योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-86, verse-4

ततो निमेषमात्रेण घोणाश्वासेन खण्डकौ ।
तौ समानीय चिक्षेप पातालान्तरिवानने ॥ ४ ॥

tato nimeṣamātreṇa ghoṇāśvāsena khaṇḍakau ,
tau samānīya cikṣepa pātālāntarivānane 4

4. tataḥ nimeṣamātreṇa ghoṇāśvāsena khaṇḍakau
tau samānīya cikṣepa pātālāntari iva ānane

4. tataḥ nimeṣamātreṇa ghoṇāśvāsena tau khaṇḍakau samānīya,
pātālāntari iva ānane cikṣepa.

4. Then, in a mere blink of an eye, with his nasal breath, he brought those two fragments together and threw them into his mouth, which was like the interior of the netherworld.

Words meanings summery:

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

• निमेषमात्रेण (nimeṣamātreṇa) - in just a blink, in the measure of a blink of an eye

• घोणाश्वासेन (ghoṇāśvāsena) - with nasal breath, by the breath of the nose

• खण्डकौ (khaṇḍakau) - two small pieces, two fragments

• तौ (tau) - those two

• समानीय (samānīya) - having brought together, having collected

• चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - he threw, he cast, he hurled

• पातालान्तरि (pātālāntari) - in the interior of the netherworld, in the middle of the underworld

• इव (iva) - as, like, as if

• आनने (ānane) - in the mouth, in the face

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

निमेषमात्रेण (nimeṣamātreṇa) - in just a blink, in the measure of a blink of an eye

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nimeṣamātra

nimeṣamātra - of the duration of a wink/blink, a mere blink

Compound type : tatpurusha (nimeṣa+mātra)

• nimeṣa – wink, blink, moment
  noun (masculine)
• mātra – measure, quantity, only, mere
  noun (neuter)

घोणाश्वासेन (ghoṇāśvāsena) - with nasal breath, by the breath of the nose

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ghoṇāśvāsa

ghoṇāśvāsa - nasal breath

Compound type : tatpurusha (ghoṇā+śvāsa)

• ghoṇā – nose
  noun (feminine)
• śvāsa – breath, respiration
  noun (masculine)

खण्डकौ (khaṇḍakau) - two small pieces, two fragments

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of khaṇḍaka

khaṇḍaka - small piece, fragment, bit

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

समानीय (samānīya) - having brought together, having collected

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from the root nī ('to lead, to carry') with prefixes sam- ('together') and ā- ('to, towards'), followed by the suffix -ya for absolutives.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: nī (class 1)

चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - he threw, he cast, he hurled

(verb)

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

Root: kṣip (class 6)

पातालान्तरि (pātālāntari) - in the interior of the netherworld, in the middle of the underworld

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pātālāntara

pātālāntara - interior of the netherworld

Compound type : tatpurusha (pātāla+antara)

• pātāla – netherworld, infernal region
  noun (neuter)
• antara – interior, middle, interval, inside
  noun (neuter)

इव (iva) - as, like, as if

(indeclinable)

आनने (ānane) - in the mouth, in the face

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ānana

ānana - mouth, face, countenance