योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-11, verse-21

प्रणनाम चलच्चारुचूडामणिमरीचिना ।
शिरसा वसुधाकम्पलोलदेवाचलश्रिया ॥ २१ ॥

praṇanāma calaccārucūḍāmaṇimarīcinā ,
śirasā vasudhākampaloladevācalaśriyā 21

21. praṇanāma calat cāru cūḍāmaṇi-marīcinā
śirasā vasudhā-kampa-lola-deva-acala-śriyā

21. He bowed down with his head, whose moving and beautiful crest-jewel's rays resembled the splendor of the gods' mountain (Meru) swaying as if from an earthquake (vasudhākampa).

21. הוא קד קידה בראשו, שאבן החן בכתרו הפיצה קרני אור נעות ויפהפיות, מראה שהזכיר את הדרת ההר האלוהי המתנודד בעת רעידת אדמה.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रणनाम (praṇanāma) - he bowed, he prostrated

• चलत् (calat) - moving, trembling, swaying

• चारु (cāru) - beautiful, lovely, charming

• चूडामणि-मरीचिना (cūḍāmaṇi-marīcinā) - by the rays of the crest-jewel

• शिरसा (śirasā) - by the head, with the head

• वसुधा-कम्प-लोल-देव-अचल-श्रिया (vasudhā-kampa-lola-deva-acala-śriyā) - by the splendor of the gods' mountain, which swayed as if from an earthquake

Words meanings and morphology

प्रणनाम (praṇanāma) - he bowed, he prostrated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pra-√nam

Perfect Tense (Liṭ Lakāra)

Root nam (4th class) with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 4)

चलत् (calat) - moving, trembling, swaying

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of calat

calat - moving, trembling, swaying

Present Active Participle

Derived from root cal (to move)

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Used as part of a larger compound adjective modifying 'marīcinā'.

चारु (cāru) - beautiful, lovely, charming

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of cāru

cāru - beautiful, lovely, charming

Note: Used as part of a larger compound adjective modifying 'marīcinā'.

चूडामणि-मरीचिना (cūḍāmaṇi-marīcinā) - by the rays of the crest-jewel

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of cūḍāmaṇi-marīci

cūḍāmaṇi-marīci - rays of the crest-jewel

Tatpurusha compound of 'cūḍāmaṇi' and 'marīci'

Compound type : Tatpurusha (cūḍāmaṇi+marīci)

• cūḍāmaṇi – crest-jewel, jewel worn on the top of the head
  noun (masculine)
• marīci – ray of light, beam
  noun (masculine)

शिरसा (śirasā) - by the head, with the head

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head

वसुधा-कम्प-लोल-देव-अचल-श्रिया (vasudhā-kampa-lola-deva-acala-śriyā) - by the splendor of the gods' mountain, which swayed as if from an earthquake

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vasudhā-kampa-lola-deva-acala-śrī

vasudhā-kampa-lola-deva-acala-śrī - splendor of the gods' mountain, swaying from an earthquake

Tatpurusha compound indicating a comparison or resemblance.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (vasudhā-kampa+lola+deva-acala+śrī)

• vasudhā-kampa – earthquake, earth-tremor
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpurusha compound of 'vasudhā' and 'kampa'
• lola – swaying, trembling, unsteady
  adjective
• deva-acala – mountain of the gods (specifically Mount Meru)
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpurusha compound of 'deva' and 'acala'
• śrī – splendor, beauty, glory, prosperity
  noun (feminine)

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