योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-32, verse-10

धनुर्द्वितथमात्रात्मशून्यमध्यैकसेतुना ।
विभक्तं कल्पवातेन मत्तमेकार्णवं यथा ॥ १० ॥

dhanurdvitathamātrātmaśūnyamadhyaikasetunā ,
vibhaktaṃ kalpavātena mattamekārṇavaṃ yathā 10

10. dhanurdvitathamātrātmaśūnyamadhyaikasetunā
vibhaktam kalpavātena mattam ekārṇavam yathā

10. dhanurdvitathamātrātmaśūnyamadhyaikasetunā
kalpavātena vibhaktam mattam ekārṇavam yathā

10. It (the battle/situation) was divided by a unique, bow-shaped central partition, which was devoid of any distinct measure and appeared twofold, just as the maddened cosmic ocean (ekārṇava) is divided by the wind of cosmic dissolution (kalpavāta).

Words meanings summery:

• धनुर्द्वितथमात्रात्मशून्यमध्यैकसेतुना (dhanurdvitathamātrātmaśūnyamadhyaikasetunā) - by a unique, bow-shaped central partition, which was devoid of any distinct measure and appeared twofold (by a unique central bridge/dividing line that is bow-shaped, twofold in measure, and empty of self-essence)

• विभक्तम् (vibhaktam) - divided, separated, distributed

• कल्पवातेन (kalpavātena) - by the wind of cosmic dissolution (kalpavāta) (by the wind of a cosmic cycle)

• मत्तम् (mattam) - maddened, intoxicated, surging

• एकार्णवम् (ekārṇavam) - the cosmic ocean (ekārṇava) (the single ocean, the cosmic ocean (at the time of dissolution))

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

Words meanings and morphology

धनुर्द्वितथमात्रात्मशून्यमध्यैकसेतुना (dhanurdvitathamātrātmaśūnyamadhyaikasetunā) - by a unique, bow-shaped central partition, which was devoid of any distinct measure and appeared twofold (by a unique central bridge/dividing line that is bow-shaped, twofold in measure, and empty of self-essence)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhanurdvitathamātrātmaśūnyamadhyaikasetu

dhanurdvitathamātrātmaśūnyamadhyaikasetu - a unique central bridge/dividing line that is bow-shaped, twofold in measure, and empty of self-essence

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhanu+dvitatha+mātrā+ātmaśūnya+madhya+eka+setu)

• dhanu – bow, arch
  noun (neuter)
• dvitatha – twofold, bipartite, of two kinds
  adjective
• mātrā – measure, quantity, dimension
  noun (feminine)
• ātmaśūnya – empty of self, devoid of essential nature or distinct identity
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• śūnya – empty, void, null
  adjective
• madhya – middle, center
  noun (neuter)
• eka – one, single, unique
  adjective
• setu – bridge, dam, causeway, boundary, division
  noun (masculine)

विभक्तम् (vibhaktam) - divided, separated, distributed

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vibhaktam

vibhaktam - divided, separated, distributed

Past Passive Participle

Root: bhaj

कल्पवातेन (kalpavātena) - by the wind of cosmic dissolution (kalpavāta) (by the wind of a cosmic cycle)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kalpavāta

kalpavāta - wind of a cosmic cycle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalpa+vāta)

• kalpa – eon, cosmic cycle, a vast period of time
  noun (masculine)
• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)

मत्तम् (mattam) - maddened, intoxicated, surging

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of matta

matta - maddened, intoxicated, surging, excited

Past Passive Participle

Root: mad

एकार्णवम् (ekārṇavam) - the cosmic ocean (ekārṇava) (the single ocean, the cosmic ocean (at the time of dissolution))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ekārṇava

ekārṇava - the single ocean, the primordial ocean, the cosmic ocean during dissolution

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+arṇava)

• eka – one, single, unique
  adjective
• arṇava – ocean, sea, flood
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

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