योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-25, verse-32

मेर्वाद्यचलसङ्घातं नयता तृणपांसुवत् ।
वहताद्रीन्द्रविस्फोटकारिणा जवहारिणा ॥ ३२ ॥

mervādyacalasaṅghātaṃ nayatā tṛṇapāṃsuvat ,
vahatādrīndravisphoṭakāriṇā javahāriṇā 32

32. meru-ādi-acala-saṅghātam nayatā tṛṇa-pāṃsu-vat
vahatā adrīndra-visphoṭa-kāriṇā java-hāriṇā

32. (मरुता) meru-ādi-acala-saṅghātam tṛṇa-pāṃsu-vat nayatā.
adrīndra-visphoṭa-kāriṇā java-hāriṇā vahatā (अस्ति).

32. By that (wind) which carries away the masses of mountains like Meru and others, reducing them to mere grass and dust; by that (wind) which causes the explosion of the chief mountains and carries them away with immense speed.

32. זוהי רוח סערה כבירה המסוגלת לסחוב את ההרים האדירים כמו קש ואבק, לפוצץ את פסגותיהם ולסחוף הכל בעוצמתה.

Words meanings summery:

• मेरु-आदि-अचल-सङ्घातम् (meru-ādi-acala-saṅghātam) - the mass of great mountains, including Mount Meru (the mass of mountains like Meru and others)

• नयता (nayatā) - by that (wind) which carries away (by that which carries, by that which leads)

• तृण-पांसु-वत् (tṛṇa-pāṁsu-vat) - reducing them to mere grass and dust (like grass and dust)

• वहता (vahatā) - by that (wind) which carries (by that which carries, bears, conveys)

• अद्रीन्द्र-विस्फोट-कारिणा (adrīndra-visphoṭa-kāriṇā) - by that (wind) which causes the chief mountains to explode (by that which causes the explosion of the chief mountains)

• जव-हारिणा (java-hāriṇā) - by that (wind) which swiftly sweeps away (by that which carries away with speed/swiftness)

Words meanings and morphology

मेरु-आदि-अचल-सङ्घातम् (meru-ādi-acala-saṅghātam) - the mass of great mountains, including Mount Meru (the mass of mountains like Meru and others)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of meru-ādi-acala-saṅghāta

meru-ādi-acala-saṅghāta - mass/collection of mountains beginning with Meru

Complex Tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (meru+ādi+acala+saṅghāta)

• meru – Mount Meru
  proper noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and others
  indeclinable
• acala – mountain, immovable
  noun (masculine)
  Negated compound: 'a' + 'cala' (movable)
  Prefix: a
  Root: cal (class 1)
• saṅghāta – mass, collection, accumulation
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √han with prefix saṃ-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Object of 'nayatā'.

नयता (nayatā) - by that (wind) which carries away (by that which carries, by that which leads)

(Present Active Participle)

Note: Modifies 'marutā' (implied from the next verse).

तृण-पांसु-वत् (tṛṇa-pāṁsu-vat) - reducing them to mere grass and dust (like grass and dust)

(indeclinable)

'vat' suffix meaning 'like, similar to'.

Compound type : dvandva (tṛṇa+pāṃsu)

• tṛṇa – grass, straw
  noun (neuter)
• pāṃsu – dust, sand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial use.

वहता (vahatā) - by that (wind) which carries (by that which carries, bears, conveys)

(Present Active Participle)

Note: Modifies 'marutā'.

अद्रीन्द्र-विस्फोट-कारिणा (adrīndra-visphoṭa-kāriṇā) - by that (wind) which causes the chief mountains to explode (by that which causes the explosion of the chief mountains)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of adrīndra-visphoṭa-kārin

adrīndra-visphoṭa-kārin - causing the explosion of chief mountains

Agent noun suffix 'in' added to 'kāra' (doer) of 'visphoṭa' of 'adrīndra'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (adrīndra+visphoṭa+kārin)

• adri – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best (often used as suffix in compounds)
  noun (masculine)
• visphoṭa – explosion, bursting
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √sphuṭ (to burst) with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: sphuṭ (class 1)
• kārin – causing, making, performing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies 'marutā'.

जव-हारिणा (java-hāriṇā) - by that (wind) which swiftly sweeps away (by that which carries away with speed/swiftness)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of java-hārin

java-hārin - carrying away with speed

Tatpurusha compound + agent noun suffix 'in'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (java+hārin)

• java – speed, swiftness, force
  noun (masculine)
• hārin – carrying, seizing, charming, taking away
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root √hṛ (to carry, seize)
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'marutā'.

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