योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-47, verse-13

भुवनं कज्जलाम्भोधेरिवोत्क्षिप्तमराजत ।
पेतुः कनकनिःस्यन्दसुन्दरा रविरश्मयः ॥ १३ ॥

bhuvanaṃ kajjalāmbhodherivotkṣiptamarājata ,
petuḥ kanakaniḥsyandasundarā raviraśmayaḥ 13

13. bhuvanam kajjalāmbhodheḥ iva utkṣiptam arājata
petuḥ kanakaniḥsyandasuṃdarāḥ raviraśmayaḥ

13. bhuvanam kajjalāmbhodheḥ iva utkṣiptam arājata
raviraśmayaḥ kanakaniḥsyandasuṃdarāḥ petuḥ

13. The world shone as if it had been lifted out of an ocean of kohl-like darkness. The sun's rays, beautiful like streams of flowing gold, descended.

Words meanings summery:

• भुवनम् (bhuvanam) - the world (earth) (world, earth, universe, realm)

• कज्जलाम्भोधेः (kajjalāmbhodheḥ) - from the ocean of darkness (like kohl) (from the ocean of collyrium-like darkness)

• इव (iva) - as if, like, in the manner of

• उत्क्षिप्तम् (utkṣiptam) - thrown up, lifted out, raised

• अराजत (arājata) - shone, became splendid, appeared glorious

• पेतुः (petuḥ) - descended (fell, descended)

• कनकनिःस्यन्दसुंदराः (kanakaniḥsyandasuṁdarāḥ) - beautiful like streams of gold

• रविरश्मयः (raviraśmayaḥ) - sun rays

Words meanings and morphology

भुवनम् (bhuvanam) - the world (earth) (world, earth, universe, realm)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhuvana

bhuvana - world, earth, dwelling, being

Root: bhū

कज्जलाम्भोधेः (kajjalāmbhodheḥ) - from the ocean of darkness (like kohl) (from the ocean of collyrium-like darkness)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kajjalāmbhodhi

kajjalāmbhodhi - ocean of collyrium/soot, ocean of darkness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kajjala+ambhodhi)

• kajjala – collyrium, soot, lampblack (used as eye-cosmetic); darkness
  noun (neuter)
• ambhodhi – ocean, sea (bearer of water)
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - as if, like, in the manner of

(indeclinable)

उत्क्षिप्तम् (utkṣiptam) - thrown up, lifted out, raised

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utkṣipta

utkṣipta - thrown up, lifted up, raised, ejected

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root kṣip with prefix ut-

Prefix: ut

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Adjective modifying 'bhuvanam'.

अराजत (arājata) - shone, became splendid, appeared glorious

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of rāj

imperfect tense (laṅ)

Imperfect middle 3rd person singular of the root rāj (class 1, ātmanepada)

Root: rāj (class 1)

पेतुः (petuḥ) - descended (fell, descended)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of pat

perfect tense (liṭ)

Perfect active 3rd person plural of the root pat (class 1, parasmayapada)

Root: pat (class 1)

कनकनिःस्यन्दसुंदराः (kanakaniḥsyandasuṁdarāḥ) - beautiful like streams of gold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kanakaniḥsyandasuṃdara

kanakaniḥsyandasuṁdara - beautiful like flowing/streaming gold

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa / ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (kanaka+niḥsyanda+sundara)

• kanaka – gold
  noun (neuter)
• niḥsyanda – flowing, oozing, stream, flow
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root syand with prefix nis-
  Prefix: nis
  Root: syand
• sundara – beautiful, handsome, lovely, charming
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying 'raviraśmayaḥ'.

रविरश्मयः (raviraśmayaḥ) - sun rays

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of raviraśmi

raviraśmi - sunbeam, ray of the sun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ravi+raśmi)

• ravi – sun, sun god
  noun (masculine)
• raśmi – ray (of light), beam, bridle
  noun (masculine)

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