योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-86, verse-17

कलधौतमयी स्फारा संध्याजलदसुन्दरी ।
ततोऽहं विस्मयाविष्टः प्रविचारितवान्पुनः ॥ १७ ॥

kaladhautamayī sphārā saṃdhyājaladasundarī ,
tato'haṃ vismayāviṣṭaḥ pravicāritavānpunaḥ 17

17. kaladhauta-mayī sphārā sandhyā-jalada-sundarī
tataḥ aham vismaya-āviṣṭaḥ pravicāritavān punaḥ

17. (sā śilā āsīt) kaladhautamayī,
sphārā,
sandhyājaladasundarī.
tataḥ aham vismayāviṣṭaḥ punaḥ pravicāritavān.

17. It was golden, vast, and beautiful like an evening cloud. Then, filled with wonder, I pondered once more.

Words meanings summery:

• कलधौतमयी (kaladhautamayī) - Describing the stone mentioned in previous verses. (made of gold, golden)

• स्फारा (sphārā) - Describing the vastness of the stone. (vast, extensive, abundant, swollen)

• सन्ध्याजलदसुन्दरी (sandhyājaladasundarī) - Describing the beauty of the stone by comparing it to an evening cloud. (beautiful like an evening cloud)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• अहम् (aham) - I

• विस्मयाविष्टः (vismayāviṣṭaḥ) - filled with wonder, amazed, struck with astonishment

• प्रविचारितवान् (pravicāritavān) - I thought deeply, considered, reflected

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more, furthermore

Words meanings and morphology

कलधौतमयी (kaladhautamayī) - Describing the stone mentioned in previous verses. (made of gold, golden)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kaladhautamayī

kaladhautamayī - golden, made of gold

Compound of kaladhauta (gold) and mayī (made of, consisting of), feminine nominative singular

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kaladhauta+mayī)

• kaladhauta – gold
  noun (neuter)
  kala (sweet, soft) + dhauta (washed, purified) often used to mean refined gold.
  Root: dhāv
• mayī – consisting of, made of
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of suffix -maya

स्फारा (sphārā) - Describing the vastness of the stone. (vast, extensive, abundant, swollen)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sphāra

sphāra - vast, extensive, abundant, swollen

From root sphā (to swell)

Root: sphā

सन्ध्याजलदसुन्दरी (sandhyājaladasundarī) - Describing the beauty of the stone by comparing it to an evening cloud. (beautiful like an evening cloud)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sandhyājaladasundarī

sandhyājaladasundarī - beautiful like an evening cloud

Compound of sandhyā (evening), jalada (cloud), and sundarī (beautiful woman/thing)

Compound type : upamāna-pūrvapada bahuvrīhi (sandhyā+jalada+sundarī)

• sandhyā – evening, twilight, conjunction
  noun (feminine)
  From root sam + dhā
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• jalada – cloud (giver of water)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound jala (water) + da (giving), from root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 1)
• sundarī – beautiful woman, beautiful, lovely
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of sundara

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative of tad (that)

Note: Indicates sequence in narration.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

1st person singular pronoun

विस्मयाविष्टः (vismayāviṣṭaḥ) - filled with wonder, amazed, struck with astonishment

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vismayāviṣṭa

vismayāviṣṭa - filled with wonder, amazed

Compound of vismaya (wonder) and āviṣṭa (entered into, possessed by)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vismaya+āviṣṭa)

• vismaya – wonder, astonishment, surprise
  noun (masculine)
  From root smi (to smile) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: smi (class 1)
• āviṣṭa – entered into, possessed by, filled with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root viś (to enter) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective describing the state of 'I'.

प्रविचारितवान् (pravicāritavān) - I thought deeply, considered, reflected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravicāritavat

pravicāritavat - having thought deeply, having considered

Past Active Participle (kartari kṛt)

Masculine nominative singular of the participle derived from pravicār (to think, consider)

Prefixes: pra+vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Literally 'one who has thought deeply'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more, furthermore

(indeclinable)

Adverb