योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-75, verse-12

दृढहस्ततलाघातहतकन्दुकवन्नभः ।
अपश्यं गगनस्थोऽहमुदितं चण्डतेजसम् ॥ १२ ॥

dṛḍhahastatalāghātahatakandukavannabhaḥ ,
apaśyaṃ gaganastho'hamuditaṃ caṇḍatejasam 12

12. dṛḍhahastatalāghātahatakandukavat nabhaḥ
apaśyam gaganasthaḥ aham uditam caṇḍatejasam

12. aham gaganasthaḥ nabhaḥ dṛḍhahastatalāghātahatakandukavat
uditam caṇḍatejasam apaśyam

12. Standing in the sky, I saw the firmament, intensely radiant and risen, resembling a ball struck by the powerful impact of a palm.

Words meanings summery:

• दृढहस्ततलाघातहतकन्दुकवत् (dṛḍhahastatalāghātahatakandukavat) - like a ball struck by the impact of a firm palm

• नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere, firmament

• अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw, I beheld

• गगनस्थः (gaganasthaḥ) - standing in the sky, situated in the firmament

• अहम् (aham) - I

• उदितम् (uditam) - risen, ascended, appeared

• चण्डतेजसम् (caṇḍatejasam) - fierce-rayed, intensely brilliant

Words meanings and morphology

दृढहस्ततलाघातहतकन्दुकवत् (dṛḍhahastatalāghātahatakandukavat) - like a ball struck by the impact of a firm palm

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dṛḍhahastatalāghātahatakandukavat

dṛḍhahastatalāghātahatakandukavat - like a ball struck by the impact of a firm palm

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛḍha+hasta+tala+āghāta+hata+kanduka+vat)

• dṛḍha – firm, strong, hard
  adjective (masculine)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)
• tala – palm (of hand), sole (of foot), flat surface
  noun (neuter)
• āghāta – strike, blow, impact
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: han (class 2)
• hata – struck, hit, killed, destroyed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  root han (to strike, kill) + kta suffix
  Root: han (class 2)
• kanduka – ball
  noun (masculine)
• vat – like, as if, having
  suffix
  suffix forming adjectives/adverbs of comparison

नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere, firmament

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, firmament, ether

अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw, I beheld

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

गगनस्थः (gaganasthaḥ) - standing in the sky, situated in the firmament

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gaganastha

gaganastha - standing in the sky, aerial

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gagana+stha)

• gagana – sky, firmament, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, residing
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

उदितम् (uditam) - risen, ascended, appeared

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of udita

udita - risen, appeared, spoken

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root īr (to move, rise) with prefix ud- and kta suffix; or from root vad (to speak) with prefix ud- and kta suffix. Here, 'risen'.

Prefix: ud

Root: īr (class 2)

चण्डतेजसम् (caṇḍatejasam) - fierce-rayed, intensely brilliant

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of caṇḍatejas

caṇḍatejas - fierce-rayed, having fierce brilliance/energy

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (caṇḍa+tejas)

• caṇḍa – fierce, violent, passionate
  adjective (masculine)
• tejas – radiance, brilliance, energy, fiery spirit
  noun (neuter)