योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-98, verse-11

चन्द्रबिम्बोपमाकारा दारा इव गुणाकराः ।
यशःपुष्पामलदिशो भाविसत्फलहेतवः ॥ ११ ॥

candrabimbopamākārā dārā iva guṇākarāḥ ,
yaśaḥpuṣpāmaladiśo bhāvisatphalahetavaḥ 11

11. candra-bimba-upamā-ākārāḥ dārāḥ iva guṇa-ākarāḥ
yaśaḥ-puṣpa-amala-diśaḥ bhāvi-sat-phala-hetavaḥ

11. dārāḥ candra-bimba-upamā-ākārāḥ guṇa-ākarāḥ iva
yaśaḥ-puṣpa-amala-diśaḥ bhāvi-sat-phala-hetavaḥ

11. Wives (dārāḥ) are beautiful like the orb of the moon in their appearance, and they are like mines of good qualities. Their immaculate fame spreads in all directions like flowers, and they are the causes of auspicious results in the future.

Words meanings summery:

• चन्द्र-बिम्ब-उपमा-आकाराः (candra-bimba-upamā-ākārāḥ) - having an appearance similar to the orb of the moon

• दाराः (dārāḥ) - wives, wife

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• गुण-आकराः (guṇa-ākarāḥ) - mines of qualities/virtues

• यशः-पुष्प-अमल-दिशः (yaśaḥ-puṣpa-amala-diśaḥ) - whose directions are pure/immaculate with the flowers of fame; whose fame (like flowers) makes directions pure

• भावि-सत्-फल-हेतवः (bhāvi-sat-phala-hetavaḥ) - causes of future good results

Words meanings and morphology

चन्द्र-बिम्ब-उपमा-आकाराः (candra-bimba-upamā-ākārāḥ) - having an appearance similar to the orb of the moon

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of candra-bimba-upamā-ākāra

candra-bimba-upamā-ākāra - one whose form resembles the moon's orb

Compound type : bahuvrihi (candra+bimba+upamā+ākāra)

• candra – moon
  noun (masculine)
• bimba – orb, disk, reflection
  noun (neuter)
• upamā – comparison, simile
  noun (feminine)
• ākāra – form, appearance, shape
  noun (masculine)

दाराः (dārāḥ) - wives, wife

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dāra

dāra - wife, wives

Note: Usually treated as masculine in singular, but often means 'wives' and takes feminine plural endings in this context.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

गुण-आकराः (guṇa-ākarāḥ) - mines of qualities/virtues

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of guṇa-ākara

guṇa-ākara - mine of good qualities, repository of virtues

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guṇa+ākara)

• guṇa – quality, virtue, attribute
  noun (masculine)
• ākara – mine, source, origin, repository
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adjectivally to describe 'dārāḥ'.

यशः-पुष्प-अमल-दिशः (yaśaḥ-puṣpa-amala-diśaḥ) - whose directions are pure/immaculate with the flowers of fame; whose fame (like flowers) makes directions pure

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yaśaḥ-puṣpa-amala-diś

yaśaḥ-puṣpa-amala-diś - whose quarters are pure with the flowers of fame

Compound type : bahuvrihi (yaśas+puṣpa+amala+diś)

• yaśas – fame, glory, reputation
  noun (neuter)
• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• amala – spotless, pure, clean, immaculate
  adjective
• diś – direction, quarter, region
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to the fame of wives spreading like flowers and purifying all directions.

भावि-सत्-फल-हेतवः (bhāvi-sat-phala-hetavaḥ) - causes of future good results

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhāvi-sat-phala-hetu

bhāvi-sat-phala-hetu - cause of future good fruit/results

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhāvin+sat+phala+hetu)

• bhāvin – being, existing, future, imminent
  adjective
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• sat – good, virtuous, true, existing
  adjective
  Root: as (class 2)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
  noun (neuter)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adjectivally to describe 'dārāḥ'.