योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-108, verse-14

कचन्मरुमरीच्यम्बुमज्जन्महिषमण्डलम् ।
वातोत्थसीकरव्यूहापरिवाहवनाम्बरम् ॥ १४ ॥

kacanmarumarīcyambumajjanmahiṣamaṇḍalam ,
vātotthasīkaravyūhāparivāhavanāmbaram 14

14. kacanmarumarīcyambumajjanmahiṣamaṇḍalam
vātotthasīkaravyūhāparivāhavanāmbaram

14. kacanmarumarīcyambumajjanmahiṣamaṇḍalam
vātotthasīkaravyūhāparivāhavanāmbaram

14. (There was a region) where herds of buffaloes were plunging into the shimmering water of desert mirages, and where the forests and sky were devoid of widespread masses of wind-borne spray.

Words meanings summery:

• कचन्मरुमरीच्यम्बुमज्जन्महिषमण्डलम् (kacanmarumarīcyambumajjanmahiṣamaṇḍalam) - a region where herds of buffaloes plunged into the shimmering water of desert mirages

• वातोत्थसीकरव्यूहापरिवाहवनाम्बरम् (vātotthasīkaravyūhāparivāhavanāmbaram) - with forests and sky devoid of widespread masses of wind-borne spray

Words meanings and morphology

कचन्मरुमरीच्यम्बुमज्जन्महिषमण्डलम् (kacanmarumarīcyambumajjanmahiṣamaṇḍalam) - a region where herds of buffaloes plunged into the shimmering water of desert mirages

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kacanmarumarīcyambumajjanmahiṣamaṇḍala

kacanmarumarīcyambumajjanmahiṣamaṇḍala - having buffalo herds plunging into glittering mirage water

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kacat+marumarīcyambu+majjat+mahiṣamaṇḍala)

• kacat – shining, glittering
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root kac (to shine) + śatṛ suffix
  Root: kac (class 1)
• marumarīcyambu – water of desert mirage
  noun (neuter)
• majjat – plunging, immersing
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root majj (to sink, plunge) + śatṛ suffix
  Root: majj (class 6)
• mahiṣamaṇḍala – herd of buffaloes
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'deśādyuddāvamaṇḍalam' from the previous verse.

वातोत्थसीकरव्यूहापरिवाहवनाम्बरम् (vātotthasīkaravyūhāparivāhavanāmbaram) - with forests and sky devoid of widespread masses of wind-borne spray

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vātotthasīkaravyūhāparivāhavanāmbara

vātotthasīkaravyūhāparivāhavanāmbara - having forest and sky without overflow of wind-borne spray masses

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vātottha+sīkaravyūha+aparivāha+vanāmbara)

• vātottha – risen from wind, wind-borne
  adjective
  Prefix: ut
• sīkaravyūha – mass of spray/droplets
  noun (masculine)
• aparivāha – absence of overflow/flow, restricted flow
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: a+pari
• vanāmbara – forest and sky
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies 'deśādyuddāvamaṇḍalam' from the previous verse.

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