योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-32, verse-27

पातालकुहरात्क्षुब्धमन्धकारमिवोत्थितम् ।
लोकालोकमिवोन्मत्तनृत्यलोललसत्तटम् ।
महानरकसंघातं भित्त्वावनिमिवोत्थितम् ॥ २७ ॥

pātālakuharātkṣubdhamandhakāramivotthitam ,
lokālokamivonmattanṛtyalolalasattaṭam ,
mahānarakasaṃghātaṃ bhittvāvanimivotthitam 27

27. pātālakuharāt kṣubdham andhakāram
iva utthitam | lokālōkam iva
unmattanṛtyalolalasattaṭam | mahānarakasaṅghātam
bhittvā avanim iva utthitam

27. pātālakuharāt kṣubdham andhakāram
iva utthitam unmattanṛtyalolalasattaṭam
lokālōkam iva mahānarakasaṅghātam
bhittvā avanim iva utthitam

27. Having arisen like darkness churned from the cavern of the netherworld, resembling the Lokāloka mountain with its slopes agitated and gleaming from a frenzied dance, and having surged up as if breaking through the earth like the mass of great hells.

Words meanings summery:

• पातालकुहरात् (pātālakuharāt) - from the cavern of Pātāla (the netherworld)

• क्षुब्धम् (kṣubdham) - agitated, disturbed, churned

• अन्धकारम् (andhakāram) - darkness, gloom

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

• उत्थितम् (utthitam) - risen, surged up, appeared

• लोकाल्ओकम् (lokālōkam) - the Lokāloka mountain (mythical mountain separating visible from invisible worlds)

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

• उन्मत्तनृत्यलोललसत्तटम् (unmattanṛtyalolalasattaṭam) - having shores/slopes agitated, unsteady, and gleaming due to frenzied dancing

• महानरकसङ्घातम् (mahānarakasaṅghātam) - a mass of great hells, the collective of great hells

• भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having broken, having split, having burst through

• अवनिम् (avanim) - the earth, ground

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

• उत्थितम् (utthitam) - risen, surged up, appeared

Words meanings and morphology

पातालकुहरात् (pātālakuharāt) - from the cavern of Pātāla (the netherworld)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pātālakuhara

pātālakuhara - cavern of Pātāla, abyss of the netherworld

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pātāla+kuhara)

• pātāla – the netherworld, one of the seven regions below the earth
  proper noun (neuter)
• kuhara – cavern, hole, abyss
  noun (neuter)

क्षुब्धम् (kṣubdham) - agitated, disturbed, churned

(adjective)

neuter, singular of kṣubdha

kṣubdha - agitated, disturbed, churned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'kṣubh' (to agitate, disturb) + kta (past passive participle suffix)

Root: kṣubh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'andhakāram'.

अन्धकारम् (andhakāram) - darkness, gloom

(noun)

neuter, singular of andhakāra

andhakāra - darkness, gloom

इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

(indeclinable)

उत्थितम् (utthitam) - risen, surged up, appeared

(adjective)

neuter, singular of utthita

utthita - risen, surged up, appeared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix 'ut-' (up) + root 'sthā' (to stand) + kta (past passive participle suffix)

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implicit subject.

लोकाल्ओकम् (lokālōkam) - the Lokāloka mountain (mythical mountain separating visible from invisible worlds)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lokālōka

lokālōka - Lokāloka mountain

Compound type : dvandva (loka+aloka)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• aloka – non-world, unseen
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

(indeclinable)

उन्मत्तनृत्यलोललसत्तटम् (unmattanṛtyalolalasattaṭam) - having shores/slopes agitated, unsteady, and gleaming due to frenzied dancing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of unmattanṛtyalolalasattaṭa

unmattanṛtyalolalasattaṭa - having shores/slopes agitated, unsteady, and gleaming due to frenzied dancing

A Bahuvrīhi compound describing Lokāloka. 'unmatta-nṛtya' (frenzied dance), 'lola' (agitated), 'lasat' (gleaming), 'taṭa' (slope/shore).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (unmatta+nṛtya+lola+lasat+taṭa)

• unmatta – frenzied, mad, intoxicated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'ud-' + 'mad' (to be mad)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: mad (class 4)
• nṛtya – dance, dancing
  noun (neuter)
  Root: nṛt (class 4)
• lola – agitated, trembling, unsteady, rolling
  adjective
  Root: lol
• lasat – gleaming, shining, playing
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  From root 'las' (to shine, play) + śatṛ
  Root: las (class 1)
• taṭa – bank, shore, slope
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'lokālōkam'.

महानरकसङ्घातम् (mahānarakasaṅghātam) - a mass of great hells, the collective of great hells

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahānarakasaṅghāta

mahānarakasaṅghāta - mass of great hells, aggregate of great hells

Compound type : karmadhāraya-tatpuruṣa (mahā+naraka+saṅghāta)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• naraka – hell, infernal region
  noun (masculine)
• saṅghāta – host, mass, collection, aggregate
  noun (masculine)
  From 'sam-' + 'han' (to strike, combine) + ghañ
  Prefix: sam
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Object of 'bhittvā'.

भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having broken, having split, having burst through

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'bhid' (to break, split) + ktvā (absolutive suffix)

Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Forms an adverbial clause, 'having broken through'.

अवनिम् (avanim) - the earth, ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of avani

avani - earth, ground, land

Root: av (class 1)

Note: Object of 'bhittvā'.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as, similar to

(indeclinable)

उत्थितम् (utthitam) - risen, surged up, appeared

(adjective)

neuter, singular of utthita

utthita - risen, surged up, appeared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix 'ut-' (up) + root 'sthā' (to stand) + kta (past passive participle suffix)

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implicit subject.

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