योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-39, verse-3
भूपातालनभोदिग्भ्यः प्रलयब्धिजलौघवत् ।
समाजग्मुस्तनत्ताला वेताला वलया इव ॥ ३ ॥
समाजग्मुस्तनत्ताला वेताला वलया इव ॥ ३ ॥
bhūpātālanabhodigbhyaḥ pralayabdhijalaughavat ,
samājagmustanattālā vetālā valayā iva 3
samājagmustanattālā vetālā valayā iva 3
3.
bhūpātālanabhodigbhyaḥ pralayābdhijalaughavat
samājagmuḥ tanattālāḥ vetālāḥ valayāḥ iva
samājagmuḥ tanattālāḥ vetālāḥ valayāḥ iva
3.
bhūpātālanabhodigbhyaḥ pralayābdhijalaughavat
vetālāḥ tanattālāḥ valayāḥ iva samājagmuḥ
vetālāḥ tanattālāḥ valayāḥ iva samājagmuḥ
3.
From the earth, netherworlds, sky, and directions, the Vetālas (demons) gathered, making rhythmic sounds and moving like circles, similar to the surging floods of water from the ocean of dissolution.
Words meanings summery:
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- भूपातालनभोदिग्भ्यः (bhūpātālanabhodigbhyaḥ) - from the earth, netherworlds, sky, and directions
- प्रलयाब्धिजलौघवत् (pralayābdhijalaughavat) - like a flood of water from the ocean of dissolution
- समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - they assembled, they came together
- तनत्तालाः (tanattālāḥ) - making rhythmic sounds, having stretching rhythms/beats
- वेतालाः (vetālāḥ) - Vetālas, spirits, demons, vampires
- वलयाः (valayāḥ) - circles, rings, bracelets
- इव (iva) - like, as if, as
Words meanings and morphology
भूपातालनभोदिग्भ्यः (bhūpātālanabhodigbhyaḥ) - from the earth, netherworlds, sky, and directions
(noun)
Ablative, feminine, plural of bhūpātālanabhodig
bhūpātālanabhodig - earth, netherworld, sky, and direction (collectively)
Compound type : dvandva (bhū+pātāla+nabhas+diś)
- bhū – earth, ground
noun (feminine) - pātāla – netherworld, infernal region
noun (masculine) - nabhas – sky, atmosphere, heaven
noun (neuter) - diś – direction, quarter of the sky
noun (feminine)
प्रलयाब्धिजलौघवत् (pralayābdhijalaughavat) - like a flood of water from the ocean of dissolution
(indeclinable)
Derived with the suffix -vat (like, similar to)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pralaya+abdhi+jala+ogha)
- pralaya – dissolution, destruction, cosmic reabsorption
noun (masculine)
Prefix: pra
Root: lī (class 4) - abdhi – ocean, sea (lit. 'receiver of waters')
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ap
Root: dhā (class 3) - jala – water
noun (neuter) - ogha – flood, torrent, stream, multitude
noun (masculine)
समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - they assembled, they came together
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of gam
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: gam (class 1)
तनत्तालाः (tanattālāḥ) - making rhythmic sounds, having stretching rhythms/beats
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tanattāla
tanattāla - having stretched/extended rhythms or beats; making rhythmic sounds
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tanat+tāla)
- tanat – stretching, extending, expanding, producing
participle (masculine)
Present Active Participle
Derived from root tan (to stretch, extend)
Root: tan (class 8) - tāla – rhythm, musical measure, beat; clapping of hands; cymbals
noun (masculine)
वेतालाः (vetālāḥ) - Vetālas, spirits, demons, vampires
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vetāla
vetāla - a ghost, spirit, demon, vampiric entity (often inhabiting corpses)
वलयाः (valayāḥ) - circles, rings, bracelets
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of valaya
valaya - a circle, ring, bracelet, circumambulation
इव (iva) - like, as if, as
(indeclinable)