योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-85, verse-1

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
इति नृत्यति सा देवी दीर्घदोर्दण्डमण्डलैः ।
परिस्पन्दात्मकैर्व्योम कुर्वाणा घनकाननम् ॥ १ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
iti nṛtyati sā devī dīrghadordaṇḍamaṇḍalaiḥ ,
parispandātmakairvyoma kurvāṇā ghanakānanam 1

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca iti nṛtyati sā devī dīrghador-daṇḍa-maṇḍalaiḥ
parispandātmakaiḥ vyoma kurvāṇā ghanakānanam

1. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca.
iti sā devī dīrghador-daṇḍa-maṇḍalaiḥ parispandātmakaiḥ vyoma ghanakānanaṃ kurvāṇā nṛtyati.

1. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: "Thus that goddess (devī) dances, creating a dense forest (ghanakānana) in the sky (vyoma) with her circles of long, staff-like arms (dīrghador-daṇḍa-maṇḍala) which are full of vibrant movements (parispandātmaka)."

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - The sage Vasiṣṭha, who is speaking (Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha spoke (he said, he spoke)

• इति (iti) - marks the beginning or end of reported speech (thus, so, in this way, indicating a quote)

• नृत्यति (nṛtyati) - the goddess performs a dance (dances)

• सा (sā) - that specific goddess (she, that (feminine))

• देवी (devī) - the divine feminine entity being described (goddess)

• दीर्घदोर्-दण्ड-मण्डलैः (dīrghador-daṇḍa-maṇḍalaiḥ) - with her outstretched arms forming circular patterns like long staffs (with circles of long staff-like arms)

• परिस्पन्दात्मकैः (parispandātmakaiḥ) - filled with dynamic, vibrant movements (consisting of movements, characterized by vibrations)

• व्योम (vyoma) - the aerial space where the dance is performed (sky, ether, space)

• कुर्वाणा (kurvāṇā) - actively creating or transforming the sky (making, doing, performing)

• घनकाननम् (ghanakānanam) - the sky transformed into a thick forest by the goddess's dance (a dense forest)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - The sage Vasiṣṭha, who is speaking (Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Śrī Vasiṣṭha (a revered sage in Hindu tradition)

Compound of 'śrī' (honorific prefix) and 'vasiṣṭha' (proper name)

उवाच (uvāca) - Śrī Vasiṣṭha spoke (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of uvāca

perfect active indicative

From root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - marks the beginning or end of reported speech (thus, so, in this way, indicating a quote)

(indeclinable)

नृत्यति (nṛtyati) - the goddess performs a dance (dances)

(verb)

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

present active indicative

From root 'nṛt' (to dance)

Root: nṛt (class 4)

सा (sā) - that specific goddess (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it (demonstrative pronoun)

देवी (devī) - the divine feminine entity being described (goddess)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine female, queen

Feminine form of 'deva' (god)

Root: div (class 1)

दीर्घदोर्-दण्ड-मण्डलैः (dīrghador-daṇḍa-maṇḍalaiḥ) - with her outstretched arms forming circular patterns like long staffs (with circles of long staff-like arms)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dīrghador-daṇḍa-maṇḍala

dīrghador-daṇḍa-maṇḍala - circle of long staff-like arms

Compound of 'dīrgha' (long), 'dos' (arm), 'daṇḍa' (staff), and 'maṇḍala' (circle)

Compound type : karma-dhāraya / tatpuruṣa (dīrgha+dos+daṇḍa+maṇḍala)

• dīrgha – long, lengthy, tall
  adjective (masculine)
• dos – arm, fore-arm
  noun (masculine)
  From 'doṣan' (arm)
• daṇḍa – staff, stick, rod, club
  noun (masculine)
• maṇḍala – circle, orb, disk, circuit, region
  noun (neuter)

परिस्पन्दात्मकैः (parispandātmakaiḥ) - filled with dynamic, vibrant movements (consisting of movements, characterized by vibrations)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of parispandātmaka

parispandātmaka - consisting of movement/vibration, having the nature of movement

Compound of 'parispanda' (movement, vibration) and '-ātmaka' (having the nature of)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi or tatpuruṣa (parispanda+ātmaka)

• parispanda – movement, vibration, pulsation, tremor
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix 'pari' and root 'spand' (to tremble, vibrate)
  Prefix: pari
  Root: spand (class 1)
• ātmaka – consisting of, having the nature of, relating to the self (ātman)
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix indicating 'having the nature of' or 'consisting of'

Note: Qualifies 'dīrghador-daṇḍa-maṇḍalaiḥ'.

व्योम (vyoma) - the aerial space where the dance is performed (sky, ether, space)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, ether, space, atmosphere

From prefix 'vi' and root 'yam' (to stretch, extend)

Prefix: vi

Root: yam (class 1)

कुर्वाणा (kurvāṇā) - actively creating or transforming the sky (making, doing, performing)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - making, doing, performing (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

From root 'kṛ' (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

घनकाननम् (ghanakānanam) - the sky transformed into a thick forest by the goddess's dance (a dense forest)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghanakānana

ghanakānana - dense forest, thicket

Compound of 'ghana' (dense, thick) and 'kānana' (forest)

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (ghana+kānana)

• ghana – dense, thick, compact, solid; cloud
  adjective (masculine)
• kānana – forest, grove, wood
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'kan' (to sound, to go)
  Root: kan (class 1)