योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-40, verse-52

चरन्नरमृगानीकः सुरासुरविहंगमः ।
आलोककौसुमरजाः श्यामागहनकुञ्जकः ॥ ५२ ॥

carannaramṛgānīkaḥ surāsuravihaṃgamaḥ ,
ālokakausumarajāḥ śyāmāgahanakuñjakaḥ 52

52. carannaramṛgānīkaḥ surāsuravihamgamaḥ
ālokakausumarajaḥ śyāmāgahanakuñjakaḥ

52. carannaramṛgānīkaḥ surāsuravihamgamaḥ
ālokakausumarajaḥ śyāmāgahanakuñjakaḥ

52. It has herds of human-deer roaming, and gods and demons as its birds; it possesses luminous floral pollen and consists of deep, dark groves.

Words meanings summery:

• चरन्नरमृगानीकः (carannaramṛgānīkaḥ) - having herds of human-deer roaming

• सुरासुरविहम्गमः (surāsuravihamgamaḥ) - having gods and demons as birds

• आलोककौसुमरजः (ālokakausumarajaḥ) - with luminous floral pollen, whose floral pollen is light-like

• श्यामागहनकुञ्जकः (śyāmāgahanakuñjakaḥ) - with deep, dark groves/thickets

Words meanings and morphology

चरन्नरमृगानीकः (carannaramṛgānīkaḥ) - having herds of human-deer roaming

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of carannaramṛgānīka

carannaramṛgānīka - having herds of human-deer roaming

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (carat+nara+mṛga+anīka)

• carat – roaming, moving, going
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root car- (to move, roam)
  Root: car (class 1)
• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• mṛga – deer, animal, beast
  noun (masculine)
• anīka – host, army, troop, collection, herd
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes `saṃsāravanakhaṇḍakaḥ`.

सुरासुरविहम्गमः (surāsuravihamgamaḥ) - having gods and demons as birds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of surāsuravihamgama

surāsuravihamgama - having gods and demons as birds

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (sura+asura+vihamgama)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• asura – demon, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)
• vihamgama – bird, one who goes in the sky
  noun (masculine)
  From vi- (prefix) + gam- (to go)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Describes `saṃsāravanakhaṇḍakaḥ`.

आलोककौसुमरजः (ālokakausumarajaḥ) - with luminous floral pollen, whose floral pollen is light-like

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ālokakausumarajas

ālokakausumarajas - whose floral pollen is luminous/visible

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (āloka+kausuma+rajas)

• āloka – light, illumination, sight, perception, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  From ā- (prefix) + lok- (to see, perceive)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 10)
• kausuma – floral, relating to flowers
  adjective (neuter)
  Vṛddhi derivative from 'kusuma' (flower), signifying 'belonging to' or 'derived from flowers'.
• rajas – dust, pollen, impurity, menstrual fluid, passion (guṇa)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes `saṃsāravanakhaṇḍakaḥ`.

श्यामागहनकुञ्जकः (śyāmāgahanakuñjakaḥ) - with deep, dark groves/thickets

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śyāmāgahanakuñjaka

śyāmāgahanakuñjaka - having deep, dark groves

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (śyāmā+gahana+kuñjaka)

• śyāmā – dark, black, dark-colored, night, dark woman
  adjective (feminine)
• gahana – deep, dense, impenetrable, thicket
  adjective (neuter)
• kuñjaka – bower, grove, thicket
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes `saṃsāravanakhaṇḍakaḥ`.

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