योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-25, verse-24
ततो दशगुणेनाथ पातालतलगामिना ।
निखातवलयेनोच्चैः श्वभ्रसंभाररूपिणा ॥ २४ ॥
निखातवलयेनोच्चैः श्वभ्रसंभाररूपिणा ॥ २४ ॥
tato daśaguṇenātha pātālatalagāminā ,
nikhātavalayenoccaiḥ śvabhrasaṃbhārarūpiṇā 24
nikhātavalayenoccaiḥ śvabhrasaṃbhārarūpiṇā 24
24.
tataḥ daśaguṇena atha pātālatalagamāminā
nikhātavalayena uccaiḥ śvabhra-saṃbhāra-rūpiṇā
nikhātavalayena uccaiḥ śvabhra-saṃbhāra-rūpiṇā
24.
atha tataḥ daśaguṇena,
pātālatalagamāminā,
uccaiḥ,
śvabhra-saṃbhāra-rūpiṇā nikhātavalayena
pātālatalagamāminā,
uccaiḥ,
śvabhra-saṃbhāra-rūpiṇā nikhātavalayena
24.
And then, from that (preceding layer), there is a trench (or ring) ten times the extent (of the previous), which descends to the bottom of the netherworlds (pātāla), profoundly deep, and appears as a vast collection of chasms.
Words meanings summery:
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- ततः (tataḥ) - from that (referring to the previous layer/measure) (from that, thence, beyond that, after that)
- दशगुणेन (daśaguṇena) - by an extent ten times (the measure of the preceding layer) (by ten times, by that which is ten-fold)
- अथ (atha) - and, then, now
- पातालतलगमामिना (pātālatalagamāminā) - by that (trench) which reaches the deepest netherworlds (pātāla) (by that which goes to the bottom of pātāla)
- निखातवलयेन (nikhātavalayena) - by an excavated trench (valaya) in the cosmic structure (by a dug-out ring/trench, by an excavated enclosure)
- उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - profoundly deep (referring to the trench) (high, loudly, deeply)
- श्वभ्र-संभार-रूपिणा (śvabhra-saṁbhāra-rūpiṇā) - by that (trench) which appears as a vast collection of abysses (by that which has the form of a mass of chasms)
Words meanings and morphology
ततः (tataḥ) - from that (referring to the previous layer/measure) (from that, thence, beyond that, after that)
(indeclinable)
दशगुणेन (daśaguṇena) - by an extent ten times (the measure of the preceding layer) (by ten times, by that which is ten-fold)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of daśaguṇa
daśaguṇa - tenfold, ten times
Compound adjective formed from daśa and guṇa
Compound type : bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa (daśa+guṇa)
- daśa – ten
numeral - guṇa – quality, attribute, multiple
noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies an implicit noun or refers to a state of being ten-fold.
अथ (atha) - and, then, now
(indeclinable)
पातालतलगमामिना (pātālatalagamāminā) - by that (trench) which reaches the deepest netherworlds (pātāla) (by that which goes to the bottom of pātāla)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of pātālatalagamāmin
pātālatalagamāmin - going to the bottom of pātāla (netherworld)
agent noun/adjective (ṇini suffix)
Compound of pātālatala + gāmin. Gāmin is from root gam + ṇini.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pātāla+tala+gāmin)
- pātāla – netherworld, infernal regions
noun (neuter) - tala – bottom, surface, plane
noun (neuter) - gāmin – going, moving, leading to
adjective (masculine)
agent noun
From root 'gam' (to go) with ṇini suffix.
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'nikhātavalayena'.
निखातवलयेन (nikhātavalayena) - by an excavated trench (valaya) in the cosmic structure (by a dug-out ring/trench, by an excavated enclosure)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of nikhātavalaya
nikhātavalaya - dug-out trench/ring
Compound of nikhāta (PPP) + valaya (noun)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (nikhāta+valaya)
- nikhāta – dug out, excavated
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From upasarga 'ni' + root 'khan' (to dig)
Prefix: ni
Root: khan (class 1) - valaya – ring, circle, enclosure, trench
noun (masculine)
उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - profoundly deep (referring to the trench) (high, loudly, deeply)
(indeclinable)
श्वभ्र-संभार-रूपिणा (śvabhra-saṁbhāra-rūpiṇā) - by that (trench) which appears as a vast collection of abysses (by that which has the form of a mass of chasms)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of śvabhra-saṃbhāra-rūpin
śvabhra-saṁbhāra-rūpin - having the form of a mass of chasms
Compound adjective ending in rūpin (having the form of)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śvabhra+saṃbhāra+rūpin)
- śvabhra – chasm, abyss, pit
noun (neuter) - saṃbhāra – collection, mass, accumulation
noun (masculine) - rūpin – having the form of, resembling
adjective (masculine)
Suffix -in from rūpa
Note: Modifies 'nikhātavalayena'.