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3,38

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-38, verse-43

रथचक्रधरावर्तं रक्तार्णवमिवाष्टमम् ।
पताकाफेनपुञ्जाढ्यं चारुचामरबुद्बुदम् ॥ ४३ ॥
rathacakradharāvartaṃ raktārṇavamivāṣṭamam ,
patākāphenapuñjāḍhyaṃ cārucāmarabudbudam 43
43. ratha-cakra-dharāvartam raktārṇavam iva aṣṭamam
patākā-phena-puñjāḍhyam cāru-cāmara-buddudam
43. ratha-cakra-dharāvartam raktārṇavam iva aṣṭamam
patākā-phena-puñjāḍhyam cāru-cāmara-buddudam
43. Like an eighth ocean of blood, with chariot wheels forming its whirlpools, rich with masses of foam-like banners, and with beautiful chowries as its bubbles.

Words meanings summery:

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  • रथ-चक्र-धरावर्तम् (ratha-cakra-dharāvartam) - Describing the whirlpools in the blood-ocean as resembling chariot wheels. (Whose whirlpools are chariot wheels / With chariot-wheel-like whirlpools.)
  • रक्तार्णवम् (raktārṇavam) - The battlefield is compared to an ocean made of blood. (ocean of blood)
  • इव (iva) - like, as, as if
  • अष्टमम् (aṣṭamam) - Referring to an eighth mythical ocean, beyond the traditional seven. (eighth)
  • पताका-फेन-पुञ्जाढ्यम् (patākā-phena-puñjāḍhyam) - Describing the blood-ocean as having banners resembling heaps of foam. (Rich with masses of foam-like banners.)
  • चारु-चामर-बुद्दुदम् (cāru-cāmara-buddudam) - Describing the beautiful chowries floating in the blood-ocean as bubbles. (Whose bubbles are beautiful chowries.)

Words meanings and morphology

रथ-चक्र-धरावर्तम् (ratha-cakra-dharāvartam) - Describing the whirlpools in the blood-ocean as resembling chariot wheels. (Whose whirlpools are chariot wheels / With chariot-wheel-like whirlpools.)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ratha-cakra-dharāvartam
ratha-cakra-dharāvartam - chariot-wheel-like whirlpool
Compound type : karmadhāraya (ratha+cakra+dharāvarta)
  • ratha – chariot, car
    noun (masculine)
  • cakra – wheel, disc, circle
    noun (neuter)
  • dharāvarta – earth-whirlpool, eddy, circular motion on the ground
    noun (masculine)
रक्तार्णवम् (raktārṇavam) - The battlefield is compared to an ocean made of blood. (ocean of blood)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of raktārṇava
raktārṇava - ocean of blood
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rakta+arṇava)
  • rakta – blood; red
    noun (neuter)
  • arṇava – ocean, sea
    noun (masculine)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
अष्टमम् (aṣṭamam) - Referring to an eighth mythical ocean, beyond the traditional seven. (eighth)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of aṣṭama
aṣṭama - eighth
पताका-फेन-पुञ्जाढ्यम् (patākā-phena-puñjāḍhyam) - Describing the blood-ocean as having banners resembling heaps of foam. (Rich with masses of foam-like banners.)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of patākā-phena-puñjāḍhya
patākā-phena-puñjāḍhya - rich with masses of foam-like banners
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (patākā+phena+puñja+āḍhya)
  • patākā – banner, flag, standard
    noun (feminine)
  • phena – foam, froth, spray
    noun (masculine)
  • puñja – heap, pile, mass, multitude
    noun (masculine)
  • āḍhya – rich, wealthy, abundant with, full of
    adjective (neuter)
चारु-चामर-बुद्दुदम् (cāru-cāmara-buddudam) - Describing the beautiful chowries floating in the blood-ocean as bubbles. (Whose bubbles are beautiful chowries.)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of cāru-cāmara-budduda
cāru-cāmara-budduda - whose bubbles are beautiful chowries
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cāru+cāmara+budduda)
  • cāru – beautiful, lovely, charming
    adjective (neuter)
  • cāmara – chowrie, yak-tail whisk
    noun (neuter)
  • budduda – bubble, globule
    noun (masculine)