, likely accusative, object of 'vadati' implied.

सः (saḥ) - that (feminine, referring to varavarṇinī) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Although grammatically masculine, it refers to the feminine 'varavarṇinī' through common poetic usage where the explicit noun clarifies gender, or by being the un-sandhied part of 'sovāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Perfect tense, 3rd person singular of vac.

वरवर्णिनी (varavarṇinī) - The specific beautiful woman being described. (beautiful woman, woman of excellent complexion)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of varavarṇinī

varavarṇinī - a woman of excellent complexion or class, a beautiful woman

From vara (excellent) and varṇinī (having color/complexion).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vara+varṇinī)

• vara – excellent, best, boon, choice
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• varṇinī – colored, painted, possessing color; a woman
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from varṇa (color, class) with feminine suffix inī.
  Root: varṇ (class 10)

Note: Subject of the verb uvāca.

विस्मयाकुलम् (vismayākulam) - with utter astonishment (agitated with astonishment, filled with wonder)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vismayākula

vismayākula - filled with astonishment, bewildered with wonder

Compound type : tatpurusha (vismaya+ākula)

• vismaya – astonishment, wonder, surprise
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: smi (class 1)
• ākula – agitated, confused, filled with, bewildered
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to describe the manner of looking.

आलोक्य (ālokya) - having looked at (the stone) (having seen, having looked)

(indeclinable)

gerund (absolutive)

Gerund formed from root lok with prefix ā and suffix -ya.

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 10)

Note: Absolutive/Gerund.

शिलाम् (śilām) - the stone (that was the object of observation) (stone, rock)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śilā

śilā - stone, rock, slab

Note: Object of ālokya.

अलिविलोचना (alivilocanā) - The beautiful woman (varavarṇinī) who has bee-like eyes. (bee-eyed (having beautiful dark eyes))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of alivilocana

alivilocana - bee-eyed, having eyes like bees (dark, beautiful)

Formed from ali (bee) and vilocana (eye).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ali+vilocana)

• ali – bee
  noun (masculine)
• vilocana – eye, seeing
  noun (neuter)
  From vi + locana.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: loc (class 10)

Note: Appears in apposition to varavarṇinī, describing her.