योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-43, verse-51

देव धूमस्फुरद्वह्निकण आवर्तवृत्तिमान् ।
स्थित आपीडवात्तव्योम्नि रत्नपूर्ण इवार्णवः ॥ ५१ ॥

deva dhūmasphuradvahnikaṇa āvartavṛttimān ,
sthita āpīḍavāttavyomni ratnapūrṇa ivārṇavaḥ 51

51. deva dhūmasphuradvahnikaṇaḥ āvartavṛttimān
sthitaḥ āpīḍavāttavyomni ratnapūrṇaḥ iva arṇavaḥ

51. deva dhūmasphuradvahnikaṇaḥ āvartavṛttimān
ratnapūrṇaḥ arṇavaḥ iva āpīḍavāttavyomni sthitaḥ

51. O divine one, he stood in the sky, which was adorned as if with a diadem, like an ocean full of jewels, possessing a whirling nature of smoke and flashing fire-sparks.

Words meanings summery:

• देव (deva) - O divine one, O god

• धूमस्फुरद्वह्निकणः (dhūmasphuradvahnikaṇaḥ) - smoke-flashing-fire-spark, a particle of fire flashing in smoke

• आवर्तवृत्तिमान् (āvartavṛttimān) - having the nature of a whirlpool, swirling, revolving

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - stood, situated, being

• आपीडवात्तव्योम्नि (āpīḍavāttavyomni) - in the sky possessing a diadem/crown, in the sky adorned with a diadem

• रत्नपूर्णः (ratnapūrṇaḥ) - full of jewels, gem-filled

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• अर्णवः (arṇavaḥ) - ocean, sea

Words meanings and morphology

देव (deva) - O divine one, O god

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being, lord

धूमस्फुरद्वह्निकणः (dhūmasphuradvahnikaṇaḥ) - smoke-flashing-fire-spark, a particle of fire flashing in smoke

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhūmasphuradvahnikaṇa

dhūmasphuradvahnikaṇa - smoke-flashing-fire-spark

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhūma+sphurat+vahni+kaṇa)

• dhūma – smoke
  noun (masculine)
• sphurat – flashing, throbbing, gleaming
  participle (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  derived from the root √sphur (to throb, flash)
  Root: √sphur (class 6)
• vahni – fire, flame
  noun (masculine)
• kaṇa – particle, speck, drop, spark
  noun (masculine)

आवर्तवृत्तिमान् (āvartavṛttimān) - having the nature of a whirlpool, swirling, revolving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āvartavṛttimat

āvartavṛttimat - possessing the nature of a whirlpool, swirling

Derived with the possessive suffix -mat

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āvarta+vṛtti)

• āvarta – whirlpool, eddy, revolution
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √vṛt (class 1)
• vṛtti – mode of existence, nature, state, activity, conduct
  noun (feminine)
  Root: √vṛt (class 1)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - stood, situated, being

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, existing, firm

Past Passive Participle

derived from the root √sthā (to stand, remain)

Root: √sthā (class 1)

आपीडवात्तव्योम्नि (āpīḍavāttavyomni) - in the sky possessing a diadem/crown, in the sky adorned with a diadem

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of āpīḍavāttavyoman

āpīḍavāttavyoman - sky possessing a diadem

Compound type : bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa (āpīḍa+vātta+vyoman)

• āpīḍa – diadem, crown, garland for the head
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √pīḍ (class 10)
• vātta – possessed, held, obtained
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from the root √vat (to exist, possess)
  Root: √vat (class 1)
• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, space
  noun (neuter)

रत्नपूर्णः (ratnapūrṇaḥ) - full of jewels, gem-filled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ratnapūrṇa

ratnapūrṇa - full of jewels

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratna+pūrṇa)

• ratna – jewel, gem
  noun (neuter)
• pūrṇa – full, complete, filled
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from the root √pṛ (to fill)
  Root: √pṛ (class 3)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

अर्णवः (arṇavaḥ) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arṇava

arṇava - ocean, sea, watery

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