योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-25, verse-16
ततोऽपि द्विगुणाकारं धारयन्त्या च वेष्टिताम् ।
प्रत्यग्रक्षीरपूर्णाब्धिलेखया स्वादुशीतया ॥ १६ ॥
प्रत्यग्रक्षीरपूर्णाब्धिलेखया स्वादुशीतया ॥ १६ ॥
tato'pi dviguṇākāraṃ dhārayantyā ca veṣṭitām ,
pratyagrakṣīrapūrṇābdhilekhayā svāduśītayā 16
pratyagrakṣīrapūrṇābdhilekhayā svāduśītayā 16
16.
tataḥ api dviguṇākāram dhārayantyā ca veṣṭitām
pratyagrakṣīrapūrṇābdhilekhayā svāduśītayā
pratyagrakṣīrapūrṇābdhilekhayā svāduśītayā
16.
tataḥ api veṣṭitām ca dviguṇākāram dhārayantyā
svāduśītayā pratyagrakṣīrapūrṇābdhilekhayā
svāduśītayā pratyagrakṣīrapūrṇābdhilekhayā
16.
Even greater than that, the previous (implied continent/ocean) being encircled, by the circular expanse of an ocean (abdhi) of fresh, sweet, and cool milk, which itself assumes a form twice its size.
Words meanings summery:
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- ततः (tataḥ) - from that (the previous continent/entity) (from that, thence, even so)
- अपि (api) - even (emphasizing comparison to the previous entity) (also, even, too)
- द्विगुणाकारम् (dviguṇākāram) - a form twice the size (twice the size/form, having a double form)
- धारयन्त्या (dhārayantyā) - by that (the outline) which bears/assumes (by bearing, by holding, by maintaining)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- वेष्टिताम् (veṣṭitām) - the previous continent/entity being encircled (encircled, surrounded, enveloped, wrapped)
- प्रत्यग्रक्षीरपूर्णाब्धिलेखया (pratyagrakṣīrapūrṇābdhilekhayā) - by the circular expanse of an ocean filled with fresh milk (by the outline/region of an ocean full of fresh milk)
- स्वादुशीतया (svāduśītayā) - by that which is sweet and cool
Words meanings and morphology
ततः (tataḥ) - from that (the previous continent/entity) (from that, thence, even so)
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - even (emphasizing comparison to the previous entity) (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
द्विगुणाकारम् (dviguṇākāram) - a form twice the size (twice the size/form, having a double form)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dviguṇākāra
dviguṇākāra - twice the size/form, having a double form
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dviguṇa+ākāra)
- dviguṇa – twice, double
adjective (masculine) - ākāra – form, shape, size, appearance
noun (masculine)
Note: Object of 'dhārayantyā', referring to the form the ocean's outline assumes.
धारयन्त्या (dhārayantyā) - by that (the outline) which bears/assumes (by bearing, by holding, by maintaining)
(verbal derivative)
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
वेष्टिताम् (veṣṭitām) - the previous continent/entity being encircled (encircled, surrounded, enveloped, wrapped)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of veṣṭita
veṣṭita - encircled, surrounded, enveloped, wrapped
past passive participle
Derived from root √veṣṭ (to encircle, wrap).
Root: veṣṭ
Note: Modifies an implied previous feminine entity (e.g., 'pūrvām dvīpam' or 'bhūmim').
प्रत्यग्रक्षीरपूर्णाब्धिलेखया (pratyagrakṣīrapūrṇābdhilekhayā) - by the circular expanse of an ocean filled with fresh milk (by the outline/region of an ocean full of fresh milk)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of pratyagrakṣīrapūrṇābdhilekhā
pratyagrakṣīrapūrṇābdhilekhā - outline/region of an ocean full of fresh milk
Compound noun.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pratyagra+kṣīra+pūrṇa+abdhi+lekhā)
- pratyagra – fresh, new, recent
adjective (masculine) - kṣīra – milk, milky juice
noun (neuter) - pūrṇa – full, complete, filled
adjective (masculine)
past passive participle
From root √pṛ (to fill).
Root: pṛ - abdhi – ocean, sea (literally 'holder of water')
noun (masculine) - lekhā – line, outline, boundary, region, tract
noun (feminine)
Note: The primary instrumental agent/means in the sentence.
स्वादुशीतया (svāduśītayā) - by that which is sweet and cool
(adjective)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of svāduśītā
svāduśītā - sweet and cool
Compound adjective.
Compound type : karmadhāraya (svādu+śīta)
- svādu – sweet, palatable, agreeable
adjective (neuter) - śīta – cool, cold
adjective (masculine)
Note: Adjective modifying 'pratyagrakṣīrapūrṇābdhilekhayā'.