योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-75, verse-4

सूर्यं याम्ये ककुब्भागे सूर्यमग्निककुष्मुखे ।
सूर्यमैन्द्रककुब्भागे सूर्यमीशानदिङ्मुखे ॥ ४ ॥

sūryaṃ yāmye kakubbhāge sūryamagnikakuṣmukhe ,
sūryamaindrakakubbhāge sūryamīśānadiṅmukhe 4

4. sūryam yāmye kakubbhāge sūryam agnikakuṣmukhe
sūryam aindrakakubbhāge sūryam īśānadiṅmukhe

4. sūryam yāmye kakubbhāge sūryam agnikakuṣmukhe
sūryam aindrakakubbhāge sūryam īśānadiṅmukhe

4. (He saw) the sun in the southern quarter, the sun in the direction of the Agni (southeast) quarter, the sun in the region of the Indra (east) quarter, and the sun facing the Ishana (northeast) direction.

Words meanings summery:

• सूर्यम् (sūryam) - the celestial body, the sun (sun, solar deity)

• याम्ये (yāmye) - in the southern quarter (in the southern (direction), belonging to Yama)

• ककुब्भागे (kakubbhāge) - in the southern directional quarter (in the quarter's region, in the directional part)

• सूर्यम् (sūryam) - the celestial body, the sun (sun, solar deity)

• अग्निककुष्मुखे (agnikakuṣmukhe) - in the southeast direction (in the direction of the Agni quarter)

• सूर्यम् (sūryam) - the celestial body, the sun (sun, solar deity)

• ऐन्द्रककुब्भागे (aindrakakubbhāge) - in the eastern directional quarter (in the region of the Indra quarter)

• सूर्यम् (sūryam) - the celestial body, the sun (sun, solar deity)

• ईशानदिङ्मुखे (īśānadiṅmukhe) - in the northeast direction (in the direction of the Ishana quarter)

Words meanings and morphology

सूर्यम् (sūryam) - the celestial body, the sun (sun, solar deity)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, solar deity, the number twelve

याम्ये (yāmye) - in the southern quarter (in the southern (direction), belonging to Yama)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of yāmya

yāmya - southern, relating to Yama, fit for Yama

Derived from Yama (god of south) + affix -ya

Note: agrees with implicit kakubh or bhāga

ककुब्भागे (kakubbhāge) - in the southern directional quarter (in the quarter's region, in the directional part)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kakubbhāga

kakubbhāga - directional quarter, region

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kakubh+bhāga)

• kakubh – direction, quarter, region
  noun (feminine)
• bhāga – part, share, region, portion
  noun (masculine)

सूर्यम् (sūryam) - the celestial body, the sun (sun, solar deity)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, solar deity, the number twelve

अग्निककुष्मुखे (agnikakuṣmukhe) - in the southeast direction (in the direction of the Agni quarter)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of agnikakuṣmukha

agnikakuṣmukha - direction of the Agni quarter (southeast)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agni+kakubh+mukha)

• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• kakubh – direction, quarter
  noun (feminine)
• mukha – face, mouth, direction, front
  noun (neuter)

सूर्यम् (sūryam) - the celestial body, the sun (sun, solar deity)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, solar deity, the number twelve

ऐन्द्रककुब्भागे (aindrakakubbhāge) - in the eastern directional quarter (in the region of the Indra quarter)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of aindrakakubbhāga

aindrakakubbhāga - region of the Indra quarter (east)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aindra+kakubh+bhāga)

• aindra – relating to Indra, eastern
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from Indra + aṇ pratyaya
• kakubh – direction, quarter
  noun (feminine)
• bhāga – part, share, region
  noun (masculine)

सूर्यम् (sūryam) - the celestial body, the sun (sun, solar deity)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, solar deity, the number twelve

ईशानदिङ्मुखे (īśānadiṅmukhe) - in the northeast direction (in the direction of the Ishana quarter)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of īśānadiṅmukha

īśānadiṅmukha - direction of the Ishana quarter (northeast)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (īśāna+diś+mukha)

• īśāna – ruling, master, a name of Shiva, the northeast direction
  noun (masculine)
• diś – direction, quarter of the sky
  noun (feminine)
• mukha – face, mouth, direction, front
  noun (neuter)

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