योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-25, verse-26

आव्योमसु चतुर्दिक्षु श्वभ्रसंभारभीषया ।
अर्धोन्म्लानतमोरूपलग्ननीलोत्पलस्रजा ॥ २६ ॥

āvyomasu caturdikṣu śvabhrasaṃbhārabhīṣayā ,
ardhonmlānatamorūpalagnanīlotpalasrajā 26

26. āvyomasu caturdikṣu śvabhra-saṃbhāra-bhīṣayā
ardhonmlānatamorūpalagnanīlotpalasrajā

26. caturdikṣu āvyomasu,
śvabhra-saṃbhāra-bhīṣayā,
ardhonmlānatamorūpalagnanīlotpalasrajā

26. This (layer/region) extends upwards to the skies in all four directions, generating terror with its mass of chasms, and appears like a garland of blue lotuses clinging to the form of dim darkness.

26. הוא נישא עד למרומי השמים בארבע רוחותיהם, מעורר יראה במצולותיו האפלות, ונראה כאילו הוא מעוטר במחרוזת נילופרים כחולים מתוך העלטה המשתרעת.

Words meanings summery:

• आव्योमसु (āvyomasu) - extending up to the celestial realm (unto the skies, reaching to the heavens)

• चतुर्दिक्षु (caturdikṣu) - in the four directions

• श्वभ्र-संभार-भीषया (śvabhra-saṁbhāra-bhīṣayā) - by the terror created by the vast collection of chasms (describing the trench) (by the terror of a mass of chasms, by the frightening aspect of a multitude of abysses)

• अर्धोन्म्लानतमोरूपलग्ननीलोत्पलस्रजा (ardhonmlānatamorūpalagnanīlotpalasrajā) - by a garland of blue lotuses clinging to the dim form of darkness (a poetic description of the abyss) (by a garland of blue lotuses attached to the form of semi-obscured darkness)

Words meanings and morphology

आव्योमसु (āvyomasu) - extending up to the celestial realm (unto the skies, reaching to the heavens)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of āvyoman

āvyoman - up to the sky, reaching the heavens

Compound of prefix 'ā' + noun 'vyoman'

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ā+vyoman)

• ā – up to, until, inclusive
  indeclinable
• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, space
  noun (neuter)

चतुर्दिक्षु (caturdikṣu) - in the four directions

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of caturdiś

caturdiś - the four cardinal directions

Compound of catur (four) + diś (direction)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (catur+diś)

• catur – four
  numeral
• diś – direction, quarter
  noun (feminine)

श्वभ्र-संभार-भीषया (śvabhra-saṁbhāra-bhīṣayā) - by the terror created by the vast collection of chasms (describing the trench) (by the terror of a mass of chasms, by the frightening aspect of a multitude of abysses)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śvabhra-saṃbhāra-bhīṣā

śvabhra-saṁbhāra-bhīṣā - terror of a mass of chasms

Compound of śvabhra (chasm) + saṃbhāra (mass) + bhīṣā (terror)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śvabhra+saṃbhāra+bhīṣā)

• śvabhra – chasm, abyss, pit
  noun (neuter)
• saṃbhāra – collection, mass, accumulation
  noun (masculine)
• bhīṣā – terror, fright, fear
  noun (feminine)
  From root bhī (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

अर्धोन्म्लानतमोरूपलग्ननीलोत्पलस्रजा (ardhonmlānatamorūpalagnanīlotpalasrajā) - by a garland of blue lotuses clinging to the dim form of darkness (a poetic description of the abyss) (by a garland of blue lotuses attached to the form of semi-obscured darkness)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ardhonmlānatamorūpalagnanīlotpalasraj

ardhonmlānatamorūpalagnanīlotpalasraj - garland of blue lotuses clinging to the form of semi-obscured darkness

Complex compound noun ending in sraj (garland)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ardha+unmlāna+tamas+rūpa+lagna+nīla+utpala+sraj)

• ardha – half
  adjective
• unmlāna – faded, withered, half-open; dim, obscured
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From upasarga 'ud' + root 'mlai' (to fade)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: mlai (class 1)
• tamas – darkness, gloom
  noun (neuter)
• rūpa – form, appearance, shape
  noun (neuter)
• lagna – attached, clinging, fixed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'lag' (to cling, stick)
  Root: lag (class 1)
• nīla – blue, dark blue
  adjective
• utpala – lotus, water lily
  noun (neuter)
• sraj – garland, wreath
  noun (feminine)

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