योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-43, verse-52

गौरमम्बरमाभाति ज्वालाशिखरतेजसा ।
मृत्युनेवोत्सवे दत्तः कुङ्कुमाक्तकरण्डकः ॥ ५२ ॥

gauramambaramābhāti jvālāśikharatejasā ,
mṛtyunevotsave dattaḥ kuṅkumāktakaraṇḍakaḥ 52

52. gauram ambaram ābhāti jvālāśikharatejasā
mṛtyunā iva utsave dattaḥ kuṅkumāktakaraṇḍakaḥ

52. gauram ambaram jvālāśikharatejasā ābhāti,
mṛtyunā utsave dattaḥ kuṅkumāktakaraṇḍakaḥ iva

52. The bright sky shines with the brilliance of flaming peaks, resembling a casket smeared with saffron, offered by death at a festival.

Words meanings summery:

• गौरम् (gauram) - bright, white, golden

• अम्बरम् (ambaram) - sky, atmosphere, garment

• आभाति (ābhāti) - shines, appears, radiates

• ज्वालाशिखरतेजसा (jvālāśikharatejasā) - by the radiance of the peaks of flames

• मृत्युना (mṛtyunā) - by death

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• उत्सवे (utsave) - in a festival, at a celebration

• दत्तः (dattaḥ) - given, offered, presented

• कुङ्कुमाक्तकरण्डकः (kuṅkumāktakaraṇḍakaḥ) - a casket smeared with saffron

Words meanings and morphology

गौरम् (gauram) - bright, white, golden

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gaura

gaura - white, yellowish, golden, fair, bright

अम्बरम् (ambaram) - sky, atmosphere, garment

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ambara

ambara - sky, atmosphere, garment, cloth

आभाति (ābhāti) - shines, appears, radiates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of ābhā

Present Indicative

3rd person singular present active form of √bhā with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: √bhā (class 2)

ज्वालाशिखरतेजसा (jvālāśikharatejasā) - by the radiance of the peaks of flames

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of jvālāśikharatejas

jvālāśikharatejas - radiance of flame peaks

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jvālā+śikhara+tejas)

• jvālā – flame, blaze
  noun (feminine)
• śikhara – peak, summit, crest
  noun (neuter)
• tejas – radiance, brilliance, energy, splendor
  noun (neuter)

मृत्युना (mṛtyunā) - by death

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, demise

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

उत्सवे (utsave) - in a festival, at a celebration

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of utsava

utsava - festival, celebration, joyous occasion

दत्तः (dattaḥ) - given, offered, presented

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, offered

Past Passive Participle

derived from the root √dā (to give)

Root: √dā (class 3)

कुङ्कुमाक्तकरण्डकः (kuṅkumāktakaraṇḍakaḥ) - a casket smeared with saffron

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuṅkumāktakaraṇḍaka

kuṅkumāktakaraṇḍaka - casket smeared with saffron

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuṅkuma+ākta+karaṇḍaka)

• kuṅkuma – saffron
  noun (neuter)
• ākta – smeared, anointed, covered
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from the root √añj (to smear, anoint)
  Root: √añj (class 7)
• karaṇḍaka – casket, box, basket
  noun (masculine)

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