योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-43, verse-19

तरदुल्मुकखण्डोग्रतारातरलिताम्बरम् ।
अन्योन्यदेशसद्मौघप्रज्वलज्ज्वलनाचलम् ॥ १९ ॥

taradulmukakhaṇḍogratārātaralitāmbaram ,
anyonyadeśasadmaughaprajvalajjvalanācalam 19

19. tarat ulmukakhaṇḍa ugratārā taralita + ambaram
anyonyadeśa sadma augha prajvalat jvalana + acalam

19. ambaram taratulmukakhaṇḍaugratārātaralitam
jvalanaacalam prajvalat anyonyadeśasadmaugham

19. The sky, agitated by fierce stars that were like floating embers, appeared as a blazing mountain of fire, where masses of houses were ignited in every region.

19. השמיים רעדו מגחלים מעופפות שנראו ככוכבים זועמים, וגושי הבתים הבוערים בכל פינה נראו כהרי אש לוחשים.

Words meanings summery:

• तरतुल्मुकखण्डौग्रतारातरलितअम्बरम् (taratulmukakhaṇḍaugratārātaralitaambaram) - the sky agitated by fierce stars that were like floating embers

• अन्योन्यदेशसद्मऔघ (anyonyadeśasadmaaugha) - masses of houses in various/each other's regions

• प्रज्वलत् (prajvalat) - blazing, burning fiercely

• ज्वलनअचलम् (jvalanaacalam) - metaphorical for a large fire (fire-mountain, a blazing mountain)

Words meanings and morphology

तरतुल्मुकखण्डौग्रतारातरलितअम्बरम् (taratulmukakhaṇḍaugratārātaralitaambaram) - the sky agitated by fierce stars that were like floating embers

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of taratulmukakhaṇḍaugratārātaralitāmbara

taratulmukakhaṇḍaugratārātaralitāmbara - sky agitated by fierce stars that were like floating embers

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tarat+ulmukakhaṇḍa+ugra+tārā+taralita+ambara)

• tarat – floating, swimming, moving
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root TṚ (to cross, pass over, float).
  Root: tṛ
• ulmukakhaṇḍa – piece of firebrand/ember
  noun (neuter)
• ugra – fierce, terrible, formidable, violent
  adjective (masculine)
• tārā – star, meteor
  noun (feminine)
• taralita – agitated, made to move, made to shimmer
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root TARA (to agitate, to move to and fro).
  Root: tara
• ambara – sky, atmosphere, clothing
  noun (neuter)

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

अन्योन्यदेशसद्मऔघ (anyonyadeśasadmaaugha) - masses of houses in various/each other's regions

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anyonyadeśasadmaugha

anyonyadeśasadmaugha - masses of houses in various/each other's regions

Compound type : tatpurusha (anyonyadeśa+sadmaugha)

• anyonyadeśa – each other's region, various regions
  noun (masculine)
• sadmaugha – mass of houses
  noun (masculine)

प्रज्वलत् (prajvalat) - blazing, burning fiercely

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajvalat

prajvalat - blazing, burning fiercely

Present Active Participle

Derived from root JVAL (to burn, blaze) with prefix PRA.

Prefix: pra

Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Here modifying the 'mountain of fire'.

ज्वलनअचलम् (jvalanaacalam) - metaphorical for a large fire (fire-mountain, a blazing mountain)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jvalanācala

jvalanācala - fire-mountain, blazing mountain

Compound type : karmadharaya (jvalana+acala)

• jvalana – burning, blazing; fire
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root JVAL (to burn).
  Root: jval (class 1)
• acala – mountain; unmoving, steady
  noun (masculine)

Note: This noun is the object of a descriptive clause.

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