योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-36, verse-18

क्षुब्धचक्रदलावर्तः शरसीकरमारुतः ।
प्रभ्रमद्धेतिमकरो व्योमैकार्णव आबभौ ॥ १८ ॥

kṣubdhacakradalāvartaḥ śarasīkaramārutaḥ ,
prabhramaddhetimakaro vyomaikārṇava ābabhau 18

18. kṣubdhacakradalāvartaḥ śarasīkaramārutaḥ
prabhramaddhetimakaraḥ vyomāikārṇavaḥ ābabhau

18. vyomāikārṇavaḥ kṣubdhacakradalāvartaḥ
śarasīkaramārutaḥ prabhramaddhetimakaraḥ ābabhau

18. It appeared as a single, turbulent ocean (ekārṇava) in the sky, with whirlpools formed by agitated discs (or wheel-blades), the wind carrying sprays of arrows, and whirling weapons acting like fearsome sea creatures (makara).

18. עם מערבולות של דיסקים מסתובבים, רוח הסערה של רסיסי חצים, וכלי נשק מסתובבים המדמים מפלצות ים (מַכָּרָה), השמיים נראו כאוקיינוס אדיר אחד.

Words meanings summery:

• क्षुब्धचक्रदलावर्तः (kṣubdhacakradalāvartaḥ) - having whirlpools of agitated wheel-blades or disc-petals

• शरसीकरमारुतः (śarasīkaramārutaḥ) - having wind with arrow-spray

• प्रभ्रमद्धेतिमकरः (prabhramaddhetimakaraḥ) - having sea-monsters of whirling weapons

• व्योमाइकार्णवः (vyomāikārṇavaḥ) - the sky as a single ocean, a single ocean in the sky

• आबभौ (ābabhau) - it shone, it appeared, it became manifest

Words meanings and morphology

क्षुब्धचक्रदलावर्तः (kṣubdhacakradalāvartaḥ) - having whirlpools of agitated wheel-blades or disc-petals

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣubdhacakradalāvarta

kṣubdhacakradalāvarta - characterized by whirlpools formed by agitated wheels/discs and their blades/petals

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣubdha+cakra+dala+āvarta)

• kṣubdha – agitated, disturbed, troubled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṣubh (to be agitated)
  Root: kṣubh (class 1)
• cakra – wheel, discus, circle
  noun (neuter)
• dala – leaf, petal, blade (of a weapon)
  noun (neuter)
• āvarta – whirlpool, eddy, circle
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

शरसीकरमारुतः (śarasīkaramārutaḥ) - having wind with arrow-spray

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śarasīkaramāruta

śarasīkaramāruta - characterized by wind carrying sprays of arrows

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śara+sīkara+māruta)

• śara – arrow, reed
  noun (masculine)
• sīkara – spray, mist, drop of water
  noun (masculine)
• māruta – wind, air, wind god
  noun (masculine)

प्रभ्रमद्धेतिमकरः (prabhramaddhetimakaraḥ) - having sea-monsters of whirling weapons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhramaddhetimakara

prabhramaddhetimakara - characterized by sea creatures (makara) formed by whirling weapons

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prabhramat+heti+makara)

• prabhramat – whirling, rotating, turning
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root bhram (to wander, to roam) with prefix pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhram (class 1)
• heti – weapon, missile, flame
  noun (feminine)
• makara – sea-monster, crocodile, shark (mythical aquatic creature)
  noun (masculine)

व्योमाइकार्णवः (vyomāikārṇavaḥ) - the sky as a single ocean, a single ocean in the sky

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyomāikārṇava

vyomāikārṇava - the sky that is a single ocean; a single ocean of the sky

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vyoman+eka+arṇava)

• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, space
  noun (neuter)
• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral/adjective (masculine)
• arṇava – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

आबभौ (ābabhau) - it shone, it appeared, it became manifest

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of ābhā

Prefix: ā

Root: bhā (class 2)

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