योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-25, verse-20

विश्वरूपशिरश्चक्रचारुपुष्करमालया ।
ताण्डवेषु विवल्गन्त्या महाकल्पेषु राजते ॥ २० ॥

viśvarūpaśiraścakracārupuṣkaramālayā ,
tāṇḍaveṣu vivalgantyā mahākalpeṣu rājate 20

20. viśvarūpaśiraścakracārupuṣkaramālayā
tāṇḍaveṣu vivalgantyā mahākalpeṣu rājate

20. sā mahākalpeṣu tāṇḍaveṣu vivalgantyā
viśvarūpaśiraścakracārupuṣkaramālayā rājate

20. She shines splendidly during the great aeons (mahākalpa) in her cosmic dances (tāṇḍava), (adorned) with a beautiful lotus garland, made of circles of Viśvarūpa's heads, which is itself leaping and swaying.

Words meanings summery:

• विश्वरूपशिरश्चक्रचारुपुष्करमालया (viśvarūpaśiraścakracārupuṣkaramālayā) - by a garland (mālā) of beautiful lotuses (puṣkara), fashioned from circular arrangements (cakra) of the heads (śiras) of Viśvarūpa, as an adornment of the goddess (by a beautiful lotus garland, composed of wheels/circles of the heads of Viśvarūpa)

• ताण्डवेषु (tāṇḍaveṣu) - during the cosmic dances (tāṇḍava) performed by fierce deities, symbolizing destruction and creation (in cosmic dances, in Tāṇḍavas)

• विवल्गन्त्या (vivalgantyā) - by the garland that is leaping and swaying, indicating its dynamic appearance during the goddess's dance (by the leaping, by the swaying (feminine singular))

• महाकल्पेषु (mahākalpeṣu) - during the vast cosmic periods of dissolution (mahākalpa), emphasizing the immense scale of her destructive power (during the great aeons, in the great cosmic periods)

• राजते (rājate) - shines, appears splendid, reigns, is prominent

Words meanings and morphology

विश्वरूपशिरश्चक्रचारुपुष्करमालया (viśvarūpaśiraścakracārupuṣkaramālayā) - by a garland (mālā) of beautiful lotuses (puṣkara), fashioned from circular arrangements (cakra) of the heads (śiras) of Viśvarūpa, as an adornment of the goddess (by a beautiful lotus garland, composed of wheels/circles of the heads of Viśvarūpa)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of viśvarūpaśiraścakracārupuṣkaramālā

viśvarūpaśiraścakracārupuṣkaramālā - composed of 'Viśvarūpa, head, wheel/circle, beautiful, lotus, garland'

Compound type : Tatpurusha (viśvarūpa+śiras+cakra+cāru+puṣkara+mālā)

• viśvarūpa – Viśvarūpa (the cosmic form of a deity, often Vishnu or Krishna); universal form
  proper noun (masculine)
• śiras – head, skull, top
  noun (neuter)
• cakra – wheel, disc, circle, multitude, assembly
  noun (neuter)
• cāru – beautiful, lovely, charming
  adjective
• puṣkara – lotus flower; sky, space
  noun (neuter)
• mālā – garland, wreath, rosary
  noun (feminine)

ताण्डवेषु (tāṇḍaveṣu) - during the cosmic dances (tāṇḍava) performed by fierce deities, symbolizing destruction and creation (in cosmic dances, in Tāṇḍavas)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of tāṇḍava

tāṇḍava - cosmic dance (particularly of Shiva, a fierce and vigorous dance)

विवल्गन्त्या (vivalgantyā) - by the garland that is leaping and swaying, indicating its dynamic appearance during the goddess's dance (by the leaping, by the swaying (feminine singular))

(participle)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vivalgantī

vivalgantī - leaping, dancing, swaying (feminine form)

Present Active Participle

From the root √valg (to leap, jump) with the prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: valg (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mālayā'.

महाकल्पेषु (mahākalpeṣu) - during the vast cosmic periods of dissolution (mahākalpa), emphasizing the immense scale of her destructive power (during the great aeons, in the great cosmic periods)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of mahākalpa

mahākalpa - great aeon, a major cosmic period of creation and dissolution

Compound type : Tatpurusha (mahā+kalpa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• kalpa – aeon, a day of Brahmā (a long cosmic period)
  noun (masculine)

राजते (rājate) - shines, appears splendid, reigns, is prominent

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (Laṭ) of rājate

3rd singular present, Ātmanepada form of √rāj.

Root: rāj (class 1)

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