योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-47, verse-30

शक्तीनां प्रासशङ्कूनां चक्राणां कचतां रणे ।
तत्र तौ क्षणमावृत्ये मण्डले भूमिकुण्डले ॥ ३० ॥

śaktīnāṃ prāsaśaṅkūnāṃ cakrāṇāṃ kacatāṃ raṇe ,
tatra tau kṣaṇamāvṛtye maṇḍale bhūmikuṇḍale 30

30. śaktīnām prāsaśaṅkūnām cakrāṇām kacatām raṇe
tatra tau kṣaṇam āvṛtye maṇḍale bhūmikuṇḍale

30. tatra tau kṣaṇam maṇḍale bhūmikuṇḍale āvṛtye
śaktīnām prāsaśaṅkūnām cakrāṇām kacatām raṇe

30. Amidst spears, lances, and discuses glittering in battle, the two (heroes) there for a moment moved in circles, forming a pattern like an earring on the ground.

Words meanings summery:

• शक्तीनाम् (śaktīnām) - of spears (of spears, javelins, pikes)

• प्रासशङ्कूनाम् (prāsaśaṅkūnām) - of lances and darts (of lances and darts; of javelins and stakes)

• चक्राणाम् (cakrāṇām) - of discuses (as weapons) (of discuses; of wheels)

• कचताम् (kacatām) - of those (weapons) glittering (of those shining; of those glittering)

• रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in conflict)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (in the battle) (there, in that place)

• तौ (tau) - the two (heroes) (those two, they two)

• क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment (for a moment; an instant)

• आवृत्ये (āvṛtye) - having moved in circles, having turned around (having turned; having revolved; for turning)

• मण्डले (maṇḍale) - in a circular formation (in a circle; in a disc; in an array)

• भूमिकुण्डले (bhūmikuṇḍale) - in a pattern resembling an earring on the ground (like an earring on the ground; in a ground-ring)

Words meanings and morphology

शक्तीनाम् (śaktīnām) - of spears (of spears, javelins, pikes)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of śakti

śakti - power, strength, energy; spear, javelin

From root śak (to be able)

Root: śak (class 5)

प्रासशङ्कूनाम् (prāsaśaṅkūnām) - of lances and darts (of lances and darts; of javelins and stakes)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prāsaśaṅku

prāsaśaṅku - javelin and stake; various spears

Dvandva compound (prāsa + śaṅku)

Compound type : dvandva (prāsa+śaṅku)

• prāsa – javelin, spear, dart
  noun (masculine)
  From pra + root as (to throw)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: as (class 4)
• śaṅku – stake, peg, dart, spear
  noun (masculine)

चक्राणाम् (cakrāṇām) - of discuses (as weapons) (of discuses; of wheels)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of cakra

cakra - wheel, discus, circle, army

कचताम् (kacatām) - of those (weapons) glittering (of those shining; of those glittering)

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of kacant

kacant - shining, glittering, sparkling

Present Active Participle

From root kac (to shine, glitter)

Root: kac (class 1)

Note: Gender can be feminine/masculine/neuter depending on the noun it modifies. Here it modifies feminine (śakti) and masculine/neuter (prāsaśaṅku/cakra) nouns in genitive plural.

रणे (raṇe) - in battle (in battle, in conflict)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa

raṇa - battle, war, conflict

From root raṇ (to sound, to fight)

Root: raṇ (class 1)

Note: Specifies the location where the weapons are shining.

तत्र (tatra) - there (in the battle) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

From tad (that) + tral suffix

तौ (tau) - the two (heroes) (those two, they two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Subject of the verb.

क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - for a moment (for a moment; an instant)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, leisure

Note: Adverbial accusative of time.

आवृत्ये (āvṛtye) - having moved in circles, having turned around (having turned; having revolved; for turning)

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive) or Gerundial Dative

From ā + root vṛt (to turn). The '-e' ending can be a variant of the absolutive '-tya' or a dative of purpose. Interpreted as an absolutive.

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Poetic usage of gerund or gerundial dative.

मण्डले (maṇḍale) - in a circular formation (in a circle; in a disc; in an array)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of maṇḍala

maṇḍala - circle, disc, orb, territory, assembly

Note: Describes the shape of their movement.

भूमिकुण्डले (bhūmikuṇḍale) - in a pattern resembling an earring on the ground (like an earring on the ground; in a ground-ring)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhūmikuṇḍala

bhūmikuṇḍala - ground-ring, earring on the ground

Tatpuruṣa compound (bhūmi + kuṇḍala)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūmi+kuṇḍala)

• bhūmi – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• kuṇḍala – earring, ring, coil
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes the circular movement as an ornament on the ground.

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