योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-43, verse-18

पुष्करावर्तसंकाशधूम्रूभ्रपिहिताम्बरम् ।
प्रोड्डीनहेमाग्रनिभैर्ज्वालापुञ्जैर्निरन्तरम् ॥ १८ ॥

puṣkarāvartasaṃkāśadhūmrūbhrapihitāmbaram ,
proḍḍīnahemāgranibhairjvālāpuñjairnirantaram 18

18. puṣkarāvartasaṃkāśadhūmrūbhrapitāmbaram
prauḍḍīnahemāgranibhaiḥ jvālāpuñjaiḥ nirantaram

18. ambaram puṣkarāvartasaṃkāśadhūmrūbhrapitāmbaram
jvālāpuñjaiḥ prauḍḍīnahemāgranibhaiḥ nirantaram

18. The sky was covered by smoky clouds resembling the Puṣkarāvarta clouds, and continuously filled with masses of flames that resembled soaring golden peaks.

Words meanings summery:

• पुष्करावर्तसंकाशधूम्रूभ्रपिताम्बरम् (puṣkarāvartasaṁkāśadhūmrūbhrapitāmbaram) - the sky covered by smoky clouds resembling the Puṣkarāvarta clouds

• प्रौड्डीनहेमाग्रनिभैः (prauḍḍīnahemāgranibhaiḥ) - describing the masses of flames (by/with those resembling soaring golden peaks/tips)

• ज्वालापुञ्जैः (jvālāpuñjaiḥ) - by/with masses/bunches of flames

• निरन्तरम् (nirantaram) - continuously, incessantly, without interval

Words meanings and morphology

पुष्करावर्तसंकाशधूम्रूभ्रपिताम्बरम् (puṣkarāvartasaṁkāśadhūmrūbhrapitāmbaram) - the sky covered by smoky clouds resembling the Puṣkarāvarta clouds

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṣkarāvartasaṃkāśadhūmrūbhrapitāmbara

puṣkarāvartasaṁkāśadhūmrūbhrapitāmbara - sky covered by smoky clouds resembling the Puṣkarāvarta clouds

Compound type : bahuvrihi (puṣkarāvarta+saṃkāśa+dhūmrūbhra+pihita+ambara)

• puṣkarāvarta – a class of destructive clouds mentioned in mythology
  proper noun (masculine)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
• dhūmrūbhra – smoky cloud; cloud of smoke
  noun (neuter)
  Literally 'smoke-cloud', likely a karmadhāraya compound of dhūmra and ūbhra (a variant of abhra)
• pihita – covered, concealed, hidden
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root DHĀ (to put, place) with prefix API and PI (to cover).
  Prefix: api
  Root: dhā
• ambara – sky, atmosphere, clothing
  noun (neuter)

Note: This noun-compound acts as the object of a descriptive clause.

प्रौड्डीनहेमाग्रनिभैः (prauḍḍīnahemāgranibhaiḥ) - describing the masses of flames (by/with those resembling soaring golden peaks/tips)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prauḍḍīnahemāgranibha

prauḍḍīnahemāgranibha - resembling soaring golden peaks/tips

Compound type : bahuvrihi (prauḍḍīna+hema+agra+nibha)

• prauḍḍīna – soared up, flown high
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root ḌĪ (to fly) with prefix PRA and UD.
  Prefixes: pra+ud
  Root: ḍī
• hema – gold
  noun (neuter)
• agra – tip, peak, summit, foremost
  noun (neuter)
• nibha – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective (masculine)

ज्वालापुञ्जैः (jvālāpuñjaiḥ) - by/with masses/bunches of flames

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jvālāpuñja

jvālāpuñja - mass/bunch of flames

Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (jvālā+puñja)

• jvālā – flame, blaze
  noun (feminine)
• puñja – heap, pile, mass, cluster, bunch
  noun (masculine)

निरन्तरम् (nirantaram) - continuously, incessantly, without interval

(indeclinable)

Prefix: nis

Root: ram

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