योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-47, verse-23

कालताण्डववेतालकुलारब्धहलारवम् ।
शून्ये रणाङ्गणे दीप्तौ पद्मसिन्ध्वो रथौ चलौ ॥ २३ ॥

kālatāṇḍavavetālakulārabdhahalāravam ,
śūnye raṇāṅgaṇe dīptau padmasindhvo rathau calau 23

23. kālatāṇḍavavetālakulārabdhahalāravam śūnye
raṇāṅgaṇe dīptau padmasindhvo rathau calau

23. śūnye raṇāṅgaṇe kālatāṇḍavavetālakulārabdhahalāravam
dīptau calau padmasindhvo rathau

23. On the empty battlefield, the two moving, resplendent chariots of Padma and Sindhu sounded with a terrible roar, as if it were initiated by a host of vetālas (goblins) performing the dance of death (kāla tāṇḍava).

Words meanings summery:

• कालताण्डववेतालकुलारब्धहलारवम् (kālatāṇḍavavetālakulārabdhahalāravam) - the terrible roar, as if caused by a host of goblins performing the dance of destruction, emitted by the chariots (a terrible roar initiated by a host of vetālas performing the dance of death)

• शून्ये (śūnye) - on the empty (in the empty, in the void)

• रणाङ्गणे (raṇāṅgaṇe) - on the battlefield

• दीप्तौ (dīptau) - resplendent (shining, blazing, resplendent)

• पद्मसिन्ध्वो (padmasindhvo) - of Padma and Sindhu

• रथौ (rathau) - the two chariots (chariots)

• चलौ (calau) - moving (moving, unsteady)

Words meanings and morphology

कालताण्डववेतालकुलारब्धहलारवम् (kālatāṇḍavavetālakulārabdhahalāravam) - the terrible roar, as if caused by a host of goblins performing the dance of destruction, emitted by the chariots (a terrible roar initiated by a host of vetālas performing the dance of death)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kālatāṇḍavavetālakulārabdhahalārava

kālatāṇḍavavetālakulārabdhahalārava - roar initiated by a host of vetālas performing the dance of death

Compound type : Tatpurusha (kāla+tāṇḍava+vetāla+kula+ārabdha+halārava)

• kāla – time, death
  noun (masculine)
• tāṇḍava – vigorous dance, Shiva's dance of destruction
  noun (neuter)
• vetāla – goblin, vampire-like creature
  noun (masculine)
• kula – family, host, group
  noun (neuter)
• ārabdha – begun, initiated, produced
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `rabh` with prefix `ā`.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: rabh (class 1)
• halārava – great roar, commotion, war cry
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used here as an adverbial accusative, describing the manner in which the chariots were (roaring).

शून्ये (śūnye) - on the empty (in the empty, in the void)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, deserted, zero

Note: Agrees with `raṇāṅgaṇe`.

रणाङ्गणे (raṇāṅgaṇe) - on the battlefield

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of raṇāṅgaṇa

raṇāṅgaṇa - battlefield

Compound type : Tatpurusha (raṇa+aṅgaṇa)

• raṇa – battle, war, conflict
  noun (masculine)
• aṅgaṇa – courtyard, open space
  noun (neuter)

दीप्तौ (dīptau) - resplendent (shining, blazing, resplendent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dīpta

dīpta - shining, blazing, splendid

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `dīp`.

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `rathau`.

पद्मसिन्ध्वो (padmasindhvo) - of Padma and Sindhu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of padmasindhu

padmasindhu - Padma and Sindhu (proper names)

Compound type : Dvanda (padma+sindhu)

• padma – lotus, proper name Padma
  proper noun (masculine)
• sindhu – river, sea, Indus river, proper name Sindhu
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive case for 'the chariots of Padma and Sindhu'.

रथौ (rathau) - the two chariots (chariots)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ratha

ratha - chariot

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'were'.

चलौ (calau) - moving (moving, unsteady)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of cala

cala - moving, shaking, unsteady, volatile

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `rathau`.

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