योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-35, verse-20

सोऽभूत्समरकल्पान्तो जगत्कवलनाकुलः ।
पर्यस्तसध्वजच्छत्रपताकारथपत्तनः ॥ २० ॥

so'bhūtsamarakalpānto jagatkavalanākulaḥ ,
paryastasadhvajacchatrapatākārathapattanaḥ 20

20. saḥ abhūt samarakalpāntaḥ jagatkavalanākulaḥ
paryastasadʰvajacchatrapatākārathapattanaḥ

20. saḥ samarakalpāntaḥ jagatkavalanākulaḥ
paryastasadʰvajacchatrapatākārathapattanaḥ abhūt

20. That battle became like the end of a cosmic cycle, agitated by its urge to devour the world, where cities with their banners, umbrellas, flags, and chariots were overthrown.

20. הקרב הפך לחורבן קוסמי (כַּלְפָּאנְתַה) הצמא לבלוע את העולם כולו, כשהוא הופך ומחריב ערי מרכבות, דגלים ושמשיות.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was

• समरकल्पान्तः (samarakalpāntaḥ) - a battle like the end of a cosmic cycle

• जगत्कवलनाकुलः (jagatkavalanākulaḥ) - agitated by devouring the world, eager to devour the world

• पर्यस्तसद्ʰवजच्छत्रपताकारथपत्तनः (paryastasadʰvajacchatrapatākārathapattanaḥ) - whose cities (with their) banners, umbrellas, flags, and chariots were overthrown

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

अभूत् (abhūt) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

समरकल्पान्तः (samarakalpāntaḥ) - a battle like the end of a cosmic cycle

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samarakalpānta

samarakalpānta - battle ending in cosmic dissolution, cosmic dissolution of battle

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (samara+kalpānta)

• samara – battle, war
  noun (masculine)
• kalpānta – end of a cosmic cycle, universal dissolution
  noun (masculine)

जगत्कवलनाकुलः (jagatkavalanākulaḥ) - agitated by devouring the world, eager to devour the world

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jagatkavalanākula

jagatkavalanākula - agitated by devouring the world

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (jagat+kavalana+ākula)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
• kavalana – devouring, swallowing
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  Root: kal
• ākula – agitated, disturbed, confounded, eager
  adjective (masculine)

पर्यस्तसद्ʰवजच्छत्रपताकारथपत्तनः (paryastasadʰvajacchatrapatākārathapattanaḥ) - whose cities (with their) banners, umbrellas, flags, and chariots were overthrown

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paryastasadʰvajacchatrapatākārathapattana

paryastasadʰvajacchatrapatākārathapattana - one that has cities with banners, umbrellas, flags, and chariots overthrown

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (paryasta+sa-dhvaja+cchatra+patākā+ratha+pattana)

• paryasta – overthrown, scattered, ruined
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: pari
  Root: as (class 2)
• sa-dhvaja – with banners
  adjective (masculine)
• cchatra – umbrella, parasol
  noun (neuter)
• patākā – flag, banner
  noun (feminine)
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• pattana – city, town
  noun (neuter)

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