योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-106, verse-20

तत्र जम्बीरखण्डस्य तलं संप्राप्तवानहम् ।
मार्कण्डेय इवागेन्द्रमेकार्णवविहारतः ॥ २० ॥

tatra jambīrakhaṇḍasya talaṃ saṃprāptavānaham ,
mārkaṇḍeya ivāgendramekārṇavavihārataḥ 20

20. tatra jambīrakhaṇḍasya talam samprāptavān aham
mārkaṇḍeya iva aga-indram eka-arṇava-vihārataḥ

20. tatra aham jambīrakhaṇḍasya talam samprāptavān
mārkaṇḍeya iva ekārṇavavihārataḥ aga-indram

20. There, I reached the surface of a lemon segment, just as Mārkaṇḍeya, while wandering in the cosmic ocean (ekārṇava), reached the king of mountains (agendra).

20. שם הגעתי אל תחת סבך עצי לימון, כפי שהקדוש מָארְכַּנְדֵיַה הגיע אל הר הַיָמָאלָיַה לאחר ששוטט באוקיינוס הקוסמי היחיד.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, then

• जम्बीरखण्डस्य (jambīrakhaṇḍasya) - of the lemon segment, of the citron piece

• तलम् (talam) - surface, bottom, base, plane

• सम्प्राप्तवान् (samprāptavān) - having reached, having attained, reached

• अहम् (aham) - I

• मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Mārkaṇḍeya

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अग-इन्द्रम् (aga-indram) - to the king of mountains, to the great mountain

• एक-अर्णव-विहारतः (eka-arṇava-vihārataḥ) - from wandering in the single ocean, from moving in the cosmic deluge

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, then

(indeclinable)

जम्बीरखण्डस्य (jambīrakhaṇḍasya) - of the lemon segment, of the citron piece

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jambīrakhaṇḍa

jambīrakhaṇḍa - lemon segment, citron piece

Compound type : tatpurusha (jambīra+khaṇḍa)

• jambīra – citron, lemon
  noun (masculine)
• khaṇḍa – piece, fragment, part, section
  noun (masculine)

तलम् (talam) - surface, bottom, base, plane

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tala

tala - surface, bottom, base, plain, flat ground

सम्प्राप्तवान् (samprāptavān) - having reached, having attained, reached

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samprāptavat

samprāptavat - having reached, having attained, arrived at

Past Active Participle (kṛt)

Derived from the root √āp (to obtain, reach) with prefixes sam- and pra-, and the suffix -vat.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Functions as a finite verb here, indicating past action by the subject 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Mārkaṇḍeya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - name of a legendary sage, known for surviving the cosmic deluge

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अग-इन्द्रम् (aga-indram) - to the king of mountains, to the great mountain

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agendra

agendra - king of mountains, great mountain (often referring to Himālaya or Meru)

Compound type : tatpurusha (aga+indra)

• aga – mountain (literally 'not moving')
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'ga' (moving, from root √gam).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• indra – chief, lord, king, best (as a suffix); name of the deity Indra
  noun (masculine)

एक-अर्णव-विहारतः (eka-arṇava-vihārataḥ) - from wandering in the single ocean, from moving in the cosmic deluge

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ekārṇavavihāra

ekārṇavavihāra - wandering/roaming in the single ocean (of the cosmic deluge)

The suffix -taḥ indicates ablative meaning 'from' or 'by reason of'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (eka+arṇava+vihāra)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral (masculine)
• arṇava – ocean, sea, flood
  noun (masculine)
• vihāra – wandering, roaming, movement, recreation, monastery
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √hṛ (to take, carry) with prefix vi- and ā-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: The suffix -taḥ is used to form an ablative adverb/noun.

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