योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-17, verse-49

जनताः पूरयामासुः पूरैरजिरभूमिकाः ।
अब्धीन्प्रलयसंशुष्कान्पुरासर्ग इवाम्भसा ॥ ४९ ॥

janatāḥ pūrayāmāsuḥ pūrairajirabhūmikāḥ ,
abdhīnpralayasaṃśuṣkānpurāsarga ivāmbhasā 49

49. janatāḥ pūrayāmāsuḥ pūraiḥ ajirabhūmikāḥ
abdhīn pralayasaṃśuṣkān purāsargaḥ iva ambhasā

49. janatāḥ pūraiḥ ajirabhūmikāḥ pūrayāmāsuḥ,
purāsargaḥ pralayasaṃśuṣkān abdhīn ambhasā iva

49. The people filled the courtyards with their throngs, just as the primordial creation filled the oceans, which had completely dried up during the cosmic dissolution (pralaya), with water.

Words meanings summery:

• जनताः (janatāḥ) - people, populace, multitude

• पूरयामासुः (pūrayāmāsuḥ) - they filled

• पूरैः (pūraiḥ) - with their throngs (of people) (with crowds, with throngs, with floods)

• अजिरभूमिकाः (ajirabhūmikāḥ) - courtyards, open areas

• अब्धीन् (abdhīn) - oceans

• प्रलयसंशुष्कान् (pralayasaṁśuṣkān) - completely dried up during the cosmic dissolution

• पुरासर्गः (purāsargaḥ) - the ancient creation, primordial creation

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अम्भसा (ambhasā) - with water

Words meanings and morphology

जनताः (janatāḥ) - people, populace, multitude

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of janatā

janatā - people, populace, multitude, community

From `jana` (person, people) + `tā` (abstract noun suffix).

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of `pūrayāmāsuḥ`.

पूरयामासुः (pūrayāmāsuḥ) - they filled

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (Lit) of pūr

Past perfect (Lit), Periphrastic perfect, Causative

From causative stem `pūraya` + periphrastic perfect auxiliary `āmāsuḥ` (from `as` 'to be'). 3rd person plural.

Root: pṛ (class 3)

पूरैः (pūraiḥ) - with their throngs (of people) (with crowds, with throngs, with floods)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pūra

pūra - flood, stream, crowd, multitude, filling

From root `pṛ` (to fill).

Root: pṛ (class 3)

Note: Refers to the crowds of people themselves.

अजिरभूमिकाः (ajirabhūmikāḥ) - courtyards, open areas

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of ajirabhūmikā

ajirabhūmikā - courtyard, open ground, arena

Compound type : tatpurusha (ajira+bhūmikā)

• ajira – courtyard, open space
  noun (neuter)
• bhūmikā – ground, soil, land, stage
  noun (feminine)

अब्धीन् (abdhīn) - oceans

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of abdhi

abdhi - ocean, sea (lit. 'water-holder')

From `apas` (water) + root `dhā` (to hold/place).

Root: dhā (class 3)

प्रलयसंशुष्कान् (pralayasaṁśuṣkān) - completely dried up during the cosmic dissolution

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pralayasaṃśuṣka

pralayasaṁśuṣka - completely dried up at the time of cosmic dissolution

Compound type : tatpurusha (pralaya+saṃśuṣka)

• pralaya – cosmic dissolution, destruction, annihilation
  noun (masculine)
  From `pra` (prefix) + root `lī` (to dissolve) + `a` suffix.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: lī (class 4)
• saṃśuṣka – completely dried, withered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From `sam` (prefix) + root `śuṣ` (to dry) + `kta` suffix.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śuṣ (class 4)

पुरासर्गः (purāsargaḥ) - the ancient creation, primordial creation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of purāsarga

purāsarga - ancient creation, primordial creation

Compound type : karmadhāraya (purā+sarga)

• purā – formerly, anciently, in former times
  indeclinable
• sarga – creation, emission, chapter
  noun (masculine)
  From root `sṛj` (to create, emit) + `a` suffix.
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates comparison.

अम्भसा (ambhasā) - with water

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ambhas

ambhas - water, sky