योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-80, verse-40

एकस्तावदसौ मध्ये रुद्रः कृष्णाम्बराकृतिः ।
निराधारः स्थितो व्योम्नि निस्पन्दामोदबिम्बवत् ॥ ४० ॥

ekastāvadasau madhye rudraḥ kṛṣṇāmbarākṛtiḥ ,
nirādhāraḥ sthito vyomni nispandāmodabimbavat 40

40. ekaḥ tāvat asau madhye rudraḥ kṛṣṇāmbarākṛtiḥ
nirādhāraḥ sthitaḥ vyomni nispandāmodabimbavat

40. tāvat ekaḥ asau rudraḥ kṛṣṇāmbarākṛtiḥ madhye
vyomni nirādhāraḥ nispandāmodabimbavat sthitaḥ

40. First, that one in the middle is Rudra, whose form is like the dark sky, remaining unsupported in space, like a motionless, fragrant orb.

Words meanings summery:

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single

• तावत् (tāvat) - firstly, to begin with (so much, so many, for so long, indeed)

• असौ (asau) - that one, he, she, it

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, in the midst, centrally

• रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra (a deity, an aspect of Shiva)

• कृष्णाम्बराकृतिः (kṛṣṇāmbarākṛtiḥ) - having the form of dark space/sky

• निराधारः (nirādhāraḥ) - unsupported, without a base, independent

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, remaining, existing

• व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space

• निस्पन्दामोदबिम्बवत् (nispandāmodabimbavat) - like a motionless, fragrant orb

Words meanings and morphology

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, a single, unique, alone

Masculine nominative singular form.

तावत् (tāvat) - firstly, to begin with (so much, so many, for so long, indeed)

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - that one, he, she, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder, he, she, it

Masculine nominative singular form of the demonstrative pronoun 'adas'.

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, in the midst, centrally

(indeclinable)

Locative singular form, used adverbially.

Note: Adverbial usage (locative used as adverb).

रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra (a deity, an aspect of Shiva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rudra

rudra - a Vedic deity, often identified with Shiva; terrible, howling

Masculine nominative singular form.

Root: rud (class 2)

कृष्णाम्बराकृतिः (kṛṣṇāmbarākṛtiḥ) - having the form of dark space/sky

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇāmbarākṛti

kṛṣṇāmbarākṛti - having the form or appearance of a dark sky/space

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛṣṇa+ambara+ākṛti)

• kṛṣṇa – dark, black, blue-black
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• ambara – sky, atmosphere, space; garment, clothing
  noun (neuter)
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance, figure
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'rudraḥ'.

निराधारः (nirādhāraḥ) - unsupported, without a base, independent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirādhāra

nirādhāra - unsupported, without a basis, independent, baseless

Compound of 'nis' (without) and 'ādhāra' (support).

Compound type : pradi tatpuruṣa (nis+ādhāra)

• nis – without, out of
  indeclinable
• ādhāra – support, basis, receptacle, substratum
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from ā + √dhṛ (to hold).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rudraḥ'.

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated, standing, remaining, existing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - situated, standing, placed, remaining, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sthā (to stand, stay).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rudraḥ'.

व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky, in space

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space, ether

Locative singular form.

निस्पन्दामोदबिम्बवत् (nispandāmodabimbavat) - like a motionless, fragrant orb

(indeclinable)

Formed by adding the suffix '-vat' (like) to the compound 'nispandāmodabimba'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nispanda+āmoda+bimba+vat)

• nispanda – motionless, still
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Compound of 'nis' (without) and 'spanda' (motion).
  Prefix: nis
• āmoda – fragrance, strong smell, delight, joy
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from ā + √mud (to rejoice).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: mud (class 1)
• bimba – orb, disk, reflected image, model
  noun (neuter)
• vat – like, resembling, according to
  indeclinable
  Secondary suffix added to nouns to form adverbs indicating resemblance.

Note: Adverbial comparison.