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.

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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