योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-108, verse-12

अकाण्डमभवद्भीममुद्दामदवपावकम् ।
शोषिताशेषगहनं भस्मशेषतृणोलपम् ॥ १२ ॥

akāṇḍamabhavadbhīmamuddāmadavapāvakam ,
śoṣitāśeṣagahanaṃ bhasmaśeṣatṛṇolapam 12

12. akāṇḍam abhavat bhīmam uddāmadavapāvakam
śoṣitāśeṣagahanam bhasmaśeṣatṛṇolapam

12. akāṇḍam bhīmam uddāmadavapāvakam
śoṣitāśeṣagahanam bhasmaśeṣatṛṇolapam abhavat

12. Suddenly, a terrible, unrestrained forest fire arose, which dried up all dense thickets and left only ashes of the grass and reeds.

12. לפתע פרצה שריפת יער איומה ומשתוללת, שהובישה את כל הסבך הצפוף והפכה את העשב והשיחים לאפר.

Words meanings summery:

• अकाण्डम् (akāṇḍam) - untimely, suddenly, without cause

• अभवत् (abhavat) - arose, became, happened

• भीमम् (bhīmam) - terrible, dreadful

• उद्दामदवपावकम् (uddāmadavapāvakam) - a terrible, unrestrained forest fire

• शोषिताशेषगहनम् (śoṣitāśeṣagahanam) - having dried up all dense thickets

• भस्मशेषतृणोलपम् (bhasmaśeṣatṛṇolapam) - with grass and reeds remaining as ashes

Words meanings and morphology

अकाण्डम् (akāṇḍam) - untimely, suddenly, without cause

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+kāṇḍa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• kāṇḍa – stem, section, opportunity, event
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adverbial usage

अभवत् (abhavat) - arose, became, happened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect

Root bhū, first conjugation, parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Main verb

भीमम् (bhīmam) - terrible, dreadful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhīma

bhīma - terrible, dreadful, fearful

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Predicate nominative, modifying the implied state/event

उद्दामदवपावकम् (uddāmadavapāvakam) - a terrible, unrestrained forest fire

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uddāmadavapāvaka

uddāmadavapāvaka - unrestrained forest fire (event/state)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (uddāma+davapāvaka)

• uddāma – unrestrained, fierce, strong
  adjective
  Derived from root dam (to tame) with prefix ut-
  Prefix: ut
  Root: dam (class 4)
• davapāvaka – forest fire
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject or predicate nominative, indicating the nature of what arose.

शोषिताशेषगहनम् (śoṣitāśeṣagahanam) - having dried up all dense thickets

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śoṣitāśeṣagahana

śoṣitāśeṣagahana - with all dense thickets dried up

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śoṣita+aśeṣa+gahana)

• śoṣita – dried up, desiccated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śuṣ (to dry) + kta suffix
  Root: śuṣ (class 4)
• aśeṣa – all, entire, without remainder
  adjective
  Prefix: a
• gahana – dense, deep, impenetrable; dense thicket/forest
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies the implied object/state, continuing description from previous adjectives.

भस्मशेषतृणोलपम् (bhasmaśeṣatṛṇolapam) - with grass and reeds remaining as ashes

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhasmaśeṣatṛṇolapa

bhasmaśeṣatṛṇolapa - having grass and reeds reduced to ashes

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhasmaśeṣa+tṛṇolapa)

• bhasmaśeṣa – remaining as ashes
  adjective
• tṛṇolapa – grass and reeds (collectively)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies the implied object/state, continuing description from previous adjectives.

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