योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-86, verse-3

ततो मुहूर्तमात्रेण स रुद्रस्तौ नभोन्तरे ।
खण्डौ विलोकयामास दृशार्केणेव रोदसी ॥ ३ ॥

tato muhūrtamātreṇa sa rudrastau nabhontare ,
khaṇḍau vilokayāmāsa dṛśārkeṇeva rodasī 3

3. tataḥ muhūrtamātreṇa saḥ rudraḥ tau nabhaḥantare
khaṇḍau vilokayāmāsa dṛśā arkeṇa iva rodasī

3. tataḥ muhūrtamātreṇa saḥ rudraḥ nabhaḥantare tau khaṇḍau vilokayāmāsa,
arkeṇa dṛśā rodasī iva.

3. Then, in a mere moment, that Rudra saw those two fragments in the sky, just as the sun sees the two realms (heaven and earth) with its eye.

3. כעבור רגע קט בלבד, הביט רוּדְרָה בשני החלקים הללו בתוך המרחב, כפי שהשמש מציפה במבטה את השמים ואת הארץ.

Words meanings summery:

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

• मुहूर्तमात्रेण (muhūrtamātreṇa) - in just a moment, in the measure of a moment

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra, Shiva (a deity)

• तौ (tau) - those two

• नभःअन्तरे (nabhaḥantare) - in the interior of the sky, in the middle of the sky

• खण्डौ (khaṇḍau) - two pieces, two fragments

• विलोकयामास (vilokayāmāsa) - he saw, he observed, he looked at

• दृशा (dṛśā) - by the eye, with the sight, by means of seeing

• अर्केण (arkeṇa) - by the sun

• इव (iva) - as, like, as if

• रोदसी (rodasī) - the two worlds (heaven and earth)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

मुहूर्तमात्रेण (muhūrtamātreṇa) - in just a moment, in the measure of a moment

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of muhūrtamātra

muhūrtamātra - of the duration of a moment, a mere moment

Compound type : tatpurusha (muhūrta+mātra)

• muhūrta – moment, instant, specific division of time
  noun (neuter)
• mātra – measure, quantity, only, mere
  noun (neuter)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra, Shiva (a deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rudra

rudra - Rudra (a Vedic deity, later identified with Shiva), roarer, terrible

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नभःअन्तरे (nabhaḥantare) - in the interior of the sky, in the middle of the sky

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nabhaḥantara

nabhaḥantara - interior of the sky, mid-air

Compound type : tatpurusha (nabhas+antara)

• nabhas – sky, atmosphere, space
  noun (neuter)
• antara – interior, middle, interval, inside
  noun (neuter)

खण्डौ (khaṇḍau) - two pieces, two fragments

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of khaṇḍa

khaṇḍa - piece, fragment, part, broken piece

विलोकयामास (vilokayāmāsa) - he saw, he observed, he looked at

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vilokaya

Causal form of 'lok' with 'vi-' prefix.

Prefix: vi

Root: lok (class 10)

दृशा (dṛśā) - by the eye, with the sight, by means of seeing

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dṛś

dṛś - eye, sight, vision, appearance

अर्केण (arkeṇa) - by the sun

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of arka

arka - sun, ray, fire, light

इव (iva) - as, like, as if

(indeclinable)

रोदसी (rodasī) - the two worlds (heaven and earth)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, dual of rodas

rodas - heaven and earth, the two worlds, space

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