योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-24, verse-2

एकार्णवमिवोच्छूनं गम्भीरं निर्मलान्तरम् ।
कोमलं कोमलमरुदासङ्गसुखभोगदम् ॥ २ ॥

ekārṇavamivocchūnaṃ gambhīraṃ nirmalāntaram ,
komalaṃ komalamarudāsaṅgasukhabhogadam 2

2. eka-arṇavam iva ucchūnam gambhīram nirmala-antaram
komalam komala-marut-āsanga-sukha-bhogadam

2. eka-arṇavam iva ucchūnam gambhīram nirmala-antaram
komalam komala-marut-āsanga-sukha-bhogadam

2. They saw the sky (nabhaḥ) as if it were a single swollen ocean, deep, with a clear interior, soft, and bestowing the pleasure of contact with gentle breezes.

2. המרחב נראה כים יחיד וגואה, עמוק וזך מבפנים, רך ומעניק עונג במגעה של רוח ליטוף עדינה.

Words meanings summery:

• एक-अर्णवम् (eka-arṇavam) - a single ocean, the primal ocean

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उच्छूनम् (ucchūnam) - swollen, inflated, rising

• गम्भीरम् (gambhīram) - deep, profound, grave

• निर्मल-अन्तरम् (nirmala-antaram) - whose interior is pure, clear inside

• कोमलम् (komalam) - soft, tender, delicate

• कोमल-मरुत्-आसन्ग-सुख-भोगदम् (komala-marut-āsanga-sukha-bhogadam) - providing the joy of contact with soft breezes, bestowing the pleasure of gentle wind's touch

Words meanings and morphology

एक-अर्णवम् (eka-arṇavam) - a single ocean, the primal ocean

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of eka-arṇava

eka-arṇava - a single ocean, the universal ocean (at cosmic dissolution)

Compound `eka` (one) + `arṇava` (ocean).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+arṇava)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral (masculine)
• arṇava – ocean, sea, wave
  noun (masculine)
  From root `ṛ` (to go) or `ṛṇ` (to move).
  Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: Part of the simile `ekārṇavam iva`.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

उच्छूनम् (ucchūnam) - swollen, inflated, rising

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ucchūna

ucchūna - swollen, inflated, abundant, full

Past Passive Participle

From `ud-` (prefix) + root `śvi` (to swell) + `kta` (ta) suffix.

Prefix: ud

Root: śvi (class 1)

गम्भीरम् (gambhīram) - deep, profound, grave

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gambhīra

gambhīra - deep, profound, solemn, serious

Root: gam (class 1)

निर्मल-अन्तरम् (nirmala-antaram) - whose interior is pure, clear inside

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nirmala-antara

nirmala-antara - having a pure or clear interior

Compound. `nirmala` (pure) + `antara` (interior).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nirmala+antara)

• nirmala – pure, clean, clear, spotless
  adjective (masculine)
  `nir-` (negative prefix) + `mala` (impurity).
  Prefix: nis
• antara – interior, inside, interval, difference
  noun (neuter)

कोमलम् (komalam) - soft, tender, delicate

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of komala

komala - soft, tender, delicate, gentle

कोमल-मरुत्-आसन्ग-सुख-भोगदम् (komala-marut-āsanga-sukha-bhogadam) - providing the joy of contact with soft breezes, bestowing the pleasure of gentle wind's touch

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of komala-marut-āsanga-sukha-bhogada

komala-marut-āsanga-sukha-bhogada - bestowing the pleasure from contact with gentle breezes

Complex compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (komala+marut+āsanga+sukha+bhogada)

• komala – soft, tender, delicate, gentle
  adjective (masculine)
• marut – wind, breeze, deity of wind
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛ (class 1)
• āsanga – contact, attachment, clinging
  noun (masculine)
  From `ā-` (prefix) + root `sañj` (to cling) + `ghañ` (a) suffix.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sañj (class 1)
• sukha – pleasure, happiness, ease, joy
  noun (neuter)
• bhogada – giving pleasure, affording enjoyment, bestowing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From `bhoga` (enjoyment) + `da` (giver, from root `dā` - to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Modifies the implied `nabhaḥ`.

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