योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-24, verse-3

एकदेशोल्लसच्चारुवडवानलपङ्कजा ।
क्रीडापुष्करिणी रम्या कल्पकालमहार्णवः ॥ ३ ॥

ekadeśollasaccāruvaḍavānalapaṅkajā ,
krīḍāpuṣkariṇī ramyā kalpakālamahārṇavaḥ 3

3. ekadeśollasaccāruvaḍavānalapaṅkajā
krīḍāpuṣkariṇī ramyā kalpakālamahārṇavaḥ

3. ekadeśollasaccāruvaḍavānalapaṅkajā
ramyā krīḍāpuṣkariṇī kalpakālamahārṇavaḥ

3. She, in one aspect, is a charming lotus radiant like submarine fire. She is a delightful pleasure pond, and the great ocean at the time of cosmic dissolution (kalpakāla).

Words meanings summery:

• एकदेशोल्लसच्चारुवडवानलपङ्कजा (ekadeśollasaccāruvaḍavānalapaṅkajā) - referring to a goddess, describing her paradoxical nature of beauty and destructive power (whose charming lotus, resplendent like submarine fire in one part)

• क्रीडापुष्करिणी (krīḍāpuṣkariṇī) - a pond used for recreation or play, metaphorically referring to an aspect of the goddess (pleasure pond, sporting pond)

• रम्या (ramyā) - delightful, pleasant (delightful, charming, beautiful)

• कल्पकालमहार्णवः (kalpakālamahārṇavaḥ) - the great ocean of cosmic dissolution, representing ultimate destruction (the great ocean at the time of an aeon (kalpa))

Words meanings and morphology

एकदेशोल्लसच्चारुवडवानलपङ्कजा (ekadeśollasaccāruvaḍavānalapaṅkajā) - referring to a goddess, describing her paradoxical nature of beauty and destructive power (whose charming lotus, resplendent like submarine fire in one part)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ekadeśollasaccāruvaḍavānalapaṅkaja

ekadeśollasaccāruvaḍavānalapaṅkaja - one whose charming lotus, resplendent like submarine fire in one part

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (ekadeśa+ullasat+cāru+vaḍavānala+paṅkaja)

• ekadeśa – one part, one aspect
  noun (masculine)
• ullasat – shining, radiant, resplendent
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root √las (class 1, 'to shine') with prefix 'ut'.
  Prefix: ut
  Root: las (class 1)
• cāru – beautiful, charming, lovely
  adjective (masculine)
• vaḍavānala – submarine fire, subaquatic fire
  noun (masculine)
• paṅkaja – lotus (literally 'mud-born')
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'paṅka' (mud) and 'ja' (born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Acts as an epithet for an implied feminine subject.

क्रीडापुष्करिणी (krīḍāpuṣkariṇī) - a pond used for recreation or play, metaphorically referring to an aspect of the goddess (pleasure pond, sporting pond)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of krīḍāpuṣkariṇī

krīḍāpuṣkariṇī - pleasure pond, sporting pond

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (krīḍā+puṣkariṇī)

• krīḍā – play, sport, amusement, pleasure
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root √krīḍ (class 1).
  Root: krīḍ (class 1)
• puṣkariṇī – a lotus pond, a pond
  noun (feminine)

Note: Acts as an epithet for an implied feminine subject.

रम्या (ramyā) - delightful, pleasant (delightful, charming, beautiful)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ramya

ramya - delightful, charming, pleasant, beautiful

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

Derived from root √ram (class 1, 'to delight') with suffix -ya. Means "to be delighted in" or "delightful".

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'krīḍāpuṣkariṇī' or the implied goddess.

कल्पकालमहार्णवः (kalpakālamahārṇavaḥ) - the great ocean of cosmic dissolution, representing ultimate destruction (the great ocean at the time of an aeon (kalpa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalpakālamahārṇava

kalpakālamahārṇava - the great ocean at the time of an aeon (kalpa)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kalpakāla+mahārṇava)

• kalpakāla – the time of a kalpa (aeon), an entire cosmic period
  noun (masculine)
• mahārṇava – great ocean, the ocean of dissolution
  noun (masculine)

Note: Acts as an epithet for an implied subject. The gender shift (from feminine epithets before) suggests an overarching nature.

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