योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-43, verse-12

पुरे चटचटास्फोटैर्दहतां जातवेदसाम् ।
पौराणां दग्धदाराणां महाहलहलारवैः ॥ १२ ॥

pure caṭacaṭāsphoṭairdahatāṃ jātavedasām ,
paurāṇāṃ dagdhadārāṇāṃ mahāhalahalāravaiḥ 12

12. pure caṭacaṭāāsphoṭaiḥ dahatām jātavedasām
paurāṇām dagdhadārāṇām mahāhalahalaravaiḥ

12. pure dahatām jātavedasām caṭacaṭāāsphoṭaiḥ
dagdhadārāṇām paurāṇām mahāhalahalaravaiḥ

12. In the city, (the commotion included the sounds) of the crackling bursts of burning fires, and the great clamorous cries of citizens whose wives had been burnt.

Words meanings summery:

• पुरे (pure) - in the city

• चटचटाआस्फोटैः (caṭacaṭāāsphoṭaiḥ) - with crackling bursts, with sounds of bursting/explosion

• दहताम् (dahatām) - of burning fires (of burning, of consuming by fire)

• जातवेदसाम् (jātavedasām) - of fires, of Agni

• पौराणाम् (paurāṇām) - of the citizens, of the townspeople

• दग्धदाराणाम् (dagdhadārāṇām) - of those whose wives were burnt

• महाहलहलरवैः (mahāhalahalaravaiḥ) - with great cries of distress, with loud clamorous shouts

Words meanings and morphology

पुरे (pure) - in the city

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pur

pur - city, fortress, town

चटचटाआस्फोटैः (caṭacaṭāāsphoṭaiḥ) - with crackling bursts, with sounds of bursting/explosion

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of caṭacaṭāāsphoṭa

caṭacaṭāāsphoṭa - crackling burst, explosive sound

Compound type : tatpurusha (caṭacaṭa+āsphoṭa)

• caṭacaṭa – onomatopoeic word for crackling or snapping sound
  indeclinable
• āsphoṭa – burst, explosion, crackling sound
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sphuṭ (class 6)

दहताम् (dahatām) - of burning fires (of burning, of consuming by fire)

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of dahat

dahat - burning, consuming, scorching

Present Active Participle

From root 'dah' (to burn) with 'śatṛ' suffix.

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Agrees in gender, number, and case with 'jātavedasām'.

जातवेदसाम् (jātavedasām) - of fires, of Agni

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of jātavedas

jātavedas - fire, Agni, possessing wealth by birth

पौराणाम् (paurāṇām) - of the citizens, of the townspeople

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of paura

paura - citizen, town-dweller

दग्धदाराणाम् (dagdhadārāṇām) - of those whose wives were burnt

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of dagdhadāra

dagdhadāra - one whose wife is burnt/dead

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dagdha+dāra)

• dagdha – burnt, consumed by fire
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'dah' (to burn).
  Root: dah (class 1)
• dāra – wife
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees in gender, number, and case with 'paurāṇām'.

महाहलहलरवैः (mahāhalahalaravaiḥ) - with great cries of distress, with loud clamorous shouts

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahāhalahalarava

mahāhalahalarava - great clamorous cry, loud uproar

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+halahala+rava)

• mahā – great, large, vast
  adjective
• halahala – uproar, confused noise, clamor, lamentation
  noun (masculine)
• rava – sound, cry, roar
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ru (class 2)

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