योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-106, verse-4

अनेन भ्रमिताद्येह पिच्छिका तेजसोर्जिता ।
कल्पान्तपवनाभ्रेण शक्रचापलता यथा ॥ ४ ॥

anena bhramitādyeha picchikā tejasorjitā ,
kalpāntapavanābhreṇa śakracāpalatā yathā 4

4. anena bhramitā adya iha picchikā tejasā ūrjitā
kalpāntapavanābhreṇa śakracāpalatā yathā

4. adya iha anena tejasa ūrjitā iyam picchikā bhramitā (asti)
yathā kalpāntapavanābhreṇa śakracāpalatā (bhramita bhavati)

4. By him, this peacock feather wand, imbued with (his) power, is now being whirled about here, much like the flickering instability of Indra's rainbow (śakracāpalatā) caused by the strong winds and clouds at the end of a cosmic cycle (kalpānta).

Words meanings summery:

• अनेन (anena) - by this, by him

• भ्रमिता (bhramitā) - whirled, caused to wander, deluded

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• पिच्छिका (picchikā) - peacock feather, a magic wand (made of peacock feathers)

• तेजसा (tejasā) - by power, by splendor, by radiance

• ऊर्जिता (ūrjitā) - powerful, strong, mighty, invigorated

• कल्पान्तपवनाभ्रेण (kalpāntapavanābhreṇa) - by the cloud of wind at the end of a `kalpa`

• शक्रचापलता (śakracāpalatā) - the fickleness/instability of Indra's bow (rainbow)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

Words meanings and morphology

अनेन (anena) - by this, by him

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

भ्रमिता (bhramitā) - whirled, caused to wander, deluded

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhramita

bhramita - whirled, caused to wander, deluded, confused

Past Passive Participle (causative)

Derived from the causative form of the root `bhram` (to wander) with the `kta` (P.P.P.) suffix.

Root: bhram (class 1)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

पिच्छिका (picchikā) - peacock feather, a magic wand (made of peacock feathers)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of picchikā

picchikā - a peacock's tail, a bundle of peacock feathers, a magic wand (often made of feathers)

तेजसा (tejasā) - by power, by splendor, by radiance

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - sharpness, splendor, power, energy, vital force, fire, brilliance

ऊर्जिता (ūrjitā) - powerful, strong, mighty, invigorated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ūrjita

ūrjita - powerful, strong, mighty, invigorated, augmented

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root `ūrj` (to be strong, invigorate) with the `kta` (P.P.P.) suffix.

Root: ūrj (class 10)

कल्पान्तपवनाभ्रेण (kalpāntapavanābhreṇa) - by the cloud of wind at the end of a `kalpa`

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kalpāntapavanābhra

kalpāntapavanābhra - a cloud associated with the winds at the end of a cosmic cycle (kalpa)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kalpānta+pavana+abhra)

• kalpānta – end of a `kalpa` (cosmic cycle), dissolution of the world
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• pavana – wind, air, purifier
  noun (masculine)
• abhra – cloud, sky
  noun (neuter)

शक्रचापलता (śakracāpalatā) - the fickleness/instability of Indra's bow (rainbow)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śakracāpalatā

śakracāpalatā - the fickleness, mobility, or instability of Indra's bow (the rainbow)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śakra+cāpalatā)

• śakra – Indra (king of the gods)
  proper noun (masculine)
• cāpalatā – fickleness, mobility, agility, instability
  noun (feminine)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

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