योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-28, verse-27

तमःपङ्कसमालब्धं क्षणमाकाशमण्डलम् ।
क्षण कनकनिष्यन्दकोमलालोकसुन्दरम् ॥ २७ ॥

tamaḥpaṅkasamālabdhaṃ kṣaṇamākāśamaṇḍalam ,
kṣaṇa kanakaniṣyandakomalālokasundaram 27

27. tamaḥpaṅkasamālabdham kṣaṇam ākāśamaṇḍalam
kṣaṇam kanakaniṣyandakomalālokasundaram

27. ākāśamaṇḍalam kṣaṇam tamaḥpaṅkasamālabdham,
kṣaṇam kanakaniṣyandakomalālokasundaram

27. One moment, the firmament (ākāśamaṇḍalam) is smeared with the mud of darkness; the next moment, it is beautiful with the soft glow of molten gold.

27. ברגע אחד גלגל השמיים מוכתם ברפש החשיכה, וברגע אחר הוא יפהפה באור רך הזורח כזהב מותך.

Words meanings summery:

• तमःपङ्कसमालब्धम् (tamaḥpaṅkasamālabdham) - smeared with the mud of darkness

• क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment, instantly

• आकाशमण्डलम् (ākāśamaṇḍalam) - the expanse of the sky, the firmament

• क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment, instantly

• कनकनिष्यन्दकोमलालोकसुन्दरम् (kanakaniṣyandakomalālokasundaram) - beautiful with the soft light of flowing gold

Words meanings and morphology

तमःपङ्कसमालब्धम् (tamaḥpaṅkasamālabdham) - smeared with the mud of darkness

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tamaḥpaṅkasamālabdha

tamaḥpaṅkasamālabdha - smeared with the mud of darkness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tamas+paṅka+samālabdha)

• tamas – darkness, ignorance, gloom
  noun (neuter)
• paṅka – mud, mire, dirt, sin
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• samālabdha – smeared, anointed, touched, seized, accomplished
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam- + ā- + labh + kta
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: labh (class 1)

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment, instantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Accusative singular neuter used adverbially.

आकाशमण्डलम् (ākāśamaṇḍalam) - the expanse of the sky, the firmament

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākāśamaṇḍala

ākāśamaṇḍala - the orb/expanse of the sky, the atmosphere, the firmament

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ākāśa+maṇḍala)

• ākāśa – sky, space, ether
  noun (masculine)
  From ā- + kāś + ghañ
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kāś (class 1)
• maṇḍala – circle, orb, disk, region, expanse
  noun (neuter)

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment, instantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Accusative singular neuter used adverbially.

कनकनिष्यन्दकोमलालोकसुन्दरम् (kanakaniṣyandakomalālokasundaram) - beautiful with the soft light of flowing gold

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kanakaniṣyandakomalālokasundara

kanakaniṣyandakomalālokasundara - beautiful with the soft light of molten gold

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kanaka+niṣyanda+komala+āloka+sundara)

• kanaka – gold
  noun (neuter)
• niṣyanda – flowing, dripping, stream, exudation
  noun (masculine)
  From ni- + syand + ghañ
  Prefix: ni
  Root: syand (class 1)
• komala – soft, tender, delicate, gentle
  adjective
• āloka – light, luster, sight, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  From ā- + lok + ghañ
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 10)
• sundara – beautiful, handsome, lovely, charming
  adjective

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