योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-81, verse-13

तथा नाम सुदीर्घा सा यथा तस्याः शिरःखुरम् ।
मया दृष्टं प्रयत्नेन चिरोर्ध्वाधोगमागमैः ॥ १३ ॥

tathā nāma sudīrghā sā yathā tasyāḥ śiraḥkhuram ,
mayā dṛṣṭaṃ prayatnena cirordhvādhogamāgamaiḥ 13

13. tathā nāma sudīrghā sā yathā tasyāḥ śiraḥkhuram
mayā dṛṣṭam prayatnena cirordhvādhogamagāgamaiḥ

13. sā nāma tathā sudīrghā (asti) yathā tasyāḥ śiraḥkhuram mayā prayatnena cirordhvādhogamagāgamaiḥ dṛṣṭam (abhūt).

13. She was indeed so exceedingly long that I could see her head and hoof only with great effort, by repeatedly moving my gaze up and down for a long time.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, as a matter of fact, by name

• सुदीर्घा (sudīrghā) - very long, exceedingly long

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• यथा (yathā) - so that, in such a way that, as

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her, her (genitive)

• शिरःखुरम् (śiraḥkhuram) - head and hoof

• मया (mayā) - by me

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, perceived, observed

• प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena) - with effort, by endeavor, by exertion

• चिरोर्ध्वाधोगमगागमैः (cirordhvādhogamagāgamaiḥ) - by repeated going up and down for a long time, by long-lasting movements up and down

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

नाम (nāma) - indeed, as a matter of fact, by name

(indeclinable)

सुदीर्घा (sudīrghā) - very long, exceedingly long

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sudīrgha

sudīrgha - very long, exceedingly long

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+dīrgha)

• su – good, well, very, exceedingly
  indeclinable
• dīrgha – long, tall
  adjective (feminine)

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

यथा (yathā) - so that, in such a way that, as

(indeclinable)

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her, her (genitive)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

शिरःखुरम् (śiraḥkhuram) - head and hoof

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śiraḥkhura

śiraḥkhura - head and hoof

Compound type : dvandva (śiras+khura)

• śiras – head, top
  noun (neuter)
• khura – hoof, claw
  noun (masculine)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, perceived, observed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena) - with effort, by endeavor, by exertion

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prayatna

prayatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, attempt

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

चिरोर्ध्वाधोगमगागमैः (cirordhvādhogamagāgamaiḥ) - by repeated going up and down for a long time, by long-lasting movements up and down

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of cirordhvādhogamagāgama

cirordhvādhogamagāgama - long-lasting movements up and down, repeated going up and down for a long time

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cira+ūrdhvādhaḥ+gamāgama)

• cira – long, lasting, ancient; for a long time
  adjective
• ūrdhvādhaḥ – up and down
  indeclinable
• gamāgama – going and coming, movement to and fro
  noun (masculine)