योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-43, verse-6

देव सायकचक्रासिगदापीरघवृष्टिमत् ।
महत्परबलं प्राप्तमेकार्णव इवोद्धतः ॥ ६ ॥

deva sāyakacakrāsigadāpīraghavṛṣṭimat ,
mahatparabalaṃ prāptamekārṇava ivoddhataḥ 6

6. deva sāyakacakrāsicagadāpīraghavṛṣṭimat mahat
parabalaṃ prāptam ekārṇavaḥ iva uddhataḥ

6. deva,
sāyakacakrāsicagadāpīraghavṛṣṭimat mahat parabalaṃ prāptam,
uddhataḥ ekārṇavaḥ iva

6. O Lord, a vast enemy army has arrived, resembling the tumultuous single ocean (ekārṇava) at the end of a cosmic cycle, bringing a torrent of arrows, discus-weapons, swords, maces, and blood.

Words meanings summery:

• देव (deva) - O Lord (vocative, addressing a superior) (god, lord, divine being)

• सायकचक्रासिचगदापीरघवृष्टिमत् (sāyakacakrāsicagadāpīraghavṛṣṭimat) - bringing a torrent of arrows, discus-weapons, swords, maces, and blood (describing the army) (endowed with a shower of arrows, discs, swords, maces, and blood/gore)

• महत् (mahat) - vast (describing the enemy army) (great, large, vast)

• परबलं (parabalaṁ) - the enemy army (enemy army, hostile force)

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - has arrived (referring to the army) (arrived, obtained, reached)

• एकार्णवः (ekārṇavaḥ) - the cosmic ocean (at dissolution) (the single ocean (at the time of universal dissolution))

• इव (iva) - like (indicating comparison) (like, as, as if)

• उद्धतः (uddhataḥ) - tumultuous (describing the `ekārṇava`) (turbulent, agitated, swollen, arrogant)

Words meanings and morphology

देव (deva) - O Lord (vocative, addressing a superior) (god, lord, divine being)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, lord, divine being, king

Root: div

सायकचक्रासिचगदापीरघवृष्टिमत् (sāyakacakrāsicagadāpīraghavṛṣṭimat) - bringing a torrent of arrows, discus-weapons, swords, maces, and blood (describing the army) (endowed with a shower of arrows, discs, swords, maces, and blood/gore)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sāyakacakrāsicagadāpīraghavṛṣṭimat

sāyakacakrāsicagadāpīraghavṛṣṭimat - having a rain/shower of arrows, discs, swords, maces, and blood/gore

Compound ending in `matup` suffix.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sāyaka+cakra+asi+gadā+pīragha+vṛṣṭi+-mat)

• sāyaka – arrow
  noun (masculine)
  From root `ṣi` (to bind) or `sā` (to finish) + `aka`
• cakra – wheel, disc, discus-weapon
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ
• asi – sword, scimitar
  noun (masculine)
• gadā – mace, club
  noun (feminine)
• pīragha – torrent of blood, gore (interpretation)
  noun (masculine)
  Possible derivation related to `pīḍ` (distress) or `pīta` (yellow/pale) + `rakta` (blood). Specific usage in text implies blood/gore.
• vṛṣṭi – rain, shower, fall (of objects)
  noun (feminine)
  From root `vṛṣ` (to rain).
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `parabalaṃ`. `matup` suffix implies possession.

महत् (mahat) - vast (describing the enemy army) (great, large, vast)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, extensive

Present Active Participle

From root `mah` (to be great) + `śatṛ` suffix or `mahā` form.

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `parabalaṃ`.

परबलं (parabalaṁ) - the enemy army (enemy army, hostile force)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parabala

parabala - enemy army, hostile force, strength of others

Compound `para` (enemy/other) + `bala` (strength/army).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+bala)

• para – other, hostile, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
• bala – strength, army, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'has arrived'.

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - has arrived (referring to the army) (arrived, obtained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - arrived, obtained, reached, gained

Past Passive Participle

From root `āp` (to obtain, reach) with prefix `pra`. `pra-√āp + kta`.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Qualifies `parabalaṃ`.

एकार्णवः (ekārṇavaḥ) - the cosmic ocean (at dissolution) (the single ocean (at the time of universal dissolution))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekārṇava

ekārṇava - the one ocean, the ocean at the time of universal destruction

Compound `eka` (one) + `arṇava` (ocean).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+arṇava)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral (masculine)
• arṇava – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of the simile `ekārṇavaḥ iva`.

इव (iva) - like (indicating comparison) (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

उद्धतः (uddhataḥ) - tumultuous (describing the `ekārṇava`) (turbulent, agitated, swollen, arrogant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uddhata

uddhata - lifted up, raised, swollen, turbulent, arrogant, violent

Past Passive Participle

From root `dhṛ` (to hold/support) with prefix `ud`. The meaning 'turbulent' is common for water.

Prefix: ud

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

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