योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-94, verse-5

इति निर्णीय तावुच्चैरुत्सृतौ तारकोपमौ ।
सममेकपुटोड्डीनौ व्योम यन्त्रोपलाविव ॥ ५ ॥

iti nirṇīya tāvuccairutsṛtau tārakopamau ,
samamekapuṭoḍḍīnau vyoma yantropalāviva 5

5. iti nirṇīya tau uccaiḥ utsṛtau tārakopamau
samam ekapuṭa-uḍḍīnau vyoma yantropalau iva

5. iti nirṇīya tau tārakopamau uccaiḥ utsṛtau,
samam ekapuṭa-uḍḍīnau vyoma yantropalau iva

5. Having thus resolved, those two ascended high, resembling two stars. They flew simultaneously, as if launched from a single point, into the sky like two stones from a machine.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - Thus (thus, so, in this manner, to this effect)

• निर्णीय (nirṇīya) - Having thus resolved (having decided, having ascertained, having determined)

• तौ (tau) - those two (those two, they two)

• उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - high (up) (high, up, loudly)

• उत्सृतौ (utsṛtau) - ascended (risen, ascended, let go, emitted (dual))

• तारकोपमौ (tārakopamau) - resembling two stars (resembling two stars, like two stars)

• समम् (samam) - simultaneously (equally, simultaneously, together, uniformly)

• एकपुट-उड्डीनौ (ekapuṭa-uḍḍīnau) - as if launched from a single point (having flown from a single receptacle/source, flying in unison (dual))

• व्योम (vyoma) - into the sky (sky, atmosphere, space)

• यन्त्रोपलौ (yantropalau) - two stones from a machine (two stones from a machine (catapult), two mechanical stones)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - Thus (thus, so, in this manner, to this effect)

(indeclinable)

निर्णीय (nirṇīya) - Having thus resolved (having decided, having ascertained, having determined)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed with prefix nir and root ṇī (to lead), here meaning to resolve

Prefix: nir

Root: ṇī (class 1)

तौ (tau) - those two (those two, they two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the two speakers/protagonists.

उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - high (up) (high, up, loudly)

(indeclinable)

उत्सृतौ (utsṛtau) - ascended (risen, ascended, let go, emitted (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ut-sṛta

ut-sṛta - risen, ascended, released

Past Passive Participle

Formed from prefix ut and root sṛ (to move, flow), indicating rising.

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Acts as a predicate adjective for `tau`.

तारकोपमौ (tārakopamau) - resembling two stars (resembling two stars, like two stars)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tārakopama

tārakopama - resembling a star, star-like

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tārakā+upama)

• tārakā – star
  noun (feminine)
• upama – likeness, comparison, resemblance
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `tau` and `utsṛtau`.

समम् (samam) - simultaneously (equally, simultaneously, together, uniformly)

(indeclinable)

एकपुट-उड्डीनौ (ekapuṭa-uḍḍīnau) - as if launched from a single point (having flown from a single receptacle/source, flying in unison (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ekapuṭa-uḍḍīna

ekapuṭa-uḍḍīna - flown from a single receptacle, flying in unison

Compound of `eka-puṭa` and `uḍḍīna`. `uḍḍīna` is a past passive participle of `ut-ḍī` (to fly up).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+puṭa+uḍḍīna)

• eka – one, single
  numeral (masculine)
• puṭa – fold, cavity, cup, pocket, receptacle
  noun (masculine)
• uḍḍīna – flown, having flown up
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root ḍī (to fly) with prefix ut.
  Prefix: ut
  Root: ḍī (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `tau`.

व्योम (vyoma) - into the sky (sky, atmosphere, space)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, atmosphere, space

Note: The word `vyoma` is a noun of neuter gender, whose nominative and accusative singular forms are identical. Here, it functions as the object of motion.

यन्त्रोपलौ (yantropalau) - two stones from a machine (two stones from a machine (catapult), two mechanical stones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of yantropala

yantropala - a stone from a machine, mechanical stone

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (yantra+upala)

• yantra – machine, instrument, device
  noun (neuter)
• upala – stone, gem, rock
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in comparison with `iva`.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)