योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-81, verse-68

नभःकरशतैस्तस्याश्चतुरावृत्तिवर्तिभिः ।
भाति चण्डानिलोद्धूतैराकीर्णमिव पल्लवैः ॥ ६८ ॥

nabhaḥkaraśataistasyāścaturāvṛttivartibhiḥ ,
bhāti caṇḍāniloddhūtairākīrṇamiva pallavaiḥ 68

68. nabhaḥ karaśataiḥ tasyāḥ caturāvṛttivartibhiḥ
bhāti caṇḍāniloddhūtaiḥ ākīrṇam iva pallavaiḥ

68. nabhaḥ tasyāḥ caturāvṛttivartibhiḥ caṇḍāniloddhūtaiḥ
karaśataiḥ pallavaiḥ iva ākīrṇam bhāti

68. The sky appears radiant as if strewn with leaves. These are its hundreds of rays, which revolve in four cycles and are agitated by fierce winds.

Words meanings summery:

• नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere, ether, space

• करशतैः (karaśataiḥ) - by hundreds of rays (of light) (by hundreds of rays, by hundreds of hands)

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of that (referring to a cosmic entity or the sky itself) (of her, of it, of that)

• चतुरावृत्तिवर्तिभिः (caturāvṛttivartibhiḥ) - by those (rays) revolving in four cycles (by those moving in four cycles, by those revolving in four rotations)

• भाति (bhāti) - appears, seems (shines, appears, looks)

• चण्डानिलोद्धूतैः (caṇḍāniloddhūtaiḥ) - by those (rays) agitated by fierce winds (by those agitated by fierce winds)

• आकीर्णम् (ākīrṇam) - strewn (strewn, scattered, covered)

• इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, similar to)

• पल्लवैः (pallavaiḥ) - with leaves (young leaves/foliage) (with sprouts, with young leaves, with tendrils)

Words meanings and morphology

नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere, ether, space

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, ether, space

Note: The nominative singular form of `nabhas` (neuter) is `nabhaḥ` due to `sasya ru` and `kharavasānayor visarjanīyaḥ` rules.

करशतैः (karaśataiḥ) - by hundreds of rays (of light) (by hundreds of rays, by hundreds of hands)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of karaśata

karaśata - a hundred rays, a hundred hands

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kara+śata)

• kara – hand, ray (of light)
  noun (masculine)
• śata – a hundred
  noun (neuter)

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of that (referring to a cosmic entity or the sky itself) (of her, of it, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

चतुरावृत्तिवर्तिभिः (caturāvṛttivartibhiḥ) - by those (rays) revolving in four cycles (by those moving in four cycles, by those revolving in four rotations)

(adjective)

Instrumental, plural of caturāvṛttivartin

caturāvṛttivartin - moving in four cycles/rotations

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+āvṛtti+vartin)

• catur – four
  numeral
• āvṛtti – revolving, turning, repetition, cycle
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• vartin – moving, being, existing
  adjective
  agent noun/adjective from root vṛt
  Derived from root vṛt (to turn, to exist) with suffix -in
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `karaśataiḥ`.

भाति (bhāti) - appears, seems (shines, appears, looks)

(verb)

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

Root: bhā (class 2)

चण्डानिलोद्धूतैः (caṇḍāniloddhūtaiḥ) - by those (rays) agitated by fierce winds (by those agitated by fierce winds)

(adjective)

Instrumental, plural of caṇḍāniloddhūta

caṇḍāniloddhūta - agitated by fierce winds

Past Passive Participle

Formed from `uddhūta` (agitated, shaken) prefixed by `caṇḍānila` (fierce wind)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (caṇḍa+anila+uddhūta)

• caṇḍa – fierce, violent, passionate
  adjective
• anila – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
• uddhūta – agitated, shaken, raised
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `dhū` (to shake) with prefix `ud`
  Prefix: ud
  Root: dhū (class 5)

Note: Qualifies `karaśataiḥ`.

आकीर्णम् (ākīrṇam) - strewn (strewn, scattered, covered)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākīrṇa

ākīrṇa - strewn, scattered, covered, filled

Past Passive Participle

From root `kṛ` (to scatter, to throw) with prefix `ā`

Prefix: ā

Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies `nabhaḥ`.

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, similar to)

(indeclinable)

पल्लवैः (pallavaiḥ) - with leaves (young leaves/foliage) (with sprouts, with young leaves, with tendrils)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pallava

pallava - sprout, young leaf, foliage, shoot, tendril

Note: The comparison is to `pallavaiḥ`.